Study of People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Require Joint Surgery in the Hand

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Conditions studied: Arthritis, Rheumatoid

In brief

A procedure called silicone metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty (SMPA) is sometimes used to treat knuckle deformity in the hands of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The purpose of this study is to compare the health outcomes of RA patients who choose to undergo SMPA surgery to RA patients who do not undergo surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00124254

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

170

Starts

2003-09-01

Expected to finish

2017-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-08-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis based on the diagnostic criteria of the American Rheumatology Association
• Able to complete questionnaires in English
• Sum of average metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar drift AND average metacarpophalangeal joint extensor lag of 50 degrees or greater

You may not qualify if…

• Severe medical condition precluding surgery
• Concomitant extensor tendon ruptures and metacarpophalangeal joint disease
• Other joint injury of the hand (e.g., swan-neck deformity, boutonniere deformity) requiring surgery
• Previous metacarpophalangeal joint replacement on their study hand
• Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) within the 3 months prior to study entry

Where it is running

• Curtis National Hand Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
• Pulvertaft Hand Centre — Derby, United Kingdom

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