Z-Shaped plate could revolutionize jaw fracture repair
NCT ID NCT07184762
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a new Z-shaped bone plate for fixing broken jaws. 18 patients with certain types of jaw fractures are split into two groups: one gets the Z-shaped plate, the other gets standard plates. Researchers will compare healing, pain, and stability over several months to see if the Z-shaped plate works better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Z-shaped bone plate (a surgical implant)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a better way to fix jaw fractures with improved healing and less pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early trial with only 18 patients, so results may not apply to everyone. There is always a risk of infection or the plate not holding the bone properly.
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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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18 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2025
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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19 to 50 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: 1. Patients who are suffering from recent, uninfected, and minimally displaced or unfavorable fractures at the symphysial or parasymphysis region of the mandible. 2. Adult patients with no gender predilection that agreed to present for follow-up visits for minimum postoperative period of immediate, month, 3 months,6 months. 3. A fracture that demands open reduction and internal fixation 4. Medically fit patients for general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: 1. Comminuted, infected mandibular fracture. 2. Pediatric patients below 14 years of age 3. geriatric patients with completely edentulous mouth.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Suez Canal University hospital, Ismailia
Ismailia, Egypt
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