New metal nail helps heal broken thighs
NCT ID NCT04015154
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how well a new metal rod (nail) works for fixing broken thigh bones. About 50 adults with a broken femur were treated with this nail and followed for a year. The goal was to see if they could walk and move their leg as well as people who got an older version of the nail.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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53 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Approximately 50 subjects are to be enrolled in this clinical investigation. Subjects participating in this clinical investigation will be recruited from the investigator's standard subject population, where all subjects presenting for treatment of femoral fractures will be evaluated for clinical investigation participation based on the eligibility criteria.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Subject is a male or non-pregnant female age 18 years or older at the time of surgery; * Subject is willing and able to give written informed consent and comply with the requirements of this Clinical Investigation Plan; * Subject is intended to be treated with the Femoral Nail PF of the T2 Alpha Femur Antegrade GT/PF Nailing System in accordance with the following legally cleared/ approved Indications for Use: Indications for Use: * Fixation of subtrochanteric, intertrochanteric, ipsilateral neck/shaft, comminuted proximal femoral shaft fractures * Femoral fixation required as a result of pathological disease * Temporary stabilization of fractures of the femoral shaft ranging from the femoral neck to the supracondylar regions of the femur * Open and closed femoral fractures * Pseudoarthrosis and correction osteotomy * Pathologic fractures, impending pathologic fractures and tumor resections * Ipsilateral femur fractures * Fractures proximal to a total knee arthroplasty * Nonunions and malunions * Fractures involving osteopenic and osteoporotic bone Exclusion Criteria: * Subject is currently enrolled in or plans to enroll in any concurrent drug and/or device clinical investigation that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may confound results; * Per the Investigator, the subject is in poor general health or undergoing any concurrent disease that would place the subject in excessive risk to surgery (i.e. significant circulatory problems, cardiac disease).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
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NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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St. Cloud Orthopedic Associates, Ltd
Sartell, Minnesota, 56377, United States
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UC Health
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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