Comparing Relative Motion Splint With Static Splint After Hand Extensor Tendon Repair

Rambam Health Care Campus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hand Tendon Injury

Treatments: Device: relative motion splint; Device: static splint

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05413031

RMB-0110-17

Details and patient eligibility

About

Different splints are used after hand extensor tendon repair (including relative motion splint, static splint, etc.) There is no consensus regarding the benefits of either one.

The aim of this study is to compare clinical outcomes after using different orthoses and rehabilitation methods after hand extensor tendon repair.

Patients are randomly assigned after signing consent to either immobilization with a static splint or a relative motion splint. Patients are examined after 2 and 5 months postoperatively for finger range of motion, grip strength, and DASH questionnaire.

Enrollment: 26 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with hand extensor tendon tear in zones 4-7 after surgical repair, that are able to sign a consent form.

Exclusion criteria

• patients that did not arrive for a follow-up meeting after 2 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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26 participants in 2 patient groups

relative motion splint

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: relative motion splint

static splint

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: static splint