Alternatives to Hand Therapy for Hand Surgery Patients

Patients will be asked to use a mobile phone app to conduct their hand therapy after having hand surgery.

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Ganglion Cysts; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Distal Radius Fracture; Trigger Finger; Finger Fracture; De Quervain Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Mobile App

Detailed Description

Patients who are undergoing the included procedures will be informed of the study & consented. They will be given information on how to download the app & input their surgery date. The app will guide the patient through various hand therapy exercises and ask them to record their QuickDASH, PSFS and VAS Pain weekly.

• Study Type: Observational

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Redwood City, California, United States, 94063
      • Stanford Health Care

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

patients presenting to a single hand surgery clinic

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients undergoing the following procedures: carpal tunnel release, trigger finger release, distal radius fracture fixation, de quervains release, cyst excision, finger fracture fixation
• smart phone that is compatible with the app

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Study Group; All patients will be given information about a mobile app to use during the recovery period to assist with hand therapy activities	Other: Mobile App; a mobile app that demonstrates hand therapy exercises

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
QuickDASH	The QD is a short form of the DASH, which measures disability of the arm, shoulder and hand. it is scored 0-100, with higher scores indicating higher disability	once a week for 6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Patient Specific Functional Scale	the PSFS is a validated measure of disability, that is scored on a 0-10 scale with lower scored indicating higher disability.	once a week for 6 weeks
VAS Pain	VAS pain is a validated measure of pain, scored 0-10, with higher scores indicating higher pain	once a week for 6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Stanford University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Robin N Kamal, MD, Stanford University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 12, 2019
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 17, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 17, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): December 19, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 6, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 30, 2021
• Last Verified: July 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Nervous System Diseases; Neoplasms; Wounds and Injuries; Disease; Cysts; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Connective Tissue Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Mononeuropathies; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Median Neuropathy; Nerve Compression Syndromes; Cumulative Trauma Disorders; Sprains and Strains; Mucinoses; Tendinopathy; Arm Injuries; Forearm Injuries; Tendon Entrapment; Syndrome; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Fractures, Bone; Radius Fractures; Ganglion Cysts; Trigger Finger Disorder
• Other Study ID Numbers: 47777

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