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Acupuncture in Distal Radius Fracture Patients

NCT02522403 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2018-10-19

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Summary

The patients with distal radius fracture treated with immobilization (cast) and percutaneous pinning it will be to able to participate in this randomized trial. The investigators will be able to determine if the laser acupuncture is a good therapy for the rehabilitation in this type of patients. And if they are more comfortable to begin his rehabilitation exercise after the application of this therapy

Conditions

  • Colles´ Fracture
  • Radius Fracture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Rehabilitation

The investigators will be apply fake laser therapy in the patients with distal radius fracture, with the device in an off position; plus the patients will be teaching to do rehabilitation exercise in flexion, extension, pronation and supination of the wrist and forearm, and to do cubital and radial deviation exercise. The investigators delivered to all patients a graphic demonstration of the exercise

DEVICE

Low Lever Laser acupuncture

The investigators will be used a low lever laser device, to apply in ten selected acupuncture points, each point will be irradiated for 30 seconds at 8000 Hz, this therapy is useful for tissue regeneration and stimulate the acupuncture points, plus an antinociceptive effect.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carlos Acosta-Olivo, MD, PhD · Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-31
Primary Completion
2016-06-30
Completion
2016-07-31

Countries

  • Mexico

Study Locations

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