Status:

RECRUITING

TRACE - Thumb Base Replacement Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis.

Lead Sponsor:

Karolinska Institutet

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis of the CMC-1 Joint

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Osteoarthritis in the base of the thumb is one of the most common forms of hand arthritis. It usually appears in middle age, particularly in women, and can cause significant pain and loss of function....

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Osteoarthritis in the thumb base. Radiological Eaton class 1-3 (Ladd et al. 2015).
  • Clinical signs of thumb base osteoarthritis: pain at palpation of the CMC-1 joint and pain during provocation/grinding test.
  • The inclusion criteria are identical to those of the control population.

Exclusion

  • Rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Ongoing infection in the hand or wrist.
  • History of gout or pseudogout in the hand.
  • Inability to co-operate with the follow-up protocol (language difficulties, severe psychiatric disorder, cognitive impairment, drug addiction).
  • Chronic pain syndrome / centralized pain.
  • Intra-articular corticosteroid injection in the affected joint within 3 months. -Eaton Littler class 4 (symptomatic STT joint osteoarthritis).
  • The previously described exclusion criteria are identical to those of the control population. In addition patients with severe deformation of the trapezium, to the extent that it is not possible to place a prosthetic cup, will be excluded.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2038

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07178223

Start Date

August 1 2025

End Date

December 31 2038

Last Update

September 23 2025

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Handkirurgiska kliniken Södersjukhuset

Stockholm, Sweden, 11883

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