Status:
RECRUITING
Upper Extremity Life Care Specialist (LCS)
Lead Sponsor:
Emory University
Collaborating Sponsors:
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
Conditions:
Upper Extremity Trauma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a randomized control trial aimed at learning more about LCS position and the value it provides to the patient's who have sustained upper extremity traumas.
Detailed Description
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male and female patients 18 years of age or older
- Orthopaedic trauma patients with an isolated upper extremity injury requiring surgery
- Informed consent obtained
- Working cellphone
Exclusion
- Enrolled in a study that does not permit co-enrollment
- Unlikely to comply with the follow-up schedule
- Unable to converse, read or write English at elementary school level
- Unlikely to complete surveys at home, access to phone
- Incarcerated
- Pregnant
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 17 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05422014
Start Date
October 17 2022
End Date
December 1 2025
Last Update
April 17 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303