Carpometacarpal Thumb Arthritis Clinical Trial
Official title:
Prospective Randomized Comparison: Neoprene Vs. Thermoplast Short Opponens Splinting. Outcomes After a Five-week to Sixteen-week Treatment Trial.
Carpometacarpal Thumb Arthritis is a disease caused by different factors and attacks mainly woman older than 50 years. The signs and symptoms consist in pain, swelling, joint instability, deformity and loss of motion. Some evidence has shown that splinting of the thumb may be of benefit. There are two methods of splinting: The first is Standard Neoprene wrap-on thumb support (in which the finger is kept in the same position with in a standard Neoprene thumb splint). The second is Thermoplast Short Opponens splint (This splint is custom-made and the thumb is use as a template to design the splint). The purpose of this study is to test and evaluate these two protocols of splinting and assess which one helps or works better in patients with thumb arthritis.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 120 |
Est. completion date | February 2013 |
Est. primary completion date | December 2012 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Patients aged 18 or older. - Males and females diagnosed using clinical criteria as having CMC Thumb Arthritis - Radiological diagnosis is not necessary Exclusion Criteria: - Patients with previous history of CMC Thumb Arthritis treated surgically |
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Massachusetts General Hospital |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | DASH questionnaire | 6 months | No | |
Secondary | patient satisfaction | 6 months | No | |
Secondary | pinch strength | 6 months | No | |
Secondary | grip strength | 6 months | No |