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Surgical Versus Conservative Treatment of Acute Mallet Fingers; a Randomised Controlled Trial

NCT01016197 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2016-09-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators are investigating if surgical treatment of injuries to the tendon which straightens the finger tip gives a better functional outcome than treatment with a splint while the tendon heals.

Conditions

  • Finger Injury

Interventions

PROCEDURE

extensor tendon repair

Surgical repair of extensor tendon with bone anchor and splinting

PROCEDURE

Mallet splint for 4 weeks

The patient will wear a "mallet splint" for fours weeks and then mobilise their finger.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Philip Holland, MBChB, MRCS · National Health Service, United Kingdom

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-01-31
Completion
2011-06-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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