Patient outcomes for finger fractures and joint injuries
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Cohort Study For Patient Outcomes In The Management Of Finger Fractures and Joint Injuries
IRAS ID
254090
Contact name
Alexia Karantana
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Nottingham
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 6 months, 30 days
Research summary
The rationale behind this study is that there is not a lot of evidence to guide the management of finger fractures/joint injuries and decisions are based on expert opinion. There is a lot of variation in practice.
This study aims to generate data on the management of finger fractures/joint injuries and to inform future randomised controlled trials in the field.
Patients will be recruited from fracture clinic at Queens Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham, consented and given questionnaires to fill in. The patients will be sent similar questionnaires at 6, 12 and 24 weeks. The questionnaires will focus on patient reported outcomes, i.e. issues that matter to patients themselves. The aim is to understand the patient recovery from the patients' point of view. One goal of this study is to calculate the improvement in clinical status at 6 months. This will help the development of future studies.
As part of this study, a nested Qualitative study will take place. 15-20 patients from the cohort will be invited for an interview. The interviews will be semi-structured. The questions will be about the patients' experience of recovery as well as their views on taking part in research.
At the end of the study, there will be one or two focus groups which will be an opportunity to discuss the research findings and clarify emergent issues that relate to future research in the field.REC name
West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/WM/0087
Date of REC Opinion
1 Apr 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion