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Optional Follow-up Visits for Common, Low-risk Arm Fractures

6. april 2015 opdateret af: David C. Ring, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Many common arm fractures have an excellent prognosis with little more than symptomatic treatment. When studying these fractures, investigators find that a substantial number of patients do not attend follow-up appointments. The difficulty of maneuvering in big cities, the cost of parking, the co-pay for the visit and the wait times for x-ray and doctor are all inconveniences that some patients might prefer to avoid. Building on prior research, it is appropriate to offer patients with common minor upper extremity fractures that have an excellent prognosis optional follow-up after the first visit. The plan would be to be available by phone, email and subsequent appointment at the patient's discretion if they felt that the recovery was off course. Benefit to individual participants is unlikely. The study will benefit the society as a whole, by providing a better understanding of these common fractures. It can also affect the economics of our health system by avoiding further follow-up appointments.

Primary null hypothesis: There is no difference in patient outcome 2-6 months after injury between patients that return for a second visit, and patients that do not.

Secondary null hypothesis: There is no difference in patient satisfaction 2-6 months after injury between patients that return for a second visit, and patients that do not.

Studieoversigt

Status

Afsluttet

Betingelser

Detaljeret beskrivelse

This study will employ a prospective, non-randomized design. After the questionnaires are filled the patients choose whether or not to schedule a second appointment for evaluation of their fracture: The first group will be scheduled for a second visit (standard treatment). The alternative (Optional follow-up) will be to take a handout describing the recovery and providing instructions for how to contact us should they get off course.

Since it is up to the subject to decide whether or not he or she wants a second appointment or the brochure, it is observational rather than interventional.

Evaluation: 2-6 months after injury all patients (independent of group) will be contacted by either phone or email by a blinded research assistant and asked to provide the following: pain with NRS (scale 0-10); three satisfaction questions; disability with use of Quick DASH; and if they returned to modified and regular work.

Patients in the standard group A will return to the Hand and Upper Extremity Service for their usual practice follow-up examination 1-3 months after treatment.

Undersøgelsestype

Observationel

Tilmelding (Faktiske)

120

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiesteder

  • Forenede Stater
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, Forenede Stater, 02114
        • Hand Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

Deltagelseskriterier

Forskere leder efter personer, der passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kaldet berettigelseskriterier. Nogle eksempler på disse kriterier er en persons generelle helbredstilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

18 år og ældre (Voksen, Ældre voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ingen

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Prøveudtagningsmetode

Ikke-sandsynlighedsprøve

Studiebefolkning

All adult, English-speaking patients presenting to our outpatient clinic, that meet the inclusion criteria for this study will be invited to enroll at the time of the first visit at the outpatient clinic.

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adult (>18 years)
  • English-speaking
  • fracture with an excellent prognosis such as:
  • nondisplaced mallet fracture
  • stable, well-aligned metacarpal fracture
  • all small finger metacarpal neck fractures
  • non- or minimally displaced distal radius fracture treated in a removable splint
  • isolated minimally displaced radial head fracture involving the radial neck or part of the articular surface

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnant women
  • no written informed consent

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

Kohorter og interventioner

Gruppe / kohorte
Standard treatment
This study will employ a prospective, non-randomized design. After the questionnaires are filled the patients choose whether or not to schedule a second appointment for evaluation of their fracture: The first group will be scheduled for a second visit (standard treatment) as our daily practice after 1-3 months. They will be contacted after 2-6 months either by phone or email and will complete again some questionnaires (Quick DASH, satisfaction, return to work).
Optional follow-up group
The alternative (Optional follow-up group) will be to take a handout describing the recovery and providing instructions for how to contact us should they get off course. The questionnaires will be repeated either by phone or email in 2-6 months.

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Disability with use of Quick DASH
Tidsramme: Change from baseline at enrollment to follow-up at 2-6 months

The Disabilities of Arm Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire is used frequently in hand and upper extremity research to assess disability. The Quick DASH is the short version of the DASH consisting of 11 questions.

http://www.dash.iwh.on.ca/system/files/quickdash_questionnaire_2010.pdf
Change from baseline at enrollment to follow-up at 2-6 months

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Satisfaction
Tidsramme: Change from baseline at enrollment to follow-up at 2-6 months
The investigators measure the overall current patient satisfaction with an ordinal scale from 0 to 10, 0 being completely dissatisfied, 10 being completely satisfied.
Change from baseline at enrollment to follow-up at 2-6 months

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: David Ring, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Publikationer og nyttige links

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Generelle publikationer

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart

1. juli 2012

Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)

1. januar 2015

Studieafslutning (Faktiske)

1. januar 2015

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

27. marts 2012

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

20. april 2012

Først opslået (Skøn)

24. april 2012

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)

7. april 2015

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

6. april 2015

Sidst verificeret

1. april 2015

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

Nøgleord

Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår

Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • 2012P000632

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