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The Effect of Motor Imagery in Patients With Radius Distal End Fracture

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Distal Radius Fracture
Interventions
Other: Conservative treatment via telerehabilitation
Other: Conservative treatmen + motor imagery
Registration Number
NCT05360836
Lead Sponsor
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)
Brief Summary

Distal Radius End Fracture (DRC) is one of the most common fractures among all extremity fractures and wrist fractures . Pain, edema and functional loss are common findings in patients, and the physiotherapy program should be well planned from an early time. However, although there are different physiotherapy and rehabilitation applications in the treatment of DRC, there is not enough information about the effectiveness of the applications when the evidence-based studies are examined.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of motor imagery added to conventional treatment versus conventional treatment with telerehabilitation in patients with distal radius end fracture. Motor imagery is defined as the mental presentation of voluntary movement without body movement. It is an application that does not require cost and it is a training that can be easily applied in rehabilitation programs. Telerehabilitation is important in the management of patients in the acute phase of the disease, as well as in the remote management of individuals with chronic health problems. Cases who applied to Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic and were referred to Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department will be included in the study. Few studies have examined the effects of motor imagery on pain, kinesiophobia, and functionality in musculoskeletal injuries. Studies on the effects of motor imagery on different patient groups are needed. Therefore, in our study, the effect of motor imagery training applied with the telerehabilitation method on pain, kinesiophobia and functionality in patients with distal radius end fracture will be examined.

Sociodemographic data form of all subjects who volunteered to participate in the study; Age, gender, height, weight, pain, dominant extremity, and the type of fracture will be questioned. In addition, pain intensity is measured with a visual analog scale, normal joint movement measurement (wrist flexion, extension, ulnar and radial deviation, and forearm supination and pronation) with goniometer, hand grip strength with "Hydraulic hand dynamometer" , finger grip strength "Hydraulic Finger Dynamometer", kinesiophobia Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale, functionality "Arm, Shoulder and Hand Injury Questionnaire in Turkish (Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand-Turkish - DASH-T and The Patient-Based Wrist Assessment Questionnaire (HBEBD), with the fine dexterity Moberg Pick Up test, the motor imagery ability with the Recognize™ phone app and the Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire, quality of life will be evaluated with SF-12.

After the initial evaluation, the treatment program was started. Advances in the treatment method specific to the groups they belong to are explained in detail below.

Treatment:

After the distal radius end fracture, after 6 weeks of plaster application, after the first evaluation to be made in the clinic after the plaster was removed, in the next session, after patient education, conventional treatment was applied to the cases in Group 1, 3 days a week as stated below.

Group 2: Conservative Treatment + Motor Imagery Program Patients in this group will have motor imagery in addition to conservative treatment. The patients in this group will first be given a motor imagery introductory session. According to the results of the observation and evaluation made by the physiotherapist before the treatment, the function of the patients

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • Distal radius fracture and conservative treatment was decided
Exclusion Criteria
  • Bilateral fracture
  • Cases with unstable, comminuted or complicated fractures, fractures associated with malignant conditions, presence of infection, cognitive impairment or inability to perceive verbal commands, and bilateral fractures will not be included in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Motor ImageryConservative treatmen + motor imageryConservative Treatment + Motor Imagery Program
ConservativeConservative treatment via telerehabilitationConservative Treatment Program
Motor ImageryConservative treatment via telerehabilitationConservative Treatment + Motor Imagery Program
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Muscle Strenght3 minutes

A dynamometer was used to evaluate muscle strength. Muscle strength was evaluated in the following muscles, each measurement was made three times and the maximum was taken.

Functionality Level10 minutes

Dash, The Patient-Based Wrist Assessment Questionnaire (HBEBD)

Pain Level1 minutes

Purpose and application of the test: The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is used to convert some values that cannot be measured numerically into numericals. Two end definitions of the parameter to be evaluated are written on both ends of a 100 mm line and the patient is asked to indicate where his condition is appropriate by drawing a line or by placing a point or pointing on this line. Rest, activity and night were evaluated in three different time periods

Kinesiofobia Level10 minutes

Kinesiophobia, defined as an excessive, irrational, and debilitating fear of physical movement and activity resulting from a feeling of vulnerability due to painful injury or reinjury" is found to be a central factor in the process of pain developing from acute to chronic stages .Tampa scale

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Normal Range of Motion5 minutes

Upper extremity joints and range of motion were evaluated

the Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire10 minutes

The KVIQ assesses on a five-point ordinal scale the clarity of the image (visual: V subscale) and the intensity of the sensations (kinesthetic: K subscale) that the subjects are able to imagine from the first-person perspective.

SF-12From the start of treatment until 8 week after the end of treatment

The SF-12 is a self-reported outcome measure assessing the impact of health on an individual's everyday life. It is often used as a quality of life measure.

the Recognize™10 minutes

Use the Recognise App to quickly exercise your synapses on your device, wherever you are.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Melike Gizem Kalaycı

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İstanbul, Turkey

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