The Effects of Postoperative Physician Phone Calls for Hand and Wrist Fractures: a Single-blinded, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Hand Injuries
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
- Enrollment
- 24
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Brief Michigan Hand Questionnaire Score Difference
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study seeks to determine if postoperative phone calls by a physician affect outcomes in hand surgery.
Detailed Description
This study seeks to determine if postoperative phone calls by a physician affect outcomes in hand surgery. Patients who require operative treatment of hand and wrist fractures are randomly assigned to a group that receives a postoperative phone call or the control group that receives the standard postoperative care. Patient reported and medical outcomes are observed starting at 1 month postoperatively.
Investigators
Joshua Adkinson
Joshua Michael Adkinson
Indiana University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients with isolated injuries of the hand who present to a specific level 1 trauma center in the Midwestern United States
- •Patients who have planned surgical treatment by a pre-specified group of surgeons
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients who have significant trauma to other organ systems proximal to the wrist
- •Patients who have open ("compound") fractures (i.e., bone is exposed)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Brief Michigan Hand Questionnaire Score Difference
Time Frame: 1 month postoperatively.
A patient reported measure of hand function on a scale of 1 to 100. 100 indicates better hand function and 1 indicates worse hand function. The measure is obtained form a survey that has been published in multiple peer reviewed articles. This score can be subtracted from preoperative score to obtain a difference in score of preoperative compared to postoperative.