Therapist-supervised exercise compared to usual care advice after distal radius fractures in people aged 50 years and over
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Distal radius fractureMusculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN78953418
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Oxford
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 588
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patient aged 50 years or over with a distal radius fracture treated surgically or non-surgically
2. Willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study
Exclusion Criteria
1. Injury is more than two months old
2. There is evidence that the patient would be unable to participate in therapy or a self-guided exercise programme provided by a participating centre or adhere to trial procedures (including cognitive impairment and fracture/surgery complications such as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome)
3. Open fractures with a Gustilo & Anderson grading > 1
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wrist pain and function measured by the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) at six months post-randomisation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method