A randomised trial to compare the impact of the McKenna thumb shield and Colditz splints upon functional ability and pain levels of patients with osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint
Completed
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Diseases: OsteoarthritisMusculoskeletal DiseasesOsteoarthritis
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN77716513
- Lead Sponsor
- Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1. Diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint
2. Pain at base of thumb
3. Those who are able to give informed voluntary consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Dislocated basal thumb joint
2. Multiple joint involvement of the hand
3. Neurological disease
4. Rheumatoid arthritis
5. Previous McKenna thumb shield or Colditz splint supplied
6. Those who are unable to give informed voluntary consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method