Does Restriction of the Dominant Hand Due to Injury Improve Non-Dominant Hand Function?
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- hand function
研究概览
简要总结
Hand injuries result in the restriction of use of the injured hand within a splint or a plaster during the first 6 weeks which is critical for tissue healing. When the dominant hand is injured, patients experience more difficulty in daily life due to this restriction. Patients injured on their dominant hand mostly express that they are forced to use their non-dominant hand in their activities and as a result, the function of the non-dominant hand improves. However, the non-dominant hand function has not been analyzed in patients with restricted use of the dominant hand during the tissue healing period.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Individuals who need to use a splint for 6 weeks due to any pathology in their dominant hand
- •Ages between 18-65
- •Individuals who are within the first 10 days after the operation
排除标准
- •Individuals with an isolated thumb injury
- •Those who require bilateral use of the splint/have bilateral pathology
- •Those who have a condition that prevents the use of the non-dominant hand
- •Those who can use both hands equally/do not have a dominant side (ambidextrous/two-handed)
- •Those who have a cooperative status that will not comply with the treatment program
- •Data from individuals who do not use the splint as described during the 6-week follow-up period will not be included in the analysis.
研究组 & 干预措施
patient with orthosis/cast
Patients referred to the Hand Rehabilitation Unit of Gazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, for physiotherapy and rehabilitation due to hand-related pathologies, and who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria, will be informed about the study. No treatment other than routine care will be administered. Only two evaluations will be conducted: one at the first session and the other at the end of the 6th week.
干预措施: Restriction of the Dominant Hand Due to Splint Use (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
hand function
时间窗: 6 weeks
Hand function will be assessed using the Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT), a valid tool for evaluating impairment and disability. The test includes tasks involving common grip types in daily life, aiming to measure the speed of task performance. Standardized materials, easily available in clinics, are used. The test has seven tasks: writing a 24-letter text, turning cards, collecting small objects, eating, stacking checkers, collecting light wide objects, and collecting heavy wide objects. A 1-minute rest is given between tasks, and completion time is recorded in seconds. Before evaluation, examples will be provided, and individuals will perform a trial run of each task. In our study, only the unaffected, non-dominant hand will be assessed, starting with a single real assessment after the trial.
次要结局
- disability level(6 weeks)
- Grip and pinch strengths(6 weeks)
研究者
Sedanur Güngör
Principal Investigator
Gazi University