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Nerve Injury in the Hand, an Interview Study

Conditions
Nerve Injury
Interventions
Other: Surgery
Registration Number
NCT05080608
Lead Sponsor
Karolinska Institutet
Brief Summary

This qualitative study sought to explore the exerience of change in physical activity due to nerve injury in the arm and hand.

Detailed Description

Aim:

Has the physical activity level changed in connection with the nerve injury. Experiences of factors influensing this change.

Population: Patients surgically treated for digital,median,ulnar-or plexus nerveinjuries at Södersjukhuset or Universitets sjukhuset in Linköping. 1-3 years ago. Age 18-75.

Method: Interviews are carried out over the phone, digitally recorded and trascribed. The analysis is inductive approach.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
25
Inclusion Criteria
  • Injury to the median, ulnar or digital nerve or injury to the brachial plexus.
  • 1-5 years post injury.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Severe psychiatric disease.
  • Drug or alcohol abuse.
  • Insufficient language understanding.
  • Severe diabetes mellitus with nerve complications.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Nerve injurySurgeryThis is an interview study of patients with injury to the median, ulnar or digital nerve or brachial plexus injury.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Interview1-5 years post injury

A semi structured interview will be conducted, utilizing semi structured interview. Themes regarding changes in physical activity related to the nerve injury will be presented.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Karolinska institutet södersjukhuset

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Stockholm, Sweden

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