AI Cure is a research tool showing open data. Not medical advice. Discuss with your doctor. Terms

โ† Trials
๐Ÿงช

Cast or Operation for Medial Epicondyle Fracture Treatment in Children

RecruitingNAAges 7 Years - 17 YearsAllJoseph Janicki
๐Ÿ’ฌ

In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This protocol describes a multicenter, prospective randomized and patient preference cohort superiority trial of medial epicondyle fracture treatments comparing functional outcomes between children treated with operative reduction and fixation or non-operative immobilization.

Sign in to get the eligibility rules as simple questions to take to your doctor.

๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form by parent or legal guardian and signed assent form if participant is older than 12 years. 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study 3. Male or female, aged 7-17 years inclusive 4. Diagnosis of medial epicondyle fracture with any amount of displacement 5. Fracture is acute (occurred within 10 days of assignment of treatment arm) 6. Ability to take oral medication and be willing to adhere to the immobilization regimen Exclusion Criteria: 1. Medial epicondyle fragment that is incarcerated within joint 2. Presence of other fractures about the ipsilateral elbow 3. Presence of pathologic fracture, open fracture 4. Have metabolic or neuromuscular diagnosis 5. Patient and parents are unable to adhere to procedures or complete follow-up due to insufficient comprehension of consent form or surveys or developmental delay.
๐Ÿ’Š

What it tests

  • open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF)
  • cast immobilization
๐Ÿ“

Where

1 site
Lurie Children's Hospital
Chicago, United States
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

AI Cure shows public evidence (Open Targets, ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, openFDA, DepMap, AlphaFold) with its source, and AI summaries that cite it โ€” not medical advice and not a cure. Treatment decisions belong with your doctor. Research ideas are shared only with approved researchers and labs, who can test them. In an emergency call your local emergency number (112 in India and Europe, 911 in the US). AI Cure Terms of Use ยท Privacy