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Hand fracture surgery showdown: which technique heals best?
NCT ID NCT07186829
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study compares three common surgical techniques for fixing simple hand fractures: a screw, a plate, or pins. About 111 adults with fractures in the long fingers (excluding the thumb) will be randomly assigned to one method. The goal is to see which approach gives the best hand function at 6 weeks, with fewer complications and lower cost over a year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Surgical procedures: intramedullary screw, locked plate, or percutaneous pinning
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this trial could identify the best surgical method for healing hand fractures, leading to faster recovery and fewer complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial with only 111 participants, so results may not apply to all fracture types or patients. All surgeries carry risks like infection or nerve damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 111 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Simple transverse extra-articular fractures of proximal or diaphyseal phalanges/metacarpals with surgical indication Exclusion Criteria: * Thumb fracture, open fracture, ischemia, pathological fracture, previous fracture, denial of consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital of Montpellier
Montpellier, Occitanie, 34090, France
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