Are the treatment outcomes of acute and chronic mallet fingers similar?

• Conditions: fracture of the fingertip; tendon rupture of the fingertip; 10043237

• Registration Number: NL-OMON38844
• Lead Sponsor: Catharina-ziekenhuis

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

All patients who report themselfs at the 'Handencentrum Eindhoven'with a mallet finger who meet the following criteria:
- Age: between 18 and 65 years
- participants need to be able to make their own desicion
- injuries that exist no longer then two weeks (acute)
- injuries that exist longer than four weeks (chronic)

Exclusion Criteria

- Deformities or disease of the involved DIP joint
- Open injury
- Inability the complete splinting therapy (e.g. the likelihood of compliance is low due to psychiatric disorders or beginning Alzheimer disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary endpoint will be the degree of extension (in degrees) of the<br /><br>involved DIP joint six months after the start of therapy.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- To investigate if there are differences in scores of the Michigan Hand<br /><br>Outcome Questionnaire - Dutch Language Version (MHOQ-DLV) and the Patient Rated<br /><br>Wrist/Hand Evaluation - Dutch Language Version (PRWHE-DLV).<br /><br>- The degree of flexion of the involved joint<br /><br>- The grabbing strength of the involved hand</p><br>