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Clinical Utility of ESWT in Restoring Hand Function of Patients With Nerve Injury and Hypertrophic Scars Due to Burns
Led by Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital · Updated on 2024-08-20
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
85 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Joint contractures and nerve injuries are common after hand burns. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is effective not only for the regeneration of various tissues, including scar tissues, but also for reducing pain and pruritus in patients with burns. Researchers have attempted to explore the effects of ESWT on hand dysfunction caused by nerve injury following burns. The investigators planned to evaluate the effects of ESWT (compared to sham stimulation) on hands with nerve injury and hypertrophic scars and thereby on hand function. The ESWT parameters were as follows: energy flux density, 0.05-0.30 mJ/mm2; frequency, 4 Hz; 1000 to 2000 impulses per treatment; and 12 treatments, one/week for 12 weeks. Outcome measures were as follows: 10-point visual analog scale for pain, Jebsen-Taylor hand function test, grip strength, Purdue Pegboard test, ultrasound measurement of scar thickness, and skin characteristics before and immediately after 12 weeks of treatment.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Clinical Utility of ESWT in Restoring Hand Function of Patients With Nerve Injury and Hypertrophic Scars Due to Burns
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 18 years old or older
- Sustained a deep partial-thickness (second-degree) or full-thickness (third-degree) burn on the right dominant hand
- Burn treated with a split-thickness skin graft after injury
- Nerve injury to the hand confirmed by electromyography
- Burn injury occurred less than 6 months before enrollment
You will not qualify if you...
- Musculoskeletal diseases of the hands such as fractures, amputations, rheumatoid arthritis, or degenerative joint diseases
- Acute infection
- Malignant tumors
- Coagulopathy
- Pregnancy
- Risk of additional skin damage from ESWT or conventional occupational therapy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Hangang sacred heart hodpital
Seoul, South Korea, 07247
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Research Team
S
Sung Rakyum
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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