Evaluation of Hand Assessments in Children With Severe Hand Burns

NCT00363675 | Terminated Results

• 1 other identifier: 2006-P000388/3
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 3
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is designed to see if some tests of hand movement, strength, and function are valid for children with burns.

Conditions

Burns

Keywords

Hand Burns; Pediatrics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Blocks & Box (Standardized Test).

  Children are asked to move as many blocks as possible from one box to another in one minute. The number of blocks moved is the score.

  Baseline

• Range of Motion, Total Active Motion (TAM)

  Subjects' degrees of hand motion are measured by a trained therapist and recorded. Total Active Motion is a measure of finger range of motion that can be used to predict functional movement of the hand. The TAM is the sum of the degrees of active motion of each of the three joints of the fingers, and two joints of the thumb. For this study we also included wrist motion. Full TAM is 1,455 degrees of motion.

  Baseline

• Grip Strength

  This is a measure of grip strength in pounds using a dynamometer. The subject squeezes the dynamometer as hard as possible for three trials separated by a short rest. The mean of the three trials is the score.

  Baseline

• Moberg Pickup Test

  The child picks up 12 small objects such as a coin, safety pin and paper clip one at a time and puts them in a container. The time in seconds to complete the task is the score.

  Seconds to pick up all 12 objects

Study Arms (1)

All study participants

EXPERIMENTAL

Children with hand burns

Behavioral: Functional hand tests

Interventions

Functional hand tests BEHAVIORAL

Chilren were tested after healed hand burns for functional ability.

All study participants

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Third degree brns to one or both hands
• All areas closed
• Age between 5 and 18 years old
• English or Spanish speaking

You may not qualify if:

• Previous hand condition
• Unable to follow 2 step directions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Massachusetts General Hospital: lead
• Shriners Hospitals for Children: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Shriners Hospitals for Children - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burns

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Limitations and Caveats

This pilot study was discontinued secondary to lack of grant funding for the project.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Mary Jo Baryza, Diredtor of Therapeutic Services
• Organization: Shrines Hospitals for Children - Boston

mbaryza@shrinenet.org

617-371-4749

Study Officials

• Mary Jo Baryza, MS, PT, PCS

  Shriners Hospitals for Children - Boston

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director of Therapeutic Services, Shriners Hospitals for Children

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 9, 2006
• First Posted: August 15, 2006
• Study Start: August 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2011
• Study Completion: August 1, 2011
• Last Updated: March 28, 2012
• Results First Posted: March 28, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-02

Locations

US (1)