Ultrasonographic Subcutaneous Scar Scoring System for Traumatic Hand Injured Patients

National Cheng-Kung University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Hand Injuries

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04932109

A-ER-109-425

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to develop an objective scar scoring system via ultrasonography and try to apply it to clinical using.

This study was divided into two parts. The first part of the study is an observational study design. The scar scoring system will be developed, and its test-retest reliability and criterion-related validity will be tested in this part.

The second part is also an observational study design. The clinical application of the system on traumatic injured patients is conducted in the second part. The results from this scar scoring system are correlated with hand function measurements. Moreover, every scar will be recorded three times within one month during routine rehabilitation to investigate the change.

Enrollment: 83 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Above 20 years old
• Traumatic hand injury (distal from wrist joint above 8 weeks and within one year)
• Able to do active motion and resistive activities
• Understand and cooperate the experiment

Exclusion criteria

• Injured by burn
• Have impairment in peripheral nerve and affect the movement
• Combined with other central nerve deficits

Trial design

83 participants in 3 patient groups

Healthy Group

Treatment:

Other: No intervention

Hand Injuries Group

Treatment:

Other: No intervention

Healthcare professional

Description:

Clinical healthcare professionals who specialized in orthopedic, rehabilitation, hand anatomy, musculoskeletal ultrasound and so on

Treatment:

Other: No intervention