NCT05396521

BFR Therapy Following DRF

Utilizing Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Following ORIF Treated Distal Radius Fractures

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 4 (actual)
• Sponsor: Carilion Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study's goal is to evaluate whether blood flow restriction supplemented therapy is a superior therapy compared to traditional standard of care while recovering from a surgery that repairs distal radius fractures. In order to measure this, subjects will be randomly assigned to either the traditional therapy group (with standard of care) or a blood flow restriction supplemented therapy group. All patients involved in this study will have had a distal radius fracture that is repaired with a technique called volar plating and the procedure will be done via an open technique. All subjects will be asked to fill out questionnaires that assess their pain and wrist functionality throughout the course of the study. These measurements will help understand whether the supplemented therapy is effective at reducing pain and improving functionality for patients who are recovering from this injury.

Conditions

• Distal Radius Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Blood Flow Restriction	Group 2 (experimental) will receive standard of care physical therapy to be done with blood flow restriction therapy (BFR). This method includes standard of care physical therapy while occluding blood flow.
OTHER	Standard of Care Physical Therapy	Group 1 (Control) will receive standard of care physical therapy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-26
• Primary completion: 2023-05-08
• Completion: 2023-05-08
• First posted: 2022-05-31
• Last updated: 2024-10-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States