Upper limb soft tissue injuries. Contusion of finger(s) with damage to nail
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Half regular size short splint of upper limb in intervention group. Intervention 2: Regular size of short splint of upper limb in control group.
Treatment - Other
Half regular size short splint of upper limb in intervention group
Regular size of short splint of upper limb in control group
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 139 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients, who admitted in the emergency department of “7tir Hospital” in Tehran with a complaint of upper limb trauma and need splinting
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: Patients under eighteen years old and those that can not be follow up will be rolled out. Patients who had fracture Patients who had dislocation Patients who had laceration needs to repair
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Swelling. Timepoint: Before intervention; one week after intervention; two weeks after intervention; three weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Telephone or in-person interviews with patient.;Recovery time. Timepoint: every week from splinting to removal time. Method of measurement: telephone or in-person interviews with patients.;Pain. Timepoint: every week until 3 weeks from splinting. Method of measurement: telephone or in-person interviews with patients according to pain score.;Complication such as compartment syndrome, burning of skin or sore. Timepoint: every week from splinting to removal time. Method of measurement: telephone or in-person interviews with patients. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public Contact?Shahrzad Behjat
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed