Effect of Tobacco Heating System (THS) on Closed Lower Limb Fracture Healing
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Smoking
Tibia Fracture
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 150 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the role of switching from cigarette smoking (CS) to tobacco heat system (THS) on the clinical outcome of closed lower limb (tibia and femur) fractures from smokers' orthopedic patients. Validated and standardized assays, medical state and self-reported outcomes will be evaluated in orthopedic patients' smokers or switch from CS to using THS throug…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Closed tibia or femur fracture (according to AO/OTA: 41A2-41C3, 42A-C, 43A-C, 32A-C, 33A2-3, 33B-C) which is surgically treated within 14 days after the trauma at the BG trauma clinic Tübingen.
Additional inclusion criteria for the smoking and THS groups:
* Smokers with 10-2…
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