Injured your good hand? your other hand might get better!
NCT ID NCT06783205
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 40 adults who had to wear a splint or cast on their dominant hand for 6 weeks after an injury. The goal was to see if being forced to use the non-dominant hand actually improves its function. Researchers measured hand skills and disability levels to understand this change.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients referred to the Hand Rehabilitation Unit of Gazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, for physiotherapy and rehabilitation due to hand-related pathologies, and who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be included.
- Ages
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18 to 65 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: * Individuals who need to use a splint for 6 weeks due to any pathology in their dominant hand * Ages between 18-65 * Individuals who are within the first 10 days after the operation Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with an isolated thumb injury * Those who require bilateral use of the splint/have bilateral pathology * Those who have a condition that prevents the use of the non-dominant hand * Those who can use both hands equally/do not have a dominant side (ambidextrous/two-handed) * Those who have a cooperative status that will not comply with the treatment program * Data from individuals who do not use the splint as described during the 6-week follow-up period will not be included in the analysis.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gazi University Health Science Faculty Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department
Ankara, Yenimahalle, Turkey (Türkiye)
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