Could a simple buddy tape replace clunky splints for hand fractures?
NCT ID NCT06734364
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares buddy taping (taping a broken finger to a healthy one) with a standard splint for treating non-thumb hand fractures. About 96 adults with minor shaft fractures will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments. The main goal is to see if hand function and strength two months later are as good with buddy taping as with a splint.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- buddy tape (a device that tapes an injured finger to a healthy neighbor finger)
- What this could lead to
- If buddy taping works as well as a splint, it could offer a simpler, more comfortable way to treat certain hand fractures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 96 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Buddy taping might not provide enough support for some fractures.
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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 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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.
- 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: 1. Adult patient 2. Fingers 2 to 5 metacarpal shaft fracture, little or no displacement 3. Tilt less than or equal to thirty degrees 4. No rotation disorder 5. Patient who has given consent to participate in the study and has signed an informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Surgical treatment indicated 2. Patient pregnant or likely to be pregnant 3. Patient who does not speak or understand French 4. Subject under guardianship or curatorship 5. Subject not beneficiary of a social security system.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien
RECRUITINGCorbeil-Essonnes, 91106, France