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Magnesium Sulfate and Bupivacaine for Rehabilitation After Distal Radius Fractures

An interventional study of Magnesium Sulfate and Bupivacaine in Radius Fracture, sponsored by Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon. Completed at 1 site in Mexico. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-12-19.

Sponsored by Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study evaluates the effect of 10% magnesium sulfate in the rehabilitation of the wrist mobility in patients with distal radius fracture treated with percutaneous pinning and plaster

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The fractures of distal radius are one of the injuries more frequents in orthopedics. Represent between 8-15% of all bone injuries in adults, and account for up to 20% of all fractures seen in emergency departments.

Despite the frequency of fractures of the distal radius, there is controversy about what is the best way to treat them. The principles of good treatment involving an anatomical reduction with a proper immobilization that keep the reduction. However, the immobilization must be for a brief period to achieve good functional results with a proper rehabilitation, allowing the patient to regain their independence and return to their occupational and daily activities.

One of the treatment employed in the fractures of distal radius is percutaneous pinning and use of rigid immobilization with a plaster for six weeks. Posteriorly we removed the immobilization and percutaneous pins. One of the aspects to take into account is that this procedure is ambulatory and pain in the wrist is an important factor that prevents him from performing a movement joint free, also generating dissatisfaction in the patient.

Recent research has shown that magnesium sulfate reduces postoperative pain applied during the surgical procedure. In addition, it reduces the consumption of opioids and presents no clinical toxicity, for these reasons magnesium sulfate can be considered as an effective adjunct to analgesia postoperative.

The investigators will realize a controlled clinical trial double blind with specific population characteristics, reproducible, prospective, comparative and longitudinal. This study is proposed to study 40 patients, randomly divided into two groups.

Intraarticular infiltration Prior to a detailed explanation of the protocol with signing of the informed consent, be performed intraarticular infiltration with magnesium sulfate alone or in combination with bupivacaine according to the randomization made. The patient will not know the group in which it is assigned, only the doctor who prepare the solution to infiltrate. This procedure will take place after the removal of the immobilization and fixation (plaster and pinning).

With the patient sitting, we realize asepxia with AVAGARD ® for 2 minutes., after this we proceed to intra-articular infiltration of the wrist with sterile technique, will be located by palpation the articular space between structures of the radiocarpal joint. One investigator will infiltrate 1ml of 10% magnesium sulfate with 1.5 ml of sterile water for one group and for the second group will put 1 ml of 10% magnesium sulfate plus 1.5 ml of Bupivacaine 5mg/ml. Posteriorly, another evaluator will perform measurements of range of active motion (ROM) with flexion-extension, radial and ulnar deviation, pronation and supination , as well as grip strength with a hydraulic hand dynamometer (JAMAR ®) and with the visual analog scale (VAS) to assess the pain.

The above mentioned tests shall be the minute one and three after intraarticular infiltration. Then apply PRWE (Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation) and DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Hand and Shoulder) scales., this scales will apply to two and fourth weeks.

In the sample size calculation, was determined to include 20 patients per group, using a formula of mean differences with a standard deviation of 5 and an expected magnitude of the differences of at least 5 points in the PRWE scale, with a confidence interval of 95, power 80, with a p ˂0. 05 statistically significant β adding the error 20.

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Conditions studied

  • Radius Fracture

Keywords

  • radius fracture
  • magnesium sulfate
  • rehabilitation
  • bupivacaine
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In context

Fractures, Bone

2,261 studies on the registry are indexed under Fractures, Bone; 325 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 40 is below the median of 69 across 1,482 interventional studies indexed under Fractures, Bone.

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Lead sponsor

Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon is the lead sponsor of 50 studies on the registry; 12 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • distal radius fracture treated with percutaneous pinning and plaster
  • treated in our institution

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • allergy to drugs used
  • drug use or abuse
  • psychiatric disease
  • pulmonal, cardiac, pancreatic, renal or hepatic disease
  • active infection
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Magnesium sulfate

    Will administrate 1 ml of magnesium sulfate 10% and 1.5 mL of sterile water

    Drug: Magnesium Sulfate

  • Experimental
    Bupivacaine

    Will administrate 1 ml of magnesium sulfate 10% and 1.5 ml of bupivacaine (5mg/ml)

    Drug: Magnesium Sulfate · Drug: Bupivacaine

Interventions

  • DrugMagnesium Sulfate

    1ml of 10% magnesium sulfate with 1.5 ml of sterile water

    Also known as: Sulfamag, Epsom Salt

  • DrugBupivacaine

    1.5 ml of Bupivacaine 5mg/ml plus 1 ml of 10% magnesium sulfate

    Also known as: Marcaine, Sensorcaine

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE)

    Is a 15-item questionnaire designed to measure wrist pain and disability in activities of daily living. Developed in 1998 for clinical assessment and is used for specific wrist problems.It is one of the reliable upper extremity outcome instrument

    Time frame: At 4 week

Secondary outcomes

  1. Grip strength

    Using a hydraulic dynamometer with the patient with elbow in 90º of flexion and forearm in neutral rotation

    Time frame: At one minute

  2. Wrist mobility

    Mobility in flexion, extension, pronation, supination, cubital and radial deviation using a goniometer

    Time frame: At 2 weeks

  3. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

    Measure the maximal pain of the patient

    Time frame: At minute one

  4. Grip strength

    Using a hydraulic dynamometer with the patient with elbow in 90º of flexion and forearm in neutral rotation

    Time frame: At three minute

  5. Wrist mobility

    Mobility in flexion, extension, pronation, supination, cubital and radial deviation using a goniometer

    Time frame: At 4 week

  6. Visual Analogue Scale

    Measurement of the maximal pain of the patient

    Time frame: At minute three

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Study locations

1 site
  • Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
    Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64480, Mexico
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References and documents

Publications

  • Meena S, Sharma P, Sambharia AK, Dawar A. Fractures of distal radius: an overview. J Family Med Prim Care. 2014 Oct-Dec;3(4):325-32. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.148101. PubMed 25657938 ↗
  • Kakar S. Clinical Faceoff: Controversies in the Management of Distal Radius Fractures. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015 Oct;473(10):3098-104. doi: 10.1007/s11999-015-4335-5. Epub 2015 May 21. No abstract available. PubMed 25995175 ↗
  • Gunay C, Oken OF, Yavuz OY, Gunay SH, Atalar H. Which modality is the best choice in distal radius fractures treated with two different Kirschner wire fixation and immobilization techniques? Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2015 Mar;21(2):119-26. doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2015.55938. PubMed 25904273 ↗
  • De Oliveira GS Jr, Castro-Alves LJ, Khan JH, McCarthy RJ. Perioperative systemic magnesium to minimize postoperative pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Anesthesiology. 2013 Jul;119(1):178-90. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318297630d. PubMed 23669270 ↗
  • Albrecht E, Kirkham KR, Liu SS, Brull R. Peri-operative intravenous administration of magnesium sulphate and postoperative pain: a meta-analysis. Anaesthesia. 2013 Jan;68(1):79-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07335.x. Epub 2012 Nov 1. PubMed 23121612 ↗
  • Pereira DF, Natour J, Machado NP, Furtado RN. Effectiveness of intra-articular injection in wrist joints according to triamcinolone hexacetonide dose in rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled double-blind study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 Feb;94(2):131-8. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000174. PubMed 25171663 ↗

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 19, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02514343
Lead sponsor
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Responsible party
Carlos A Acosta-Olivo (MD, PhD, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 3, 2015
Start date
Jul 2015
Primary completion
Nov 2017
Completion
Dec 2017
Last update
Dec 19, 2017

Study contacts

Carlos Acosta-Olivo, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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