Elbow Injury Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Open Arthrolysis Versus Non-surgical Treatment for Elbow Stiffness
Verified date | May 2020 |
Source | University of Sao Paulo |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
This study compares patients with post traumatic elbow stiffness and evaluate the range of motion improvement with two types of treatment: surgical release versus non-surgical rehabilitation protocol with orthoses.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 30 |
Est. completion date | October 12, 2018 |
Est. primary completion date | September 20, 2018 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Previous history of trauma that evolved with joint stiffness at the elbow - Range of movement of the elbow less than 100º or extension deficit greater than 30º or flexion less than 130º - More than six months from the initial trauma; - Skeletal maturity; - Have had previous physical therapy without the use of orthotics or continuous passive motion for at least 4 months; - Absence of the following findings: - Joint block, with range of motion equal to 0º; - Neurological limb injury; - Mental illness or inability to understand preoperative questionnaires; - Active infection; - Anterior infection at the elbow; - Systemic autoimmune diseases. (Eg, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, joint psoriasis, etc.). - Absence of the following radiographic changes: - Intra-articular synthesis material; - Presence of vicious consolidation of the distal articular surface of the humerus and proximal ulna; - Heterotopic ossification; - Pseudoarthrosis of previous elbow fracture; - Elbow incongruity; - Grade III and IV arthrosis Exclusion Criteria: - Non-collaboration with rehabilitation program and postoperative follow-up; - Need to use external fixator after surgical release due to joint instability; - Death from non-intervention causes or loss of follow-up before the first functional evaluation (3 months). |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Brazil | Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia | Sao Paulo |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Sao Paulo |
Brazil,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Elbow range of motion improvement in degrees | The gain will be measured with a goniometer centered on the axis of rotation of the elbow by a external examiner. | 6 months |
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