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A RCT of Supportive Finger Tape for PIPJ Osteoarthritis

NCT02220374 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2017-08-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Oesteoarthritis of the joints of the finger(s) is a common problem. The first-line treatment involves pain killers taken either as tablets, gels, or patches. Secondly, some joints are amenable to injections of steroids and anaesthetic agents. Finally, as a last resort, some joints may be fused or replaced with prosthetic joints by Hand Surgeons. We are investigating whether supportive taping of the painful finger joint reduces pain and improves function, and whether this treatment could be used to substitute pain killers, injections or surgery. We hypothesise that supportive finger tape may improve pain, improve the stability of the joint and thereby improve day-to-day hand function too. We will investigate this through a two-group parallel randomised controlled trial whereby one group will receive the treatment taping and the other group will receive a theoretically placebo taping configuration. We will measure pain daily, hand function and adverse events.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Supportive Finger Tape

Dorsally applied elasticated tape may or may not improve the kinetics of the PIPJ and therefore reduce pain as well as improve function

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephen Southern, MBBS FRCS(Plast) · Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-30
Primary Completion
2016-06-01
Completion
2017-06-01

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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