Remote Assesment of Functional Sequelae in Patients Operated for Congenital Syndactyly

NCT07596862 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 2020_882021-A02023-38
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 37
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of th study is to evaluate patients who have been operated for congenital syndactylies. The surgical technique has evolved, and the donnor site for the total skin graft is not the same than 10 years ago. Furthermore, the investigators want to evaluate the function of the hand and the evolution of the operated web space. The patient is examined in consultation by the same doctor, the investigator list complications and evolution of the hand. the investigators also ask the patient and his parents about the satisfaction of the surgery.

Conditions

Syndactyly

Keywords

Syndactyly; congenital hand deformity; webspace; Withey score; Vancouver scar scale

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Study of the retraction of the webspace with Withey scale

  From 4 years to 18 years after the surgery

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Evaluation of the scars with Vancouver scale.

  From 4 years to 18 years after the surgery

Other Outcomes (4)

• Evaluation of the scar from the donor site of the total skin graft with Vancouver scale.

  4 years to 18 years after the surgery

• Study of the flessum with a goniometer.

  4 years to 18 years after the surgery

• Study of the clinodactyly with a goniometer.

  4 years to 18 years after the surgery

Study Arms (1)

Consultation

Patients will be called in for consultation in the CHU de Lille to be examined.

Other: Consultation

Interventions

Consultation OTHER

Patients will be called in for consultation in the CHU de Lille to be examined.

Consultation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 2 Years - 19 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Il s'agit d'une cohorte de patients opérés d'une syndactylie congénitale des doigts longs. On étudie ici la rétraction commissurale et les séquelles fonctionnelles et esthétiques, avec greffe de peau totale prélevée au niveau du pli du poignet.

You may qualify if:

• operated between 2005 and 2019 at Lille University Hospital.
• born between 2003 and 2020.
• With congenital syndactyly (ies) of the upper limb.
• Syndromic or non syndromic congenital syndactyly of the upper of the long fingers.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients operated on before 2005 or after 2020
• Acquired syndactyly (post-traumatic)
• Syndactyly (ies) of the lower limb.
• congenital syndactyly of the first webspace
• Impossible to obtain consent from parents or patients or refusal
• Unable to travel to Lille University Hospital for the consultation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Lille: lead

Study Sites (1)

chu de Lille

Lille, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Syndactyly; Hand Deformities, Congenital

Interventions

Referral and Consultation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Synostosis; Dysostoses; Bone Diseases, Developmental; Bone Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Limb Deformities, Congenital; Musculoskeletal Abnormalities; Congenital Abnormalities; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Hand Deformities; Upper Extremity Deformities, Congenital

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Professional Practice; Organization and Administration; Health Services Administration

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 13, 2023
• First Posted: May 19, 2026
• Study Start: December 7, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2024
• Study Completion: June 30, 2025
• Last Updated: May 19, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

FR (1)