Trials / Withdrawn
WithdrawnNCT01016197
Surgical Versus Conservative Treatment of Acute Mallet Fingers; a Randomised Controlled Trial
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 0 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Other Government
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 16 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The investigators are investigating if surgical treatment of injuries to the tendon which straightens the finger tip gives a better functional outcome than treatment with a splint while the tendon heals.
Detailed description
The investigators will randomise patients to receive splinting of their finger while their tendon heals or have surgical intervention. Surgical intervention will entail fixing the tendon with bone anchors and splinting. Conservative treament involves splinting while the tendon heals. We will then monitor the functional outcome of the hand using the DASH questionare over 18 months.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | extensor tendon repair | Surgical repair of extensor tendon with bone anchor and splinting |
| PROCEDURE | Mallet splint for 4 weeks | The patient will wear a "mallet splint" for fours weeks and then mobilise their finger. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-01-01
- Completion
- 2011-06-01
- First posted
- 2009-11-19
- Last updated
- 2016-09-27
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01016197. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.