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Cast Art for Kids With Extremity Fractures

United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth · NCT06990555

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 5–18 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
96
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
May 8, 2023
Record last updated
October 9, 2025

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What the study is about

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare casts with cast art versus those without art in children who sustain a fracture of the extremity. The main goals are:

  • Determine the difference in satisfaction as measured by the visual analog scale for satisfaction between patients treated in a cast with cast customization versus those in a cast with no cast art
  • Determine the difference in perceived pain scores between patients treated in a cast with cast customization versus those in a case with no cast art

Participants will be randomized to one of three groups: one with plain white cast, one with cast of color wrap of choice, and one with custom cast art.

Researchers will compare to see the differences in satisfaction and perception of pain based on what cast the study participant receives.

Being studied: Neutral White Cast; Color Wrapped Cast; Cast with Cast Art

Conditions: Fractures, Bone

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 5 years old and greater, and less than 18 years old
  • Sustained an upper or lower extremity fracture
  • Scheduled for orthopedic clinic visit for injury evaluation
  • Have radiographic and clinical data available for review

Exclusion Criteria

  • Age 18 years old or greater at the time of screening
  • Patient/parents do not consent to being included in the study
  • Underwent surgery

Recruiting US locations

  • Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

    Portsmouth, VA 23708

    Site contact: Kersten Wheeler, MS · 757-953-5939 · kersten.n.wheeler.civ@health.mil

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