RecruitingNot Applicable

The Efficacy of Hand Injuries Rehabilitation Intervention Program That Incorporated Ethnic and Cultural Reference

Palestinian Territories100 participantsStarted 2023-06-01

Plain-language summary

The study has three main phases. The first phase included A. Adjustment of research tools. Phase B. will examine the efficacy of the cultural intervention. Phase C. Follow-up study will be conducted after three, six, and nine months.

Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Participants will include people after acute traumatic injuries below the elbow, 16-65 years old, who were employed or functioning as active housewives prior to the injury. All participants will be Palestinian Arabs living in the West Bank Exclusion Criteria: People with drug/alcohol abuse, central nervous lesions, psychiatric, cognitive or developmental disorder, people with bilateral injury, hand burns, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, brachial plexus lesion, shoulder or elbow problems, complex regional pain syndrome, or any surgery during the study period. People with non-traumatic hand injuries (tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, De Quervain's disease, and Mallet finger) will not be included

What they're measuring

A change in baseline of Time to Return to Work (T-RTW) to discharge from therapy and the change at three, six, and nine months are being assessed.

Timeframe: Baseline Time (T1), Discharge 4-6 weeks (T2), 3 months (T3), 6 months (T4) , 9 months (T5).

A change in a baseline evaluation of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire (Quick DASH) to discharge and from therapy and the change at three, six, and nine months are being assessed.

Timeframe: Baseline Time (T1), Discharge 4-6 weeks (T2), 3 months (T3), 6 months (T4) , 9 months (T5).

A change in baseline Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire (WORQ) (Finger, Escorpizo, Bostan, & De Bie, 2014) to discharge from therapy and at three, six, and nine months follow-up is being assessed.

Timeframe: Baseline Time (T1), Discharge 4-6 weeks (T2), 3 months (T3), 6 months (T4) , 9 months (T5).

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05891704

SponsorTel Aviv University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-12-01

Contact for this trial

Jumana S Daibes, PhD. student

00970599672878 jumana.daibes@aaup.edu

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Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

A change in baseline of Time to Return to Work (T-RTW) to discharge from therapy and the change at three, six, and nine months are being assessed.

Timeframe: Baseline Time (T1), Discharge 4-6 weeks (T2), 3 months (T3), 6 months (T4) , 9 months (T5).

A change in baseline Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire (WORQ) (Finger, Escorpizo, Bostan, & De Bie, 2014) to discharge from therapy and at three, six, and nine months follow-up is being assessed.

Timeframe: Baseline Time (T1), Discharge 4-6 weeks (T2), 3 months (T3), 6 months (T4) , 9 months (T5).