Table 3.
Effects on outcomes.
| Outcome | Intervention | Results according to authors conclusions + = positive effect − = no positive effect | Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | Pre-fabricated neoprene splint | + | Bani 2013, Bani 2013a,28 Bani 2014,29 Becker 2013,30 Buurke 1999,31 Sillem 2011,32 Weiss 200433 |
| Custom-made thermo splint | + | Bani 2013,27 Bani 2013a,28 Bani 2014,29 Becker 2013,30 Buurke 1999,31 Carreira20, McKee 2006,34 Sillem 2011,32 Swigart et al.18, Weiss22, Weiss 200433 | |
| Custom-made neoprene splint + usual care | + | Rannou 200935 | |
| Laser | − | Basford et al.19 | |
| Joint protection (JP) | + (only for pain in motion) | Boustedt et al.21 | |
| JP + splint + hot pack + exercises | + | Boustedt et al.21 | |
| Soft splint + general exercises | + | Hermann 201436 | |
| Thermoplast CMC splint + abduction exercises | + | Wajon 200537 | |
| Thermoplast short splint + pinch exercises | + | Wajon 200537 | |
| Heat + exercises + splints + JP | + | Merrit 201238 | |
| Exercises + splints + JP | + | O'Brien and Giveans9 | |
| Passive mobilization + neurodynamic mobilization + exercises | + | Villafane 201339 | |
| Specific exercises | + | Davenport 201240 | |
| General exercises | + | Davenport 2012;40 Hermann 201436 | |
| Acupuncture | + | Dickens 198941 | |
| Nettle sting | + | Randall 200042 | |
| Median nerve mobilization | + | Villafane 201143 | |
| Radial nerve mobilization | + | Villafane 201244 | |
| Kaltenborn manual mobilization | + | Villafane 201145 | |
| Maitland mobilization | + | Villafane 2012a46 | |
| Function/DASH/QuickDASH | Pre-fabricated neoprene splint | + | Bani 2013,27 Bani 2014,29 Becker 201330 |
| Custom-made thermoplastic splint | + − | Bani 2013,27 Bani 2013a,28 Becker 201330 Carreira et al.20 | |
| Joint protection (JP) | − | Boustedt et al.21 | |
| JP + splint + hot pack + exercises | + | Boustedt et al.21 | |
| Specific exercises | + | Davenport 201240 | |
| General exercises | + | Davenport 201240 | |
| Multimodal (exercises + splint + JP) | + | O'Brien 20139 | |
| Function/Green test | Different splints | + | Buurke 199931 |
| Function/AUSCAN | Exercises + soft splint | + | Hermann 201436 |
| Exercises | + | Hermann 201436 | |
| Multimodal (heat + exercises + splint + JP) | + | Merrit 201238 | |
| Pre-fabricated neoprene splint | + | Sillem 201132 | |
| Custom-made hybrid splint | + | Sillem 201132 | |
| Function/PRWHE 10 point | Splint with mcp | + | McKee 200634 |
| Splint without mcp | + | MecKee 200634 | |
| Function/Stanford Health assessment questionnaire | Nettle sting | + | Randall 200042 |
| Function/Cochin hand function scale | Custom-made neoprene splint + usual care | + | Rannou 200935 |
| Function/Sollerman test of hand function | Thumb base splint + abduction exercises | + | Wajon 200537 |
| Short opponens splint + pinch exercises | + | Wajon 200537 | |
| Function/ADL self-rating scale | Custom-made short splint | + | Weiss22 |
| Custom-made long splint | − | Weiss22 | |
| Pre-fabricated long neoprene splint | + | Weiss 200433 | |
| Custom-made short thermoplast splint | + | Weiss 200433 | |
| Strength/pinch + grip | Prefabricated neoprene splint | + − grip | Bani 2013,27 Becker 2013,30 Sillem 201132 Bani 201327 |
| Custom-made thermos plastic | + − | Bani 2013,27 Bani 2013a,28 Bani 2014,29 Becker 2013,30 Sillem 201132 Carreira 2010,20 Weiss 200022 | |
| Splint with CMC | + | McKee 200634 | |
| Splint with CMC + mcp | + pinch − grip | McKee 200634 | |
| Joint protection | − | Boustedt 200921 | |
| Multimodal (heat + exercises + splints + JP) | − | Merrit 201238 (pinch only) | |
| Multimodal (JP + splint + hot pack + exercise) | + | Boustedt et al.21 | |
| Multimodal (joint mobilization + neurodynamic mobilization + exercises) | − | Villafane 201339 | |
| Specific exercises | + | Davenport 201240 (pinch only) | |
| General exercises | + | Davenport 201240 (pinch only), Hermann 201436 | |
| Exercises + splint | + | Hermann 201436 | |
| Thumb base splint + abduction exercises | + | Wajon 200537 | |
| Short opponens splint + pinch exercises | + | Wajon 200537 | |
| Acupuncture | − | Dickens 198941 (pinch only) | |
| Median nerve mobilization | − pinch + grip | Villafane 201143 | |
| Kaltenborn mobilization | − | Villafane 201145 | |
| Radial nerve mobilization | + | Villafane 201244 | |
| Maitland mobilization | − | Villafane 2012a46 |