Status:
COMPLETED
Surgical Stabilization for Rib Fractures
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Conditions:
Trauma Chest
Rib Fracture Multiple
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the usual care alone to usual care plus early surgical stabilization in adult trauma patients who have been admitted with rib fractures, to evaluate for heterog...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Blunt trauma mechanism
- Severe chest wall injury (defined by one of the 3 below):
- Radiographic flail segment (defined as greater than 2 fractures in greater than 3 consecutive ribs) or greater than 5 consecutive rib fractures or greater than 1 rib fractures with bicortical displacement
- At least one true rib (1-7) fractured and accessible for stabilization
Exclusion
- Severe traumatic brain injury (best resuscitated GCS less than 8 as measured at 24 hours)
- Spinal cord injury
- Pre-existing congestive heart failure or oxygen-dependent pulmonary disease
- Any reason for which SSRF could not occur within 72 hours of admission
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 23 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
84 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04081233
Start Date
February 23 2020
End Date
December 31 2022
Last Update
April 2 2024
Active Locations (1)
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030