Rehabilitation for humeral fractures in working ages
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Proximal humeral fracture, following surgeryInjury, Occupational Diseases, PoisoningFracture of upper end of humerus
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN17996552
- Lead Sponsor
- niversità degli Studi di Cagliari
- Brief Summary
2021 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33743670/ (added 22/03/2021)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
1. Subjects undergoing surgical treatment of PHFs classified as Arbeitsgemeinschaft Osteosynthese (AO) Foundation for the Study of Internal Fixation type 11 (2)
2. A good understanding of Italian
3. Working age (20-65 years old)
Exclusion Criteria
1. Cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination Score of<24), unstable cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, and systemic or neuromuscular diseases, ruled out by means of case histories and imaging
2. Subjects with isolated tuberculum majus fracture (AO 11, A1), or fractures with involvement of the glenoid cavity, double fractures or injury of the plexus or the axillary nerve
3. Subjects who had workers’ compensation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Disability assessed using the validated Italian version of the self-reported Disability Arm Shoulder Hand questionnaire before treatment, at the end (12 weeks) and at follow-up (one year after the end of treatment).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Pain intensity assessed using an 11-point numerical rating scale at baseline, 12 weeks and 12 months<br> 2. Quality of life assessed using the Italian version of the self-report Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) at baseline, 12 weeks and 12 months<br> 3. Patient-rated efficacy of treatment assessed using the Global Perceived Effect scale (GPE) at end of treatment<br>