Actively Recruiting
Physiotherapy vs Telerehabilitation After Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fracture
Led by Töölö Hospital · Updated on 2024-10-31
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
166 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Trial purpose is to research the outcome comparing traditional physiotherapy vs telerehabilitation after volar plating of distal radius fracture. Patients with distal radius fracture that meet the operative criteria set by the Finnish Current Care guidelines are randomized (1:1 computer generated sequence with random block size) to two parallel groups and will undergo operative treatment and traditional physiotherapy vs telerehabilitation. Baseline data is collected preoperatively and patients are followed at 1, 3 and 12 months after enrollment. The primary end-point is 3 months and the primary outcome is the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Physiotherapy vs Telerehabilitation After Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fracture
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Distal radius fracture requiring surgery according to Finnish guidelines
- Age between 18 and 65 years
- No other injuries except ulnar styloid avulsion (ligament injuries and distal ulna fractures excluded)
- No significant other health problems
- No previous problems with the affected hand
- Ability to understand Finnish fluently
You will not qualify if you...
- High energy or multiple injuries
- Open fractures
- Injury to both upper limbs
- Other surgery on the same side
- Rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory joint diseases
- Heavy smoking (more than 20 cigarettes per day)
- Medications or diseases that slow bone healing
- Alcohol or drug abuse
- Psychiatric disorders with poor treatment control
- Neurological disorders affecting the injured limb
- Use of fixation devices other than a volar locking plate
- Unstable fracture fixation preventing rehabilitation start within 14 days
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Division of Musculosceletal and Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery Unit, Helsinki University Hospital
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, 00029
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Research Team
S
Samuli Aspinen, M.D.,Ph.D.
CONTACT
T
Turkka Anttila, M.D.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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