A prospective review of three extensor tendon rehabilitation regimes for zones V-VI

ISRCTN	ISRCTN47957342
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN47957342
Protocol serial number	N0143118853
Sponsor	Department of Health (UK)
Funder	West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Prospectively registered

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Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Mrs Nikki Burr
Scientific

Physiotherapy
Mount Vernon Hospital
Rickmansworth Road
Northwood, Middlesex
HA6 2RN
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)1923 844447
Email	Nikki.Burr@whht.nhs.uk

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	To review the results obtained from three rehabilitation regimes following extensor tendon injury and repair in zones V-VI.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Musculoskeletal Diseases: Tendon injury
Intervention	Randomised controlled investigation to standardise rehabilitation after four weeks repair using three different regimes for the four weeks treatment. 1. Volar splint immobilising the wrist in extension and the metacarpophalangeal (MCP), proximal interphalangeal (PIP) and distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints immobilised in a neutral (extended) position (Newport et al 1990) 2. Wrist and MCP joints immobilised in a volar splint allowing controlled mobilisation of the PIP and DIP joints (Dargan 1969, Slater et al 1997) 3. A static volar splint with wrist extended, MCP joints flexed and PIP and DIP joints flexed. The patient carries out controlled extension exercises from the splint (Sylaidas et al 1997).
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Baseline data for the hand therapy team to try and standardise the rehabilitation for this group.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	31/07/2004

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	60
Key inclusion criteria	From a group of 60 patients attending the hand therapy unit after undergoing extensor tendon repair in zones V-VI.
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/11/2002
Date of final enrolment	31/07/2004

Physiotherapy

Northwood, Middlesex
HA6 2RN
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/05/2005		Yes	No