CompletedNot Applicable

Buddy Taping Compared to Splint Immobilization for Displaced Paediatric Finger Fractures

Switzerland50 participantsStarted 2019-08-20

Plain-language summary

Fracture immobilization with Buddy taping is not inferior to Splint immobilization for non-displaced extra-articular paediatric finger fractures. However, whether the same applies for reduced finger fractures is unclear.

Who can participate

Age range4 Years – 16 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * extraarticular displaced finger fractures of the proximal or middle phalanges Exclusion Criteria: * fractures of the thumb * fractures that are open, instable, pathologic or multifragmented * multiple fractures of the Hand * phalangeal neck fractures * presentation later than 5 days after the injury

What they're measuring

secondary fracture displacement

Timeframe: 5 and 21 days after fracture reduction

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04068935

SponsorUniversity Children's Hospital, Zurich

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-01-16

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