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Clinical Trials/NCT06654349
NCT06654349
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Short-term Recovery After Trapeziectomy and TMC Prosthesis: a Diary Study

Reinier Haga Orthopedisch Centrum1 site in 1 country200 target enrollmentMay 15, 2025

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Arthrosis of First Carpometacarpal Joint
Sponsor
Reinier Haga Orthopedisch Centrum
Enrollment
200
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Pain
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
11 months ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Rationale: The trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint is one of the most common areas in the hand and wrist to develop osteoarthritis (OA). Currently, the two most widely used procedures are the trapeziectomy and the TMC-joint arthroplasty, both with their own pros and cons. No studies have demonstrated superiority of TMC-joint arthroplasty over gold-standard trapeziectomy. And no clinical studies show short-term recovery and patient experience after trapeziectomy or TMC-joint arthroplasty.

Objective: To gather insight in short-term recovery and patient experience after a trapeziectomy or TMC prosthesis regarding pain, pain medication, function and quality of life.

Study design: A prospective observational cohort diary study.

Study population: In total 200 subjects with TMC-joint osteoarthritis will participate: 100 subjects will have trapeziectomy and 100 subjects will have TMC-joint arthroplasty

Main study parameters/endpoints: The main study parameters are the pain, function and quality of life during the first 8 weeks after surgery.

Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: Subjects will have no direct benefit from participation in this study. Subjects will only complete a diary and questionnaires for this study. Therefore, we expect no risks from participation. The burden for subjects consists of approximately five minutes daily for the diary in the first eight weeks after surgery.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
May 15, 2025
End Date
December 31, 2030
Last Updated
11 months ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Reinier Haga Orthopedisch Centrum
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Failed conservative treatment for osteoarthritis
  • Planned for trapeziectomy or TMC-joint arthroplasty
  • Age 18-75 years
  • Willing and able to comply with the postoperative functional assessment and to participate in a rehabilitation schedule

Exclusion Criteria

  • Mentally disabled patients
  • Active infection
  • Current malignancy
  • Infiltration (corticoids \< 3 months)
  • The following criteria is specific for the TMC-joint arthroplasty group and is an addition to the criteria mentioned above:
  • Trapezium height \< 8 mm

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain

Time Frame: 8 weeks

Pain will be measured each day in a diary for the first 8 weeks after surgery with the Numeric Rating Scale for Pain (NRS), which is a scale ranging from zero to ten on which patients can score their pain. It is a widely used instrument in varying populations due to its ease of administration and clinical relevance to the subject.

Function

Time Frame: 8 weeks

Function will be measured each week in a diary for the first 8 weeks after surgery with the The Patient-Related Wrist/Hand Evaluation (PRWHE), which is a 15-item questionnaire concerning pain and function. Subjects are able to rate their pain and disabilities from zero to ten.

Quality of life (QoL)

Time Frame: 8 weeks

QoL will be measured twice a week in a diary for the first 8 weeks after surgery with the EQ-5D, which is a general health-related quality-of-life questionnaire and consists of five questions regarding mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression and one visual analog scale (VAS) to document the perceived quality of life. It is also used to assess quality of life adjusted life years (QALY).

Secondary Outcomes

  • Complications(1 year)
  • Pain medication(8 weeks)
  • PROMs - NRS(1 year)
  • PROMs - PRWHE(1 year)
  • PROMs - EQ5D(1 year)
  • PROMs - HADS(1 year)

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