Asthma drug trial aims to stop elbows from locking up after breaks

NCT ID NCT03582176

Summary

This study tested if ketotifen, a long-approved asthma medication, could prevent elbow stiffness (contracture) after a serious fracture or dislocation. 395 adults who needed surgery for their recent elbow injury took either a low dose, high dose, or placebo pill twice daily for 6 weeks. The main goal was to see if the drug improved the elbow's range of motion 12 weeks later compared to the placebo.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Carolinas Medical Center

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

  • Foothills Medical Centre

    Calgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9, Canada

  • Peter Lougheed Centre

    Calgary, Alberta, T1Y 6J4, Canada

  • Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada

  • Royal Columbia Hospital

    New Westminster, British Columbia, V3L 3W7, Canada

  • South Health Campus

    Calgary, Alberta, T3M 1M4, Canada

  • St. Joseph's Health Care London

    London, Ontario, N6A 4V2, Canada

  • St. Michael's Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada

  • St. Paul's Hospital

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1Y6, Canada

  • Sturgeon Community Hospital

    St. Albert, Alberta, T8N 6C4, Canada

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

  • The Ottawa Civic Hospital

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4E9, Canada

  • The Ottawa General Hospital

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada

  • University of Maryland Medical Centre

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • University of Vermont Medical Center

    Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States

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