Buddy Tape vs. Splint for Metacarpal Shaft Fracture Recovery
ConditionNon-thumb Metacarpal Shaft Fracture
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Sud Francilien
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to see if buddy tape can treat shaft fracture of hand long fingers as well as splint.
The main question it aims to answer is: Two months after the fracture, are the hand activities as good with buddy taping as with splint? Researchers will compare buddy tape group to splint group to see if the strength of the arm is not lower with buddy tape.
Participants will attend 4 visits after receiving either buddy tape or splint, to control their hand strength and the correct healing of their franture.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Adult patient
Fingers 2 to 5 metacarpal shaft fracture, little or no displacement
Tilt less than or equal to thirty degrees
No rotation disorder
Disqualifiers
Surgical treatment indicated
Patient pregnant or likely to be pregnant
Patient who does not speak or understand French
Subject under guardianship or curatorship
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- buddy tape
- splint
Treatment groups
96 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov