Study on the efficacy of conservative treatments on pain relief in patients with painful interphalangeal joint osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis of interphalangeal joints
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000052076
- Lead Sponsor
- Kyoto University
- Brief Summary
The effect of traction therapy on symptomatic joints in patients with DIP joint OA was assessed over time. A significant increase of two-point pinch strength was observed after 1-month traction and maintained for 6 months. At every time point, the treated digits showed a significantly higher improvement of two-point pinch strength from baseline compared to control digits. The patients showed high adherence to the treatment. At month 6, around 80% of patients spontaneously continued traction therapy.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 21
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with any of secondary hand OA, inflammatory arthritis, or other neurological and skeletal disease diagnosis contributing to hand pain
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pinch strenghth
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Range of motion Functional assessment measures for upper limb