Epidemiological Study for Traumatic Humeral Shaft Fractures in Adults

NCT05522062 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Humeral shaft fracture
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Primary Objective : To evaluate the incidence of radial nerve palsy for adult patients with humeral shaft fractures Secondary Objective : To establish management protocol for traumatic humeral shaft fractures in adults at AUH

Conditions

Humerus Shaft Fracture

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• To evaluate the occurrence of different patho-anatomic subtypes of humeral shaft fractures and the prevalence of primary radial nerve palsy clinically in patients preoperative and postoperative .

  To evaluate the occurrence of different patho-anatomic subtypes of humeral shaft fractures and the prevalence of primary radial nerve palsy clinically in patients preoperative and postoperative .

  within one year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• To evaluate the effectiveness of surgical management for the different subtypes by follow up patients postoperative .

  within one year

Interventions

surgical treatment for humerus shaft fracture PROCEDURE

surgical treatment for humerus shaft fracture

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Total coverage of all cases with inculsion criteria admitted to AUH in one year

You may qualify if:

• All patients with traumatic humeral shaft fracture more than 16 years old who are admitted in Assiut University Hospital

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with humeral shaft fracture less than 16 years old or patients with pathological humeral shaft fracture

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assiut University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Assiut university hospital

Asyut, 71511, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Balam KM, Zahrany AS. Posterior percutaneous plating of the humerus. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2014 Jul;24(5):763-8. doi: 10.1007/s00590-013-1355-2. Epub 2013 Nov 16.

  PMID: 24241215 BACKGROUND

• Sarmiento A, Kinman PB, Galvin EG, Schmitt RH, Phillips JG. Functional bracing of fractures of the shaft of the humerus. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1977 Jul;59(5):596-601.

  PMID: 873955 BACKGROUND

• Updegrove GF, Mourad W, Abboud JA. Humeral shaft fractures. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Apr;27(4):e87-e97. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2017.10.028. Epub 2017 Dec 29.

  PMID: 29292035 BACKGROUND

• Robinson CM, Hill RM, Jacobs N, Dall G, Court-Brown CM. Adult distal humeral metaphyseal fractures: epidemiology and results of treatment. J Orthop Trauma. 2003 Jan;17(1):38-47. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200301000-00006.

  PMID: 12499966 BACKGROUND

• Horak J, Nilsson BE. Epidemiology of fracture of the upper end of the humerus. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1975 Oct;(112):250-3.

  PMID: 1192641 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surgical Procedures, Operative

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 27, 2022
• First Posted: August 30, 2022
• Study Start: April 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2023
• Study Completion: October 1, 2023
• Last Updated: February 12, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Locations

EG (1)