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Two implants better than one for broken thigh bone in seniors?

NCT ID NCT05292313

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Utah Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
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Completed
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This pilot study looks at whether using two metal implants (instead of one) to fix a broken thigh bone near the knee helps older adults heal better. Researchers will enroll 80 people aged 60 and older across five sites to see if a larger trial is possible. The main goals are to check if patients can be recruited and followed easily, not to prove which method is best.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Surgical procedure: single or dual implant fixation (plate or intramedullary nail)
What this could lead to
If successful, this pilot could show that using two implants instead of one improves healing and mobility for older adults with this type of fracture.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage feasibility study, not designed to prove which treatment is better. Results may not apply to all patients or fracture types.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 80 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2022

Expected to finish

Feb 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

60 to 100 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Patient age 60 years or greater, * Femur fracture distal to the femoral diaphysis, * Operative treatment within 72 hours of presenting to the treating hospital, * Patient was previously ambulatory, * Fracture amendable to either single or dual implant fixation, * Informed consent can be obtained from the patient, family member, or power of attorney, * Displaced fracture (\>2.5mm displacement, native or periprosthetic) Exclusion Criteria: * Associated major lower extremity fracture, * Ongoing infection, * History of metabolic bone disease (Paget's, etc), * Pathologic fracture, * Gustilo-Anderson Type 3B/3C open fractures, * Severe cognitive impairment (Six Item Screener with 3 or more errors), * Stage 5 Parkinson's disease, * Significant femoral bone loss requiring planned staged bone grafting, * Vascular injury, * Bilateral femur fractures, * Unable to follow-up at treating institution for 12 months

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Femoral Fractures, Distal

As listed by the trial registrant

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Distal femur fracture

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • New York University

    New York, New York, 10012, United States

  • Oregon Health & Science Center

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

  • University of Pittsburg Medical Center - Harrisburg

    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17101, United States

  • University of Utah Orthopaedic Center

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

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