Could a simple cement injection speed recovery from pelvic fractures?
NCT ID NCT07493564
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a procedure called sacroplasty can help older adults recover faster from sacral fractures. Sacroplasty involves injecting cement into the broken bone to stabilize it. The trial will compare this procedure to standard care like pain medication and physical therapy. Researchers will measure quality of life, pain, and mobility over six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Percutaneous sacroplasty (cement injection into the fracture)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a faster recovery and better quality of life for older adults with painful sacral fractures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 78 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedure carries risks like infection or cement leakage.
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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 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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50 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: * Age 50 years or older * Low-energy sacral or posterior pelvic fracture confirmed on CT * Symptom duration ≤6 weeks with ongoing pain ≥48 hours * Suitable for sacroplasty under local anesthetic with optional sedation * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * High-energy or unstable pelvic ring fracture requiring open fixation * Active infection or malignancy at fracture site * Uncorrectable coagulopathy or anatomy precluding safe sacroplasty * Life expectancy \<3 months * Participation in conflicting interventional trial * Previous sacroplasty * Patient not suitable for sacroplasty under local anesthetic with optional sedation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hull University Teaching Hospitals
Hull, East Yorkshire, HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom
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