UK DRAFFT

Full title

A randomised controlled trial of percutaneous fixation with Kirschner wires versus volar locking-plate fixation in the treatment of adult patients with a dorsally displaced fracture of the distal radius.

Chief investigator

Mr Matthew Costa.

Co-investigator

Professor Amar Rangan.

Sponsor

University of Warwick.

Funder

NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme.

Local principal investigator

Mr Craig White

Aim

To compare two techniques:

1. fixation with wires inserted through the skin (a simple and well established method);
2. fixation with a plate which is applied to the surface of the bone with special screws (a very modern, potentially advantageous but expensive method).

Design

A multicentre two-arm parallel group assessor blind randomised controlled trial with one-to-one treatment allocation.

Participants

Patients over the age of 18 with a wrist fracture.

ISRCTN registry

https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN31379280