NHS Handy App

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    NHS Handy App - touch screen technology to assist hand therapy in a surgical setting

  • IRAS ID

    212568

  • Contact name

    Alex Lambah

  • Contact email

    alambah@nhs.net

  • Sponsor organisation

    University of Dundee

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    1 years, 2 months, 26 days

  • Research summary

    A pilot study of initially 52 patients having had hand surgery comparing the success of standard hand therapy regimes with hand therapy regimes assisted by a series of games developed to recreate hand movements on touch screen mobile phone using an App

  • REC name

    East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 2

  • REC reference

    16/ES/0118

  • Date of REC Opinion

    10 Nov 2016

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion