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Contact the study team using the details below to take part. If there are no contact details below please ask your doctor in the first instance.
Miss
Heather
Barnes
+44 1865223113
draft3-casp@ndorms.ox.ac.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
Fractures in the distal radius that do not need manipulation
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There are over 100,000 fractures of the wrist (distal radius) in the UK each year; 6% of all women will have sustained such a fracture by the age of 80 and 9% by the age of 90. Following a fracture of the distal radius, if the bone fragments have remained in their normal alignment, the fracture can be treated with a support for the injured wrist, which will provide pain relief and protects from further damage as the fracture heals. Over three quarters of all distal radius fractures in adults fall into this category and outcomes are generally good.
For those patients whose fracture remains aligned, usual care is to provide the patient with a temporary ‘backslab’ plaster cast in the emergency department. The patient is then referred to the orthopaedic fracture clinic where the backslab is converted to a full fibre-glass cast. The patient has to return to the fracture clinic 4-6 weeks later to have their cast removed.
Recently, there has been some evidence that a removable wrist splint may provide the patient with the same support as a cast while their fracture heals. A splint can be removed by the patient themselves thereby avoiding additional visits to the hospital. This could be more convenient for patients and save money for the NHS.
This study will compare wrist function and pain in patients with a fracture of the distal radius
treated with usual care in a cast with standard follow-up versus a removable wrist splint with
discharge from the emergency department.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
1. Present to research team more than 2 weeks post-injury2. The fracture is open (Gustilo and Anderson > 1)3. They are unable to adhere to trial procedures, e.g. patients with permanent cognitive impairment, or other concomitant severe injuries e.g. head injury.
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
This information has not yet been provided by the study team. You'll have an opportunity to discuss any risks and benefits that may be associated with this study prior to consenting to taking part.
Miss
Heather
Barnes
+44 1865223113
draft3-casp@ndorms.ox.ac.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
The study is sponsored by University of Oxford and funded by NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Co-ordinating Centre (NETSCC).
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Or CPMS 54355
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