Controlled Active Motion vs Early Passive Mobilization for Flexor Tendons Repair
ConditionFlexor Tendon Rupture
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age25-50
SponsorUniversity of Hail
About this trial
a randomized controlled trial tends to compare 2 rehabilitation approaches - early passive mobilization (EPM) and controlled active motion (CAM) - that are commonly used in the treatment of post-surgical flexor tendon repair of the hand
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
males or females
between 25-50 years
Post-surgical repair of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) and superficialis (FDS) tendons of a single-digit
the case should be recent (2-3 days post-surgical)
Disqualifiers
age below 25 or above 50
a systemic disease affecting hand joints such as rheumatic arthritis
thumb flexor tendon repair will be excluded
chronic cases
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Early passive mobilization
Other interventiona rehabilitation protocol for post-surgical repair of flexor tendons of the hand
Controlled active motion
Other interventiona rehabilitation protocol for post-surgical repair of flexor tendons of the hand
Treatment groups
50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Early passive mobilization groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Controlled active motion groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Total active motion (TAM)
Active range of motion in proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP) and the distal interphalangeal joint (DIP) of the injured digits will be measured by manual hand goniometry. Outcome will be expressed by Strickland formula. TAM (%) = (Active flexion of PIP+DIP) - Extension Lag of both joints/175× 100 This formula can determine the percentage of recovery of TAM. The results of TAM (%) are classified in four categories: "Excellent, good, fair, and poor"
Time frame
at baseline2
Total active motion (TAM)
This formula can determine the percentage of recovery of TAM. The results of TAM (%) are classified in four categories: "Excellent, good, fair, and poor" This formula determined the percentage of recovery of TAM. The results of TAM (%) were classified in four categories: "Excellent, good, fair, and poor"
Time frame
after the 12th week of intervention3
handgrip strength
Hand dynamometer (Jammer dynamometer) will be used to evaluate hand grip strength. Measurements will be taken for both hands for three times. The mean of three trials will be taken for every measurement occasion. The mean value in the injured hand will be expressed as percentage of the mean value in the non-injured hand as follows: % of hand grip strength = Mean grip strength in the involved hand/ Mean grip strength in the uninvolved hand × 100.
Time frame
baseline4
handgrip strength
Hand dynamometer (Jammer dynamometer) will be used to evaluate hand grip strength. Measurements will be taken for both hands for three times. The mean of three trials will be taken for every measurement occasion. The mean value in the injured hand will be expressed as percentage of the mean value in the non-injured hand as follows: % of hand grip strength = Mean grip strength in the involved hand/ Mean grip strength in the uninvolved hand × 100.
Time frame
after the 12th week of interventionSponsors and contacts
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