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CompletedNCT05102357Updated Nov 8, 2021

Scapholunate Ligament Partial Tears; Tear Localization, Extrinsic Ligament Injury Association and Conservative Treatment Responses Prior to Instability

An observational study in Scapholunate Ligament Partial Tears, sponsored by Istanbul Medipol University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-11-08.

Sponsored by Istanbul Medipol University Hospital · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
104
Ages
12 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate scapholunate ligament partial tears regarding tear localization, extrinsic ligament accompaniment in stable wrist and accordingly to scrutinize conservative treatment response.

Read the detailed description

Patients admitted with radial sided wrist pain without carpal instability were retrospectively evaluated. Scapholunate interosseous ligament (SLIOL) tear localization, grade of injury and associated extrinsic ligament injuries were examined on MRI. Patients treated conservatively and recalled at their first year for re-evaluation.

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Conditions studied

  • Scapholunate Ligament Partial Tears

Keywords

  • Scapholunate interosseous ligament, Extrinsic wrist ligaments, Carpal instability, MRI of wrist, Wrist ligamentous injury,
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In context

Lead sponsor

Istanbul Medipol University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 350 studies on the registry; 58 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

109 of 311 patients admitted with radial sided wrist pain had SLL and/or extrinsic ligament injury on MRI, 49,5% (n:55) were female, 50,5% (n:56) male with mean age 34 ± 10 (age range, 12-67 years).

Inclusion criteria

  • Scapholunate ligament Injury
  • Wrist Extrinsic Ligament Injury

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Scapholunate Dissociation
  • Radiological and clinical instable wrist
  • Carpal bone fracture
  • MRI imaging artefact
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
104 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • ProcedureConservative Treatment (splint)

    splint 6 weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in visual analog scale for pain, disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand questionnaire and Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation scores from baseline and at first year

    Visual analog scale for pain scored from 0 to 10, disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand questionnaire scored and Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation scores from from 0 to 100 were scaled at initial admission, before treatment and at their first year recruitment after treatment for assessment conservative treatment success.

    Time frame: Baseline and 1 year

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Study locations

1 site
  • Banu Karaalioğlu
    Başakşehi̇r, Istanbul, Turkey
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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 Nov 8, 2021, 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
NCT05102357
Lead sponsor
Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Responsible party
Banu Karaalioglu, MD (Principal Investigator, Istanbul Medipol University Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 1, 2021
Start date
Jan 1, 2019
Primary completion
Aug 1, 2021
Completion
Sep 1, 2021
Last update
Nov 8, 2021

Study contacts

Adnan Kara
study director · Medipol University Hospital Department of Orthopedics
Banu Karaalioğlu
principal investigator · Medipol University Hospital Department of Radiology

Oversight

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