# Conservative vs Surgical Treatment for Proximal Humerus Fractures in the Elderly

> **NCT02913378** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **University of Sao Paulo** · enrollment: 58 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Shoulder Fractures

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Osteosynthesis with locking plate
- **PROCEDURE:** Sling

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02913378
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Sao Paulo
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2016-01
- **Primary completion:** 2019-07
- **Final completion:** 2020-01
- **Target enrollment:** 58 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2017-10-31


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02913378

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02913378, "Conservative vs Surgical Treatment for Proximal Humerus Fractures in the Elderly". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02913378. Licensed CC0.

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