Evaluation of Hand Assessments in Children With Severe Hand Burns

February 29, 2012 updated by: Mary Jo Baryza, Massachusetts General Hospital
This study is designed to see if some tests of hand movement, strength, and function are valid for children with burns.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Children will be given a battery of tests to determine the validity of these measures for children with severe hand burns. The tests include:

  • Pinch and grip strength;
  • Stereognosis;
  • Speed of manipulation using the Nine Hole Peg Test, Box & Blocks Test, and the Moberg Pickup Test;
  • Measurement of Range of Motion of the wrist and fingers.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

3

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
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Shriners Hospitals for Children - Boston

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

5 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Third degree brns to one or both hands
  • All areas closed
  • Age between 5 and 18 years old
  • English or Spanish speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous hand condition
  • Unable to follow 2 step directions

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: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: All study participants
Children with hand burns
Behavioral: Functional hand tests
Chilren were tested after healed hand burns for functional ability.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Blocks & Box (Standardized Test).
Time Frame: Baseline
Children are asked to move as many blocks as possible from one box to another in one minute. The number of blocks moved is the score.
Baseline
Range of Motion, Total Active Motion (TAM)
Time Frame: Baseline
Subjects' degrees of hand motion are measured by a trained therapist and recorded. Total Active Motion is a measure of finger range of motion that can be used to predict functional movement of the hand. The TAM is the sum of the degrees of active motion of each of the three joints of the fingers, and two joints of the thumb. For this study we also included wrist motion. Full TAM is 1,455 degrees of motion.
Baseline
Grip Strength
Time Frame: Baseline
This is a measure of grip strength in pounds using a dynamometer. The subject squeezes the dynamometer as hard as possible for three trials separated by a short rest. The mean of the three trials is the score.
Baseline
Moberg Pickup Test
Time Frame: Seconds to pick up all 12 objects
The child picks up 12 small objects such as a coin, safety pin and paper clip one at a time and puts them in a container. The time in seconds to complete the task is the score.
Seconds to pick up all 12 objects

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborators

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mary Jo Baryza, MS, PT, PCS, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Boston

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 9, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 9, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

August 15, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 28, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 29, 2012

Last Verified

February 1, 2012

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2006-P000388/3

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