Splinting versus unrestricted early mobilisation of hand fractures

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  A Randomised Controlled Trial comparing splinting with unrestricted early mobilisation of internally fixed metacarpal and phalangeal fractures

• IRAS ID

  204271

• Contact name

  Sonja Cerovac

• Contact email

  scerovac@doctors.org.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 5 months, 27 days

• Research summary

  This is a randomised controlled trial looking at the different ways patients with hand fractures that have required an operation to securely fix the broken bones (open reduction internal fixation) can be managed after the operation. There are two arms to the study: 1 group of patients will have their hand immobilised after the operation with a cast, 1 group will freely mobilise without a cast. We will compare outcomes in the two groups.

• REC name

  London - South East Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  17/LO/0910

• Date of REC Opinion

  20 Jun 2017

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion