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Behavioral Modification for Metacarpal Fractures

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Research Sponsored by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 weeks
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Study Summary

This Study is being done because the investigators would like to know if pain and hand function after having a boxer's fracture differs between being treated with supportive splinting or without splinting, but with behavioral modifications.

Eligible Conditions
  • Metacarpal Fractures

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
hand function
Secondary outcome measures
Grip strength

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: SplintExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients will be provided instructed to use a tensor bandage as well as specific behaviours to prevent movement of the injured part of the hand.
Group II: Behavioral ModificationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients are given a removable plaster/fiberglass splint with a tensor bandage underneath
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Splint
2005
Completed Phase 2
~150
Behavioral Modification
2012
N/A
~80

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreLead Sponsor
656 Previous Clinical Trials
1,551,402 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Comparing Short-term Function and Pain After No Treatment or Splinting for Boxer's Fracture
2014. "Comparing Short-term Function and Pain After No Treatment or Splinting for Boxer's Fracture". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02547181.
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