Clinical Trial Comparing Volar, Dorsal, and Custom Thermoplastic Splinting in the Treatment of Acute Mallet Finger

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

77

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2005

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2008

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2008

Conditions
Mallet Finger
Interventions
DEVICE

Volar aluminum splint

Alumafoam strip with padding removed, placed on the VOLAR aspect of the digit spanning the middle and distal phalanges only.

DEVICE

Dorsal aluminum splint

Alumafoam strip with padding removed, placed on the DORSAL aspect of the digit spanning the middle and distal phalanges only.

DEVICE

Custom thermoplastic

Customized thermoplastic splint with circumferential contact proximal to the joint and volar contact distal to the joint. This is a similar design to the original Stack splint, except that it is custom molded.

Trial Locations (1)

V6Z 1Y6

St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation

OTHER

lead

St. Paul's Hospital, Canada

OTHER

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