CompletedPhase 2

Comminuted Proximal Humeral Fractures. A Randomised Study of Surgical Versus Conservative Treatment

Norway50 participantsStarted 2003-05

Plain-language summary

1. Do a standardized surgical treatment of unstable displaced proximal humerus fracture in patients aged over 60 compared to a standardized conservative treatment gain a better functional outcome after one year? 2. Do surgical treatment gain more QALY than conservative treatment after one year?

Who can participate

Age range60 Years – 85 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * proximal humerus fracture of AO group B2 or C2 (displaced fracture of extra-articular or articular, bifocal type) admitted in hospital Exclusion Criteria: * aged less than 60 year * patients of non-Scandinavian ethnicity * previous history of injury or illness of the injured or contralateral shoulder * injury of other part of the humerus or the contralateral upper extremity, * alcohol- or drug abuse * dementia or neurological diseases * severe cardiovascular disease that would contraindicate surgery

What they're measuring

Functional shoulder score according to Constant (Original described Differences between the injured and uninjured shoulder as well as Adjusted according to age and gender).

Timeframe: 12 and 24 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00863473

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Aker

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2010-05

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