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Health Literacy Level and Functional Outcomes in Patients With Hand and Forearm Injuries

— Observational Hand Injuries Forearm Fractures

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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Patients who were referred to the hand rehabilitation unit for hand or forearm injuries will be followed for 12 weeks.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Hand Injuries, Forearm Fractures. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Turkey (Türkiye)
Next step
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Official title

Examining the Relationship Between Health Literacy Level and Functional Outcomes in Patients With Hand and Forearm Injuries

Overview

The aim of this study is to examine the association between health literacy, patient-reported outcome measures, and grip strength in a cohort of patients with hand injuries.

Interventions

  • Other Patients who were referred to the hand rehabilitation unit for hand or forearm injuries will be followed for 12 weeks
    Conventional hand therapy will be applied (edema and scar management, exercises) for 12 weeks.

Primary outcome measures

  • European Health Literacy Scale [Time frame: post-injury 12th week.]
  • Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire [Time frame: post-injury 12th week]
  • Grip strength [Time frame: post-injury 12th week]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 18-65 years
  • Voluntarily agreed to participate
  • Presented with hand and/or forearm injuries

Exclusion criteria

  • Concomitant shoulder or elbow injuries
  • History of surgery due to neurological, rheumatological, or metabolic conditions affecting the entire upper extremity
  • Employment in a health-related profession

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Observational model
Cohort

Study locations

Turkey (Türkiye) · 2 centers
  • Pamukkale University — Denizli
  • Pamukkale University — Denizli

Publications

  • Roh YH, Lee BK, Park MH, Noh JH, Gong HS, Baek GH. Effects of health literacy on treatment outcome and satisfaction in patients with mallet finger injury. J Hand Ther. 2016 Oct-Dec;29(4):459-464. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2016.06.004. Epub 2016 Oct 17. PMID 27765527
  • Roy M, Okrainec K, Novak CB, von Schroeder HP, Urbach DR, McCabe SJ. Universal Measures of Support Are Needed: A Cross-Sectional Study of Health Literacy in Patients with Dupuytren's Disease. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Feb;143(2):350e-358e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005209. PMID 30688895
  • Miclau KR, Kwong JW, Tapp E, Mulakaluri A; sALLud Consortium; Shapiro LM. Evaluating the Association Between Health Literacy and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Distal Radius Fracture. J Hand Surg Am. 2026 Feb;51(2):173.e1-173.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2025.03.022. Epub 2025 May 9. PMID 40347201

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07291492 · E-60116787-020-789611

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗