CRAFFT

Children’s Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial. A multi-centre prospective randomized non- inferiority trial of surgical reduction versus non-surgical casting for displaced distal radius fractures in children.

• [Main Study Report] Surgical fixation versus cast immobilisation for displaced fractures of the distal radius in children (CRAFFT): a randomised controlled trial
• [Study Website] CRAFFT study website (results and toolkit)
• [Clinical pathway] CRAFFT pathway (PDF download)
• [Patient leaflet] CRAFFT Patient Information Leaflet — customisable for parents & carers (PDF download)
• [Clinician experience] Phelps EE et al. ‘A qualitative study of clinicians’ experience of a clinical trial for displaced distal radius fractures in children’. Bone & Joint Open 2024;5(4):324–334.
• [Family experience (initial injury)] Phelps EE et al. ‘Protecting my injured child: a qualitative study of parents’ experience of caring for a child with a displaced distal radius fracture’. BMC Pediatrics 2022;22:270.
• [Family experience (recovery)] Phelps EE et al. ‘Being recovered: a qualitative study of parents’ experience of their child’s recovery up to a year after a displaced distal radius fracture’. Bone & Joint Open 2024;5(5):426–434.