Blood Flow Restriction for Ulnar Sided Wrist Pain

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Conditions studied: Ulnar Wrist Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the strength, pain and functional benefits of early, low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction (BFR) in ulnar-sided wrist pain treated nonoperatively with immobilization for 4-6 weeks. Hypothesis: patients in the BFR group with have improved grip strength and patient reported outcome measure scores compared to the control group.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06963671

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

90

Starts

2025-08-11

Expected to finish

2028-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-10-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients (>18 years) undergoing outpatient rehabilitation at Stanford Hand Therapy
• English fluency and literacy
• Able to take informed consent
• Have acute or chronic ulnar-sided wrist pain referred for a course of hand therapy by a physician or advanced practice provider (APP) and were treated with continuous immobilization for 4-6 weeks.
• Score of 3 or less on blood flow restriction screening questionnaire

You may not qualify if…

• Concomitant injuries such as upper extremity fractures or other ligamentous injuries
• TFCC surgery in the affected wrist
• Non-compliance with immobilization
• Patients who complete hand therapy at an outside facility
• Score of 4 or more on blood flow restriction screening questionnaire

Where it is running

• Stanford University — Redwood City, California, United States

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