Massive study follows 1,000 kids with fractures to find best treatments

NCT ID NCT04207892

Ongoing Knowledge-focused Sponsor: AO Innovation Translation Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This registry follows 1,000 children with long bone fractures to see how different treatments (casts, surgery, or splints) affect healing. Doctors collect data on recovery, movement, and complications over two years. The goal is to learn which treatments work best for different fracture types, helping future patients.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this registry could help doctors choose the best treatment for children's fractures, leading to better healing and fewer complications.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects data only, so it won't directly change care for participants. Results may take years to influence practice.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bone fracture humerus fracture radius fracture tibia fracture

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

LONG BONE FRACTURES

Contacts and locations

Locations

BC Children's Hospital

Vancouver, Canada
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)

Ottawa, Canada
Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka

Rijeka, Croatia
Hospital Base Valdivia

Valdivia, Chile
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universitario de Caracas

Caracas, Venezuela
Hospital Universitario del Río Hortega

Valladolid, Spain
IWK Health Centre

Halifax, Canada
Karamandaneio Children's Hospital

Pátrai, Greece
Kinderchirurgische Klinik, Klinikum Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe, Germany
Lady Reading Hospital

Peshawar, Pakistan
Queensland Children's Hospital

Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
Tamale Teaching Hospital

Tamale, Ghana
Tejasvini Hospital and Shantharam Shetty Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SSIOT) (Orthopaedics)

Mangalore, India
The Children's Hospital at Westmead

Sydney, Australia
The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Canada
University of Missouri Health Care

Columbia, Missouri, 65212, United States

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