EFFECTS OF NERVE GLIDING EXERCISES ON ULNAR-SIDED WRIST PAIN

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Conditions studied: Ulnar Wrist Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to learn if adding specific "nerve gliding" exercises to a standard physical therapy program helps reduce pain and improve hand function in people with ulnar-sided (pinky side) wrist pain. Participants who have had wrist pain for at least 3 months will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. Both groups will receive a standard treatment program that includes patient education, activity modification, massage, and ice application. One group will also perform specific nerve gliding exercises for the ulnar nerve. Researchers will evaulate pain level, hand function, strength, weight-bearing tolerance, and joint position sense at the beginning and after 4 weeks of treatment to see if the exercises provide extra benefit. The study treatment period lasts for 4 weeks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07358507

Run by

Gazi University

People needed

34

Starts

2025-10-23

Expected to finish

2026-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-22

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Being over 18 years of age.
• History of ulnar-sided wrist pain lasting for at least 3 months.
• Diagnosis of ulnar-sided wrist pain confirmed by a hand surgeon, which may include: fractures or dislocations of the 4th and 5th metacarpals, hamate, triquetrum, lunate, pisiform, distal ulna, or distal radius; Lunotriquetral ligament tears; Kienböck's disease; Ulnar impaction syndrome; Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) injury; carpal instabilities; DRUJ instability; pisotriquetral arthritis; DRUJ arthritis; extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) tendon subluxation; or tendinitis of the ECU, extensor digiti minimi, and flexor carpi ulnaris.
• Adequate cognitive level (scoring 22 or above on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment scale).

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of other diseases involving the hand and wrist (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome, Dupuytren's disease).
• History of traumatic injury to the hand, wrist, and/or forearm within the last 3 months.
• History of surgery on the hand, wrist, and/or forearm within the last 6 months.
• Currently receiving treatment for hand and wrist problems.

Where it is running

• Gazi University Health Sciences Faculty Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department — Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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