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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN22172654
ISRCTN22172654
Completed
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The efficacy of wrist working splints in patients with non-destructive wrist arthritis

niversity of Twente, Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk (PCGR) (The Netherlands)0 sites60 target enrollmentApril 28, 2006

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis of the wrist
Sponsor
niversity of Twente, Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk (PCGR) (The Netherlands)
Enrollment
60
Status
Completed
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 28, 2006
End Date
October 1, 2006
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Twente, Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk (PCGR) (The Netherlands)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Diagnosis of RA according to the 1987 ACR criteria
  • 2\. Stable disease modifying anti\-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy during preceding 3 months and no change expected for the next 4 weeks
  • 3\. Stable symptomatic therapy (non\-steroidal anti\-inflammatory drugs \[NSAIDs] and corticosteroids) during preceding 2 weeks and no change expected for the next 4 weeks
  • 4\. Active arthritis of the wrist due to RA (clinical judgement rheumatologist)
  • 5\. Painful wrist over the past 24 hours (VAS score \>35 mm)
  • 6\. Age \>17 years

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Unable to wear a wrist splint (due to a rash, allergies etc.)
  • 2\. An injection of corticosteroid medication in the wrist or any small joints of the hand or flexor tendon sheath of the hand within the preceding 1 month or the expectation that such an injection will be indicated in the next 4 weeks
  • 3\. Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • 4\. Deformities of wrist (any \[sub]luxation, any deviation) and/or fingers (e.g. MCP ulnar drifts, swan neck deformities, boutonniere deformities, subluxations thumb)
  • 5\. History of jint surgery of the wrist
  • 6\. Use of a wrist orthesis during the 2 weeks prior to participation in the study
  • 7\. Steinbrocker functional classification of 4
  • 8\. Difficulties with the Dutch language

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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