Limb Injuries and Post Injury Rehabilitation Trials - Tibial Shaft Fracture
ConditionTibia Fracture
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorTampere University Hospital
About this trial
Aim of our study is to compare immediate full weight-bearing and partial weight-bearing for 6 weeks after a tibial shaft fracture treated with intramedullary nailing. Co-primary outcome is return to work and physical component scale in the SF-36 questionnaire.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
AO/OTA 42-A/B acute, noncomminuted diaphyseal fracture of the tibia treated with intramedullary nailing with or without posterior malleolus screw fixation
operated within 72 hours of admittance
age between 18-65 years
Disqualifiers
the inability to fill out the Finnish versions of the questionnaires
previous arthroplasty of the knee or the ankle of the fractured limb
previous ipsilateral below-knee fracture requiring surgical treatment or ankle arthrodesis
inability to co-operate
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Full weight-bearing
- Partial weight-bearing
- Intramedullary nailing
Treatment groups
240 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov