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Buddy Tape vs. Splint for Metacarpal Shaft Fracture Recovery

ConditionNon-thumb Metacarpal Shaft Fracture
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Sud Francilien

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to see if buddy tape can treat shaft fracture of hand long fingers as well as splint.

The main question it aims to answer is: Two months after the fracture, are the hand activities as good with buddy taping as with splint? Researchers will compare buddy tape group to splint group to see if the strength of the arm is not lower with buddy tape.

Participants will attend 4 visits after receiving either buddy tape or splint, to control their hand strength and the correct healing of their franture.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Adult patient

Fingers 2 to 5 metacarpal shaft fracture, little or no displacement

Tilt less than or equal to thirty degrees

No rotation disorder

Disqualifiers

Surgical treatment indicated

Patient pregnant or likely to be pregnant

Patient who does not speak or understand French

Subject under guardianship or curatorship

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • buddy tape

    Device

    Buddy-taping a finger dynamically splints one finger to an adjacent, uninjured finger.

  • splint

    Device

    Short arm splint immobilize and maintain stability of the injured finger, the hand is immobilized in the intrinsic plus position with syndactyly of the injured finger and adjacent finger

Treatment groups

96 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: buddyExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: splintActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Quick Dash

Auto questionnaire evaluating the disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand

Time frame
day 60

Secondary outcomes

1

clamp force

Clamp force deficit measured by a hydraulic hand dynamometer

Time frame
day 0,15,30,60 and 90
2

Grip force

Grip force deficit measured by a hydraulic hand dynamometer

Time frame
day 0,15,30,60 and 90
3

TPM

Total passive motion measured with a digital goniometer

Time frame
day 0,15,30,60 and 90
4

TAM

Total active motion measured with a digital goniometer

Time frame
day 0,15,30,60 and 90

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien

Lead sponsor

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