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Effect of NSAIDs on Union, Opioid Utilization and Pain Management for Tibia Fractures

Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium
NCT IDNCT07006675ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 3

Target enrollment

1,000

Study length

about 5.8 years

Ages

18–80

Locations

13 sites in IN, MA, MD +9

What this study is about

This trial is testing whether adding NSAIDs to standard pain management improves outcomes in people with tibial shaft fractures. It compares two groups: one group receives standard pain treatment without NSAIDs, while the other group also takes NSAIDs for up to six weeks.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Take 600 mg Ibuprofen

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Oral

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug classes

ibuprofen

Drug routes

oral

Endpoints

Secondary: Persistent Pain & Pain Inference, Radiographic bone union