# Cast vs. Splints for Minimally Displaced Distal Radius Fractures in the Elderly

> **NCT02066857** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Emory University** · enrollment: 5 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Radius; Fracture, Lower or Distal End

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Cast made of generic plaster or fiberglass cast material
- **DEVICE:** Generic "off the shelf" removable splint

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02066857
- **Lead sponsor:** Emory University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2014-04
- **Primary completion:** 2016-04
- **Final completion:** 2016-04
- **Target enrollment:** 5 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-05-24


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02066857

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02066857, "Cast vs. Splints for Minimally Displaced Distal Radius Fractures in the Elderly". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02066857. Licensed CC0.

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