November 20, 2009
Institutional Review Board, Hospital for Special Surgery
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Before enrolling in a clinical trial or research study, the investigator will explain the purpose of the trial/study, its expected benefits, any possible risks or side effects, and what your role will be. If you want to join the trial/study, you must sign informed consent documents. You can leave a trial/study at any time without penalty.
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As subject population will be determined via retrospective chart review, we are not actively recruiting subjects.
Data will be collected by the co-investigators through a retrospective chart review
of all patients who have undergone an A1 or A2 pulley release surgical procedure
performed by the primary investigator and who present with a diagnosis of
Cerebral Palsy. Pre and post-operative active and passive flexion and extension of the MP and PIP joints will be compared, as well as pre and post-operative Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function scores, and joint position during activity.
N/A – we are not actively recruiting subjects.
Krystle Hearns MA, Co-Director of Research, CHArm Center
hearnsk@hss.edu
212.774.7519