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The Effect of BMI on Hand Grip Force in Healthy Adults

The Effect of BMI on Hand Grip Force in Healthy Adults

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03753295
Enrollment
90
Registered
2018-11-26
Start date
2018-12-02
Completion date
2019-01-10
Last updated
2019-03-12

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Conditions

Motor Activity, Overweight and Obesity, Hand Injuries

Keywords

BMI, Hand Grip, Healthy Adults

Brief summary

This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of BMI on hand grip force in healthy subjects. The participants in this study will be 90 healthy subjects with right dominant lower limb (49 females and 49 males) they will be recruited from College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University.

Detailed description

Subjects will be categorized according to BMI into three groups: Group I (normal subjects): 30 individuals (15 male, and 15 female students) with (BMI\<25 kg/m2) Group II (overweight subjects): 30 individuals (15 male, and 15 female students) with (BMI, 25-30 kg/m2). Group III (obese subjects): 30 individuals (15 male, and 15 female students) (BMI\>30 kg/m2). Baseline hydraulic hand dynamometer: (Fabrication Enterprises Incorporated, White Plains,New York, USA) will be used to measure the hand grip strength and pinch strength

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTHand Grip Force

For measuring the grip strength, the subjects will be asked to sit on a chair with their hip joint flexed at 90 degree, and shoulder joint in a neutral position. The elbow is fixed at 90 degree flexion, forearm in a neutral position, and wrist at 0 to 15 degree radial deviation. The test will be performed twice, and the higher value between the two measurements will be selected. The subjects will be allowed a rest time of more than 5 minutes after the first measurement to avoid examiner bias and to decrease physical stress

Sponsors

Cairo University
CollaboratorOTHER
Wafaa Mahmoud Amin
Lead SponsorOTHER_GOV

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

1. Subjects would not have any diseases of the central nervous system. 2. Subjects would not have any orthopedic disorders either of the trunk or the lower limbs in the previous year. 3. None of the subjects has history of balance training ( Erkmen et al., 2010, Li Li, 2012) .

Exclusion criteria

1. Sign of foot pain, reduced tactile and thermal foot sensibility. 2. Peripheral neuropathy. 3. A history of previous back or abdominal surgery/injury 4. A history of patellofemoral pain syndrome, plantar fasciitis, and back pain . 5. Limb-length discrepancy, and anterior or posterior tibialis dysfunction. 6. Evidence of a systemic or musculoskeletal disease within the past six months (AlAbdulwahab & Kachanathu, 2016).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Hand Grip Force of the Right Dominant Hand in The Three Groups10 minutesHand Grip strength will be measured in three groups and comparison between them will be made
Comparison of Hand Grip Force between Both Arms in three Groups20 minutesMeasurement of both right dominant hand and left hand will be measured in the three groups and compared with each other.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
the effect of gender on the hand grip10 minutesmeasurement of hand grip force of the right dominant hand will be taken for both male and females in the three subjects

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026