Suspected scaphoid fracture management Plaster of Paris versus Splint

ISRCTN	ISRCTN01172125
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN01172125
Protocol serial number	N0300129102
Sponsor	Department of Health
Funder	East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Prospectively registered

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Individual participant data

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Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Mr Habib Dardouri
Scientific

Accident & Emergency Department
Blackburn Royal Infirmary
Bolton Road
Blackburn
BB2 3LR
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant information sheet
Scientific title	Suspected scaphoid fracture management Plaster of Paris versus Splint
Study objectives	Is the Futura Splint an effective way of treating suspected scaphoid fracture?
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning: Scaphoid fracture
Intervention	Patients are randomised to receive: plaster of paris or splint
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Pain, cost and patient comfort
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	01/04/2004

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	All
Key inclusion criteria	Patients with suspected scaphoid fracture aged 16-70 years.
Key exclusion criteria	Does not match inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment	01/08/2002
Date of final enrolment	01/04/2004

Blackburn Royal Infirmary

Blackburn
BB2 3LR
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes