NCT06113250

Effect of Shortwave Diathermy Versus Ultrasound Waves on Increasing ROM and Decreasing Pain After Extensor Tendon Reconstruction

Status unknown Phase 2 Last updated 2 November 2023

What this trial tests

Phase 2 trial testing shortwave diathermy in Extensor Tendon Reconstruction in 60 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

5 July 2023

Primary endpoint
1 November 2023

7 November 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Kafrelsheikh University
Phase	Phase 2
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	factorial
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	60
Start date	5 July 2023
Primary completion	1 November 2023
Estimated completion	7 November 2023
Sites	1 location across Egypt

Drugs / interventions tested

• shortwave diathermy
• ultrasound waves
• traditional physical therapy program

Conditions studied

• Extensor Tendon Reconstruction — all drugs for Extensor Tendon Reconstruction →

Sponsor

Kafrelsheikh University

Who can join

Adults 22 to 29, any sex, with Extensor Tendon Reconstruction. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

tendon injuries can result in long-term sequelae, including chronic pain and mobility restrictions, and may warrant surgery. Ultrasound is sound with a frequency above 20,000 Hertz (Hz) and is undetectable by the human ear. Ultrasound waves are generated by a piezoelectric effect caused by vibration of crystals within the head of the wand/probe. The sound waves that pass through the skin cause vibration of the local tissue. This can cause a deep heating locally. ultrasound can provide several benefits for treating strains, sprains, tissue healing andpain.n Shortwave diathermy is a high frequency current that is obtained by a discharging condenser through inductance of low ohmic resistance. When this high frequency current passes into the tissues, it produces heat into the tissues. PSWD heats a much larger area than ultrasound does, making it ideal to heat larger joints, such as the elbow, shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle. This work aims to compare between the effect of shortwave diathermy versus ultrasound waves on increasing ROM and decreasing pain after extensor tendon reconstruction. Sixty adults patients of both sex, aged from 20 to 30 years, with extensor tendon injuries participated in this study after reconstruction surgeries. They were randomly categorized into three groups of equal numbers. Group A received Pulsed shortwave diathermy and traditional physical therapy program (splinting, stretching exercises, strengthening exercises and range of motion (ROM) exercises), group B received ultrasound waves and traditional physical therapy program (splinting, stretching exercises, strengthening exercises and range of motion (ROM) exercises, while group C received only traditional physical therapy program (splinting, stretching exercises, strengthening exercises and range of motion (ROM) exercises). Pain and finger flexion range of motion will be measured before and after two months of intervention. Data and results will be statistically analyzed to give conclusions

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.