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NCT Number: NCT04312412

Outcome of the Treatment of Flexor Tendon Injuries

In order to gather enough data for meaningful statistics, a multicenter register of all flexor tendon repairs was established with surgical, clinical and rehabilitation patient data. The controlled active motion (CAM) protocol was administered in all patients after surgery. The purpose was to (i) measure surgery and therapy outcomes in the three centers and (ii) evaluate potential influencing factors on outcomes.

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Key information

Conditions

Finger Injuries Hand Injuries Tendon Injuries Tendon Injury - Hand Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hospital Zurich, Clinic of Reconstructive Surgery

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Maurizio Calcagni

CONTACT

[email protected]

vera beckmann

CONTACT

[email protected]

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Injury between 2014 and 2025
  • Flexor tendon injury of the fingers or thumb in zones 1-3

Exclusion criteria

  • No given consent
  • Concomitant injuries as fractures, large soft tissue injuries, replantation
  • Bony avulsion fracture of flexor tendon (Jersey finger)
  • Basic disease as rheumatoid diseases
  • Primary and secondary tendon reconstruction and tendon transfer

Treatment and study plan

Controlled active motion (CAM)

Procedure

Rehabilitation, post-surgery protocol

Primary outcomes

  1. Range of motion

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Total active motion

  2. Range of motion

    Time frame: 13 weeks

    Total active motion

  3. Range of motion

    Time frame: 26 weeks

    Total active motion

  4. Range of motion

    Time frame: 52 weeks

    Total active motion

  5. Grip or pinch strength

    Time frame: 13 weeks

    Strength

  6. Grip or pinch strength

    Time frame: 26 weeks

    Strength

  7. Grip or pinch strength

    Time frame: 52 weeks

    Strength

  8. Time return to work

    Time frame: 52 weeks

    off work time

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Bernadette Tobler

CONTACT

[email protected]

+41 31 632 85 54

Vera Beckmann-Fries

CONTACT

[email protected]

+41 44 255 51 24

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Zurich

Other

Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
  • University of Bern

Registry information

Official study title

Outcomes of Flexor Tendons Repair in Zones I-III From 2014-2025: a Swiss Multicenter Cohort Study

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2026
First posted
Mar 18, 2020
Registry last updated
Dec 13, 2021

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