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Rib fracture surgery: does age matter more than injury severity?

NCT ID NCT06464302

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Hospital Muenster Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at over 1,000 patients with multiple rib fractures to see how age and injury severity affect hospital outcomes after surgical repair. Researchers compared those who had surgery with those who did not, tracking deaths, time on a ventilator, and length of hospital stay. The goal is to better understand which patients benefit most from surgery.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Surgical stabilisation of rib fractures (SSRF)
What this could lead to
If successful, this research could help doctors decide which patients benefit most from rib fracture surgery, potentially improving survival and reducing complications.
What could go wrong
This is a completed observational study, not a controlled trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all hospitals or patient groups.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

1,064 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2024

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

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

The Patients will be sampled from all patients treated in the department for trauma, hand and reconstructive surgery of the university hospital Muenster

Ages

0 to 100 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Patients of the University Hospital Muenster * Coded serial rib fractures (ICD S22.4 and S22.5) * Treatment for the rib fractures between 2019 and 2023 Exclusion Criteria: * pathological rib fractures (due to suspected malignancy)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bone fracture injury Rib Fractures

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Rib fracture multiple Rib fractures Rib trauma Thorax; fracture

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Department for trauma, hand and reconstructive surgery, University hospital Muenster

    Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48149, Germany

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