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NCT Number: NCT06832527

Use of Virtual Reality to Improve Sensorimotor Function in Patients with Traumatic Wrist and Hand Injuries

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to compare how the incorporation of Virtual Reality could influence in proprioception, kinesiophobia, functionality and catastrophism in people that are undergoing a rehabilitation treatment after a wrist fracture. The principal questions it aims to answer are:

* Evaluate the effect of using virtual reality added to standard rehabilitation of wrist injuries in proprioception impairment. * Evaluate the effect of using virtual reality on psychological factors as kinesiophobia and catastrofism. * Evaluate the effect of using virtual reality in functionality on wrist-injured patients.

Intervention will be:

* Control group: participants of this group will receive conventional rehabilitation of the wrist, plus a specific proprioceptive exercise program. * Experimental group: participants of this group will receive the same treatment as the control group but adding virtual reality games at the end of the session.

Researchers will compare control and experimental group to see if an implantation of Virtual Reality could had benefits on function, kinesiophobia, catastrofism and proprioception.

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Key information

Conditions

Wrist Injury Arm Injuries Wounds and Injuries 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

  • Adult (equal or more than 18 y/o).
  • Suffering wrist injury
  • Agree and sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Not had suffered a wrist injury
  • Suffer from any mental, cognitive, neurological or musculoskeletal disorder
  • Have cervical pathology/impairment
  • Have visual or balance problems

Treatment and study plan

Rehabilitation treatment

Other

ROM, strength, stretch and proprioception exercises

Virtual Reality games

Other

Virtual Reality games using META QUEST PRO glasses

Primary outcomes

  1. Proprioception

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 and 3 months

    Assessment of proprioception impairment using Joint Position Sense Test (JPST). Punctuation will be the difference between the asked position and the patient's replication. The test will be repeated with open and closed eyes.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Kinesiophobia

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 and 3 months

    Fear of movement, assessed with Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) which has 17 items with Likert's answers. Punctuation goes from 17 to 68 points, where <37 points means a low level of kinesiophobia and >37 a high level.

  2. Catastrophism

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 and 3 months

    Catastrophizing pain assessed with Pain Catasthrophizing Scale (PCS) which has 13 items with Likert's answers. Punctuation goes from 0 to 52 points, where 0-20 points means a low catastrophism, 21-30 points moderate catastrophism and >30 points a high catastrophism.

  3. Function

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 and 3 months

    Functionality of the upper limb assessed with QuickDASH which has 11 items. Punctuation goes from 0 to 100, where 0 means no disability and 100 maximum disability.

  4. Hand and Wrist function

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 and 3 months

    Assessed with Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) which has 15 items punctuated from 0 to 10. Punctuation goes from 0-100 where 0 means no disability and 100 maximum disability.

  5. Range of motion

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 and 3 months

    Range of motion of the wrist and fingers using a goniometer.

  6. Force Sense

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 and 3 months

    GRIP's force sense assessed with Force Sense Test (FST), where punctuation is the difference between the asked and replicated force.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Malaga

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Feb 18, 2025
Registry last updated
Feb 20, 2025

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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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