Thumb arthritis surgery: is in-clinic therapy needed?
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial compares recovery after thumb joint surgery with or without in-clinic physical therapy. It aims to see if patients can recover just as well with home exercises alone, which could reduce travel and costs.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are scheduled for thumb CMC joint replacement surgery (CMC arthroplasty).
- You can read and understand English.
- You are able to give your informed consent to participate.
- This is not a repeat surgery for the same thumb joint.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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