Status:
UNKNOWN
PEMF in the Treatment of Fresh Distal Radius Fractures
Lead Sponsor:
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Conditions:
Distal Radius Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Distal radial fractures (DRF) are the most common fractures encountered in health care. Annualized estimates in the United States alone suggest an incidence of approximately 640,000 cases, and rising,...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects with closed unilateral dorsally angulated fracture of the distal radius (Colles') visible by x-ray.
- Subjects treated conservatively by immobilization ± closed reduction
- Age \>18 years
- Subjects able to adhere to the visit schedule and protocol requirements and be available to complete the study.
Exclusion
- Subjects with intra articular fracture or extra-articular fracture that meets the criteria for operative fracture fixation.
- Subjects with pins or plates in the wrist
- Sustained previous fractures or bone surgery in the currently fractured distal forearm
- Synovial pseudarthrosis
- Subjects with multiple trauma (several fractures at once)
- Subjects suffering from joint diseases that affect the function of the wrist and/or hand of the injured arm.
- Pregnancy
- Women who are breast-feeding.
- Women of childbearing potential and not using a medically accepted form of contraception when sexually active.
- presence of a life supporting implanted electronical device
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04287257
Start Date
March 1 2020
End Date
March 1 2022
Last Update
February 27 2020
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