Metacarpal Fractures Clinical Trial
Official title:
Comparing Short-term Function and Pain After No Treatment or Splinting for Boxer's Fracture
This Study is being done because the investigators would like to know if pain and hand function after having a boxer's fracture differs between being treated with supportive splinting or without splinting, but with behavioral modifications.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 40 |
Est. completion date | January 2018 |
Est. primary completion date | October 2017 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Diagnosis of true boxer's fracture - Candidate for either supportive splinting or tensor bandage - Speaking, read and write English Exclusion Criteria: - Prior surgical treatment for boxer's fractures or other hand conditions. - Concurrent hand/wrist injury |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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Canada | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | Toronto | Ontario |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
Canada,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | hand function | measured by Brief Michigan Hand Questionnaire (MHQ) | 4 weeks | No |
Primary | hand function | measured by Brief Michigan Hand Questionnaire (MHQ) | 8 weeks | No |
Primary | hand function | measured by Brief Michigan Hand Questionnaire (MHQ) | 12 weeks | No |
Secondary | Grip strength | measured using Dynamometer | 4 weeks | No |
Secondary | Grip strength | measured using Dynamometer | 8 weeks | No |
Secondary | Grip strength | measured using Dynamometer | 12 weeks | No |