Pin or splint? new study settles mallet finger debate
NCT ID NCT07560137
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two treatments for mallet finger fractures, a common fingertip injury. 62 adults were randomly assigned to receive either a pin surgery or a splint. Researchers measured finger movement, function, and bone healing over time to see which approach works better.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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62 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 65 years * Acute mallet fracture (≤ 3 weeks from injury) * Fracture fragment involving 20-50% of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint articular surface Exclusion Criteria: * Open fractures * Chronic mallet fractures (\> 3 weeks from injury) * Fracture fragment involving more than 50% of the DIP joint articular surface * Open physes * Inability to complete 12-month follow-up
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Haseki Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Sultangazi, 34265, Turkey (Türkiye)