Clinical Study of the U-Plate Fracture Repair System to Treat Rib Fractures
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Official title
Clinical Evaluation of the U-plate Fracture Repair System for the Fixation of Rib Fractures
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to gather information about a device used to help fix broken ribs. Hypothesis: Rib fracture repair with the U-plate system is clinically durable and safe for the indications of flail chest repair, acute pain control, chest wall defect repair, and rib fracture non-union.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00556543
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 10 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 31, 2006
- Primary completion
- Sep 30, 2008
- Completion
- Sep 30, 2008
- Last update posted
- Jun 30, 2011
2006 – 2008
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Health & Science University | Portland | Oregon | 97239 | — |
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- Last update posted Jun 30, 2011 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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