Wrist fracture recovery goes virtual: new study tests remote Follow-Up
NCT ID NCT07219979
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether remote monitoring through a secure app can safely replace in-person follow-up visits after wrist fracture surgery. Researchers will compare recovery, satisfaction, and complication rates between 160 adults who use virtual check-ins and those who attend standard clinic visits. If effective, this approach could make post-surgery care more convenient for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Remote monitoring via digital health platform
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a convenient, safe alternative to in-person follow-up for wrist fracture recovery, reducing travel and wait times.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial focused on feasibility and patient-reported outcomes, not a cure. Results may not apply to all patients or fracture types.
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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 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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: * Adults 18 years old or older * Operatively treated distal radius fracture * Access to smartphone/computer. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior significant wrist/hand injury * lack of internet access * Surgeon determination that injury is not suitable for the trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, Missouri, 65212, United States
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