Which bone graft gets soldiers back to duty faster? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07310082
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study compares two surgical procedures for non-healing fractures (nonunion) in long bones like the thigh or shin. One uses the patient's own bone (autograft), the other uses donor bone (allograft). The goal is to see which approach helps people return to work or military duty sooner. The trial plans to enroll 156 adults and is not yet recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bone graft (allograft or autograft)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that one type of bone graft helps people with non-healing fractures get back to work or duty sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no phase assigned, so results may not apply broadly. The outcome depends on self-reported activity, which can be subjective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 156 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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.
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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: * Patients 18 years or older * Long bone (tibia, femur, and humerus) nonunion appropriate for either study treatment: to be treated with bone graft harvested from a remote site or using reamer harvester (RIA) * Nonunion surgery to be performed at least five months after initial fracture fixation * Prior operative fixation of fracture * Radiographic apparent bone gap (RABG) of \>5cm Exclusion Criteria: * Patient that speaks neither English nor Spanish * Patients whose treatment plan includes local autograft only (available callus from the nonunion site or no planned bone graft) * Known active infection (defined as any clinical signs or symptoms of active infection, such as fevers, wound redness, warmth, swelling, induration or drainage, and abnormal while blood cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, or C-reactive protein) being treated with antibiotics * Body mass index greater than 50 * Patients unlikely to follow-up due to homelessness, or planning follow-up at another institution * Prisoner
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States
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