Mallet Finger Splinting Study

NCT ID: NCT01388751

Last Updated: 2012-10-31

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

52 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-11-30

Study Completion Date

2012-09-30

Brief Summary

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Do patients that night splint for 1 month after 6-8 weeks of continuous splinting for a mallet injury have the same extensor lag 4 months after initiating treatment as patients that do not perform night splinting?

Secondary Question: Is night splinting a predictor of DASH score or patient satisfaction (on a 5-Point Likert scale)?

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Mallet Finger

Keywords

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Mallet Finger splinting

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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no night splinting

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

night splinting

Night Splinting for 4 weeks after removal of initial cast

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

night splinting

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

splint finger at night for 4 weeks

Interventions

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night splinting

splint finger at night for 4 weeks

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All adult, English-speaking patients in the practice of Dr. Jesse Jupiter, Dr. Chaitanya Mudgal, or Dr. David Ring electing splint treatment for mallet deformity will be invited to enroll on their follow-up visit 6-8 weeks after initiating splint treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Open lesions
2. Mallet fracture more than 2 weeks old
3. Mallet fracture with subluxation of the distal interphalangeal joint.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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David C. Ring, MD

Principal Investigator; Director of Research, Hand Service

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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David Ring, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Locations

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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2008P001506

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id