Unilateral Training of the Uninjured Limb on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Surgically Treated Radius Fracture

Launched by UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE TEMUCO · Nov 18, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how effective additional training for the uninjured arm can be for patients recovering from a wrist fracture (specifically a distal radius fracture) after surgery. The goal is to see if this extra training, combined with standard rehabilitation, can improve grip strength and hand movements better than just standard rehabilitation alone. The trial will involve adults aged 30 to 50 who have had surgery for a broken wrist, and it will last for 12 weeks.

To participate, individuals must be between 30 and 50 years old, have a specific type of wrist fracture that has been surgically treated, and not have certain health conditions that could interfere with recovery. Participants will be randomly placed into one of two groups: one will receive standard rehabilitation with some mobility exercises, and the other will get standard rehabilitation plus more intense strength training for the uninjured arm. Throughout the study, their grip strength, hand movements, and overall wrist function will be measured at different times to see how they improve. It’s important to note that the trial has not started recruiting participants yet.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age between 30-50 years
• • Radiological diagnosis of unilateral distal radius fracture without concomitant fractures.
• • Fracture treated surgically.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with lesion of the triangular fibrocartilage.
• • Patients with distal radius fracture with consolidation disorders.
• • Patients with health conditions that cause pain or affect the motor skills of the upper limb (radiocarpal osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, Quervain's tenosynovitis, neurodegenerative diseases, sequelae of stroke)
• • Patients with multi-site pain or chronic polyarticular diseases such as osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.
• • Unstable cardiovascular, respiratory, systemic or metabolic conditions that do not allow high-intensity physical exercise.
• • Patients who are taking nutritional supplements that interfere with the regulation of skeletal muscle strength and mass (example: whey protein, creatine, etc.)
• • Inability to understand, read and/or speak the Spanish language.