Hand Injuries
Conditions
Keywords
Frail Elderly, Motor Skills, Upper Extremity
Brief summary
Investigators have created a protocol of intervention to treating the general disability of upper limbs.
Detailed description
A protocol of intervention for fine motor skills will be performed on institutionalized elderly people. This protocol consist on implementation of a manual activity that it is well known in the clinical setting. This activity will enhance several skills such as strength, coordination of upper limbs, range of motion, general auto-efficacy and the quality of life. The intervention or rehabilitation will be implemented for two month.
Interventions
OTHERIntervention for fine motor skills
Implementation of an well known activity to improve the function of upper extremities
OTHERSupport to activities of daily living
Participants are supported and orientated when they are performing some activity of daily living scheduled by the institution
Sponsors
Universidad de Granada
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Institutionalized elderly people, on a full or part-time. * Voluntary participation.
Exclusion criteria
* Cognitive impairment (\< 23 in normal school population and \< 20 points with a low education or illiteracy, in Spanish validation of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)). * Postural control problems. * Balance disorders, while the subject is seated.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change from Baseline in Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire at 8 weeks | Eight weeks |
| Change from Baseline in Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire at 16 weeks | Sixteen weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from Baseline in Purdue Pegboard Tests at 8 weeks | Eight weeks | — |
| Change from Baseline in Purdue Pegboard Tests at 16 weeks | Sixteen weeks | — |
| Change from Baseline in finger goniometer at 8 weeks | Eight weeks | Active and passive measures of motion in first, second and fifth fingers of dominant hand will be recorded . |
| Change from Baseline in finger goniometer at 16 weeks | Sixteen weeks | Active and passive measures of motion in first, second and fifth fingers of dominant hand will be recorded . |
| Change from Baseline in General self-efficacy at 8 weeks | Eight weeks | — |
| Change from Baseline in Pinch Gauge at 16 weeks | Sixteen weeks | — |
| Change from Baseline in Short-Form health survey questionnaire (SF-36) at 8 weeks | Eight weeks | — |
| Change from Baseline in Short-Form health survey questionnaire (SF-36) at 16 weeks | Sixteen weeks | — |
| Change from Baseline in Pinch Gauge at 8 weeks | Eight weeks | — |
| Change from Baseline in General self-efficacy at 16 weeks | Sixteen weeks | — |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed