New leg frame aims to improve bone healing after broken shin
NCT ID NCT07362121
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a device called the Verus frame, which supports the leg during surgery to fix a broken shinbone. The goal is to see if it helps surgeons align the bone more accurately. Twenty-five adults with tibial fractures will be enrolled, and their results will be compared to a control group from a registry.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Verus frame (a leg support device used during surgery)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could help surgeons set the broken bone more accurately, potentially leading to better healing and fewer long-term problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 25 people and no random assignment. The device is already on the market, so the main question is whether it works better than standard care.
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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 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 to 80 years
- 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: * Tibial fracture to be operated by suprapatellar intramedullary nailing technique * 18-80 years old * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Situations where intramedullary fixation is otherwise contraindicated, e.g., active or potential infection, osteoporosis or where a patient's cooperation cannot be guaranteed. * Pregnancy, breastfeeding * Open fractures with severe soft tissue damage * Polytrauma * Previous tibia fracture
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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Turku University Hospital
RECRUITINGTurku, Finland
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