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

NCT00687427 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2008-05-30

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Hand Injury

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaires and motor/sensitivity testing

Group A: 1. Full assessment (using the various measures described) will be carried out 0-3 weeks since referral. 2. Treatment will focus on the patient's needs and in accordance with the physicians requests. 3. Three months post initial treatment re-assessment will be conducted.

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaires and motor/sensitivity testing

Group B Researcher will contact by phone previous patients that were treated in the occupational therapy department in the past half year and a year, in order to get their permission to participate (retrospectively) in this research. After getting their consent, a questionnaire concerning their RTW will be posted to the subjects.

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaires and motor/sensitivity testing

Group C Researcher will contact by phone previous patients that were treated in the occupational therapy department in the past half year and a year, in order to get their permission to participate (retrospectively) in this research. After getting their consent, a questionnaire concerning their RTW will be posted to the subjects.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Soroka University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amiram Sagi, Professor · Hand Surgery Unit, Soroka University Medical Center

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-06-30
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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