Reduced peripheral muscle strength Musculoskeletal Diseases Reduced peripheral muscle strength
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be asked to choose their own music types and listen to the music using headphones, whilst testing their handgrip strength - their favourite music versus their least favourite music v
Sponsors
Radboud UMC, department of geriatrics
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Aged 65 years or older
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: N/A
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maximum handgrip strength, measured in the dominant hand while listening to the different types of music, using a handheld dynamometer. Maximum handgrip strength is measured 3 times for each type of music, at random timepoints in the song. Between each measurement the participant will have at least a 30 second resting period | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As a secondary outcome measure, the correlation of handgrip strength with different patient characteristics (i.e. age, gender, cognitive function disorders, functional problems of the dominant arm, etc) will be analyzed. Data on these patient characteristics come from a questionnaire based on the TOPICS-questionnaire, which participants fill in before the measurements start. Correlation of handgrip strength with different patient characteristics (i.e. age, gender, cognitive function disorders, functional problems of the dominant arm), assessed using a questionnaire based on the TOPICS questionnaire at the baseline | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactMarcel Olde Rikkert
Outcome results
None listed