Study on the Safe Return to Driving after Surgery for Distal Radius Fractures: Comparison between Patients and Healthy Adults

Controlled Comparative Study on the Safe Return to Driving following Volar Locking Plate Fixation for Distal Radius Fractures: Patients and Healthy Adults - Safe Return to Drive after Distal Radius Fracture Surgery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000058352

Enrollment

Registered

2025-07-04

Start date

2022-01-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Distal radius fracture

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Individuals who have provided informed consent 2) Individuals who possess a valid driver's license and drive regularly

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with multiple fractures (in the patient group) 2) Individuals with a history of upper limb trauma or central nervous system disorders 3) Individuals who are unable to understand the study content due to dementia or other cognitive impairments

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Results of the driving simulator task at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 weeks after surgery	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain at rest, during activity and steering operations; wrist range of motion; the Japanese version of the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE-J); the Japanese version of Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH); and the Japanese version of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ-J)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactRikiya SHIRATO

Hokkaido Bunkyo University Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Healthcare and Science

rshirato@do-bunkyodai.ac.jp0123-34-0198

Outcome results