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Effects of Motor Cognitive Training on Functional Loss After Osteoporotic Wrist Fractures

NCT01394809 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2014-12-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The therapy results after distal radius fracture especially of elderly patients are often suboptimal. The central problem results from the inevitable, 3-6-weeks immobilization, which leads to reduction in ROM of the wrist, deterioration of muscle strength as well as malfunction of fine motor skills and coordination. Currently, there are no adequate proactive strategies to counteract these immobilisation problems. Hence the overall aim of our research project is to investigate the therapeutic potential of a motor-cognitive therapy on hand function after distal radius fracture. On the one hand the pilot study should provide information about the level of recruitment rate necessitated for an adequate sample size which allows reliable evidence for the therapy effects. On the other hand we want to evaluate the sensitivity and adequacy of the assessment instruments.

The pilot is conceived as a controlled, randomised, longitudinal intervention study over 6 weeks with 3 groups. One experimental group imagine movements and actions without executing them. A second experimental group performs mirror training, in which visual feedback through a mirror activates additionally the contralateral hemisphere. The control group receives therapy as usual. There are three key domains to be analysed: function (PRWE), impairment (ROM, strength) and participation in social life/life quality (DASH, EQ5D).

Conditions

  • Osteoporotic Distal Radius Fracture

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

motor cognitive therapies

pre-test; 6 weeks intervention: week 1-3: 5 times per week 60 minutes a day. Week 4-6: 3 times per week 60 minutes a day; post-test; follow-up)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Stuttgart

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nadja Schott, phd · University of Stuttgart

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-10-31
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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