SCIENCE is a study is trying to improve the treatment of children who have a broken bone in the elbow called an ‘epicondyle fracture’.
Read moreThis study, which is being led by the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, will compare the two commonly used treatments used accross Australia.
Read moreYou are free to decide if you want your child to take part
Read moreYour child will either be treated with a cast or splint, or with an operation.
Read moreEach of these routinely used treatments has potential advantages and disadvantages.
Read moreYou and your child can leave the study at any time.
Read moreThe results will be de-identified and available to you online.
Read moreYour child can stop taking part in the study at any time. You just need to tell us so. You do not need to tell us the reason why. You can change your mind at any time and can contact the research team using the electronic forms that you receive. Leaving the study will not change the level of care they will receive.
If your child leaves the project, any information collected up until your withdrawal from the study will continue to be used and included in the study To safeguard your rights, we will use the minimum personally-identifiable information possible.
Rebecca, Parent of participant in a similar study