Wrist Splint and Occupational Therapy to Improve Pain, Mobility and Functional Status in Patients With Wrist Drop

Effectiveness of Wrist Splint and Occupational Therapy to Improve Pain, Mobility and Functional Status in Patients With Wrist Drop

To determine effectiveness of wrist splint and occupational therapy to improve pain, mobility and functional status in patients with wrist drop.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Wrist-Drop
• Intervention / Treatment: Diagnostic test: Wrist Splint; Diagnostic test: Occupational Therapy

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 20
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Mubeen Nasir, DPT; Phone Number: +923144248042; Email: [email protected]

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
      • Recruiting
      • Chaudary Muhammad Akram Teaching Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• • People with wrist drop

  • People between 20 to 40 years will be included (male and female)
  • Post-operative patients (nerve grafting and plastic surgery)
  • Patients with findings of nerve compression will be included

Exclusion Criteria:

• • People with nerve injuries other than radial nerve such as ulnar or median nerve

  • People suffering with other neurological disorders.
  • People who are not able to follow instructions
  • Any traumatic history
  • Diabetic patients, thyroid issues, pregnant females

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Wrist Splint	Diagnostic test: Wrist Splint; Wrist Splint to Improve Pain, Mobility and Functional Status in Patients With Wrist Drop
Experimental: Occupational Therapy	Diagnostic test: Occupational Therapy; Occupational Therapy to Improve Pain, Mobility and Functional Status in Patients With Wrist Drop

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
DASH scale (0-100)	DASH questionnaire for function on the scale of (0-100) worst zero- hundred normal	6 Months
VAS on the scale (1-10)	VAS for pain for pain (0-10) 0 for normal, 10 for worst pain	6 Months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Superior University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 31, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 18, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 24, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): May 25, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 25, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 24, 2023
• Last Verified: May 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Mononeuropathies; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Radial Neuropathy
• Other Study ID Numbers: DPT/Batch-Fall18/545

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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