Enhancing hand grip strength: The impact of strengthening exercises for smart phone users

Effectiveness of strengthening exercise on reduced hand grip strength among smartphone users - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/05/067916

Enrollment

Registered

2024-05-27

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Strengthening exercise : 1. hand gripper exercise 2. Resistance band exercise 3. Dumbbell hold 4. wrist curls with dumbbell 5. pinch strengthener intervention will be given for 3 days

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age (18-25) 2. Smartphone usage duration more than 4 hours 3. With or without active thumb pain 4. Both male and female 5. Smartphone usage of minimum 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cardiac Problems 2. Recent Injury 3. Students indulged in gym training 4. Vascular disorders 5. Nerve Injury

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hand grip strength using DynamometerTimepoint: 0 week and 3rd week	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Upper extremity functional index-scale (20)Timepoint: 0 week and third week	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr R Vasanthan

The Oxford College Of Physiotherapy

dr.richa29@gmail.com9960809575

Outcome results