Therapy of Fifth Metacarpal Neck Fractures - Comparing Functional Treatment With Reposition and Finger Splinting
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Conservative Therapy of Fifth Metacarpal Neck Fractures - a Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Functional Treatment With Reposition and Finger Splinting
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interventional
100
1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this prospective randomized controlled clinical trial is to evaluate if functional treatment leads to a better functional outcome than a forearm cast and a finger splint in patients with fifth metacarpal neck fracture.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Oct 2023
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 26, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 8, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2027
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2028
June 18, 2025
June 1, 2025
3.8 years
August 26, 2023
June 13, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Brief Michigan-Hand-Outcome-Questionnaire
patient-based standardised questionnaire (12 items, range 0-100, 100=ideal function, 0=poorest function)
at 12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Loss/Gain of Reduction
at 12 weeks
Treatment Failure
at 1, 2, 4 and 12 weeks
Other Outcomes (9)
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
at 0, 1, 2, 4 and 12 weeks
Strength Measurement
at 4 and 12 weeks
Range of Motion (ROM) Assessment
at 4 and 12 weeks
- +6 more other outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Functional Treatment
ACTIVE COMPARATORForearm Cast and Finger Splint
ACTIVE COMPARATORInterventions
Patients receiving buddy taping for fingers IV and V and an elastic bandage in terms of a functional treatment. Duration of bandage treatment is determined with 4 weeks.
Patients receiving reduction of fractured finger and subsequent customization of a forearm cast with a finger splint. Duration of cast treatment is determined with 4 weeks.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Fifth Metacarpal Neck Fractures
- Patient age between 18 and 70 years
You may not qualify if:
- Palmar angulation \>50° in first lateral x-ray
- Pathologic fracture
- Intraarticular fracture
- Patients unable to consent
- Polytraumatized patients
- Pregnancy
- Compound fractures
- Multiple hand injuries
- Patients initially presenting more than 7 days after injury
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Medical University of Vienna - Department of Orthopedics and Trauma-Surgery
Vienna, 1090, Austria
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Gerhild Thalhammer, M.D.
Medical University of Vienna
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 26, 2023
First Posted
September 8, 2023
Study Start
October 1, 2023
Primary Completion (Estimated)
August 1, 2027
Study Completion (Estimated)
February 1, 2028
Last Updated
June 18, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share