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Unilateral Training of the Uninjured Limb on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Surgically Treated Radius Fracture

NCT06698367 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2024-12-03

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Summary

The objective will be to determine the effectiveness of adding unilateral upper limb postoperative training to standard rehabilitation compared to standard rehabilitation on maximum grip strength and manual dexterity in patients aged 30-50 years with surgically treated distal radius fracture. It is presumed that the addition of unilateral upper limb training will significantly improve maximum grip strength and manual dexterity at the end of the intervention period compared to the group receiving only standard rehabilitation.

Patients who agree to participate in this research will be randomly assigned to a control group (standard rehabilitation with unilateral training with mobility exercises) or an experimental group (standard rehabilitation with unilateral high-intensity strength training). The duration of the postoperative intervention will be 12 weeks. The primary variables are maximum grip strength and manual dexterity. Secondary variables are wrist mobility, forearm circumference, maximum voluntary isometric strength, functionality and health-related quality of life. Results will be measured at 0, 6 and 12 weeks postoperative.

Conditions

  • Wrist Fractures
  • Distal Radius Fractures

Interventions

OTHER

Standard rehabilitation

Protocol based on the best available evidence and to be used in all participants in both groups. The standard rehabilitation protocol will consist of three postoperative phases: Mobilization (0 to 4 weeks), Strengthening (4 to 8 weeks) and Functional phase (8 to 12 weeks). Sessions will be held 3 times a week for 12 weeks. Each session will last 1 hour and will consist of different modalities of therapeutic exercise and cryotherapy.

OTHER

Unilateral high-intensity strength exercise

Participants will be seated in an armchair with armrests and will perform 4 sets of 8 repetitions of an eccentric exercise for the pronosupinator muscles with a dumbbell with adjustable weights. The training will start with an intensity of 60% of 1RM, until reaching 80% 1RM.

OTHER

Unilateral mobility exercises

Participants will be seated in an armchair with armrests and will perform 4 sets of 8 repetitions of an active mobility exercise for the pronation-supination muscles using a plastic rod.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Catolica de Temuco

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-31
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2027-08-31

Countries

  • Chile

Study Locations

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