By InvitationNot Applicable

Distal Radial Fractures in Adult Patients: 4 Weeks Versus 6 Weeks of Cast Immobilization

Pakistan80 participantsStarted 2025-09-15

Plain-language summary

Post-intervention outcomes comparing casting in distal radius fractures of four weeks versus six weeks.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with DRF undergoing conservative management with cast immobilization * Age between 18 to 50 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Any syndromic patients * Any patients with musculoskeletal disease * Patients having osteoporosis * Post-menopausal females * Smokers * Ages less than 18 or greater than 50 * Patients presenting with intra-articular fractures

What they're measuring

Quick Disability of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Score (Quick DASH)

Timeframe: Four weeks (Cast Removal)

Quick Disability of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (Quick DASH)

Timeframe: Six weeks (Cast Removal)

Quick Disability of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (Quick DASH)

Timeframe: 3 months after cast removal

Quick Disability of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (Quick DASH)

Timeframe: 6 months after cast removal

Disability of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Score

Timeframe: 6 months post-removal of cast immobilizations

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07234370

SponsorLiaquat National Hospital & Medical College

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-01

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