Digital Media Based Physical Therapy Post Distal Radius Fracture

N/ACompletedNCT04194749

Oregon Health and Science University51 enrolled

Overview

This trial aims to develop and test the efficacy of a digital media based physical therapy protocol on patients after surgical fixation and non-operative treatment of distal radius fractures.It is hypothesized that there will not be a difference in outcomes for patients after surgical fixation of distal radius fractures with traditional physical therapy and digital media based therapy

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Distal Radius Fracture

Interventions

Digital Media Based Physical TherapyOTHER

This intervention is a modified post immobilization protocol. This will include giving the patients a USB drive loaded with a 12 week therapy protocol presented in digital form with videos and graphical representations of exercises to be done. They will also have access to the videos and multimedia on the Oregon Health \& Science University website.

Traditional Physical TherapyOTHER

This intervention is a 12 week therapist supervised clinic-based therapy protocol.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing operative treatment for distal radius fractures. Exclusion Criteria: * Poly-trauma patients with significant previous diagnosis of dementia, previous traumatic brain injury, or other reason for significant altered mental status that would interfere with their participation in therapist directed or digital based therapy will be excluded. * Patients who present to Oregon Health \& Science University for physical therapy who will be treated by a physician at another non Oregon Health \& Science University facility will be excluded. * Patients who are not proficient in the English language will be excluded.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Abbreviated version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH)

Patient-Reported Outcome, Scale: 0 (no disability) - 100 (most severe disability)

Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Abbreviated version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH)

Patient-Reported Outcome, Scale: 0 (no disability) - 100 (most severe disability)

Time frame: 6 weeks, 6 months

Visual Analog Pain Scale

Patient-Reported Outcome, Scale: 0 (no pain) - 10 (most severe pain)