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 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 moreThe study is registered on the clinical trial registry, ISRCTN16619778, which can be accessed at this website: http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN16619778
The study results will be available to you at the end of the study at www.ScienceStudy.org. All results will be de-identified, meaning that no one can identify you or your child from the results directly.
Dan, SCIENCE study doctor