Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:32 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:32 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02536157
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. All stable volar plate injuries.
2. Aged 16 and older.
3. Male and female.
4. Acute presentation within 2 weeks of injury.
5. All ethnic groups speaking English.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Vulnerable patient groups or those lacking capacity.
2. Previous injury or pathology involving the same digit.
3. Surgical intervention
4. Unstable proximal interphalangeal joint.
5. Concomitant tendon or additional bony injury outside the traditional Eaton classification types of volar plate injury.
6. The DASH outcome measure is available and validated in 27 languages. However, those who do not speak/understand English well will unfortunately be excluded. This is an educational project and therefore there is no funding to use a translator service.
7. Volar plate injuries are just as common in children and teenagers as adults. But under 16s will be excluded from this study as the DASH questionnaire has only been assumed valid in adults. There is no research investigating its use in younger age-groups.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
16 Years
Study:
NCT02536157
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02536157