Study
Recruiting Not a phased study
This trial at a glance
Past estimated completion. The registry still lists this trial as open, and the date it gave for finishing has been and gone. Confirm with the official record before you act on it.
Where this trial is running
| Site | City | State or country | Status at this site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter New England Health District | Sydney | NSW | Not yet recruiting |
| Flinders Medical Centre | Bedford Park | SA | Recruiting |
| The Alfred (Alfred Health) | Melbourne | VIC | Recruiting |
voxsanity.com.au · trial sites from public registries · registry record synced 11 October 2026 · not medical advice
Who can join
The official eligibility criteria
Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18 and above (inclusive)
* Simple rib fracture with ≥ 3 consecutive ribs, and the broken ends showed clear displacements
* Indicated for surgical repair of rib fractures using RibFix Blu Thoracic Fixation System or non-surgical treatment (analgesia and symptomatic management treatment)
* Willing and able to complete scheduled follow-up evaluations as described in the study protocol
* Has participated in the Informed Consent process and is willing and able to sign an Institutional Review Board or Ethics Committee (IRB/EC) approved Patient Information/ Informed consent Form (PICF)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Flail chest rib fractures based on radiological or clinical findings
* Previous rib fractures or pulmonary problems, requiring continuous oxygen use at home pre-trauma
* Presence of any serious medical issues that placed patient in generally poor conditions such that he or she could not tolerate the surgery
* Chest trauma associated with severe craniocerebral injury, abdominal organ injury, severe spinal injury, limb fracture, or pelvic fracture requiring long-term bed rest
* Has serious medical disease that is a contraindication for general anesthesia, such as cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction and hemorrhagic syndrome
* Any contraindications listed in the manufacturer's Instruction to use for RibFix Blu Thoracic Fixation System as per below:
* Spanning a midline sternotomy
* Active Infection
* Foreign body sensitivity
* Is known to be pregnant
* Is a prisoner, known alcohol or drug user or mentally incompetent or unable to understand what participation in this study entails.
* Participation in another surgical intervention that may influence any of the outcome parameters.
Dates on the record
Results, publications and the official record
- No results are posted on the official record yet.
- No publications are listed on the official record yet.
- Official record and contacts on ClinicalTrials.gov – contact details for each site are kept there, and are not copied onto this page.
Sources and dates
- ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
- ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 7 March 2024.
- This page last checked by Voxsanity: 11 October 2026.
Voxsanity reformats data from public registries into this layout. It does not edit, interpret or add to what the registry published.
Not medical advice.
Individual trial records are refreshed on a rolling basis rather than all at once, so a record may be up to several weeks old. Each trial page and trial card shows the date its own record was last synced. Where a record has lagged, its status, sites and enrolment can differ from the current registry state in either direction, so check the registry link on the trial page before acting on them.
Letter for your doctor
A one-page summary of this trial to print or email to your GP. It carries the registry's own record of the trial and its eligibility criteria, and nothing Voxsanity has written about whether it suits you.