Why do so many faces break? hospital records hold clues
NCT ID NCT07827209
First seen Sep 18, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026
Summary
Researchers at Assiut University Hospitals are reviewing medical records of patients treated for facial fractures between January 2025 and December 2028. The study aims to describe who gets these injuries, what caused them, which bones break, and how patients fare. By analyzing emergency admissions, imaging, and treatment details, the team hopes to identify patterns that could inform injury prevention and hospital planning in Upper Egypt.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If the patterns are clear, hospitals and policymakers could target road safety and prevention programs where facial injuries cluster most.
- What could go wrong
- This study only reviews existing records from one hospital, so its findings may not reflect other regions or hospitals, and it cannot prove what causes injuries or which treatments work best.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 50 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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Feb 2029
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
All male and female patients of any age presenting with radiologically confirmed facial traumatic fractures (involving the frontal, nasal, naso-orbito-ethmoid, orbital, zygomatic, maxillary, or mandibular bones) admitted to the Trauma Hospital at the Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of the General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Hospitals, between January 2025 and December 2028.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
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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 of any age and either sex. * Radiologically confirmed diagnosis of a facial traumatic fracture involving the frontal, nasal, naso-orbito-ethmoid (NOE), orbital, zygomatic, maxillary, and/or mandibular bones. * Presentation or admission to the Trauma Hospital of Assiut University Hospitals during the specified study period (January 2025 to December 2028). Exclusion Criteria: * Isolated facial soft-tissue injuries without an underlying bone fracture. * Patients who died prior to radiological confirmation of the fracture.
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