Status:

COMPLETED

Low Dose CT Distal Radius Fractures

Lead Sponsor:

Duke University

Conditions:

Radius Fractures

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This study is a prospective, departmental funded study examining the outcomes of Low Dose CT scans compared to Conventional Dose CT scans in patients who present to Duke University with a Distal Radiu...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to compare the use of a conventional dose computed tomography scan (C-CT) to a low dose computed tomography scan (L-CT) in the assessment of articular displacement, and de...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects must be age 18 years or older.
  • Subject must have sustained an intraarticular distal radius fracture which undergo closed reduction and application of a below-elbow splint.
  • Subjects whos injury occurred less than 2 weeks prior to the time of enrollment.

Exclusion

  • Subject is under the age of 18 years.
  • Subject is unable to speak English for completion of consent process.
  • Subject sustained pathologic fracture.
  • Subject sustained open fracture.
  • Subject is a pregnant woman.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 15 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 25 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

17 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03423043

Start Date

July 15 2018

End Date

August 25 2020

Last Update

September 10 2020

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705