Glowing bracelet might speed wrist fracture recovery
NCT ID NCT07426926
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a special LED light bracelet, used at home for 12 minutes a day, can improve recovery after wrist fracture surgery. Forty-two adults will either get the active light device or an inactive one, along with standard exercises. Researchers will check wrist function, pain, and healing over 12 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- photobiomodulation (LED light) device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, at-home way to speed up wrist function recovery and reduce pain after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 42 people. The light therapy may not provide meaningful benefit over standard exercises alone.
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Study facts
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- 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 42 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
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18 to 65 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: * Adults aged 18 to 65 years, * Both sexes, * Patients with isolated, closed distal radius fractures with displacement and surgical indication, * Surgical indication defined by instability criteria: * Dorsal tilt of the distal fragment \>20°, * Radial shortening ≥10 mm, * Articular incongruity, * Dorsal comminution, * Fractures classified as Fernandez types I, II, or III, * Fractures classified as AO/OTA types 2R3A2, 2R3A3, 2R3B, or 2R3C (except 2R3C3). Exclusion criteria: * Previous wrist injuries, sequelae, or motor deficits due to neurological lesions, * Pathological fractures, * Ipsilateral fractures in other regions of the limb, * Neurovascular injury with sensory deficit at the fracture site, * Local or systemic contraindications to surgery or postoperative recovery, * History of photosensitivity, * Neurological and/or psychiatric disorders, * Proliferative or infectious skin lesions at the wrist region, * Pregnancy, * Surgical complications (neurological or vascular injuries, or fracture line extension) - excluded from analysis but reported.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ACN Municipal Hospital
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 03807-230, Brazil
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