Zapping away recurrence: radiation after Dupuytren's treatment put to the test
NCT ID NCT06330545
First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial investigates whether targeted radiation therapy can stop Dupuytren's contracture from coming back after a collagenase injection and release procedure. Adults aged 45 and older with a finger that cannot lie flat will receive two 5-day courses of radiation separated by a rest period. Researchers will track recurrence over three years to see if the radiation makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- radiation therapy after collagenase injection and release
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a way to prevent Dupuytren's contracture from recurring after standard treatment, reducing the need for repeat procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no control group, so results may not be definitive. Radiation carries risks of skin irritation and other side effects.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 95 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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45 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 45 or greater with DC * Extension deficit \>10 degrees * Unable to simultaneously place the affected finger and palm flat on a table. * Women included in the study will be post-menopausal or using contraception, and a pregnancy test will be performed as standard of care. * For patients who are having multiple CCH injections, only the first 2 joints on given hand will be included Exclusion Criteria: * Unsuccessful non-surgical release (\> N/1 disease) * They develop an open wound during CCH * Breast feeding or pregnancy * A chronic muscular, neurologic, or neuromuscular disorder affecting the hands. * Less than the age of 45 * They have previously undergone radiation on the hand in which they plan to get CCH injections * They are pregnant women, impaired adults or prisoners
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dartmouth Hitchcock
RECRUITINGLebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States
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