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Hand fracture study compares two fixation techniques

NCT ID NCT02718170

Disease control Sponsor: Prisma Health-Upstate Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compared two ways to surgically fix unstable fractures in the long bones of the hand (metacarpals): using a buried wire inside the bone versus a plate and screws on the outside. The trial was stopped early after enrolling 25 adults. The goal was to see which method leads to better hand function and movement recovery.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

25 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2015

Finished

Aug 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

14 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * The patient has an unstable extra-articular metacarpal fracture that meets operative indications * Informed consent is obtained from the patient or proxy * Male or female who are 16 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: * If the patients range of motion was decreased prior to injury (previous upper extremity injury, osteoarthritis, etc.) * Pathological Fracture * Greater than 21 days from fracture to definitive open reduction and internal fixation * If contamination or wounds from open fractures do not permit standardized buried intramedullary fixation or plate and screw fixation * Highly comminuted diaphyseal fractures * Articular fractures * Multiple fractures involving bones other than another metacarpal in the same upper extremity * The patient had a previous upper extremity injury that has limited hand function or finger range of motion

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Metacarpal fracture

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