Can 3D scans improve shoulder fracture diagnosis?
NCT ID NCT04523415
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to see if a new 3D classification system for shoulder fractures is reliable and reproducible. Researchers will review CT scans from 800 patients with proximal humeral fractures. The goal is to help doctors better diagnose and treat these injuries.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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.
Who is studied
proximal humeral fractures without Pathological fracture
- Ages
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17 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Whole imaging data ; * Clear record of demographic data; * Three dimensional construction with mimics (with CT of B30); * Patients older than 17 years with displaced PHF occurring less than 3 weeks before allocation and treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with the presence of neurological disease (syringomyelia and); * Open fractures; * Pathological fracture (other than osteoporotic); * Not a resident in the hospital catchment area
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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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the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University
RECRUITINGShijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China
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