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Effect of Texting and Writing on Grip and Pinch Strength

Primary Purpose

Muscle Weakness Condition, Hand Grasp

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Saudi Arabia
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Texting- 10 minutes
Writing- 10 minutes
Texting- 15 minutes
Writing- 15 minutes
Sponsored by
General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for Muscle Weakness Condition focused on measuring Hand grip strength, key pinch, risk factors, students, Key pinch, Risk factors, Students

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 24 Years (Adult)FemaleAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Active college student
  • Healthy
  • Willing to participate
  • Using smart phones& electronics
  • Hand writing for > 10 minutes/day

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Recent upper limbs injury (sprain& strain)
  • Chronic neurological disorder
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • De Quervain's disease
  • Diabetic neuropathy

Sites / Locations

  • College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences
  • College of medical rehabilitation sciences

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm 4

Arm 5

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Experimental

Experimental

No Intervention

Arm Label

Texting- 10 minutes

Writing- 10 minutes

Texting- 15 minutes

Writing-15 minutes

Control group

Arm Description

Assigned participants will do texting for 10 minutes.

Assigned participants will do writing for 10 minutes.

Assigned participants will do texting for 15 minutes.

Assigned participants will do writing for 15 minutes.

No hand activities.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Hand grasp Hand grasp
Grip strength of the right- hand dominant will be measured at two wrist positions.
Key pinch
Key pinch strength of the right- hand dominant will be measured.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Borg CR-10
Rating the perceived exertion just after hand activity session.

Full Information

First Posted
March 12, 2021
Last Updated
October 12, 2022
Sponsor
General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt
Collaborators
King Saud University
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT04810416
Brief Title
Effect of Texting and Writing on Grip and Pinch Strength
Official Title
Effect of Texting and Writing on Hand Grip and Key Pinch Strength Among Collegiate Students
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
October 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
February 8, 2021 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2021 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2021 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt
Collaborators
King Saud University

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Texting and writing are common hand activities among college students. Students tend to spend increasing hours of texting and writing for every day activities in addition to the academic assignments that are mainly on line and through distance education. The effect of such daily activities on hand grip and key pinch strength has not been studied among college students.
Detailed Description
Students will be recruited from physical therapy department of college of medical rehabilitation sciences after satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the four groups (texting 10 minutes, texting 15 minutes, writing 10 minutes and writing 15 minutes). Participants will be blinded to the outcome measures and the evaluator will be blinded to the participants assigned group. Hand grip strength and key pinch strength will be the main outcome measures. Participants demographics will be gathered in addition to recreational status, risk factors, pain body diagram and number of hours spent for texting and writing in every day life.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Muscle Weakness Condition, Hand Grasp
Keywords
Hand grip strength, key pinch, risk factors, students, Key pinch, Risk factors, Students

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Model Description
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the parallel four groups
Masking
ParticipantOutcomes Assessor
Masking Description
Outcome assessor will be masked to the participant's assigned activity and participants will be masked to the exact outcome measures.
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
50 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Texting- 10 minutes
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Assigned participants will do texting for 10 minutes.
Arm Title
Writing- 10 minutes
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Assigned participants will do writing for 10 minutes.
Arm Title
Texting- 15 minutes
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Assigned participants will do texting for 15 minutes.
Arm Title
Writing-15 minutes
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Assigned participants will do writing for 15 minutes.
Arm Title
Control group
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
No hand activities.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Texting- 10 minutes
Intervention Description
Participants will practice texting for 10 minutes using smart phone.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Writing- 10 minutes
Intervention Description
Participants will practice writing on notebook for 10 minutes.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Texting- 15 minutes
Intervention Description
Participants will practice texting for 15 minutes using smart phone.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Writing- 15 minutes
Intervention Description
Participants will practice writing on notebook for 15 minutes.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Hand grasp Hand grasp
Description
Grip strength of the right- hand dominant will be measured at two wrist positions.
Time Frame
Up to 12 weeks
Title
Key pinch
Description
Key pinch strength of the right- hand dominant will be measured.
Time Frame
Up to 12 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Borg CR-10
Description
Rating the perceived exertion just after hand activity session.
Time Frame
Up to 12 weeks

10. Eligibility

Sex
Female
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
24 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Active college student Healthy Willing to participate Using smart phones& electronics Hand writing for > 10 minutes/day Exclusion Criteria: Recent upper limbs injury (sprain& strain) Chronic neurological disorder Carpal tunnel syndrome De Quervain's disease Diabetic neuropathy
Facility Information:
Facility Name
College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences
City
Medina
ZIP/Postal Code
20012
Country
Saudi Arabia
Facility Name
College of medical rehabilitation sciences
City
Medina
ZIP/Postal Code
41411
Country
Saudi Arabia

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No
IPD Sharing Plan Description
Hand grip and key pinch strength outcome measures will be shared.

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