1500 fracture patients tracked to unlock recovery secrets
NCT ID NCT04113044
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows about 1500 adults with hip, shin, ankle, upper arm, or wrist fractures for up to one year. Researchers collect information on healing, patient-reported symptoms, and activity patterns using questionnaires and wearable sensors. The goal is to understand recovery trajectories and improve future fracture care.
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 successful, this study could help doctors better predict recovery and tailor treatments for common fractures.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a new treatment. It may not lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
All patients over 18 who have have suffered an isolated fracture of one of the following five bones: 1. proximal femur (hip); 2. tibial shaft (shin bone); 3. ankle; 4. proximal humerus (shoulder); and 5: distal radius ( wrist)
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Age 18 years and older * Diagnosis of one of, isolated injury * Hip fracture * Tibial shaft fracture (with and without associated fibular fracture) * Ankle/pilon fracture * Proximal humerus fracture * Distal radius fracture * English, German, or Spanish speaking * Informed consent obtained, i.e.: * Ability to understand the content of the patient information/ICF * Willingness and ability to participate in the clinical investigation according to the Clinical Investigation Plan (CIP) * Signed and dated EC/IRB approved written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * More than 21 days from day of injury to day of surgery / day of nonoperative treatment decision * Patients with multiple fractures * Pathological fractures due to cancer * Recent history of substance abuse (i.e. recreational drugs, alcohol) that would preclude reliable assessment * Pregnancy or women planning to conceive within the study period * Patients who are not able to provide independent written informed consent unless defined and IRB/IEC-approved procedures for consenting such vulnerable patients are in place * Prisoners * Participation in any other medical device or medicinal product study within the previous month that could influence the results of the present study * Patients unable to likely achieve anticipated Follow-up (FU)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abteilung für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie BG Klinik Tübingen
Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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Barts Health NHS Trust
London, E14DG, United Kingdom
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Cedars-Sinai Department of Orthopaedics
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Centrum für Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie (CMSC) Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, 13353, Germany
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Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
Bogotá, 110121, Colombia
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Institut für Biomechanik Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Murnau
Murnau am Staffelsee, 82418, Germany
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Isala Clinics
Zwolle, 8000, Netherlands
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Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Orthopaedic Trauma Initiative
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford, OX39DU, United Kingdom
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Saarland University Hospital Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery
Homburg, 66421, Germany
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The Value Institute / Department of Surgery and Peri-operative Care. Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, 78712, United States
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Univ.-Klinik für Orthopädie und Traumatologie
Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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University Hospital Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany
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University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, 9700, Netherlands
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University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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