Forearm Injuries, Hand Injuries
Conditions
Keywords
hand forearm injuries, perceived manual ability, functional measurements
Brief summary
Patient-reported outcome measures, which are subjective by nature, need to be correlated with clinician-administered professional measurements as a further step toward expanding their clinical utility. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between perceived manual dexterity and functional measurements in patients with hand-forearm injuries.
Interventions
OTHERQuestionnaire and Physical Exam
The Modified Hand Injury Severity Score is used to determine the severity level of patients' injuries. At the 6th and 12th weeks following the injury or surgery, patients are administered the Manual Ability Measure-36 questionnaire, and the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test and Nine-Hole Peg Test are performed. Additionally, the grip strength of the subjects is evaluated at the 12th week.
Sponsors
Pamukkale University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Having sustained a hand and/or forearm injury and/or having undergone surgery related to this injury. * Being voluntary to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with concomitant central nervous system involvement. * Patients with a history of previous injury to the same extremity. * Patients with rheumatological disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Modified Hand Injury Severity Score | At baseline | It is a four-component scoring system developed to determine the severity of hand and forearm injuries: integumentary (skin and nail), skeletal (bone and ligament), motor (tendon), and neurovascular (nerve and vascular). The total score is obtained by summing the scores of all components and is classified into four categories: minor (\<20), moderate (21-50), severe (51-100), and major (\>101) injury. |
| Manual Ability Measure-36 | At the 6th and 12th weeks following injury or surgery | It is a self-report questionnaire specifically developed to measure hand dexterity. It is an outcome measure that reflects patients' perceived functional hand use or their ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher scores indicate higher levels of function. |
| The Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test | At the 6th and 12th weeks following injury or surgery | It consists of seven subtests: writing, turning over cards, picking up small common objects, simulated feeding, stacking checkers, moving light objects, and moving heavy objects. |
| The Nine-Hole Peg Test | At the 6th and 12th weeks following injury or surgery | It is a simple, rapid, and manual dexterity test with proven validity and reliability. It is particularly sensitive to changes in upper extremity performance. |
| Gross and fine grip strength | At the 6th and 12th weeks following injury or surgery | These measurements are performed according to the procedure recommended by the American Society of Hand Therapists. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
CONTACTUMUT ERASLAN
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORUmut Eraslan
Pamukkale University
Outcome results
None listed