NCT01679717

Postoperative Therapy After Interposition Arthroplasty in CMC1

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Diakonhjemmet Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this randomized controlled trial the investigators want to investigate whether early versus late mobilisation after surgery in the first carpometacarpal joint (CMC1) leads to a faster recovery of hand function. The investigators also want to explore patients' satisfaction with the two different treatment regimes. The participants in the control group will receive the standard treatment at Diakonhjemmet hospital: immobilisation of the thumb in a splint for six weeks. The participants in the intervention group will use a soft splint for six weeks, but will be instructed to remove the splint daily to perform exercises for the thumb. A total of 70 patients will be included in the study.

Conditions

• Thumb Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Early mobilisation after CMC1-surgery	Comparison of early (two weeks) and conservative (six weeks) mobilisation after operation. Comparison of rigid and soft thumb splint.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-06-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2012-09-06
• Last updated: 2015-05-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway