NCT05380219: DTelbow

Effects of Dual Task on Physical Function in Patients With Elbow Joint Fracture

Completed NA Last updated 29 February 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing dual task strength training in Elbow Fracture in 40 participants. Completed in 9 October 2023.

Timeline

5 June 2022

Primary endpoint
9 October 2023

9 October 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Valencia
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	40
Start date	5 June 2022
Primary completion	9 October 2023
Estimated completion	9 October 2023
Sites	1 location across Spain

Drugs / interventions tested

• dual task strength training

Conditions studied

• Elbow Fracture — all drugs for Elbow Fracture →

Sponsor

University of Valencia

Who can join

Adults 18 to 80, any sex, with Elbow Fracture. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Elbow injuries account for up to 15% of emergency consultations. The complexity of this joint and the subtle imaging findings present even in severe injuries make diagnosis difficult and can delay treatment, causing pain and functional impotence.

Appropriate deterioration mitigation strategies include, but are not limited to, strengthening programs of sufficient intensity to stimulate anabolism and limit muscle loss and increase strength. The general recommendation for increasing muscle strength and neural adaptations in healthy subjects after sustaining an elbow fracture is moderate to heavy load resistance training with loads approximating 60%-80% of the one repetition maximum ( 1RM). However, high joint stress would be challenging and increase the risk of adverse consequences in such patients, so strategies are still needed to meet the challenges of effectively and safely adapting training loads to safely enable improvement. without requiring high joint stress.

Resistance band work, coupled with the use of dual tasks, is a novel approach used during resistance training, especially among healthy populations, with promising results.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate neuromuscular responses, pain intensity and RPE in patients with elbow joint fracture, with or without surgical approach, with different strategies to strengthen the upper limb.

Candidates for this study will be men and women over 18 years of age who have been diagnosed with a fracture of the elbow joint (types 1-3 and types 2-1 according to Müller's OA fracture classification), with or without a surgical approach and with date of injury and completion of their physiotherapy program in 2022-2023, and who begin their physiotherapy treatment between weeks 7 to 9 post-fracture.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.