Early Mobilisation of the Distal Radius Fracture

Completed

• Conditions: Secondary Prevention

• Registration Number: NCT06258928
• Lead Sponsor: Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate the effectiveness of early therapy in 14 patients with a distal radius fracture DRF resulting from injury, as the study group. Assess hand function of patients who underwent surgical repair of distal radius fractures using the open reduction internal fixation method (ORIF), compared to their nonoperated limb, after 6 months of early rehabilitation.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Significantly faster recovery of independence from daily activities by the patient.

2. For economic reasons, patients often expect to return to work as soon as possible.

Participants will be subjected to functional examination to assess hand function of patients who underwent surgical repair of distal radius fractures using the open reduction internal fixation method.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-12
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-14
• Study Start: 2024-03-04
• Primary Completion: 2024-09-30
• Study Completion: 2024-09-30
• Status Verified: 2025-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-08-26
• Last Update Posted: 2025-09-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

• age range 18-60 years
• distal radius fracture
• ORIF procedure
• hand stabilisation plate (Medartis)

Exclusion Criteria

• delayed rehabilitation protocol
• algodystrophy

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Grip strength	1 day	Using a hydraulic handgrip dynamometer by Saehan according to the procedure to measure grip strength
DASH -Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand	1 day	questionnaire assesses upper limb disability and consists of 30 questions in the general section and an additional work module with 4 questions and a sport/instrument playing module with 4 questions. Assess symptoms and the inability to perform certain activities based on health status.
ROM - range of motion	1 day	Flexion, extension of the wrist, supination and pronation of the forearm using a 15 cm stainless steel Saehan finger goniometer
Isokinetic evaluation	1 day	Isokinetic evaluation of force moments of the biceps and triceps, and the muscles responsible for supination and pronation of the forearm using the Biodex System 4 Pro (Biodex, USA) dynamometer.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Terapia Ręki Magda Kolasińska; 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland