# A Double-Blind Study on Adjunctive Use of PEMF in the Treatment of 5th Metatarsal Non-Union Fractures

> **NCT00586170** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **Zimmer Biomet** · enrollment: 8 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Nonunion of Fracture of Fifth Metatarsal

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** EBI Bone Healing System
- **DEVICE:** Placebo Device
- **PROCEDURE:** Surgery

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00586170
- **Lead sponsor:** Zimmer Biomet
- **Sponsor class:** INDUSTRY
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2007-11
- **Primary completion:** 2011-08
- **Final completion:** 2012-08
- **Target enrollment:** 8 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Slow enrollment
- **Last updated:** 2017-06-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00586170

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00586170, "A Double-Blind Study on Adjunctive Use of PEMF in the Treatment of 5th Metatarsal Non-Union Fractures". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00586170. Licensed CC0.

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