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To study the relationship between the force exerted by hand muscles and lung function in patients with Asthma and long term disease of the lungs.

Relationship between Handgrip strength and Pulmonary function in individuals with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/06/088205
Enrollment
304
Registered
2025-06-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J40-J47- Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Siri Hegde
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age above 18 years. 2. Patient diagnosed with COPD and Asthma. 3. Participants prescribed for reversibility test.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Recent abdominal and thoracic surgery. 2. Patients with musculoskeletal or rheumatologic disease, such as hemiplegia or quadriplegia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and sarcopenia. 3. Patients with active TB and Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome. 4. Patients with Parkinson s disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. To determine the correlation of Handgrip strength with pulmonary function parameters.Timepoint: 1 year—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
2. To investigate the use of Handgrip strength as a predictive tool for determining the severity of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 3. To evaluate the effects of bronchodilators on the handgrip strength. Timepoint: 1 year—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMs Meghana Sanil

Manipal College of Health Professions

meghana.mchp@manipal.edu9972046949

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026