Evaluation of Hand Assessments in Children With Severe Hand Burns

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Burns
• Interventions: Behavioral: Functional hand tests

• Registration Number: NCT00363675
• Lead Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital

Brief Summary

This study is designed to see if some tests of hand movement, strength, and function are valid for children with burns.

Detailed Description

Children will be given a battery of tests to determine the validity of these measures for children with severe hand burns. The tests include:

* Pinch and grip strength;

* Stereognosis;

* Speed of manipulation using the Nine Hole Peg Test, Box \& Blocks Test, and the Moberg Pickup Test;

* Measurement of Range of Motion of the wrist and fingers.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-08
• Study First Submitted: 2006-08-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-08-09
• Study First Posted: 2006-08-15
• Primary Completion: 2011-08
• Study Completion: 2011-08
• Status Verified: 2012-02
• Results First Submitted: 2012-02-29
• Results First Submitted QC: 2012-02-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-02-29
• Results First Posted: 2012-03-28
• Last Update Posted: 2012-03-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3

Inclusion Criteria

• Third degree brns to one or both hands
• All areas closed
• Age between 5 and 18 years old
• English or Spanish speaking

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous hand condition
• Unable to follow 2 step directions

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
All study participants	Functional hand tests	Children with hand burns

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blocks & Box (Standardized Test).	Baseline	Children are asked to move as many blocks as possible from one box to another in one minute. The number of blocks moved is the score.
Range of Motion, Total Active Motion (TAM)	Baseline	Subjects' degrees of hand motion are measured by a trained therapist and recorded. Total Active Motion is a measure of finger range of motion that can be used to predict functional movement of the hand. The TAM is the sum of the degrees of active motion of each of the three joints of the fingers, and two joints of the thumb. For this study we also included wrist motion. Full TAM is 1,455 degrees of motion.
Grip Strength	Baseline	This is a measure of grip strength in pounds using a dynamometer. The subject squeezes the dynamometer as hard as possible for three trials separated by a short rest. The mean of the three trials is the score.
Moberg Pickup Test	Seconds to pick up all 12 objects	The child picks up 12 small objects such as a coin, safety pin and paper clip one at a time and puts them in a container. The time in seconds to complete the task is the score.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shriners Hospitals for Children - Boston; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States