Alternatives to Hand Therapy for Hand Surgery Patients

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Trigger Finger; Ganglion Cysts; Finger Fracture; Distal Radius Fracture; De Quervain Syndrome
• Interventions: Other: Mobile App

• Registration Number: NCT03779958
• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University

Brief Summary

Patients will be asked to use a mobile phone app to conduct their hand therapy after having hand surgery.

Detailed Description

Patients who are undergoing the included procedures will be informed of the study \& consented. They will be given information on how to download the app \& input their surgery date. The app will guide the patient through various hand therapy exercises and ask them to record their QuickDASH, PSFS and VAS Pain weekly.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-12-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-12-17
• Study First Posted: 2018-12-19
• Study Start: 2019-01-12
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-06
• Primary Completion: 2022-12
• Study Completion: 2023-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• patients undergoing the following procedures: carpal tunnel release, trigger finger release, distal radius fracture fixation, de quervains release, cyst excision, finger fracture fixation
• smart phone that is compatible with the app

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Study Group	Mobile App	All patients will be given information about a mobile app to use during the recovery period to assist with hand therapy activities

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
QuickDASH	once a week for 6 weeks	The QD is a short form of the DASH, which measures disability of the arm, shoulder and hand. it is scored 0-100, with higher scores indicating higher disability

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient Specific Functional Scale	once a week for 6 weeks	the PSFS is a validated measure of disability, that is scored on a 0-10 scale with lower scored indicating higher disability.
VAS Pain	once a week for 6 weeks	VAS pain is a validated measure of pain, scored 0-10, with higher scores indicating higher pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stanford Health Care; 🇺🇸 Redwood City, California, United States