Comparison of conventional hand therapy and assistive device in the rehabilitation of flexor tendon injuries
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M663- Spontaneous rupture of flexor tendons
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/01/016821
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Orthopaedics
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with zone II to zone V flexor tendon injuries who have been operated by early primary tendon repair
Exclusion Criteria
-Patients with associated fractures, nerve and vascular injury along with tendon injuries of the hand which may affect the rehabilitation.
-Patients with tendon injuries of hand with different zones in the same hand
-Patients with combined flexor and extensor tendon injuries of hand.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Total active flexion and Total active motion (Strictland criteria and Tang criteria)Timepoint: Post operatively at the time of discharge, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Grip strength and pinch strengthTimepoint: At 6 months and 12 months post intervention;Quick dash scoreTimepoint: Postop at the time of discharge, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months post intervention