Musculoskeletal Diseases: Osteoarthritis (OA) Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis (OA)
Conditions
Interventions
At the first appointment a Baseline assessment will be carried out , and the patient will be randomly allocated either a hard/ customised or soft/commercial splint, to be worn for two weeks.
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2005 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain will be measured using a visual analogue scale, hand function will be assessed using the arthritis hand function test, and patient preference by using a questionnaire. After randomisation, the patients will be reassessed, using the same assessments, with the said splint in situ. At this point they will be given a questionnaire to fill out, at home, within a week. At the third appointment they will be given the second, different type of splint to wear for two weeks. The same procedure of appointments and assessments as for the first splint will be repeated. At the final appointment patients will be asked which splint, if any, they prefer, and they will take this one away with them. Results gained will then be compared and contrasted as set out in the research proposal. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed