Status:

UNKNOWN

Return to Work After Hand Injury: the Role of Medical, Demographic and Psycho-Social Factors

Lead Sponsor:

Soroka University Medical Center

Conditions:

Hand Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent of return to work (RTW) after traumatic hand injury and to identify factors that are related to RTW.

Detailed Description

RTW is one of the main rehabilitation outcomes after injury, the loss of the ability to work may have psychological as well as economic impact on the injured person. Time off work is also a burden to ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The individual worked until he/she was injured
  • Traumatic hand injury including: wrist fractures, fingers fractures, tendon injury, nerve injury, Crush injury, finger amputation

Exclusion

  • Non traumatic hand injury (such as CTS)
  • Mallet finger
  • Burns
  • Injury in several organs

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00687427

Start Date

June 1 2008

End Date

December 1 2008

Last Update

May 30 2008

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Soroka University Medical Center, Occupational Therapy Department

Beersheba, Israel