Hand Therapy or Not Following Collagenase Treatment for Dupuytren's Contracture?
Dupuytren Disease of Palm and Finger, With Contracture
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Dupuytren Disease of Palm and Finger, With Contracture focused on measuring Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Hand Therapy, ADL, COPM, URAM, ROM, Hand exercise, Scar, Oedema, Splint, Orthosis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients treated with collagenase injection and extension procedure for Dupuytren's contracture
Exclusion Criteria:
- earlier injury or treatment for Dupuytren's contracture in the same finger
- patients not capable of following a therapy program
- before randomisation: infection or an allergic reaction to the drug or Complex regional pain syndrome arising
- earlier participation in the same study makes the participant not eligible to be included once more when treated in the other hand.
Sites / Locations
- Haukeland University Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
No Intervention
Hand therapy MCPJ affected
Hand therapy PIPJ affected
Control group MCPJ affected
Control group PIPJ affected
40 participants With Dupuytren's contracture with only the Metacarpophalangeal joints affected, receiving hand therapy after collagenase injection and extension treatment. Hand therapy: edema control, wound and scar treatment, splinting, exercises for hand, exercise through activities of daily living.
40 participants With Dupuytren's contracture with the proximal interphalangeal joint involved, receiving hand therapy after collagenase injection and extension treatment. Hand therapy: edema control, wound and scar treatment, splinting, exercises for hand, exercise through activities of daily living. Possible additional splint and exercises specifically for the PIPJ extension.
40 participants With Dupuytren's contracture with only the Metacarpophalangeal joints affected. No treatment after the collagenase injection and extension treatment.
40 participants With Dupuytren's contracture with only the Metacarpophalangeal joints affected. No treatment after the collagenase injection and extension treatment.