Electroacupuncture Improves Wrist Functionality and Pain

NCT04189237 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: CMUH108-REC1-141
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Electroacupuncture improves pain and wrist functionality in patients undergoing rehabilitation therapy after distal radius fracture Distal radius fracture is extremely common, and it is about 10% of all fractures in the human body. Therefore, the distal radius is the most frequently fractured part of the upper limbs of the human body. Once the fracture occurs, internal fixation is the main surgical procedure. And, the postoperative goal is to restore the function of the forearm and the mobility of the wrist joint. Therefore, rehabilitation treatment is the key. However, postoperative patients often delay rehabilitation therapy due to pain, resulting in stiffer wrist joints. In recent years, electroacupuncture(EA) has been widely used to relieve pain after surgery, and many studies have confirmed that it is effective. And it is already an alternative to postoperative pain relief. The investigators hope that by electroacupuncture, the investigators can help patients reduce pain, increase joint mobility, and make patients willing to start rehabilitation therapy, reduce joint stiffness, and restore wrist function as soon as possible, which will help patients return to work and normal life early. Methods: It is expected that 30 patients will be randomly assigned to the following groups: electroacupuncture group, control group without EA. Two groups of subjects started to rehabilitation at the 4th week after surgery.

Conditions

Electroacupuncture

Keywords

electroacupuncture; wrist functionality; distal radius fracture

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Range of wrist motion

  The degrees of wrist mobility measured with a goniometer, including flexion, extension, supination, pronation, ulnar deviation, radial deviation, and higher degrees mean a better outcome.

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand(DASH)

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

electroacupuncture

EXPERIMENTAL

At the 4th week after surgery, electroacupuncture was performed, and the activity of wrist joint on the affected side was performed at same time, and at a frequency of two times per week for six weeks, for a total of twelve times. Acupoint selection: needles were inserted to Taixi (KI3), Taichong (LR3), Zusanli(ST36), Yanglingquan (GB34), contralateral to the operated leg and deqi sensation elicited at acupoints.

Other: Electroacupuncture

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

At the 4th week after surgery, only the activity of wrist joint on the affected side was performed, and at a frequency of two times per week for six weeks, for a total of twelve times.

Interventions

Electroacupuncture OTHER

needles were inserted to Taixi (KI3), Taichong (LR3), Zusanli(ST36), Yanglingquan (GB34), contralateral to the operated leg and deqi sensation elicited at acupoints.

electroacupuncture

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Clinical diagnosis of distal radius fracture
• After internal fixation
• Age between 20 and 70 years old

You may not qualify if:

• serious heart rhythm
• epilepsy
• Severe pulmonary heart disease
• History of mental illness
• received acupuncture treatment 1 month ago

Sponsors & Collaborators

• China Medical University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

China Medical University Hospital

Taichung, No. 2, Yude Rd, North District, Taichung City, 404, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wrist Fractures

Interventions

Electroacupuncture

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wrist Injuries; Arm Injuries; Wounds and Injuries; Fractures, Bone

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Combined Modality Therapy; Therapeutics; Acupuncture Therapy; Complementary Therapies; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; Analgesia; Anesthesia and Analgesia; Anesthesia

Study Officials

• Yung-Cheng Chiu, MD

  China Medical University Hospital

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Chiu-Ming Chang

CONTACT

886-982910198; asspiderman1982@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 4, 2019
• First Posted: December 6, 2019
• Study Start: December 5, 2019
• Primary Completion: November 28, 2020
• Study Completion: November 28, 2020
• Last Updated: January 27, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)