The Role of Splinting in Fingertip Injuries

Injury Distal to Flexor and Extensor Tendon Insertions Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Role of Splinting in Fingertip Injuries

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00580164
• Other study ID #: 2006-p000239
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 20, 2007
• Last updated: December 29, 2015
• Start date: January 2006
• Est. completion date: December 2010

Study information

• Verified date: December 2015
• Source: Massachusetts General Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is attempting to understand whether or not splinting after a fingertip injury improves recovery.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: December 2010
• Est. primary completion date: May 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• injury distal to flexor and extensor tendon insertions

• crush, avulsion, amputation, or penetrating injury to the fingertip

• isolated injury, within two weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• operative fixation required

• unable to participate in rehab

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Injury Distal to Flexor and Extensor Tendon Insertions

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Mass General Hospital	Boston	Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Massachusetts General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	DASH questionnaire, Grip strength, and Range of Motion		1 month	No