Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Data Repository

November 19, 2025 updated by: Neal Chung-Jen Chen, Massachusetts General Hospital
The purpose of this research is to investigate multiple facets of non-traumatic and traumatic orthopaedic health issues. Studies under this protocol will investigate a variety of research questions concerning traumatic and non-traumatic health issues in the Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Service.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

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
        • Massachusetts General Hospital

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

All adult patients presenting to the orthopaedic hand and upper extremity service for a traumatic or non-traumatic issue

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Over 18 years
  • Patients presenting to the Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Service for traumatic or non-traumatic issues
  • English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Under 18 years
  • Vulnerable population

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Data Repository Group
All adults presenting to the hand and upper extremity service at Massachusetts General Hospital.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Quick-DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Quick Questionnaire)
Time Frame: Day 1
The short form of the Disabilities of Arm Shoulder and Hand to assess upper extremity disability. The scale range is from 0-100, where 0 is no difficulty performing tasks and 100 is the most difficulty or unable to complete any tasks.
Day 1

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Neal Chen, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

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 (Actual)

April 18, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 5, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

October 15, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 2, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 2, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

June 6, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

November 24, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 19, 2025

Last Verified

November 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2017P000694

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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