# This is a Study to Find Out Whether Surgery Using a Metal Plate to Fix a Broken Elbow in Older Adults Leads to Better Recovery and Arm Function Compared to Non-surgical Treatment

> **NCT07400692** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona** · enrollment: 84 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Olecranon Fracture

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Open reduction and plate osteosynthesis
- **OTHER:** Conservative treatment with early mobilisation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07400692
- **Lead sponsor:** Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-02-03
- **Primary completion:** 2030-02-03
- **Final completion:** 2030-02-03
- **Target enrollment:** 84 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-10


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07400692

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07400692, "This is a Study to Find Out Whether Surgery Using a Metal Plate to Fix a Broken Elbow in Older Adults Leads to Better Recovery and Arm Function Compared to Non-surgical Treatment". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-08-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07400692. Licensed CC0.

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