Denervation for Osteoarthritis in the PIP-joint Efficacy Study (DOPS)
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Osteoarthritis Finger
Surgery
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 90 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of a surgical and a non-surgical treatment method in patients with osteoarthritis in the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Are the treatments effective?
* Is the surgical treatment more effective than the non-surgical treatment? Participants will receive surgical treatment (PIP joint denervat…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age ≥ 18 years.
* Chronic symptomatic osteoarthritis in the PIP-joint.
* Radiological signs of osteoarthritis on posteroanterior and lateral radiographs assessed by the Kellgren-Lawrence classification (grade II-IV) (Kellgren \& Lawrence, 1957).
* Clinical signs of PIP-joint a…
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