Status:

RECRUITING

Variable Immobilization Protocol for Arthroplasty of the Carpometacarpal Joint of the Thumb

Lead Sponsor:

University of Chicago

Conditions:

Thumb Osteoarthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis (OA) is common, seen frequently in middle-aged and elderly women. While a variety of surgical treatments have been described with none superior to any other,...

Detailed Description

Thumb CMC OA is common, with radiographic prevalence ranging from 7% to 35% in the literature, with symptomatic OA affecting 2% to 6% of the population. There is predilection for involvement of the no...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \>= 40 years old
  • Patients undergoing arthroplasty of the first CMC joint including:
  • Trapeziectomy with LRTI
  • Simple Trapeziectomy
  • Suspensionplasty (suture vs. APL)

Exclusion

  • Patients \< 40 years of age
  • Patients who have undergone prior surgical procedures on the thumb base
  • Patients with history of prior procedure at the base of thumb, or those with plan for concomitant carpal tunnel release or thumb metacarpophalangeal (MCP) arthrodesis, will be excluded. Concomitant carpal tunnel surgery may skew outcome surveys, and an arthrodesis procedure will warrant a longer length of immobilization following procedure.
  • Those undergoing implant arthroplasty
  • Patients with a diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis
  • Patients with diagnosis of hypermobility syndrome

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 19 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 4 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04828954

Start Date

April 19 2021

End Date

August 4 2026

Last Update

August 7 2025

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University of Chicago Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637

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