A Comparison of Two Different Wrist Immobilization Methods

Trakya University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Work-Related Condition

Treatments: Other: Rigid Taping; Other: Wrist Splint

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04213352

31.10.2019/113

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the splint and rigid taping on the muscle activation of the upper trapezius muscle during computer typing tasks in office workers.

The study will be conducted on 10 healthy office workers. The study subjects will be asked to type on a computer for 5 minutes (1) without splint or taping, (2) with a splint and (3) with rigid taping which limits the wrist flexion at the dominant side. The upper trapezius muscle activation will be recorded by surface EMG during the task. The mean values will be normalized according to Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction (MVIC) and %MVIC values.

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being an office worker between 20-35 years of age
• Using a computer for at least 4 hours a day
• Working full time for at least 1 year without any upper extremity pathology

Exclusion criteria

• Having a body mass index of 30 kg / m2 or more on the day of evaluation
• Using muscle relaxants 72 hours before the evaluation
• Exercising within the last 48 hours

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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10 participants in 3 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The subjects will be asked to type on a computer for 5 minutes without splint or taping. The upper trapezius muscle activation will be recorded by surface EMG during the task. The mean values will be normalized according to Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction (MVIC) and %MVIC values.

Splint Group

Experimental group

Description:

The subjects will be asked to type on a computer for 5 minutes with a splint. The upper trapezius muscle activation will be recorded by surface EMG during the task. The mean values will be normalized according to Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction (MVIC) and %MVIC values.

Treatment:

Other: Wrist Splint

Rigid Taping Group

Experimental group

Description:

The subjects will be asked to type on a computer for 5 minutes with rigid taping which limits the wrist flexion at the dominant side. The upper trapezius muscle activation will be recorded by surface EMG during the task. The mean values will be normalized according to Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction (MVIC) and %MVIC values.

Treatment:

Other: Rigid Taping