Hand Therapy Approach on Lumbrical Muscle Tears in Sport Climbers

NCT ID: NCT05694078

Last Updated: 2023-01-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-12-23

Study Completion Date

2023-03-31

Brief Summary

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This study aimes to analyze the effectiveness of a Hand Therapy protocol in the management of patients who suffer from a tear of a lumbrical muscle, regarding on the symptoms during the clinical examination, the disability in their activities of daily living and the sports-specific function.

Detailed Description

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A prospective intervention study is performed on 50 adult climbers suffering from an injury of the 4th lumbrical muscle. They wear during 3 weeks a 5th finger extension relative motion orthosis, while pain-free sport activities are permitted using a 4th and 5th fingers buddy-taping. After three weeks, patients are told to progressively remove the splint and, after six weeks, the splint is totally removed. Symptoms in the lumbrical stress test are evaluated during the 6 weeks period using dynamometry and goniometry, Finally, Quick-Disabilities of the arm shoulder and hand questionnaire is also analyzed.

Conditions

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Muscle Tear Hand Injuries Splints

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Lumbrical Injured Climbers

6-weeks relative motion splinting protocol, while pain-free sport activities are permitted

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hand Therapy Splinting Protocol

Intervention Type OTHER

Relative motion splinting protocol

Interventions

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Hand Therapy Splinting Protocol

Relative motion splinting protocol

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Relative Motion

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult climbers suffering from an injury of the 4th lumbrical muscle

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with previous treatments.
* Patients with concomitant injuries or illness
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hand Therapy Barcelona

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Núria Carnicero

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hand Therapy Barcelona

Locations

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Hand Therapy Barcelona

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Núria Carnicero

Role: CONTACT

+34659105330

Facility Contacts

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Vicenç Punsola-Izard

Role: primary

34-933013929

Núria Carnicero

Role: backup

References

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Lutter C, Schweizer A, Schoffl V, Romer F, Bayer T. Lumbrical muscle tear: clinical presentation, imaging findings and outcome. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2018 Sep;43(7):767-775. doi: 10.1177/1753193418765716. Epub 2018 Mar 28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29591320 (View on PubMed)

Schweizer A. Lumbrical tears in rock climbers. J Hand Surg Br. 2003 Apr;28(2):187-9. doi: 10.1016/s0266-7681(02)00250-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12631495 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PhD University Program

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Lumbrical

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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