Shorter cast time for wrist breaks? new study tests 4 vs 6 weeks
NCT ID NCT07234370
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether wearing a cast for 4 weeks instead of 6 weeks helps adults with a broken wrist recover just as well. About 80 adults aged 18 to 50 with a specific type of wrist fracture will be randomly assigned to either 4 or 6 weeks of casting. The main goal is to see if the shorter cast time leads to better arm and hand function and less disability.
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- 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 80 people
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- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 with DRF undergoing conservative management with cast immobilization * Age between 18 to 50 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Any syndromic patients * Any patients with musculoskeletal disease * Patients having osteoporosis * Post-menopausal females * Smokers * Ages less than 18 or greater than 50 * Patients presenting with intra-articular fractures
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Locations
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Liaquat National Hospital
Karachi, Sindh, 74800, Pakistan
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