Wrist fracture pain relief: does ultrasound guidance make a difference?
NCT ID NCT02346929
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using ultrasound to guide a numbing injection (hematoma block) works better than the traditional method of injecting without imaging for people with a broken wrist. About 115 adults in the emergency department will take part. The goal is to see which approach reduces pain more during the procedure to realign the bone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 115 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2014
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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: * Adult patient ≥ 18 years old presenting to the emergency department with complaint of distal radius fracture Exclusion Criteria: * High acuity/distress per the Attending ED physician * Altered mental status or intoxication * Aphasia, mental retardation, dementia, or insurmountable communication barrier * Acute psychiatric illness
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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