The Effectiveness of Cross-training on an Immobilised Forearm

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-08-26

Study Completion Date

2025-03-30

Brief Summary

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The cross-training phenomenon is the increase in muscle strength in the contralateral limb when one limb is exercised. Limited studies have shown that it prevents immobilisation-induced muscle weakness in healthy volunteers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of strengthening the contralateral extremity on muscle strength and range of motion in the immobilised extremity in patients who had undergone immobilisation for forearm fractures.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Forearm Fracture

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

prospective randomized controlled double-blind clinical trial

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Participants will not know which group they have been assigned to, and the researchers evaluating the results will not know which group participants have been assigned to.

Study Groups

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cross training group

Group whose healthy arm (unbroken side) is strengthened

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

isokinetic strengthening exercise

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Participants' isokinetic strength measurements will be assessed using the Cybex II Humac Norm isokinetic dynamometer. A strengthening programme will be performed for a total of 12 sessions, 3 days a week for 4 weeks, at 20 degrees of flexion, 20 degrees of extension, 60-90 and 180 degrees/s speed.

At the beginning and end of the 12th session, isokinetic and isometric muscle performance tests will be performed on the healthy wrist, and isometric wrist flexor and extensor strength measurements will be performed in neutral position 1 week after removal of the cast on the fractured wrist.

control group

group given conventional exercise to the fractured arm

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

conventional exercise programm

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The immobilised limb was given finger grip exercises.

Interventions

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isokinetic strengthening exercise

Participants' isokinetic strength measurements will be assessed using the Cybex II Humac Norm isokinetic dynamometer. A strengthening programme will be performed for a total of 12 sessions, 3 days a week for 4 weeks, at 20 degrees of flexion, 20 degrees of extension, 60-90 and 180 degrees/s speed.

At the beginning and end of the 12th session, isokinetic and isometric muscle performance tests will be performed on the healthy wrist, and isometric wrist flexor and extensor strength measurements will be performed in neutral position 1 week after removal of the cast on the fractured wrist.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

conventional exercise programm

The immobilised limb was given finger grip exercises.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Traumatic unilateral forearm fracture (treated surgically or conservatively and immobilised in a cast)

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous upper limb surgery/joint disease - deformity affecting hand-wrist function
* Any neurological condition affecting the upper extremity (stroke, Parkinson's disease; multiple sclerosis, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, peripheral nerve injury)

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No