This is a randomized clinical trial of two parallel arms, aiming to compare two rehabilitation interventions: an experimental intervention including telemedicine support and remote monitoring of compliance of usual indicated exercises, versus the usual protocol of indicated exercises supported by printed material (triptych) and without remote monitoring
Distal radius fracture is a common pathology. The surgical indication is given by the difficulty in obtaining fracture reduction or by the instability of the fracture. The long-term functional prognosis of the wrist depends largely on patients' adherence to the prescribed indications/exercises in the immediate postoperative phase. This is a randomized clinical trial of two parallel arms, aiming to compare two rehabilitation interventions: an experimental intervention including telemedicine support and remote monitoring of compliance of usual indicated exercises, versus the usual protocol of indicated exercises supported by printed material (triptych) and without remote monitoring.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
50
A digital pad developed to help, support and monitor the adherence of patients to rehabilitation excercices post surgery
Hospital Clinico Mutual de Seguridad
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
RECRUITINGChange of Patient Related Wrist Evaluation score from Day 28 at Day 56 post ranndomization
Patient Related Wrist Evaluation is a 15-item validated scale, range from 0 to 100, where higher scores are worse outcomes
Time frame: Day 56
Adherence to prescribed excercise program
The digital pad will objectively register adherence to exercises; the control group will self-report their compliance rates with the prescribed exercises
Time frame: Day 56
Grip strength
Grip strength measured by dynamometer
Time frame: Day 28; Day 56
Wrist flexion and extension
Wrist flexion and extension measured by goniometer
Time frame: Day 28; Day 56
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