Wrist Denervation Vs Exercise in Wrist Osteoarthritis

NCT ID: NCT06098586

Last Updated: 2025-02-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-15

Study Completion Date

2027-11-15

Brief Summary

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A randomized controlled trial comparing partial wrist denervation to a self-managed exercise therapy program in 140 patients with wrist osteoarthritis.

Detailed Description

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Backgroud:

High quality evidence regarding the effectiveness of non-operative and operative treatments in wrist osteoarthritis are lacking.

Aim:

To analyze:

1. Does partial wrist denervation and self-managed exercise therapy improve patient-reported outcomes, pain, grip strength and range of motion (ROM) in wrist OA?
2. Is any of the two treatment concepts partial wrist denervation and self-managed exercise therapy more efficient than the other in terms of patient-reported outcomes, pain relief, grip strength and range of motion?

Method:

A multicenter parallel group, two-arm, randomized, controlled, assessor blinded, trial of 140 patients. The study is conducted at the departments of hand surgery at Södersjukhuset Stockholm and Malmö University hospital.

Group1:

Self-managed exercise therapy program containing:

* Patient education:
* Exercise therapy program:

The exercise therapy program is designed by Sara Larsson (physiotherapist at the Department of hand surgery in Malmö, Sweden), influenced by previous studies on wrist stability and proprioception. Focus is on functional re-learning and strengthening of the musculoskeletal system with the aim to create a stable wrist that can be used in a pain-free manner in activities of daily living. The program consists of neuromuscular exercises that focus on coordination, wrist stability and strength.

Group 2:

Surgery will be performed under local anesthesia (+ blood-less field or wide-awake local anesthesia no torniquet (WALANT) according to the surgeon's preference) through a single dorsal incision. AIN and PIN neurectomy will be performed as described by Berger (Berger, 1998).

Primary outcome:

Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) score (0-100) (MacDermid et al., 1998) 12 months after intervention.

Conditions

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Osteoarthritis Wrist

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
Data assessors and analysts will be masked for treatment allocation (covered wrist / anonymous data sheet).

Study Groups

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Self-managed exercise therapy program

Exercise program focusing on functional re-learning and strengthening of the musculoskeletal system with the aim to create a stable wrist that can be used in a pain-free manner in activities of daily living.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Self-managed exercise therapy program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercise program focusing on functional re-learning and strengthening of the musculoskeletal system with the aim to create a stable wrist that can be used in a pain-free manner in activities of daily living.

Partial wrist denervation

AIN and PIN neurectomy through a dorsal approach as described by Berger (Berger, 1998).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Partial wrist denervation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

AIN and PIN neurectomy through a dorsal approach as described by Berger (Berger, 1998).

Interventions

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Self-managed exercise therapy program

Exercise program focusing on functional re-learning and strengthening of the musculoskeletal system with the aim to create a stable wrist that can be used in a pain-free manner in activities of daily living.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Partial wrist denervation

AIN and PIN neurectomy through a dorsal approach as described by Berger (Berger, 1998).

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years.
* Chronic wrist pain (≥6 months) due to Scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC) / Scaphoid non-union advanced collapse (SNAC) grade 1-3 osteoarthritis.
* Radiological signs of osteoarthritis on posteroanterior and lateral radiograph.

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous PIN or AIN neurectomy.
* Rheumatoid arthritis or other chronic inflammatory arthritis.
* Symptomatic osteoarthritis in the distal radio-ulnar (DRU), Scapho-trapezio-trapezoid (STT) or thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joints.
* Ongoing infection.
* Inability to co-operate with the follow-up protocol.
* Systemic or intra-articular glucocorticoids or intraarticular PRP or Hyaluronic acid injections in the affected joint within 3 months prior to enrollment.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Karolinska Institutet

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elin Swärd

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Elin Swärd, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Karolinska Institutet

Locations

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Department of hand surgery, Malmo university hospital

Malmo, , Sweden

Site Status RECRUITING

Department of hand handsurgery, Södersjukhuset

Stockholm, , Sweden

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Sweden

Central Contacts

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Elin Swärd, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+4612360000

Facility Contacts

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Elisabeth Brogren, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+46040336052

Sara Larsson, PhD

Role: backup

+46040336052

Elin M Swärd, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+4681236000

Maria K Wilcke, MD. PhD

Role: backup

+4681236000

Other Identifiers

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2023-04885-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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