Effect of Sensory Training on Activity Limitation, Functional Use of Hand and Quality of Life After Wrist Surgery

Investigation of the Effect of Proprioceptive Sensory Training on Activity Limitation, Functional Use of Hand and Quality of Life in Individuals Undergoing Open Carpal Tunnel Relaxation

The aim of this study is to determine the benefits of sensory training for participants who are included in rehabilitation after carpal tunnel surgery.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Proprioception
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: classical hand therapy; Procedure: Sensory Training

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Halil Ibrahim ERGEN; Phone Number: 0905437202727; Email: hiergen@sanko.edu.tr

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Gaziantep, Turkey, 27090
    • Recruiting
    • SANKO University
    • Contact: Halil Ibrahim ERGEN; Phone Number: 0905437202727; Email: hiergen@sanko.edu.tr

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• SANKO University Health Practice and Research Center, Orthopedics and Traumatology Unit underwent open carpal tunnel loosening surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The presence of nerve entrapment other than the median nerve (any sensory / motor deficits in the ulnar or radial nerve),
• Wrist injury history (fractures, carpal instabilities),
• Previous surgery in the hand or wrist region,
• Traumatic and recurrent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, inflammation of the tendon sheath or the presence of general active inflammation

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Triple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Hand Therapy Group	Other: classical hand therapy; classical hand therapy
Experimental: Sensory Training Group	Procedure: Sensory Training; The sensory training group includes sensory-oriented interventions and exercises unlike the other classical hand therapy group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Joint Position Matching	In our study, the wrist joint's range of motion will be evaluated in 2 different directions (flexion / extension and radial / ulnar deviation) for proprioception evaluation. For evaluations of all directions, the individual will be required to bring the wrist to the end of the movement, then to perform half the normal range of motion, while the wrist is in a hanging position from the table edge to allow full movement. The difference between the angular value and the angular value created by the individual will be noted by looking at the angular value on the fixed goniometer.	Baseline (First day)
Purdue Pegboard Test	The Purdue Pegboard Test is a neuropsychological test of manual dexterity and bimanual coordination.	Baseline (First day)
Activity Limitation	The Patient-Specific Functional Scale is a self-reported, patient-specific outcome measure, designed to assess functional change, primarily in patients presenting with musculoskeletal disorders. The scale was developed by Stratford et al 1995 as a self-report measure of function that could be used in patients with varying levels of independence. It was designed to provide clinicians with a valid, reliable, responsive, and efficient outcome measure that would be easy to use and applicable to a large number of clinical presentations.	Baseline (First day)
Health-Related Quality of Life	The EuroQoL-five-dimension (EQ-5D) is one of the most commonly used questionnaires to elicit health state utilities, having both a youth and an adult version. For general populations of adults two versions of the questionnaire have been developed, 3L and 5L, with the latter offering a more detailed description of health status. In order to use the EQ-5D to estimate quality-adjusted life-years, a value set to reflect people's preferences for different health states is needed.	Baseline (First day)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sanko University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 27, 2018
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): March 15, 2020
• Study Completion (Anticipated): May 15, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 21, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 4, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): December 5, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 5, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 4, 2019
• Last Verified: December 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: carpal tunnel syndrome; sensory
• Other Study ID Numbers: Study-1; Halil Ibrahim Ergen (Other Identifier: Sanko University)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No