Recruiting

Cast Art

Sponsor:

United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth

Code:

NCT06990555

Conditions

Fractures, Bone

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 5 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Neutral White Cast

Color Wrapped Cast

Cast with Cast Art

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare casts with cast art versus those without art in children who sustain a fracture of the extremity. The main goals are:

  • Determine the difference in satisfaction as measured by the visual analog scale for satisfaction between patients treated in a cast with cast customization versus those in a cast with no cast art
  • Determine the difference in perceived pain scores between patients treated in a cast with cast customization versus those in a case with no cast art

Participants will be randomized to one of three groups: one with plain white cast, one with cast of color wrap of choice, and one with custom cast art.

Researchers will compare to see the differences in satisfaction and perception of pain based on what cast the study participant receives.

Conditions

Fractures, Bone

Study ID

NCT06990555

Start date

May 8, 2023

Status verified date

Oct, 2025

Completion date

Dec 30, 2025

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 30, 2025

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 5 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 5 years old and greater, and less than 18 years old
  • Sustained an upper or lower extremity fracture
  • Scheduled for orthopedic clinic visit for injury evaluation
  • Have radiographic and clinical data available for review

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 years old or greater at the time of screening
  • Patient/parents do not consent to being included in the study
  • Underwent surgery

Study Design

Enrollment

96 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: Neutral White Cast

This intervention consists of receiving a cast of neutral white color.

other: Color Wrapped Cast

This intervention consists of receiving a cast of color that is the choice of the participant.

other: Cast with Cast Art

This intervention consists of receiving a cast with art at the request of the participant, to include drawing, multiple colors, glitter, and any artwork.

Interventions

Neutral White Cast

This intervention consists of receiving a cast of neutral white color.

Color Wrapped Cast

This intervention consists of receiving a cast of color that is the choice of the participant.

Cast with Cast Art

This intervention consists of receiving a cast with art at the request of the participant, to include drawing, multiple colors, glitter, and any artwork.

Primary outcome measure

  • Visual Analog Scale for Satisfaction [ Time Frame: 0-2 weeks post injury, 4-6 weeks, and 8-12 weeks (if indicated) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Recruiting

Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 23708

Contacts

Kersten Wheeler, MS

757-953-5939kersten.n.wheeler.civ@health.mil

Principal Investigator:

Vanna Rocchi, DO

More Information

Sponsor

United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth

Last update posted

Oct 9, 2025

Last verified

Oct, 2025

Keywords

  • Cast
  • Art
  • Fractures

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth on 2025-10-09.