Conservative management for wrist pain caused by ulnocarpal abutment (Pilot)

Assessing the effects of a 12 week program of splinting and activity modification on self-assessed wrist and hand pain in people with ulnar sided wrist pain as result of ulno-carpal abutment

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12612001234808

Enrollment

Registered

2012-11-22

Start date

2010-05-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

To investigate whether splinting and activity modification can make a clinically significant change to pain levels and day-to-day function in people with this condition. As this is a pilot study, all subjects will receive the same treatment. Comparison will be pre- and post- treatment measures

Interventions

Custom-made Ulnar gutter splint applied using velcro straps by the participant. It is to be 23 hours per day for 6 weeks, and can be removed for hygiene only. Measures of pain and function (according to the Patient Rated Wrist and Hand Evaluation) will be compared pre- and post-treatment

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All people currently on elective surgery wait lists at Alfred Hospital for treatment of ulnar sided wrist pain

Exclusion criteria

Participants will be excluded from the study if they (or their carer / guardian) are not able to provide informed consent, or if they are not able to speak or comprehend the English language

Outcome results