Hand rehab revolution? early data may predict recovery months ahead
NCT ID NCT07522060
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 60 adults with hand or upper limb injuries to see if improvements in the first weeks of rehab can predict function months later. A digital tool created by a therapist tracks progress and patient feedback. The goal is to help clinicians make better, data-driven decisions during hand therapy.
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 help therapists personalize hand rehab by using early progress data to predict outcomes and adjust treatments earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study (60 patients) and is observational, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all hand conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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
Adults with hand and upper extremity pathologies under the clinical responsibility of the principal investigator at Hacettepe University Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey. Consecutive, non-probability sampling applied: all eligible patients enrolled in order of presentation until minimum n=60 is reached
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Adults aged 18 years or older * Hand or upper extremity pathology requiring rehabilitation, including but not limited to: flexor or extensor tendon injuries, peripheral nerve injuries or compression syndromes (including carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome), distal radius fractures, metacarpal or phalangeal fractures, joint injuries and instabilities, arthropathy (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis), trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis, trigger finger, Dupuytren's disease, DeQuervain tenosynovitis, lateral epicondylitis and post-surgical upper extremity conditions * Under clinical responsibility of the principal investigator at the Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University * Expected to attend minimum 8 rehabilitation sessions * Able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * • Active psychiatric illness precluding participation or completion of assessment tools * Severe cognitive impairment precluding understanding of patient-reported outcome measures * Literacy difficulties preventing self-completion of questionnaires * Concurrent enrollment in another interventional clinical study * Refusal to provide written informed consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe University Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Ankara, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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