Surgery for Thumb Base Osteoarthritis: Joint Replacement vs. Trapeziectomy
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Thumb Osteoarthritis
Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis
Carpometacarpal (CMC) Joint Arthritis
Basal Thumb Osteoartrithis
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 40 – 80
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 84 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the surgical method with total joint arthroplasty, (TOUCH joint prosthesis), is as good as or better than the traditional surgical method, trapezectomy, to treat thumb base joint osteoarthritis.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does surgery with total joint arthroplasty provide better power grip and pinch grip strength compared to tradition…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 40-80 years at inclusion
* CMC-joint osteoarthritis grade 1-3 (Eaton-Littler classification)
* Rest pain or pain reducing hand function with indication for surgery
* Insufficient relief from non-operative treatment for ≥3 months (orthosis, OTC analgesics, cortisone injecti…
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