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Contact the study team using the details below to take part. If there are no contact details below please ask your doctor in the first instance.
Mrs
Emma
Bamford
+44 (0)1332 786985
emma.bamford1@nhs.net
Miss
Hannah
Berntsson
+44 (0)114 222 8278
h.berntsson@sheffield.ac.uk
Miss
Hannah
Berntsson
+44 (0)114 222 8278
h.berntsson@sheffield.ac.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
Injuries and accidents
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Flexor tendons attach to the muscles in our forearms and give us the ability to bend our fingers. In the UK, more than 7000 people a year cut their flexor tendons. Without surgery to repair the tendons, the fingers would never bend and our hands would become useless. Following surgery, a 'made-to-measure' splint is needed to prevent the repaired tendon from re-rupturing. However, people who have had this operation have told us that wearing a splint is awkward and often means they can not work. They also told us that sometimes they do not wear their splint at all. There are currently three splints available on the NHS: long, short and mini. We do not know which of the three splints is best. The aim of the FIRST study is to determine which splint gives people the best chance of getting back their normal hand use, what is it like to wear each splint, if people wear these as instructed, and whether one splint is better value for money.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
2024 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38493121/ (added 18/03/2024)
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
1. Patients with associated fractures requiring fixation or additional splintage2. Tendon lacerations involving 3 or more fingers3. Revascularization surgery and/or digital nerve reconstructions requiring a nerve graft4. Presented for treatment more than 3 weeks following the original injury5. Patients unable to consent or comply with the rehabilitation regime, for example, due to cognitive, psychological or physical disabilities6. Co-enrolment in another hand trial
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Mrs
Emma
Bamford
+44 (0)1332 786985
emma.bamford1@nhs.net
Miss
Hannah
Berntsson
+44 (0)114 222 8278
h.berntsson@sheffield.ac.uk
Miss
Hannah
Berntsson
+44 (0)114 222 8278
h.berntsson@sheffield.ac.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
The study is sponsored by University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust and funded by National Institute for Health and Care Research; Grant Codes: NIHR133582.
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