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Terminated No phase listed Observational

Pin Size Influence the Incidence of Knee Pain

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02170480

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Official title

Does Pin Size Influence the Incidence of Knee Pain in Patients Undergoing Temporary Skeletal Traction?

Brief summary

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It has been the investigators observation that large diameter traction pins cause more postoperative knee pain than smaller traction pins. To the investigators knowledge, no study to date has identified knee pain as a consequence of traction pin placement. Furthermore, no study has identified whether pin size has an effect on the incidence of postoperative knee pain. The goal of the present study is to establish whether use of temporary skeletal traction is associated with subsequent knee pain and to determine whether traction pin size influences the incidence and/or magnitude of knee pain. Objective #1: Determine whether pin size influences the incidence and/or severity of postoperative knee pain in patients who undergo temporary skeletal traction. Hypothesis: Larger traction pins are associated with an increase in both the incidence and severity of postoperative knee pain. Objective#2: Determine whether pin size affects musculoskeletal function in the postoperative period. Hypothesis: There is no difference between small and large traction pins in postoperative musculoskeletal function.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02170480
Recruitment status
Terminated
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Lead sponsor
University of Utah
Other
Enrollment
9 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Not listed

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
Mar 31, 2013
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2016
Completion
Mar 31, 2016
Last update posted
May 9, 2023

2013 – 2016

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah 84108

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