A Prospective Randomized Trial of Static-Progressive Versus Dynamic Splinting for Post-Traumatic Elbow Stiffness

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Post-traumatic Stiff Elbows

In brief

Primary Question: "When splinting is used to improve motion in post-traumatic stiff elbows, is there a significant difference in gains in motion achieved between static progressive or dynamic splint approaches?" Secondary Question: "Is there a significant difference in patient compliance with static progressive versus dynamic splint use, and does this effect final ulnohumeral motion outcomes?"

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01241916

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

66

Starts

2003-08-01

Expected to finish

2010-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-07-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All adult patients with post-traumatic elbow contractures in the Hand and Upper Extremity Service at Massachusetts General Hospital are eligible to for enrollment in this study regardless of sex, race or ethnicity.

You may not qualify if…

• Only English speaking patients will be eligible for the study since questionnaires have not been validated in other languages.
• Vulnerable populations will not be recruited.

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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