Does aspiration of simple traumatic elbow effusions benefit the patient?

ISRCTN	ISRCTN04692125
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN04692125
Protocol serial number	N0106067610
Sponsor	Department of Health (UK)
Funder	Gloucestershire R&D Consortium (UK)

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Not provided at time of registration

Dr Daranee Boon
Scientific

Accident & Emergency Department
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Great Western Road
Gloucester
GL1 3NN
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title	Does aspiration of simple traumatic elbow effusions benefit the patient?
Study objectives	Does aspiration of traumatic elbow effusions reduce pain and increase mobility and quality of life?
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Musculoskeletal Diseases: Joint effusion
Intervention	1. Aspiration 2. No aspiration
Intervention type	Procedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measure(s)	1. Range of movement 2. Pain 3. Quality of life
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	30/06/2003

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	All
Key inclusion criteria	Adults attending Accident and Emergency Department with traumatic elbow effusions
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/03/2000
Date of final enrolment	30/06/2003

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Gloucester
GL1 3NN
United Kingdom

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