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Preoperative Serial Casting, Education, and Therapy for Dupuytren's Contracture

NCT07024576 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2025-06-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

We are running a small study to test whether a special type of therapy - including casting, stretching, and massage - might help improve recovery after Dupuytren's Fasciectomy.

The study is taking place at Dorset County Hospital and will involve people who are already scheduled for surgery and have a permanent bend of 30 degrees or more in the middle joint of one or more fingers.

The therapy will be given before surgery to see if it helps people get a better result afterwards.

We want to find out:

* Who would be suitable to take part in a future, larger study
* Which results are most important to measure (like finger movement or grip strength)
* How many people complete the full therapy and follow-up We'll also speak to patients and healthcare professionals to understand how acceptable and practical this therapy is.

The goal is to see whether it's possible and worthwhile to run a larger study in the future, to find out if pre-surgery therapy can become a helpful part of treatment for people undergoing Dupuytren's Fasciectomy.

Conditions

  • Dupuytren&Amp;#39;s Contracture
  • Dupuytren&Amp;#39;s Fasciectomy
  • Dupuytren&Amp;#39;s Disease

Interventions

OTHER

Preoperative casting intervention

A serial casting intervention protocol involving the application of heat, stretching, and massage before casting. This is repeated weekly for four weeks, with the cast removed and reapplied each time to promote gradual elongation of restricted tissue.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Bournemouth University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Timothy Crook · Dorchester County Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-30
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-09-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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