Results of the Treatment of Patients With Elbow Osteoarthritis

Tampere University Hospital100 enrolled

Overview

The study is a prospective case controlled clinical trial. The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of elbow arthroscopy in the treatment for osteoarthritis of the elbow when compared to conservative treatment.

Patients will be recruited at departments of hand surgery and orthopedic surgery outpatient clinics. The control group will be patients to whom the conservative treatment continues. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be asked to participate and sign the informed consent. Therefore the investigators have two treatment groups: group 1 who receives an elbow joint debridement arthroscopically without physiotherapy and group 2 who receives only conservative treatment with physiotherapy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Elbow Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Elbow arthroscopyPROCEDURE

Arthroscopic debridement, osteophyte excision, loose body extirpation is carried on to patients.

Conservative treatmentOTHER

Physiotherapy protocol is introduced to patients.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Symptomatic post-traumatic or primary osteoarthritis - mechanical locking and/or decreased range of motion ( \>30°) * Radiographic evidence of at least mild primary or post-traumatic osteoarthritis according to Broberg - Morrey classification symptoms lasting at least 6 months * Patients willingness to participate the study * All patients 18-80 ages Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with previous severe soft tissue trauma at elbow region ( crush, burns etc - the elbow joint problems are not joint specific) * Patients with crystal arthropathy or inflammatory arthritis * Patient refuses to participate the study * Patients with dementia or are institutionalized * Patients with severe substance addiction * Patient does not understand written and spoken guidance

Locations (3)

Central Finland Central Hospital

Jyväskylä, Finland

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Tampere University Hospital

Tampere, Finland

RECRUITING

Tampere University Hospital, Hatanpää

Tampere, Finland

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Quick DASH score

Time frame: 24 Months

Secondary Outcomes

VAS score

Time frame: 24 Months

Range of motion

Time frame: 24 Months

Central Contacts

Margit Karelson, MD

CONTACT

+358 3 311 66071 margit.karelson@pshp.fi

Antti Launonen, MD, PhD

CONTACT

+358 3 311 69595 antti.launonen@pshp.fi

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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