Ganglion Resection Effectiveness Trial
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorTampere University Hospital
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if surgery helps with wrist ganglions in adults. The main question it aims to answer is:
* Does surgery result in better patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction over a 6-months follow-up period?
Researchers will compare surgery to conservative treatment (self-administered exercises and use of the hand as tolerated) to see if surgery provides superior outcomes.
Participants will:
* Be randomly assigned to receive either surgery or conservative treatment * Complete questionnaires about wrist pain, function, quality of life, satisfaction, and recovery at 3, 6, and 12 months
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
wrist pain located in the ganglion area
diagnosis of ganglion of the wrist, based on clinical examination or imaging findings
age over 18 years
ability to fill out the Finnish or English version of the questionnaires
Disqualifiers
pregnant or breast feeding
other known wrist pathology that likely explains the pain
previous surgical treatments of the wrist
wrist ganglion presumed to be related to a work injury
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Open resection
- Arthroscopic resection
- Conservative treatment
Treatment groups
220 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Tampere University Hospital
Lead sponsor
Tampere University
Collaborator
Hospital Nova, Central Finland
Collaborator
National University Hospital, Singapore
Collaborator
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov