NCT01365780.

Trial name or title	"Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in distal radius fractures: can it shorten recovery time and increase fracture healing? (HBOTRadius)"
Methods	Open label RCT
Participants	Estimated enrolment: 100 adult patients with distal radius fracture requiring surgical plating
Interventions	Usual care versus usual care with 10 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Outcomes	Primary outcome Primary outcome measures: functional outcome [time frame: 18 months] "The functional outcome is measured by microcirculation as parameter for wound healing, force of the treated hand and level of pain."
Starting date	Not yet enrolling*
Contact information	Matthias Knobe, MD mknobe@ukaachen.de Department of Orthopedic Trauma, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Notes	* Information on status last updated in July 2011.