Clinical Applications of a Joystick in Femoral Shaft Fractures

January 24, 2018 updated by: John Wong, MGH Institute of Health Professions

Studying the Clinical Applications of "H" Joystick for Reduction in Femoral Shaft Fractures

This study will use a new "H" joystick for reduction on patients with femur fractures to investigate the reduction time, operating time and bone healing status for the evaluation of the clinical application benefits of this joystick.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study will design a new "H" joystick for reduction (which has received the national utility model patent) and will use this equipment on 80 patients (55 males, 25 females) with femur fractures to investigate the reduction time, operating time and bone healing status for the evaluation of the clinical application benefits of this joystick.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Guangdong
      • Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, 518000
        • ShenZhen People's Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Femur shaft fractures

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not suitable to receive intramedullary nail treatment

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: "H" joystick
Patients are treated with the "H" joystick on a traction table
A joystick that corrects lateral displacement and angulation for multi-direction reduction
Active Comparator: Common reduction methods
Patients are treated with common reduction methods on a traction table
Manual reduction methods without the assistance of any devices

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Operating time
Time Frame: One day
Duration of operation
One day
Fluoroscopy times
Time Frame: One day
The number of times for fluoroscopy
One day
Blood loss
Time Frame: One day
The amount of blood loss
One day

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Xinjia Hu, MD, PhD, ShenZhen People's Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 24, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 24, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

January 31, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 31, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 24, 2018

Last Verified

January 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2015030024

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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