Wrist Denervation Vs Exercise in Wrist Osteoarthritis
Key facts
- Where
- Malmö and Stockholm, SwedenSee the 2 sites
Where in Sweden
- Department of hand surgery, Malmo university hospitalMalmö, SwedenContact: Elisabeth Brogren, MD, PhDTaking people
- Department of hand handsurgery, SödersjukhusetStockholm, SwedenContact: Elin M Swärd, MD, PhDTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Karolinska Institutet
- Trial code
- NCT06098586
- Record updated
- 21 February 2025
- Original description
A randomized controlled trial comparing partial wrist denervation to a self-managed exercise therapy program in 140 patients with wrist osteoarthritis.Read full original descriptionShow less
Partial Wrist Denervation Versus Self-managed Exercise Therapy in Patients with Wrist Osteoarthritis: a Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial
A randomized controlled trial comparing partial wrist denervation to a self-managed exercise therapy program in 140 patients with wrist osteoarthritis.
Inclusion: Age ≥ 18 years; Chronic wrist pain (≥6 months) due to Scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC) / Scaphoid non-union advanced collapse (SNAC) grade 1-3 osteoarthritis; Radiological signs of osteoarthritis on posteroanterior and lateral radiograph.
Exclusion: Previous PIN or AIN neurectomy; Systemic or intra-articular glucocorticoids or intraarticular PRP or Hyaluronic acid injections in the affected joint within 3 months prior to enrollment; Ongoing infection; Rheumatoid arthritis or other chronic inflammatory arthritis; Symptomatic osteoarthritis in the distal radio-ulnar (DRU), Scapho-trapezio-trapezoid (STT) or thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joints; Inability to co-operate with the follow-up protocol.