HUMeral Shaft Fractures: MEasuring Recovery after Operative versus Non-operative Treatment (HUMMER): a multicenter comparative observational study

Table 1 Schedule of events

Radiographs & events	Screening	Enrolment	Baseline	Post	2 weeks	6 weeks	3 months	6 months	12 months
				surgery	(7–21 d)	(4–8 we)	(11–15 we)	(6–7 mo)	12-14 mo)
X-ray	X						X¹	X¹	X¹
Screening	X
Informed consent		X
Baseline data			X
Surgical report form				X
DASH					X	X	X	X	X
Pain (VAS)					X	X	X	X	X
SF-36					X	X	X	X	X
EQ-5D					X	X	X	X	X
Clinic FU					X	X	X	X	X
Range of motion					X	X	X	X	X
Secondary interventions					X	X	X	X	X
Complications					X	X	X	X	X
Health care consumption					X	X	X	X	X
ADL/work resumption					X	X	X	X	X
Physical therapy					X	X	X	X	X
Constant score						X	X	X	X
Early withdrawal					*	*	*	*	*

¹X-rays will be taken according to local protocol; all X-rays after three months will be analyzed. The six-month X-ray is needed for assessing fracture healing. If no signs of healing are seen at six months, the 12-month X-ray is also required.
*Only at time of withdrawal.

ISSN: 1471-2474