NCT03613922

Effects of Early Manual Therapy on Functional Outcomes After Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fractures

Effects of Early Manual Therapy on Functional Outcomes After Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of early manual therapy on function, pain, range of motion (ROM), hand and pinch grip strength and disability level in patients underwent volar plating after distal radius fracture (DRF). Patients were randomly divided into two groups: Routin Physiotherapy (RP) or Early Manual Therapy (EMT). While RP group received routine physiotherapy, EMT group received routine physiotherapy plus Mulligan's Mobilization With Movement technique. All treatments were done two sessions a week, through 12 weeks. Function, pain, range of motion (ROM), hand and pinch grip strength and disability level of patients were assessed. Measurements were made at postoperative week 3, 6 and 12.

Conditions

• Distal Radius Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Early Manual Therapy	Mulligan's Mobilization with Movement technique for radiocarpal,ulnocarpal, distal radioulnar and proximal radioulnar joints was applied.
OTHER	Routine Physiotherapy	Routine physiotherapy program consisted of range of motion, flexibility and strengthening exercises, and home exercise program was applied.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-01
• Primary completion: 2018-04-01
• Completion: 2018-05-01
• First posted: 2018-08-03
• Last updated: 2018-11-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)