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This feasibility and non-randomized comparison study explores the possible benefits of splint design and production by 3D-printing in a clinical setting and looks at splint users' experiences with customizable 3D-printed finger splints compared to conventionally made splints. Fifty participants with a hyperextended finger condition are assigned by researcher to either an interventional group (customizable 3D-printed finger splint) or a control group (conventional thermoplastic finger splint). Participants will wear assigned splint for 1 month. Functional status and satisfaction with splint will be assessed at the end of the 1-month duration in the form of surveys on satisfaction and functional status participants will be asked to complete. The findings will contribute to evidence that customizable 3D-printed finger splints can serve as a feasible, cost-effective option to improve patient satisfaction and functional status. It will further justify the need for the application of 3D-printing in a clinical setting.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| 3D-Printed Finger Splints | Experimental | Participants who wear the experimental customizable 3D-printed finger splints |
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| Conventional Finger Splints | Active Comparator | Participants who wear the control, conventionally made finger splints |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| 3D-Printed Finger Splints | Device | The intervention is wearing a novel finger splint produced by a 3D-printer |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Modified Version of Orthotics and Prosthetics User Survey - Satisfaction with Device | A modified version of a Self-report questionnaire which measures participants satisfaction with assigned splint device | 1 month |
| Modified Version of Orthotics and Prosthetics User Survey - Functional Status | A modified version of a Self-report questionnaire which measures participants' functional status during the duration of time wearing assigned finger splint device | 1 month |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Swedish Hospital Part of NorthShore University HealthSystems | Chicago | Illinois | 60625 | United States | ||
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| Conventional Finger Splints | Device | This intervention is wearing a finger splint produced by a conventional method using thermoplastic material typically used in a clinical setting |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystem |
| Evanston |
| Illinois |
| 60201 |
| United States |