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First received: December 23, 2022

Clinical Trial: The THumb Osteoarthritis Exercise TriAl

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Thumb Osteoarthritis

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: The THumb Osteoarthritis Exercise TriAl (THETA); a Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial on Exercise Therapy With an Orthosis Compared to an Orthosis Alone in Patients With Thumb Base Osteoarthriti

Brief Summary: Summary:OBJECTIVE(S)/RESEARCH QUESTION(S) Does an orthosis combined with exercise therapy results in less pain and less conversion to surgery than an orthosis alone in patients with first carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (CMC-1 OA), at three months and one year after the start of treatment?HYPOTHESIS We hypothesize that the orthosis + exercise therapy group has less pain and conversion to surgery will be lower than the orthosis group.STUDY DESIGN Randomized controlled multicenter trial STUDY…

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