Study Comparing SBS and LRTI for Treatment of CMC Arthritis

ConditionArthritis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age50+
SponsorFraser Orthopaedic Research Society

About this trial

A multi-center, randomized control trial comparing the two standard of care surgical treatments for CMC arthritis ; trapezial excision with or without soft tissue interposition and /or ligament reconstruction (LRTI) versus the suture button suspension arthroplasty (SBS). Patient reported outcomes will be collected at 6 and 6 weeks, 3, 6, and 12 months.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age fifty years or older

Isolated carpometacarpal (trapeziometacarpal) osteoarthritis

Failure to respond to non-operative management

Willing and able to consent on their own behalf and follow the protocol and clinical visits as described

Disqualifiers

Previous surgery for CMC arthritis

Duration of symptoms for less than 6 months

Greater than or equal to 30 degrees of ipsilateral metacarpophalangeal (MCP) hyperextension

Scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal (stage 4 CMC) arthritis

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • CMC Arthroplasty

Treatment groups

138 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups