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Scaphoid waist internal fixation for fractures trial (SWIFFT)

Find out more about the SWIFFT research trial.

Full title

Cast treatment versus surgical fixation of fractures of the Scaphoid waist in adults: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial.

Chief investigator

Professor Joe Dias.

The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

Funder

NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme.

Local principal investigator

Mr Christopher Coapes.

Aim

Whether adults with a fracture of the scaphoid waist should receive plaster cast treatment or surgical fixation.

Design

Randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation.

Participants

Men and women aged 16 or over who have fractures of the scaphoid waist and present to the hospital fracture clinic within three weeks of their injury.

ISRCTN registry

https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN67901257

Publications

Surgical fixation compared with cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist: the SWIFFT RCT
Dias, et al. (2020)
Health Technology Assessment

Surgery versus cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist (SWIFFT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, randomised superiority trial
Dias, et al. (2020).
The Lancet

Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial (SWIFFT) protocol: a pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of cast treatment versus surgical fixation for the treatment of bi-cortical, minimally displaced fractures of the scaphoid waist in adults
Dias, et al. (2016)
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders