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Can a simpler wiring technique reduce repeat surgeries for elbow fractures?

NCT ID NCT05657899

Disease control Sponsor: Region Skane Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 01, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial compares two surgical techniques for fixing a type of elbow fracture where the bone ends are separated but the joint remains stable. One method uses pins and wire (tension band wiring), while the other uses wire alone (cerclage fixation). Researchers will randomly assign 200 adults with these fractures to one of the two surgeries and track them for 36 months to see which approach leads to fewer re-operations and complications, and better elbow function.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Two surgical procedures: cerclage fixation (wiring alone) versus tension band wiring (wiring with pins)
What this could lead to
If cerclage fixation works better, it could reduce the need for repeat surgeries and complications after elbow fracture repair.
What could go wrong
This is a randomized trial, but results may not apply to all patients. The study is limited to one hospital network, and the outcome depends on surgical skill and patient factors.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 200 people

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Started

Jan 2023

Expected to finish

Sep 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Sustained Olecranon type fracture of Mayo 2a or 2b * Seeking healthcare in at the Skåne University Hospital in Lund and Malmö, Sweden. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects unable to participate in follow up (for example subjects with active substance abuse, dementia, inability to communicate or understand the questionnaires or subjects living in other administrative healthcare regions). * Subjects unable to give informed written consent. * Subject where non operative treatment is indicated due to frailty or severe ongoing disease. * Fracture not operated within 14 days from the date the fracture was sustained. * Subjects with severe open fractures of Gustilo-Anderson class III * Subject with pathological fractures from metastatic disease. * Subject with simultaneous or previous severe injury to the same arm are excluded for patient reported outcome measures but included for all other outcomes. * Subjects with previously severe injuries to the same arm will be excludes for PROM analyses but included for reoperation and complication analyses. * Subjects operated by an orthopedic trauma surgeons that did not attended our education on the study and the interventions, unless surgery is supervised by an orthopedic surgeon that has attended the education the subject will not be excluded.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Elbow Injuries Forearm Injuries Olecranon Fracture ulna fracture

As listed by the trial registrant

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Olecranon fracture

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Dept. of Orthopaedics

    RECRUITING

    Lund, Skåne County, 22242, Sweden

  • Dept. of Orthopaedics

    RECRUITING

    Malmö, Skåne County, 20502, Sweden

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