Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0106149420
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Which is the best surgical treatment of carpometacarpal osteoarthritis of the thumb?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Osteoarthritis of the thumb
Intervention
1. Trapeziectomy
2. Trapeziectomy and flexor carpi radialis suspension
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Patient satisfaction and range of movement
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
02/04/1998
Overall trial end date
31/12/2004
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
60 patients with types III and IV osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
60
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
02/04/1998
Recruitment end date
31/12/2004
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Consultant Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon
Cheltenham
GL53 7AN
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Gloucestershire Research and Development Consortium (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
2007 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17399871
Publication citations
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Results
Field J, Buchanan D, To suspend or not to suspend: a randomised single blind trial of simple trapeziectomy versus trapeziectomy and flexor carpi radialis suspension., J Hand Surg Eur Vol, 2007, 32, 4, 462-466, doi: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2007.02.005.