Early therapy after wrist surgery shows promise in tiny trial
NCT ID NCT06258928
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at 15 people who had surgery for a broken wrist. Researchers tested whether early rehabilitation helped them regain hand function, strength, and movement compared to their uninjured arm after 6 months. The goal was to see if early therapy could speed up recovery and return to daily activities and work.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that early rehabilitation helps people recover hand function and return to daily activities faster after wrist fracture surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small study with only 15 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It also does not compare early therapy to standard care, so benefits are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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 with a distal radius fracture DRF resulting from injury
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * age range 18-60 years * distal radius fracture * ORIF procedure * hand stabilisation plate (Medartis) Exclusion Criteria: * delayed rehabilitation protocol * algodystrophy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Terapia Ręki Magda Kolasińska
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 01-494, Poland
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