StableHandVR -Virtual Reality intervention for traumatic hand injuries

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: M72.0; S52.50; G56.0; S56; Palmar fascial fibromatosis [Dupuytren]; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Injury of muscle and tendon at forearm level

• Registration Number: DRKS00028956
• Lead Sponsor: BG Unfallklinik TübingenEberhard Karls UniversitätAbteilung HPRV

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-01-05
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

Men and women in the age range of 18-65 years.
- Patients with upper extremity casts, rhizarthrosis, carpal tunnel, or severe hand injuries (such as traumatic amputations of one or more fingers or thumb, open fractures of the hand and wrist, nerve and vision injuries)

Exclusion Criteria

- Neurological comorbidities that affect cognitive abilities or neuromuscular control of the upper extremities (such as Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, brachial plexus avulsion)
- Patients who are prone to dizziness and motion sickness in a VR setting
- Patients already participating in a similar rehabilitative study
- Unable to give informed consent due to impaired cognitive abilities

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increase of the DASH score<br>(improvement of hand functionality)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction of pain