Treatment of Finger Extensor Tendon Rupture - Comparison Between Static and Relative Motion Splints
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
- Enrollment
- 26
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Fingers range of motion
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Different splints are used after hand extensor tendon repair (including relative motion splint, static splint, etc.) There is no consensus regarding the benefits of either one.
The aim of this study is to compare clinical outcomes after using different orthoses and rehabilitation methods after hand extensor tendon repair.
Patients are randomly assigned after signing consent to either immobilization with a static splint or a relative motion splint. Patients are examined after 2 and 5 months postoperatively for finger range of motion, grip strength, and DASH questionnaire.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients with hand extensor tendon tear in zones 4-7 after surgical repair, that are able to sign a consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
- •patients that did not arrive for a follow-up meeting after 2 months.
Arms & Interventions
relative motion splint
Intervention: relative motion splint (Device)
static splint
Intervention: static splint (Device)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Fingers range of motion
Time Frame: 5 months after surgical repair
Range of motion in the Metacarpophalangeal joints, Proximal and Distal interphalangeal joints.
Grip strength
Time Frame: 5 months after surgical repair
Measured with the Jamar Hand Dynamometer
The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire
Time Frame: 5 months after surgical repair
The scale ranges from 0-to 100 and a higher score interprets as a worse outcome.
Grip strength
Time Frame: 2 months after surgical repair
Measured with the Jamar Hand Dynamometer
Fingers range of motion
Time Frame: 2 months after surgical repair
Range of motion in the Metacarpophalangeal joints, Proximal and Distal interphalangeal joints.
The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire
Time Frame: 2 months after surgical repair
The scale ranges from 0-to 100 and a higher score interprets as a worse outcome.
Secondary Outcomes
- Fingers range of motion(The change between 2 and 5 months after surgical repair)
- Grip strength(The change between 2 and 5 months after surgical repair)
- The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire(The change between 2 and 5 months after surgical repair)