This is a study involving people receiving care at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston Texas. We are studying people who have hand osteoarthritis (the most common form of arthritis that involves the hand) and testing treatments for the condition with the hope that we can help to improve hand pain as well as limit the damage that occurs related to the arthritis. People who choose to participate, are randomly assigned to one of two treatments, both expected to be helpful.
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Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for Pain in the More Symptomatic Hand That Includes the Most Symptomatic DIP Joint by 24 Weeks of Use of Traction Therapy With Standard of Care Treatment for Hand OA to Establish Efficacy of Traction Therapy.
Timeframe: 24 week follow up
The Primary Structure Endpoint Will be Change in Sum of the Kellgren and Lawrence Score of All Distal InterPhalangeal Joints in the Hand That Was Placed in an Orthosis Over 24 Weeks.
Timeframe: 24 week follow up