None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
To investigate whether an advice and exercise program provided by a physiotherapist improves outcomes for patients with fractures of the wrist
Interventions
Treatment group: receive verbal instruction and standardised written advice and an exercise program from a physiotherapist. This is given at the time of, or within one week of, plaster removal at an out-patient appointment. Subjects are instructed to peform range of motion exercises immediately following removal of plaster, 5 times every hour during the day. Stretching exercises begin 2 weeks after plaster removal and involve 3-4 stretches hourly. Strengthening exercises begin 3 weeks after pla
Treatment group: receive verbal instruction and standardised written advice and an exercise program from a physiotherapist. This is given at the time of, or within one week of, plaster removal at an out-patient appointment. Subjects are instructed to peform range of motion exercises immediately following removal of plaster, 5 times every hour during the day. Stretching exercises begin 2 weeks after plaster removal and involve 3-4 stretches hourly. Strengthening exercises begin 3 weeks after plaster removal and involve up to 12 repetitions twice per day. Patients are instructed to continue these exercises until they feel their hand/wrist has returned to normal.
Sponsors
Sandra Kay, Physiotherapy Department, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Factorial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients with distal radius fractures managed with plaster and/or pins.
Exclusion criteria
Fractures treated with external fixation or open reduction and internal fixation, concurrent fractures, pre-existing inflammatory joint conditions.
Outcome results
None listed