An Open Label Trial for Treating Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis of the Thumb: Pilot Study

March 20, 2017 updated by: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
The purpose of this study is to find out if hyaluronan, an injectable medication for knee arthritis, also works for arthritis at the base of the thumb. This study will also evaluate how good ultrasound is at visualizing medication in the thumb joint. We are no longer recruiting for this part of the open label trial.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

32

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • Hospital for Special Surgery

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

45 years to 95 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Radiographic evidence of at least moderate narrowing (joint space < 1mm) or the presence of osteophytes or sclerosis at the Carpometacarpal joint
  • Patient complaint of unacceptable pain despite modification of activity, a trial of splinting and a therapeutic dose of NSAIDS
  • If bilateral disease, only the most severely involved hand, (as defined by VAS for pain), will be entered in the study.
  • Proficiency in English.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous bad injury to the thumb
  • Previous hand surgery on the study thumb
  • Known hand comorbidities (i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome, de Quervains Tenosynovitis etc)
  • Rheumatoid arthritis or lupus
  • Bleeding problems
  • Being on blood thinners (except aspirin)
  • Known allergies to any of the medications being used
  • Allergies to chicken products
  • Current use of oral steroids
  • Cancer that is not cured or in remission
  • Severe diabetes
  • A serious infection somewhere else in the subject's body

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Pilot Study of Hylan G-F 20
32 Subjects have received Synvisc Injections and followed for 6 months.
Device: Synvisc (hylan G-F20)
32 subjects in the pilot study have received 3 1ml injections of Synvisc intraarticular over the course of 3 weeks and then followed for 6 months post injection

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Outcome Measure
Time Frame: 26 weeks (6 months)
The DASH Outcome Measure is a 30-item, self-report questionnaire designed to measure physical function and symptoms in people with any of several musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb. Scores are transformed to a 0-100 scale, with a higher value indicating greater disability. The change in DASH (delta) over those 6 months was recorded.
26 weeks (6 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Visual Analog Scale for Pain
Time Frame: 26 weeks (6 months)
The visual analog scale for pain (VAS) is a test requiring a patient to indicate along a line how much pain they are experiencing between 0-100. A score of 100 indicates the maximum possible pain level and a score of 0 indicates no pain. Scores are recorded as whole number integers. The change in VAS (delta) over those 6 months was recorded.
26 weeks (6 months)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Collaborators

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Genzyme, a Sanofi Company

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lisa Mandl, MD MPH, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 20, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 17, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 20, 2017

Last Verified

March 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 23034
  • 101584
  • Grant# K23AR050607-01

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