NCT04891549 (TENPLA) is a NA clinical trial of Tension band fixation in Patella Fracture, sponsored by Rasmus Elsøe.

Who is sponsoring NCT04891549?

NCT04891549 is sponsored by Rasmus Elsøe.

What drugs are being tested in NCT04891549?

Interventions in NCT04891549: Tension band fixation, Plate fixation.

What condition does NCT04891549 study?

NCT04891549 studies Patella Fracture, Surgery, Orthopedic Disorder.

Is NCT04891549 still recruiting?

NCT04891549 is currently completed. Last updated 15 January 2026.

Last reviewed 2026-01-15 · How we verify

NCT04891549: TENPLA

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Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tension Band Versus Locking Plate Fixation for the Treatment of Patella Fractures

Completed NA Last updated 15 January 2026

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Tension band fixation in Patella Fracture in 122 participants. Completed in 30 September 2025.

Timeline

1 September 2021

Primary endpoint
30 September 2025

30 September 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Rasmus Elsøe
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	triple
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	122
Start date	1 September 2021
Primary completion	30 September 2025
Estimated completion	30 September 2025
Sites	6 locations across Denmark

Drugs / interventions tested

Tension band fixation
Plate fixation

Conditions studied

Patella Fracture — all drugs for Patella Fracture →
Surgery — all drugs for Surgery →
Orthopedic Disorder — all drugs for Orthopedic Disorder →

Sponsor

Rasmus Elsøe

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Patella Fracture or Surgery. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study is a multicenter pragmatic, prospective, assessor-blinded, randomized independent clinical trial in which we compare locking plate fixation to standard tension band fixation in patients with patella fractures.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Tension band versus locking plate fixation for patella fractures - a protocol of a randomised controlled trial.
Elsoe R, Thorninger R, Severinsen R, Beuke JC, et al · · 2024 · cited 1× · PMID 38704836 · DOI 10.61409/a12230753

Verify or expand the search:

Other recruiting trials for Patella Fracture

Currently open trials in the same condition.

NCT07006168 — Effects Of Intra-Operative Intra-Articular Cocktail Injection In Patella Open Reduction And Internal Fixation · Phase 4 · recruiting
NCT06981039 — Comparison of Patella Plating Versus Tension Band Wiring for the Treatment of Unstable Patellar Fractures · NA · recruiting
NCT07248982 — High-Strength Suture vs. Traditional Tension Band for Patellar Fractures · recruiting

Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04891549 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Rasmus Elsøe
Last refreshed: 15 January 2026

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