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NCT Number: NCT04194749

Digital Media Based Physical Therapy Post Distal Radius Fracture

This trial aims to develop and test the efficacy of a digital media based physical therapy protocol on patients after surgical fixation and non-operative treatment of distal radius fractures.It is hypothesized that there will not be a difference in outcomes for patients after surgical fixation of distal radius fractures with traditional physical therapy and digital media based therapy

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Key information

Conditions

Distal Radius Fracture Arm Injuries Fractures, Bone Wounds and Injuries Wrist Fractures Wrist Injuries

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients undergoing operative treatment for distal radius fractures.

Exclusion criteria

  • Poly-trauma patients with significant previous diagnosis of dementia, previous traumatic brain injury, or other reason for significant altered mental status that would interfere with their participation in therapist directed or digital based therapy will be excluded.
  • Patients who present to Oregon Health & Science University for physical therapy who will be treated by a physician at another non Oregon Health & Science University facility will be excluded.
  • Patients who are not proficient in the English language will be excluded.

Treatment and study plan

Digital Media Based Physical Therapy

Other

This intervention is a modified post immobilization protocol. This will include giving the patients a USB drive loaded with a 12 week therapy protocol presented in digital form with videos and graphical representations of exercises to be done. They will also have access to the videos and multimedia on the Oregon Health & Science University website.

Traditional Physical therapy

Other

This intervention is a 12 week therapist supervised clinic-based therapy protocol.

Primary outcomes

  1. Abbreviated version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH)

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    Patient-Reported Outcome, Scale: 0 (no disability) - 100 (most severe disability)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Abbreviated version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH)

    Time frame: 6 weeks, 6 months

    Patient-Reported Outcome, Scale: 0 (no disability) - 100 (most severe disability)

  2. Visual Analog Pain Scale

    Time frame: 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 6 months

    Patient-Reported Outcome, Scale: 0 (no pain) - 10 (most severe pain)

  3. Veterans RAND 12-item Health Survey (VR-12)

    Time frame: 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 6 months

    Patient-Reported Outcome

  4. Wrist Range of Motion

    Time frame: 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 6 months

    Wrist flexion, extension, pronation, supination, ulnar deviation, radial deviation

  5. Hand Grip Strength

    Time frame: 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 6 months

    Strength measurement

  6. Wrist Circumference

    Time frame: 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 6 months

    Anthropometric measurement

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Oregon Health and Science University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Physical Therapy After Distal Radius Fracture; Traditional Versus Digital Media Based Therapy Protocol

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2019
First posted
Dec 11, 2019
Registry last updated
Dec 11, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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