Short and Long-arm Fiberglass Cast Immobilization for Distal Salter Harris I and II Forearm Fractures in Children

ConditionFracture Forearm

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age4-16

SponsorUniversity Children's Hospital, Zurich

About this trial

The aim of this study is to investigate whether short-arm fiberglass cast (SAC) immobilization provides fracture stabilization comparable to that of long-arm cast (LAC) treatment of displaced and non-displaced distal Salter Harris I/II forearm fractures in paediatric patients.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Salter Harris I or II fracture of the distal radius or a forearm fracture

informed consent

Disqualifiers

open/instable/intraarticular fracture

age <4 years or > 16years

no informed consent

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

short-arm fiberglass cast
long-arm fiberglass cast

Treatment groups

120 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University Children's Hospital, Zurich

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov