Electroacupuncture Improves Pain and Wrist Functionality in Patients Undergoing Rehabilitation Therapy After Distal Radius Fracture
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Range of wrist motion
研究概览
简要总结
Electroacupuncture improves pain and wrist functionality in patients undergoing rehabilitation therapy after distal radius fracture Distal radius fracture is extremely common, and it is about 10% of all fractures in the human body. Therefore, the distal radius is the most frequently fractured part of the upper limbs of the human body. Once the fracture occurs, internal fixation is the main surgical procedure. And, the postoperative goal is to restore the function of the forearm and the mobility of the wrist joint. Therefore, rehabilitation treatment is the key. However, postoperative patients often delay rehabilitation therapy due to pain, resulting in stiffer wrist joints. In recent years, electroacupuncture(EA) has been widely used to relieve pain after surgery, and many studies have confirmed that it is effective. And it is already an alternative to postoperative pain relief. The investigators hope that by electroacupuncture, the investigators can help patients reduce pain, increase joint mobility, and make patients willing to start rehabilitation therapy, reduce joint stiffness, and restore wrist function as soon as possible, which will help patients return to work and normal life early.
Methods:
It is expected that 30 patients will be randomly assigned to the following groups: electroacupuncture group, control group without EA. Two groups of subjects started to rehabilitation at the 4th week after surgery.
详细描述
Electroacupuncture improves pain and wrist functionality in patients undergoing rehabilitation therapy after distal radius fracture Distal radius fracture is extremely common, and it is about 10% of all fractures in the human body. Therefore, the distal radius is the most frequently fractured part of the upper limbs of the human body. Once the fracture occurs, internal fixation is the main surgical procedure. And, the postoperative goal is to restore the function of the forearm and the mobility of the wrist joint. Therefore, rehabilitation treatment is the key. However, postoperative patients often delay rehabilitation therapy due to pain, resulting in stiffer wrist joints. In recent years, electroacupuncture(EA) has been widely used to relieve pain after surgery, and many studies have confirmed that it is effective. And it is already an alternative to postoperative pain relief. The investigators hope that by electroacupuncture, the investigators can help patients reduce pain, increase joint mobility, and make patients willing to start rehabilitation therapy, reduce joint stiffness, and restore wrist function as soon as possible, which will help patients return to work and normal life early.
Methods:
It is expected that 30 patients will be randomly assigned to the following groups: electroacupuncture group, control group without EA. Two groups of subjects started to rehabilitation at the 4th week after surgery.
Mode of operation: Electroacupuncture group: At the 4th week after surgery, electroacupuncture was performed, and the activity of wrist joint on the affected side was performed at same time, and at a frequency of two times per week for six weeks, for a total of twelve times.
Control group: At the 4th week after surgery, only the activity of wrist joint on the affected side was performed, and at a frequency of two times per week for six weeks, for a total of twelve times.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 70 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Clinical diagnosis of distal radius fracture
- •After internal fixation
- •Age between 20 and 70 years old
排除标准
- •serious heart rhythm
- •Severe pulmonary heart disease
- •History of mental illness
- •received acupuncture treatment 1 month ago
研究组 & 干预措施
electroacupuncture
At the 4th week after surgery, electroacupuncture was performed, and the activity of wrist joint on the affected side was performed at same time, and at a frequency of two times per week for six weeks, for a total of twelve times.
Acupoint selection: needles were inserted to Taixi (KI3), Taichong (LR3), Zusanli(ST36), Yanglingquan (GB34), contralateral to the operated leg and deqi sensation elicited at acupoints.
干预措施: Electroacupuncture (Other)
Control group
At the 4th week after surgery, only the activity of wrist joint on the affected side was performed, and at a frequency of two times per week for six weeks, for a total of twelve times.
结局指标
主要结局
Range of wrist motion
时间窗: 4 weeks
The degrees of wrist mobility measured with a goniometer, including flexion, extension, supination, pronation, ulnar deviation, radial deviation, and higher degrees mean a better outcome.
次要结局
- Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand(DASH)(4 weeks)