Digital Media Based Physical Therapy Post Distal Radius Fracture

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Distal Radius Fracture

Treatments: Other: Traditional Physical Therapy; Other: Digital Media Based Physical Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04194749

11330 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Enrollment: 51 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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51 participants in 2 patient groups

Digital Media Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

The digital media based group will receive a modified post immobilization protocol. This will include giving the patients a Universal Serial Bus (USB) drive loaded with a 12 week physical 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.

Treatment:

Other: Digital Media Based Physical Therapy

Traditional Therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

The traditional group will have clinic-based physical therapy protocol.

Treatment:

Other: Traditional Physical Therapy