Prospective Randomized Comparison: Neoprene Vs. Thermoplast Short Opponens Splinting. Outcomes After a Five-week to Sixteen-week Treatment Trial.
Sponsor study identifier
observational
120
1 country
1
Study Start
December 2005
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
December 2012
Actual (reported)Study Completion
February 2013
Actual (reported)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.
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February 2013
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December 2005
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
February 20, 2007
Actual (reported)February 22, 2007
Actual (reported)December 2012
Actual (reported)February 2013
Actual (reported)DASH questionnaire
6 months
patient satisfaction
6 months
pinch strength
6 months
grip strength
6 months
Subjects using the neoprene splint.
Subjects using the orthoplast splint.
Patients from the MGH Hand and Upper Extremity service.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Becker SJ, Bot AG, Curley SE, Jupiter JB, Ring D. A prospective randomized comparison of neoprene vs thermoplast hand-based thumb spica splinting for trapeziometacarpal arthrosis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2013 May;21(5):668-75. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.02.006. Epub 2013 Feb 28.
David Ring, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
120 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
February 20, 2007
First Posted
February 22, 2007
Study Start
December 2005
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
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Primary Completion
December 2012
Actual (reported)Study Completion
February 2013
Actual (reported)Last Updated
September 27, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-09
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