Controlled Active Motion vs Early Passive Mobilization for Flexor Tendons Repair

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age25-50
SponsorUniversity of Hail

About this trial

a randomized controlled trial tends to compare 2 rehabilitation approaches - early passive mobilization (EPM) and controlled active motion (CAM) - that are commonly used in the treatment of post-surgical flexor tendon repair of the hand

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

males or females

between 25-50 years

Post-surgical repair of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) and superficialis (FDS) tendons of a single-digit

the case should be recent (2-3 days post-surgical)

Disqualifiers

age below 25 or above 50

a systemic disease affecting hand joints such as rheumatic arthritis

thumb flexor tendon repair will be excluded

chronic cases

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Early passive mobilization
  • Controlled active motion

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators