Surgical treatment of basal thumb osteoarthritis using the ARPE-prosthesis

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00020349

Enrollment

Registered

2019-12-30

Start date

2020-01-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M18

Interventions

Group 1: Patients who will receive a ARPE-prosthesis for basal thumb osteoarthritis will be followed over one year postoperatively and examined at defined time intervals.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: basal thumb osteoarthritis, consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: previous operation on the thumb, inflammatory/rheumatoid joint disease, language barrier

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The patients will report pain severity of the basal thumb joint during rest and during stress on a scale from 0-10 1. preoperatively 2. postoperatively at least one year after the operation The values will be compared using the Wilcoxon-test.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
range of motion compared to preoperative values, complications	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSimon Kim

Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald

kims@uni-greifswald.de+4917630734911

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026