# Restoration of Thumb Strength and Function in Basal Joint Arthritis: A Comparative Effectiveness Trial (RESTART)

> **NCT04458584** · — · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center** · enrollment: 165 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Osteoarthritis Thumb

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction (I; LRTI)
- **PROCEDURE:** Trapeziectomy with suture suspensionplasty (II; SS)
- **PROCEDURE:** Arthroscopic Trapeziectomy (III; AT)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04458584
- **Lead sponsor:** Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2020-06-29
- **Primary completion:** 2026-06-30
- **Final completion:** 2026-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 165 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-04-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04458584

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04458584, "Restoration of Thumb Strength and Function in Basal Joint Arthritis: A Comparative Effectiveness Trial (RESTART)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04458584. Licensed CC0.

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