This study is a prospective, randomized, nonblinded trial to evaluate patient preference in splints after having a carpometacarpal arthroplasty.
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
26
This is the experimental group so we could see the outcomes and preference for patients using surveys and compliance scores
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.
Florida Orthopaedic Institute
Tampa, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGPatient Satisfaction Score
The satisfaction survey consists of three questions totaling 15. The minimum value is a 1, while the maximum value is 15. A higher score indicating highest satisfaction.
Time frame: 6 Weeks
Waste
Each splint group creates waste for the fabrication and molding for each patient which will be recorded by the clinical research coordinator and weighed out.
Time frame: 2 Weeks
Splint Satisfaction
Patient will have three questions totaling 15 with the higher score indicating highest satisfaction.
Time frame: 6 Weeks
Splint Issues
A single question will be filled out by patients on a scale of 1-5 with a score of 5 indicating a lot of issues with their splint.
Time frame: 6 Weeks
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