Nerve Injury in the Hand, an Interview Study

Patients´ Experiences of Changed Physical Activity Level Following Nerve Injury in the Upper Limb- a Qualitative Study

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05080608

Enrollment

Registered

2021-10-18

Start date

2021-05-01

Completion date

2024-04-30

Last updated

2023-11-07

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Conditions

Nerve Injury

Brief summary

This qualitative study sought to explore the exerience of change in physical activity due to nerve injury in the arm and hand.

Detailed description

Aim: Has the physical activity level changed in connection with the nerve injury. Experiences of factors influensing this change. Population: Patients surgically treated for digital,median,ulnar-or plexus nerveinjuries at Södersjukhuset or Universitets sjukhuset in Linköping. 1-3 years ago. Age 18-75. Method: Interviews are carried out over the phone, digitally recorded and trascribed. The analysis is inductive approach.

Interventions

OTHERSurgery

Treatment according to clinical practise

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Injury to the median, ulnar or digital nerve or injury to the brachial plexus. * 1-5 years post injury.

Exclusion criteria

* Severe psychiatric disease. * Drug or alcohol abuse. * Insufficient language understanding. * Severe diabetes mellitus with nerve complications.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Interview	1-5 years post injury	A semi structured interview will be conducted, utilizing semi structured interview. Themes regarding changes in physical activity related to the nerve injury will be presented.

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026