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Occupational Therapy-led Services for Adults Presenting Acutely With a Hand Condition

NCT06399614 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2025-10-01

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Summary

Traumatic hand injuries account for up to one third of acute hospital presentations. Current guidelines and standards of care recommend patients with hand trauma are seen by hand therapists, typically occupational therapists. The proposed study aims to explore the effectiveness of occupational therapy-led hand therapy services for the adult population presenting acutely to an injury unit or emergency department setting with a hand condition. The research project will consist of an analytical study, involving four different sites in Ireland to enrich findings, and to aid future service development. One site will be the comparison site, as it does not have access to occupational therapy, and will offer patients 'care as usual' upon attendance. Outcome measures will be used for all participants and will be completed at initial patient contact, at week eight and at six months. It is hoped the current proposed study will help shape future service development for those with hand injury including provision of evidence based occupational therapy assessment and intervention.

Conditions

  • Hand Injuries

Interventions

OTHER

Occupational Therapy-led Hand Therapy Service

Types of interventions provided by the therapist will include splinting, targeted exercises and activities, occupation-based intervention, edema management, scar management; desensitisation, functional tasks completion, and education. All interventions provided are within occupational therapists' scope of practice and are evidence based. Number of treatment sessions will be individualised to the patient and guided by stages of recovery.

OTHER

Care as usual

Care as usual group: Participants attending an emergency department of injury unit, do not have access to occupational therapy services and will undergo 'care as usual' in line with the services\' protocols and procedures. Care as usual involves standard nursing and medical care and may include: wound care, use of 'off the shelf' orthosis, education, and onward referral to other healthcare professionals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Limerick

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Damien Ryan · University of Limerick

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-11
Primary Completion
2025-11-30
Completion
2025-11-30

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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