Clinical Trial: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Night Orthosis in Treating Women With Symptomatic Osteoarthritis in the Interphalangeal Joint of the Dominant Hand

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Night Orthosis in Treating Women With Symptomatic Osteoarthritis in the Interphalangeal Joint of the Dominant Hand

Brief Summary: Evaluation of the effectiveness of using a night orthosis for II and III or fingers of the dominant hand in women diagnosed with symptomatic osteoarthritis compared to a control group.

Detailed Summary:

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of using a night orthosis for II and III or fingers of the dominant hand in women diagnosed with symptomatic osteoarthritis compared to a control group.

Methods: Through a randomized controlled clinical trial with blind assessment and follow-up of six months. Fifty-Two participants were randomized into two groups: group orthosis and control, and made a night orthosis II and or III fingers, thermoplastic will be used as a treatment for participants orthosis group. The participants underwent four evaluations at time 0, 45 days, 90 days and 180 days after its inclusion in the study. The variables studied were: the visual analog scale of pain, grip and pinch strength, questionnaires Cochin and Australian/Canadian Hand Osteoarthritis Index and functional Pick-up test.


Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo

Current Primary Outcome: Change in Pain [ Time Frame: T0 (inclusion), T45( 45 days after inclusion), T90 (90 days after inclusion) and T180 (180 days after inclusion) ]

Pain was assessed using the visual analog scale ranging from 0 cm to 10 cm


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

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Information By: Federal University of São Paulo

Dates:
Date Received: May 23, 2016
Date Started: May 30, 2016
Date Completion:
Last Updated: April 10, 2017
Last Verified: April 2017