M72.0 S52.50 G56.0 S56
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: VR environment, 5x/week, for 3 weeks, 15 minutes each.
Group 2: therapy-irrelevant exercises in VR, 5x/week, for 3 weeks, each 15 minutes
Sponsors
BG Unfallklinik TübingenEberhard Karls UniversitätAbteilung HPRV
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Men and women in the age range of 18-65 years. - Patients with upper extremity casts, rhizarthrosis, carpal tunnel, or severe hand injuries (such as traumatic amputations of one or more fingers or thumb, open fractures of the hand and wrist, nerve and vision injuries)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Neurological comorbidities that affect cognitive abilities or neuromuscular control of the upper extremities (such as Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, brachial plexus avulsion) - Patients who are prone to dizziness and motion sickness in a VR setting - Patients already participating in a similar rehabilitative study - Unable to give informed consent due to impaired cognitive abilities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in hand functionality: Increasing the range of motion (ROM, Kapandji Index) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of pain (NRS, medication consupmtion) Increase in PROMs (patient reported outcomes): DASH score, Quality of Life SF-36, EQ5D5L | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactCosima Prahm
BG Unfallklinik TübingenEberhard Karls UniversitätUniversitätsklinikum
Outcome results
None listed