Upper-Extremity Bone or Joint Surgery: Long Term Outcome

• Conditions: Upper Extremity Fractures; Upper Extremity Non-Fracture Bone and Joint Conditions
• Interventions: Other: 60-minute visit to the outpatient clinic; Other: Phone Interview

• Registration Number: NCT02366221
• Lead Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital

Brief Summary

The specific aim of the study is to obtain long-term follow-up information on patients who have completed their standard clinical care in the Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Service. The study will help to qualify and quantify long-term recovery and outcomes from uncommon upper extremity fractures, as well as non-fracture bone and joint conditions. The hypotheses vary, but generally focus on the patterns of injury, the results of treatment and the complications encountered.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 1998-01
• Study First Submitted: 2014-10-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-02-11
• Study First Posted: 2015-02-19
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-11
• Last Update Posted: 2023-06-13
• Primary Completion: 2025-12
• Study Completion: 2026-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 750

Inclusion Criteria

• Subjects with a history of complex arm or leg trauma who have completed their normal care in the Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Service

Exclusion Criteria

• Vulnerable populations

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
All subjects	60-minute visit to the outpatient clinic	Subjects with a history of complex arm trauma
All subjects	Phone Interview	Subjects with a history of complex arm trauma

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Range of Motion	5 years (expected average)	Range of motion of joints measured in degrees with goniometer

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Upper Extremity Function	5 years (expected average)	PROMIS (Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems) Upper Extremity Questionnaire
Depression	5 years (expected average)	PROMIS Depression Questionnaire
Pain Interference	5 years (expected average)	PROMIS Pain Interference Questionnaire