Assessment of the hand grip in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or hand arthrosis, and healthy individuals while using the E-cone.

Assessment of the hand grip in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or hand arthrosis, and healthy individuals while using the E-cone. - Reliability and validity of the E-cone for the assesment of hand grip.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON36780

Enrollment

Registered

2011-03-29

Start date

2012-02-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

rheumatic diseases rheumatoid arthritis

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Group 1 patients: Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis or hand arthrosis. Patients have been referred for treatment in the hand rehabilitation team in Reade, location Jan van Breemen. During examination patients have an abnormal pattern of grasping due to contractures, subluxation, tight intrinsic muscles or joint deviation. ;Group 2: healthy individuals: No problems with the hand, at present or in the past. Normal grasping pattern and during physical examination, no impairments of the hands.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Group 1: Status after amputation of 1 or more (parts of) fingers of the hand that will be assessed. Patients who have used the E-cone during treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The reliability and validity of the E-cone during assessment of the hand grip in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or hand arthrosis, and healthy individuals.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Other questions: 1. What is the reliability (intra - and interreliability) of the clinical assessment of the grasp pattern of patients with rheumatoid arthritis or hand arthrosis and healthy individuals while using the E-cone? 2. What is the reliability (intra - and interreliability) of the assessment of the pressure distribution measured by the E-cone of patients with rheumatoid arthritis or hand arthrosis and healthy individuals? 3. What is the association between the clinical assessment of the grasp pattern and the measured pressure distribution by the E-cone? 4. What is the association between the clinical assessment of the grasp pattern on the one hand and the function of the hand (assessed by means of the HAQ - grip) and the activity level (assessed by the DASH) on the other hand? 5. What is the association between the pressure distribution during grasping on the one hand and the function of the hand (assessed by means of the HAQ - grip) and the activity level (assessed by the DASH) on the other hand? 6. What is the association between the clinical assessment of the grasp pattern and the digitalized output of the E-cone? 7. What is the association between the pressure distribution during grasping and the digitalized output of the E-cone? 8. What is the association between the digitalized output of the E-cone pressure (hand function) on the one hand and the function of the hand (assessed by means of the HAQ - grip) and the activity level (assessed by the DASH) on the other hand?	—

Measure

Time frame

Other questions: 1. What is the reliability (intra - and interreliability) of the clinical assessment of the grasp pattern of patients with rheumatoid arthritis or hand arthrosis and healthy individuals while using the E-cone? 2. What is the reliability (intra - and interreliability) of the assessment of the pressure distribution measured by the E-cone of patients with rheumatoid arthritis or hand arthrosis and healthy individuals? 3. What is the association between the clinical assessment of the grasp pattern and the measured pressure distribution by the E-cone? 4. What is the association between the clinical assessment of the grasp pattern on the one hand and the function of the hand (assessed by means of the HAQ - grip) and the activity level (assessed by the DASH) on the other hand? 5. What is the association between the pressure distribution during grasping on the one hand and the function of the hand (assessed by means of the HAQ - grip) and the activity level (assessed by the DASH) on the other hand? 6. What is the association between the clinical assessment of the grasp pattern and the digitalized output of the E-cone? 7. What is the association between the pressure distribution during grasping and the digitalized output of the E-cone? 8. What is the association between the digitalized output of the E-cone pressure (hand function) on the one hand and the function of the hand (assessed by means of the HAQ - grip) and the activity level (assessed by the DASH) on the other hand?

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results