Partial Wrist Denervation Versus Self-managed Exercise Therapy in Patients with Wrist Osteoarthritis: a Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Procedure, Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
A randomized controlled trial comparing partial wrist denervation to a self-managed exercise therapy program in 140 patients with wrist osteoarthritis.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Age ≥ 18 years.
• Chronic wrist pain (≥6 months) due to Scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC) / Scaphoid non-union advanced collapse (SNAC) grade 1-3 osteoarthritis.
• Radiological signs of osteoarthritis on posteroanterior and lateral radiograph.
Locations
Other Locations
Sweden
Department of hand surgery, Malmo university hospital
RECRUITING
Malmo
Department of hand handsurgery, Södersjukhuset
RECRUITING
Stockholm
Contact Information
Primary
Elin Swärd, MD, PhD
elin.sward@regionstockholm.se
+4612360000
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-11-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-11-15
Participants
Target number of participants: 140
Treatments
Active_comparator: Self-managed exercise therapy program
Exercise program focusing on functional re-learning and strengthening of the musculoskeletal system with the aim to create a stable wrist that can be used in a pain-free manner in activities of daily living.
Active_comparator: Partial wrist denervation
AIN and PIN neurectomy through a dorsal approach as described by Berger (Berger, 1998).
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Karolinska Institutet