Occupational Therapy-led Services for Adults Presenting Acutely With a Hand Condition

Traumatic hand injuries account for up to one third of acute hospital presentations. Current guidelines and standards of care recommend patients with hand trauma are seen by hand therapists, typically occupational therapists. The proposed study aims to explore the effectiveness of occupational therapy-led hand therapy services for the adult population presenting acutely to an injury unit or emergency department setting with a hand condition. The research project will consist of an analytical study, involving four different sites in Ireland to enrich findings, and to aid future service development. One site will be the comparison site, as it does not have access to occupational therapy, and will offer patients 'care as usual' upon attendance. Outcome measures will be used for all participants and will be completed at initial patient contact, at week eight and at six months. It is hoped the current proposed study will help shape future service development for those with hand injury including provision of evidence based occupational therapy assessment and intervention.

NCT Number	NCT06399614
Lead Sponsor	University of Limerick
Conditions	Hand Injuries
Enrollment	150 participants
Start Date	2024-01-11
Primary Completion	2025-11 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-11 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-10-01