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| Sponsored by: |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Information provided by: | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00580164 |
Purpose
This study is attempting to understand whether or not splinting after a fingertip injury improves recovery.
| Condition |
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Injury Distal to Flexor and Extensor Tendon Insertions |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Cohort, Prospective |
| Official Title: | The Role of Splinting in Fingertip Injuries |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 60 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2006 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2009 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | May 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Groups/Cohorts |
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1
Splint
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2
No Splint
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Eligibility
| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
| Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Orthopaedic Hand Clinic
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| United States, Massachusetts | |||||
| Mass General Hospital | Recruiting | ||||
| Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 | |||||
| Contact: Katie E Golden, BS 617-643-1265 | |||||
| Principal Investigator: David C Ring, MD | |||||
| Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Principal Investigator: | David C Ring, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Mass General Hospital ( David C. Ring, MD ) |
| Study ID Numbers: | 2006-p000239 |
| First Received: | December 20, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | June 23, 2008 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00580164 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
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