An interventional study of 3D printed Distal Radius Fracture Model in Distal Radius Fracture and Distal Radius Fracture Fixation, sponsored by Imperial College London. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-23.
Sponsored by Imperial College London · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
Single blinded Randomised Controlled Trial - standardised 3-Dimensional printed 1:1 distal radius fracture configuration - 60 patients. 30 in the control arm (standard consultation) vs 30 in the intervention (model-enhanced consultation). Questionnaire was created de novo for this study through Delphi process comparing like-for-like domains between the two cohorts. Additional exploratory analysis was done on standard consultation patients - were exposed to the model after the standard consultation and filled in a new questionnaire.
329 studies on the registry are indexed under Wrist Fractures; 69 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 60 is close to the median of 63 across 267 interventional studies indexed under Wrist Fractures.
Browse Wrist Fractures studies →Imperial College London is the lead sponsor of 842 studies on the registry; 180 are open to participants now.
Of its 9 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 6 (67%) have results posted.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients undergo standard distal radius fracture consultation with a senior orthopaedic surgeon (fellow or consultant), using only clinical imaging to aid patient understanding. Patients fill in an appropriate questionnaire after this. After the consultation, as an exploratory analysis, patients are handled the model to appreciate and ask questions - a secondary questionnaire is filled in by the same patients.
Patients undergo a standard orthopaedic distal radius fracture consultation, but assisted with a 3D printed 1:1 distal radius fracture model. Patients then fill in an appropriate questionnaire.
Other: 3D printed Distal Radius Fracture Model
A 1:1 size 3D printed distal radius fracture model (printed in-house from a CT) of a standard fracture configuration (decided by panel of consultants).
Mean Overall Patient Questionnaire Score Following Consultation
Compare the mean overall questionnaire score between patients receiving standard imaging-based consultation and those receiving consultation supplemented by the 3D-printed model.
Time frame: Immediately after the allocated study consultation, during the same clinic visit (Day of individual patient visit, up to week 21).
Mean Patient Questionnaire Domain Scores Following Consultation
Scores for each questionnaire domain will be compared between patients receiving standard imaging-based consultation and those receiving consultation supplemented by a 3D-printed model. The questionnaire assesses communication and decision making, emotional and psychological impact, general attitudes towards 3D printed models, understanding of the treatment and injury. Each domain score is calculated by an aggregate of statements ranked on a 5 point liker scale. Mean scores will be reported separately for each domain and study group.
Time frame: Immediately after the allocated study consultation, during the same clinic visit (Day of individual patient visit, up to week 21).
Within-Participant Change in Overall Patient Questionnaire Score After Exposure to the 3D-Printed Model in the Control Group
Patients in the control group will complete the questionnaire after standard imaging-based consultation and again after subsequent exposure to the 3D-printed model. Within-participant change will be calculated as the post-model overall questionnaire score minus the pre-model score. The mean within-participant change will be reported for the control group.
Time frame: Immediately after standard imaging-based consultation and again immediately after subsequent exposure to the 3D-printed model, both during the same clinic visit (Day of individual patient visit, up to week 21).
Patient-Reported Themes in Free-Text Feedback Following Consultation
Free-text questionnaire responses will undergo thematic analysis to identify recurring themes in patients' feedback about the consultation and, where applicable, the 3D-printed model. Identified themes will be described, with illustrative anonymised quotations. This assessment is qualitative and does not generate a numerical questionnaire score.
Time frame: Free-text feedback collected immediately after the study consultation and, where applicable, subsequent exposure to the 3D-printed model, during the same clinic visit (Day of individual patient visit, up to week 21).
Plan to share: No
No publications or documents are linked to this record.
Ran from Nov 2025 to primary completion in Mar 2026, 4 months.
Of 120 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Wrist Fractures, half reached primary completion within 26 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 50. This study's 4 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 121 studies reached it within 26 months; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 50.
How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.
From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
This study is completed, as verified in Oct 2026. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.