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Post-contracture Release Radiation for Dupuytren's Disease

Efficacy of Post-contracture Release Radiation for the Treatment of Dupuytren's Disease

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04122313
Enrollment
50
Registered
2019-10-10
Start date
2019-05-31
Completion date
2029-03-01
Last updated
2026-03-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Dupuytren Contracture, Dupuytren Contracture of Left Palm, Dupuytren Contracture of Right Palm, Dupuytren Disease of Finger, Dupuytren Disease of Palm and Finger, Dupuytren's Contracture Left, Dupuytrens Contracture of Both Hands, Dupuytren's Contracture Right, Dupuytren's Disease, Dupuytren's Disease of Palm of Left Hand, Dupuytren's Disease of Palm of Right Hand

Brief summary

To determine if the clinical impression of clinicians, ie that patients are improving with the current treatment pathway for Dupuytren's (contracture release followed by radiation), can be substantiated with scientific evidence.

Detailed description

This is an observational, pilot study. Participants will be treated according to a standard treatment pathway, which includes contracture release treatment modalities such as limited fasciectomy, PNA and CCH injection, followed by post-operative radiation. All enrolled participants will undergo radiation treatment as soon as possible following contracture release. Radiotherapy will consist of 5 daily treatments of 300 cGy delivered to the palmar area followed by a 6-8 weeks break then a second 5 day course of radiation at 300 cGy, for a total of 3000 cGy in 10 total fractions. This dosing schedule is commonly used in the published literature. The data to be collected about participants, is their Southampton Dupuytren's score, history and clinical symptoms and photographs of their hand. This information will be obtained at baseline (pre-surgical intervention), at radiation treatment planning, approximately 6 weeks after completion of all radiation and at 1 and 2 years following completion of radiotherapy.

Interventions

OTHEREvaluation of Dupuytren's Disease Treatment

There are no study interventions. The study interaction will be asking the patients to complete an additional outcome questionnaire and allow a medical record review.

Sponsors

University of Minnesota
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnoses of Dupuytren's disease * English-speaking

Exclusion criteria

\- Patients with Dupuytren's disease who are not currently seeking treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Southampton Dupuytren's Scoring System (SDSS) Questionnaire2 yearsThe primary study endpoint is the patient's self-reported function which will be assessed using the validated Southampton Dupuytren's Scoring System (SDSS) questionnaire. The SDSS is a 5 item questionnaire with item scores ranging from 0 (no problem) to 4 (severe problem). Total scores are a sum of the 5 item scores with a total score range of 0 to 20. High scores indicate greater impairment due to the disease.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE)2 yearsThe secondary endpoint will be the recurrence rate (which is defined as an increase in joint contracture on any treated joint of at least 20 degrees at one year post-treatment compared to six weeks post treatment) and skin toxicity, which will be assessed by CTCAE v5.0.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTLeslie Chang
dupuytrensumn@umn.edu612-273-6014
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORLeslie Chang

University of Minnesota

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 20, 2026