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Ganglion Resection Effectiveness Trial

Finland, Singapore220 participantsStarted 2026-01-13

Plain-language summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if surgery helps with wrist ganglions in adults. The main question it aims to answer is: * Does surgery result in better patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction over a 6-months follow-up period? Researchers will compare surgery to conservative treatment (self-administered exercises and use of the hand as tolerated) to see if surgery provides superior outcomes. Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to receive either surgery or conservative treatment * Complete questionnaires about wrist pain, function, quality of life, satisfaction, and recovery at 3, 6, and 12 months

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * wrist pain located in the ganglion area * diagnosis of ganglion of the wrist, based on clinical examination or imaging findings * age over 18 years * ability to fill out the Finnish or English version of the questionnaires Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant or breast feeding * other known wrist pathology that likely explains the pain * previous surgical treatments of the wrist * wrist ganglion presumed to be related to a work injury

What they're measuring

Patient-Rated Wrist/Hand Evaluation (PRWHE) pain score

Timeframe: 6 months follow-ups

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07162415

SponsorTampere University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2034-12

Contact for this trial

Lasse Linnanmäki, MD, PhD

+3583311611 lasse.linnanmaki@fimnet.fi

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