Hands-On healing: which fascial release technique eases wrist pain best?
NCT ID NCT07714031
First seen Jul 20, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study compares two types of myofascial release—articular and soft tissue—for treating wrist overuse syndrome, a common condition from repetitive movements like typing. About 46 adults aged 20–55 with wrist pain will receive either technique plus a hot pack, three times a week for three weeks. Researchers will measure pain, wrist range of motion, and hand function to see which approach works better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- myofascial release (articular or soft tissue approach)
- What this could lead to
- If one technique proves superior, it could offer a more effective, non-drug treatment for wrist overuse syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 46 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatments are manual therapies, so outcomes depend on practitioner skill.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 46 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients between 20-55 years of age * Male and female * Participants involved in repetitive movements of hands e.g computer workers ( 2026/3/4 * Patients who have gradual onset of pain not sudden * Reproduction of pain with wrist flexion, extension, ulnar and radial deviation * Patients with \>10% reduced ROM of wrist joint as compared to contralateral side * Participants who will willing to participate Exclusion Criteria: Specific disease of wrist e.g RA, gout, infection * Patients with traumatic wrist pathology (such as scaphoid fracture, distal radius fracture) * Neuropathic compromise patients such as diabetic neuropathy, CTS * Open wound * Suspected or confirmed malignancy in wrist joint
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dr Rubina Zulfqar
RECRUITINGFaisalabad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan