Woodcasting Versus Thermoplast Splint in CMC Arthroplasty
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Woodcasting Splint, Control (Standard treatment).
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Carpometacarpal (CMC) Joint Arthritis. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Patient Satisfaction for Post-Operative Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty: Wood Casting Versus Thermoplastic Splint
Overview
This study is a prospective, randomized, nonblinded trial to evaluate patient preference in splints after having a carpometacarpal arthroplasty.
Detailed description
Patients undergoing carpometacarpal arthroplasty will be randomized into the woodcast or thermoplast splint after their surgery to see which is preferred using compliance and surveys.
Interventions
- Other Woodcasting Splint
This is the experimental group so we could see the outcomes and preference for patients using surveys and compliance scores - Other Control (Standard treatment)
Thermoplastic splints are standard of care treatment for patients after CMC arthroplasty. We will use the data from this group as the comparator to the experimental group.
Primary outcome measures
- Patient Satisfaction Score [Time frame: 6 Weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Waste [Time frame: 2 Weeks]
- Splint Satisfaction [Time frame: 6 Weeks]
- Splint Issues [Time frame: 6 Weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients over the age of 18 years old.
- Intact Medical Decision Making
- Eligible for Surgical Intervention
- Willing to comply with all aspects of the treatment and evaluation schedule over 6 weeks
Exclusion criteria
- Pregnant Women
- Deemed Unsuitable by Principal Investigator
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Florida Orthopaedic Institute — Tampa
Publications
- Nguyen T, Hung VT, Hancock JU, Bailey D, Hess AV, Doarn M. Evaluating Patient Compliance With Woodcast and Thermoplast Splints After Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Hand (N Y). 2026 Feb 8:15589447251415394. doi: 10.1177/15589447251415394. Online ahead of print. PMID 41656908
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06876350 · Study007574