Buddy Study: Effect of buddy taping vs plaster casts on 5th finger (Boxer's Fractures)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: 5th metacarpal neck (Boxer) fractures; Injuries and Accidents - Fractures; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000441415
• Lead Sponsor: Gold Coast University Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-04-06
• Study Completion: 2018-04-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 98

Inclusion Criteria

A 5th metacarpal neck or Boxer’s fracture is defined as:
Fracture of the neck of 5th metacarpal
Confirmed radiologically in at least 2 planes of view

Exclusion Criteria

Patients less than 18 and over 70 years of age
Open fracture
Rotational deformity
Intra-articular fracture
Communted fracture
Associated tendon injury
Polytrauma – other significant injuries sustained at the time of injury
Unable/Unwilling to consent to study – i.e. intoxicated, dementia
Fracture angulation greater than 70 degrees at initial radiology

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hand function: Measured using the Shortened Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Outcome Measure (quickDASH). Measured at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 weeks. [quickDASH measured at baseline at presentation to emergency. Then remeasured at 3 and 6 weeks in fracture clinic, and again by phone at 12 weeks (these times reflect time post commencement of intervention). ]