Recruiting

Occupational Therapy

Sponsor:

Julie Nuelle

Code:

NCT06820528

Conditions

CMC Arthritis

Occupational Therapy

Hand Arthritis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Occupational Therapy

Home Exercise Program

Study Details

Brief summary:

The study is a randomized, controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of formal occupational therapy on outcomes following CMC arthroplasty

Conditions

CMC Arthritis

Occupational Therapy

Hand Arthritis

Study ID

NCT06820528

Start date

Apr 17, 2025

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Jan 1, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul 1, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients over the age of 18 years
  • Patients undergoing CMC Arthroplasty
  • Ability to read and write in English
  • Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients undergoing revision CMC arthroplasty
  • Acute traumatic dislocation of the CMC joint as indication for surgery
  • Concomitant treatment of MCP hyperextension

Study Design

Enrollment

180 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Occupational Therapy

Participants in this arm will receive weekly occupational therapy for 6 weeks

active comparator: Home Exercise

Participants in this arm will complete an informal home exercise program provided by their treating physician

Interventions

Occupational Therapy

Formal therapy with a certified hand therapist, weekly for 6 weeks

Home Exercise Program

A booklet on hand exercises to complete following surgery, including range of motion and strengthening exercises

Primary outcome measure

  • Kapandji Score [ Time Frame: 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, 1 year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Bryce T Fletcher, BS, CCRP

(573) 882-2663umhsorthoenroll@health.missouri.edu

Vicki Jones, MEd, CCRP

umhsorthoenroll@health.missouri.edu

Locations

University of Missouri - Columbia

Recruiting

Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65212

Contacts

Bryce Fletcher, BS, CCRP

(573) 882-2663umhsorthoenroll@health.missouri.edu

Principal Investigator:

Julia A.V. Nuelle, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Julie Nuelle

Last update posted

Jun 5, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • CMC Arthroplasty
  • Thumb Arthritis
  • Hand Therapy

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Julie Nuelle on 2026-06-05.