A prospective audit of the outcomes of patients with finger flexor tendon repairs managed with an early active motion program at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH)

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12618001899235

Enrollment

Registered

2018-11-22

Start date

2018-12-01

Completion date

2020-09-11

Last updated

2018-11-26

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

PURPOSE OF STUDY To establish the outcomes of patients with finger flexor tendon repairs managed with an early active motion program at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH). The specific aims of the study are to: • Gather baseline information for patients with isolated finger flexor tendon repairs. • Establish inter-rater reliability in assessment methods used to enable more than one rater to be involved. • Collect outcome measures for patients managed with an early active motion program for a period of 3 months.

Interventions

Isolated finger flexor tendon repairs will be assessed and managed by physiotherapy at the Royal Adelaide Hospital for a period of three months post surgical repair. Patients will participate in early motion protocol which consists of controlled range of motion exercises in an orthosis for 6 weeks and progression of exercises out of splint, followed by strengthening for the following 6 weeks post-operatively.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-Patients admitted to the RAH (Royal Adelaide Hospital) with an isolated finger flexor tendon injury requiring surgical repair, managed post-operatively with an early active motion program. -Patients that live in metropolitan Adelaide and can attend the RAH for follow up therapy ---Patients that live in the country who can complete questionnaires and attend the multidisciplinary clinic for follow up

Exclusion criteria

-Are aged less than 18 years -Refuse consent -Have a limited ability to read or understand English -Have a thumb flexor tendon injury -Have associated injuries such as fractures, extensor tendon or peripheral nerve injuries -Have had other major trauma injuries at admission to hospital (eg major bony fracture) -Indicate that they would not be able to return to the RAH for any follow-up appointments -Were initially treated for their injury at another hospital and their transfer to the RAH only occurred after two weeks or more -Have received their injury in circumstances that were considered so traumatic (eg self-inflicted injury) that a request to consider participating in the study would be inappropriate.

Outcome results