Wrist fracture recovery: daily diaries reveal hidden struggles
NCT ID NCT05818241
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 300 people with a broken wrist (distal radius fracture) to understand their pain, hand function, and use of painkillers or splints during the first three months. Participants will fill out daily and weekly questionnaires. The goal is to learn what recovery really looks like day by day, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All patients with a distal radius fracture with the inclusion criteria and without the exclusion criteria at the emergency ward are eligible .
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Unilateral distal radius fractures in patients without any other significant injuries regardless of ligament injuries and ulnar fractures. * Signed written consent Exclusion Criteria: * Compound injuries * Open fractures * Patients with post traumatic function deficits at any level in the affected arm prior to the distal radius fracture. * Patients with function deficits in the affected arm due to other medical conditions (e.g. Parkinsons disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis) * Reduced mental capacity (e.g. dementia, substance abuse)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alingsås Lasarett/ District Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAlingsås, Sweden
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Department of Hand Therapy
RECRUITINGMölndal, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden
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