Wrist Denervation Vs Exercise in Wrist Osteoarthritis
ConditionOsteoarthritis Wrist
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorKarolinska Institutet
About this trial
A randomized controlled trial comparing partial wrist denervation to a self-managed exercise therapy program in 140 patients with wrist osteoarthritis.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥ 18 years.
Chronic wrist pain (≥6 months) due to Scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC) / Scaphoid non-union advanced collapse (SNAC) grade 1-3 osteoarthritis.
Radiological signs of osteoarthritis on posteroanterior and lateral radiograph.
Disqualifiers
Previous PIN or AIN neurectomy.
Rheumatoid arthritis or other chronic inflammatory arthritis.
Symptomatic osteoarthritis in the distal radio-ulnar (DRU), Scapho-trapezio-trapezoid (STT) or thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joints.
Ongoing infection.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Self-managed exercise therapy program
- Partial wrist denervation
Treatment groups
140 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov