1. Statistical and health economic analysis plan for a randomized controlled trial of surgical fixation with K-wires versus plaster casting in the treatment of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures: DRAFFT2
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Melina Dritsaki, Jonathan Cook, May Ee Png, Alexander Ooms, Helen Dakin, and Matthew L. Costa
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Orthodontics ,030222 orthopedics ,business.industry ,Statistics ,General Engineering ,Economic ,Radius ,Randomised ,Trial ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,Fixation (surgical) ,0302 clinical medicine ,Randomized controlled trial ,Casting (metalworking) ,law ,Fracture fixation ,Protocol ,Medicine ,Economic analysis ,Wrist fracture ,Analysis plan ,030212 general & internal medicine ,WRIST FRACTURE ,business - Abstract
Aims Describe a statistical and economic analysis plan for the Distal Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial 2 (DRAFFT2) randomized controlled trial. Methods DRAFFT2 is a multicentre, parallel, two-arm randomized controlled trial. It compares surgical fixation with K-wires versus plaster cast in adult patients who have sustained a dorsally displaced fracture of the distal radius. The primary outcome measure is the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE, a validated assessment of wrist function and pain) at 12 months post-randomization. Secondary outcomes are measured at three, six, and 12 months after randomization and include the PWRE, EuroQoL EQ-5D-5L index and EQ-VAS (visual analogue scale), complication rate, and cost-effectiveness of the treatment. Results This paper describes the full details of the planned methods of analysis and descriptive statistics. The DRAFFT2 study protocol has been published previously. Conclusion The planned analysis strategy described records our intent to conduct statistical and within-trial cost-utility analyses. Cite this article: Bone Joint Open 2020;1-6:245–252.
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- 2020
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