Status:
COMPLETED
Clinical Trial Comparing Volar, Dorsal, and Custom Thermoplastic Splinting in the Treatment of Acute Mallet Finger
Lead Sponsor:
St. Paul's Hospital, Canada
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation
Conditions:
Mallet Finger
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
In most cases of acute mallet finger, or avulsion of the extensor digitorum communis terminal tendon from the distal phalanx, splinting is the treatment strategy employed. The type of splint used to t...
Detailed Description
In most cases of acute mallet finger, or avulsion of the extensor digitorum communis terminal tendon from the distal phalanx, splinting is the treatment strategy employed. These are considered Doyle I...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients identified as having an acute mallet finger (defined as mallet injuries all digits excluding the thumb presenting less than 28 days since injury)
Exclusion
- open injury
- an intra-articular fragment of the distal phalanx involved greater than one third of articular surface
- DIP joint subluxation
- pre-existing arthritis of the DIP joint was present
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
77 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00868686
Start Date
October 1 2005
End Date
July 1 2008
Last Update
March 25 2009
Active Locations (1)
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St Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 1Y6