Can you trust your own hand? study compares patient feelings to actual function after injury
NCT ID NCT07388303
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 34 people with hand or forearm injuries to see if their own sense of manual ability matches what standard physical tests measure. At 6 and 12 weeks after injury or surgery, participants fill out a questionnaire about their hand function and undergo tests like the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test and grip strength measurement. The goal is to better understand how subjective and objective measures relate, which could improve how recovery is tracked.
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 study could help clinicians better understand how patients' own views of their hand function align with objective tests, potentially improving rehabilitation assessments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study with only 34 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It is designed to gather knowledge, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 34 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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.
Who is studied
Patients treated conservatively or surgically in the orthopedics clinic due to hand-forearm injuries
- 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: * Having sustained a hand and/or forearm injury and/or having undergone surgery related to this injury. * Being voluntary to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with concomitant central nervous system involvement. * Patients with a history of previous injury to the same extremity. * Patients with rheumatological disorders.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pamukkale University
RECRUITINGDenizli, 20170, Turkey (Türkiye)
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