An adaptive orthosis for hand osteoarthritis; a patient focus group v1

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  An adaptive orthosis for hand osteoarthritis; a patient focus group v1

• IRAS ID

  216045

• Contact name

  Angela Kedgley

• Contact email

  a.kedgley@imperial.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Imperial College London

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 8 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  The questionnaire and focus group will be used to gather information on patients' perspectives of their hand osteoarthritis (OA), current treatment(s) and opinions of splints and existing designs.
  This information will then be used in a subsequent project to inform the design of a new splint for the last joint in the finger (DIP).

• REC name

  North East - Tyne & Wear South Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  16/NE/0378

• Date of REC Opinion

  11 Nov 2016

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion