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Study of People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Require Joint Surgery in the Hand

NCT00124254 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 170

Last updated 2017-08-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A procedure called silicone metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty (SMPA) is sometimes used to treat knuckle deformity in the hands of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The purpose of this study is to compare the health outcomes of RA patients who choose to undergo SMPA surgery to RA patients who do not undergo surgery.

Conditions

  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Silicone metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty

Intervention involves reconstructing the metacarpophalangeal joint using the Swanson silastic implant.

OTHER

Usual care

Non-surgical usual care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Michigan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS · University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Primary Completion
2017-08-31
Completion
2017-08-31

Countries

  • United States
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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