Carpometacarpal (CMC) Joint Arthritis
Conditions
Keywords
Randomized, Hand and Upper Extremity
Brief summary
This study is a prospective, randomized, nonblinded trial to evaluate patient preference in splints after having a carpometacarpal arthroplasty.
Detailed description
Patients undergoing carpometacarpal arthroplasty will be randomized into the woodcast or thermoplast splint after their surgery to see which is preferred using compliance and surveys.
Interventions
OTHERWoodcasting Splint
This is the experimental group so we could see the outcomes and preference for patients using surveys and compliance scores
OTHERControl (Standard treatment)
Thermoplastic splints are standard of care treatment for patients after CMC arthroplasty. We will use the data from this group as the comparator to the experimental group.
Sponsors
Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients over the age of 18 years old. * Intact Medical Decision Making * Eligible for Surgical Intervention * Willing to comply with all aspects of the treatment and evaluation schedule over 6 weeks
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant Women * Deemed Unsuitable by Principal Investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Satisfaction Score | 6 Weeks | The satisfaction survey consists of three questions totaling 15. The minimum value is a 1, while the maximum value is 15. A higher score indicating highest satisfaction. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Waste | 2 Weeks | Each splint group creates waste for the fabrication and molding for each patient which will be recorded by the clinical research coordinator and weighed out. |
| Splint Satisfaction | 6 Weeks | Patient will have three questions totaling 15 with the higher score indicating highest satisfaction. |
| Splint Issues | 6 Weeks | A single question will be filled out by patients on a scale of 1-5 with a score of 5 indicating a lot of issues with their splint. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactAndy Nguyen, BS
Backup ContactDeborah Warren, RN
Outcome results
None listed