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Effects of PNF Technique in Children With Post Fracture Elbow Stiffness

Effects of Proprioception Neuromuscular Facilitation Technique in Children With Post Fracture Elbow Stiffness

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06198088
Enrollment
26
Registered
2024-01-10
Start date
2023-12-01
Completion date
2024-02-05
Last updated
2024-06-13

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Conditions

Fracture

Brief summary

Daily living activities are an essential part of a child's development, providing endless opportunities for play, learning, and imaginative expression. The desired result as the child get bored after a while so we use it for benefits. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation is a stretching technique utilized to improve muscle elasticity and has been shown to have a positive effect on active and passive range of motions. In clinical settings, PNF is already utilized by therapists to restore functional range of motion (ROM) and increase strength in patients who have sustained soft tissue damage or received invasive surgeries.

Detailed description

This Randomized clinical trial study will be conducted in THQ hospital Arifwala/DHQ pakpattan with calculated sample size 26. Study will be approved by ethical committee. After that informed consent will be taken and patients will be randomly assigned to (Group A) control group these individuals will receive Maitland's mobilization with everyday object activities (Group B) experimental group (these individuals will receive baseline treatment and PNF technique ) frequency will be 5 session per week of 30 min and duration is of 4 weeks. Ranges will be assessed by Goniometry DASH outcome measure scale will use to assess functional activity. Data will be analyzed by SPSS latest version.

Interventions

The patient in the experiment group will PNF techniques (hold relax) the participants who were assigned for post traumatic stiffness of the elbow with baseline treatment (heating pad), stretching applied for 30 sec then relaxation time 10 sec, 5 repetition were given in a session for 5 days a week for 4 weeks.

OTHERExercise therapy

exercise therapy range of motion, stretching and strengthening were applied with heating pad as baseline treatment. 5 repetition were given in a session for 5 days a week for 4 week.

Sponsors

Riphah International University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 7 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Children Age 3-7 years * Either gender * Contracture 4-8 weeks post traumatic injuries. * Post-operative

Exclusion criteria

* Burn contracture * Contracture due to neurological conditions * Dupytren's contracture, Volkmann's contracture etc. * Contracture more than 8 week

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
DASH4 weeksDASH is a 30-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess musculoskeletal disorders of upper limbs.

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

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