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DART II. Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the wrist in elderly patients with displaced intra-articular distal radius fractures. A follow-up study of the DART trial.

Recruiting
Conditions
articular degeneration after trauma
posttraumatic osteoarthritis
10005944
Registration Number
NL-OMON49854
Lead Sponsor
Reinier de Graaf Groep
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
154
Inclusion Criteria

Participant of the DART study or NITEP Nordic Radius study (AO type C fracture)
Mentally competent
Dutch fluency and literacy
Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Incomplete follow-up period during participation of the DART study
Fracture of the contralateral wrist in the history
Rheumatoid arthritis

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The degree of radio-carpal osteoarthritis on X-ray and and CT scan 2 and 5<br /><br>years after the intra-articular distal radius fracture.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>An assessment will be made if there is a correlation between the primary<br /><br>outcome and secondary outcomes, such as patient reported outcome measures<br /><br>(PROMs) including the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation score (PRWE), Disability<br /><br>of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH), Michigan Hand Outcome Questionnaire<br /><br>(MHOQ), Quality of life (EQ-5D-3L and 15D) and Pain Catastrophizing Scale<br /><br>(PCS). Further secondary outcomes are the frailty score, range of motion (ROM),<br /><br>grip strength, complications and additional costs as a result of<br /><br>osteoarthritis.</p><br>
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