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CompletedNCT04830917Updated Apr 21, 2022

Conservative Treatment of Mallet Finger Injury

An interventional study of Immobilization type for mallet injury in Conservatively Treated Mallet Finger Injury, sponsored by Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC, Fairfield. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-04-21.

Sponsored by Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC, Fairfield · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 3 years 11 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2017, registered Mar 2021).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
70
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Comparing outcomes of individuals treated with Kinesiotape and oval 8 versus quick cast for a conservatively managed mallet finger injury. Outcomes include DIP joint extension lag, patient satisfaction and function via the MHQ.

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Conditions studied

  • Conservatively Treated Mallet Finger Injury
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In context

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC, Fairfield as lead sponsor.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • determined by a physician to require conservative treatment for a mallet finger injury, at least 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • previous injury to the involved digit impacting ROM
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
70 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment with Kinesiotape and Oval 8

    Other: Immobilization type for mallet injury

  • Experimental
    Treatment with quick cast

    Other: Immobilization type for mallet injury

Interventions

  • OtherImmobilization type for mallet injury

    Method to hold the DIP joint in full extension to allow healing of terminal tendon injury/mallet injury

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Goniometric measurement of range of motion for distal interphalangeal joint extension lag at the involved digit

    Time frame: 12 weeks from injury

Secondary outcomes

  1. Goniometric measurement of range of motion for distal interphalangeal joint extension lag at the involved digit

    Time frame: 6 months post injury

  2. Brief Michigan Hand Outcome Questionnaire

    Time frame: 12 weeks from injury

  3. Brief Michigan Hand Outcome Questionnaire

    Time frame: 6 months post injury

  4. Satisfaction on a visual analog scale (0-10)

    Time frame: 12 weeks from injury

  5. Satisfaction on a visual analog scale (0-10)

    Time frame: 6 months post injury

  6. Goniometric measurement of range of motion deficit for distal interphalangeal joint flexion for involved digit

    Time frame: 12 week post injury

  7. Goniometric measurement of range of motion deficit for distal interphalangeal joint flexion for involved digit

    Time frame: 6 months post injury

  8. Pain according to a numeric pain rating scale (0-10/10)

    Time frame: 12 weeks after injury

  9. Pain according to a numeric pain rating scale (0-10/10)

    Time frame: 6 months post injury

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Study locations

1 site
  • Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC
    Fairfield, Connecticut 06825, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 21, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04830917
Lead sponsor
Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC, Fairfield
Responsible party
Lori Algar (Hand therapist/occupational therapist, Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC, Fairfield) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 5, 2021
Start date
Apr 24, 2017
Primary completion
Apr 28, 2021
Completion
Apr 28, 2021
Last update
Apr 21, 2022

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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