A Multicenter Randomized Trial Comparing IM Nails and Plate Fixation in Distal Femur Fractures
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Official title
Study of Locked Plates Versus Intramedullary Nails in Distal Femur Fractures: A Multicenter Randomized Trial Comparing IM Nails and Plate Fixation (S.O.L.V.E.D)
Brief summary
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This study looks at two (2) types of surgical treatments and hopes to answer the question, "which is the best way to surgically treat a distal femur fracture?" Both procedures being studied are standard of care (used routinely) and use FDA approved devices. All medical and surgical treatment will be the same for participants as non-participants.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00429663
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 160 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Device
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- Not listed
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 2007 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2014 (Actual)
- Completion
- Dec 2016 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- May 11, 2017
2007 – 2016
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 22
- U.S. states
- 17
- U.S. cities
- 21
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California - Davis | Sacramento | California | 95817 | — |
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa | Florida | 33606 | — |
| Indiana University | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46202 | — |
| University of Maryland Medical Center | Baltimore | Maryland | 21201 | — |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston | Massachusetts | 02118 | — |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center | Worchester | Massachusetts | 01605 | — |
| University of Michigan Hospital | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48109 | — |
| Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan | Grand Rapids | Michigan | 49525 | — |
| Hennepin County Medical Center | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55415 | — |
| St. Mary's Hospital - Mayo Clinic | Rochester | Minnesota | 55902 | — |
| Barnes Hospital | St Louis | Missouri | 63110 | — |
| St. Louis University Hospital | St Louis | Missouri | 63110 | — |
| Cooper University Hospital | Camden | New Jersey | 08103 | — |
| New York Hospital for Joint Diseases | New York | New York | 10003 | — |
| University of Rochester Medical Center | Rochester | New York | 14642 | — |
| Ohio State University Medical Center | Columbus | Ohio | 43210 | — |
| University of Oklahoma/ Health Science | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 73190 | — |
| Oregon Health and Sciences University | Portland | Oregon | 97239 | — |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15213 | — |
| Campbell Foundation | Memphis | Tennessee | 38104 | — |
| Orthopaedic Specialty Associates Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Texas | 76104 | — |
| Harborview Medical Center | Seattle | Washington | 98104 | — |
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- Last update posted May 11, 2017 · Synced Oct 20, 2026
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