NCT05694078

Hand Therapy Approach on Lumbrical Muscle Tears in Sport Climbers

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hand Therapy Barcelona · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aimes to analyze the effectiveness of a Hand Therapy protocol in the management of patients who suffer from a tear of a lumbrical muscle, regarding on the symptoms during the clinical examination, the disability in their activities of daily living and the sports-specific function.

Detailed description

A prospective intervention study is performed on 50 adult climbers suffering from an injury of the 4th lumbrical muscle. They wear during 3 weeks a 5th finger extension relative motion orthosis, while pain-free sport activities are permitted using a 4th and 5th fingers buddy-taping. After three weeks, patients are told to progressively remove the splint and, after six weeks, the splint is totally removed. Symptoms in the lumbrical stress test are evaluated during the 6 weeks period using dynamometry and goniometry, Finally, Quick-Disabilities of the arm shoulder and hand questionnaire is also analyzed.

Conditions

• Muscle Tear
• Hand Injuries
• Splints

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Hand Therapy Splinting Protocol	Relative motion splinting protocol

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-23
• Primary completion: 2023-02-28
• Completion: 2023-03-31
• First posted: 2023-01-23
• Last updated: 2023-01-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain