Upper Extremity Life Care Specialist (LCS)

Description

This is a randomized control trial aimed at learning more about LCS position and the value it provides to the patient's who have sustained upper extremity traumas.

Conditions

Upper Extremity Trauma

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Study overview

This is a randomized control trial aimed at learning more about LCS position and the value it provides to the patient's who have sustained upper extremity traumas.

Life Care Specialist (LCS) - Pain Management and Prevention of Substance Misuse in Upper Extremity Trauma

Upper Extremity Life Care Specialist (LCS)

Condition
Upper Extremity Trauma
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Atlanta

Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • * Male and female patients 18 years of age or older
  • * Orthopaedic trauma patients with an isolated upper extremity injury requiring surgery
  • * Informed consent obtained
  • * Working cellphone
  • * Enrolled in a study that does not permit co-enrollment
  • * Unlikely to comply with the follow-up schedule
  • * Unable to converse, read or write English at elementary school level
  • * Unlikely to complete surveys at home, access to phone
  • * Incarcerated
  • * Pregnant
  • * Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Emory University,

Nicole Zelenski, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Emory University

Study Record Dates

2024-11