Correlation Between Body Mass Index, Manual Dexterity and Handgrip Strength in School Aged Children

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Body Mass Index,Manual Dexterity,Handgrip Strength,School Aged Children

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05759702

P.T.REC/012/004242

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of current study is to investigate the relation between body mass index, manual dexterity and handgrip strength in school aged children having normal weight, overweight and obesity.

Full description

The study targeted the normal weight, overweight and obese students (9-11) from both sexes will be selected from governmental primary schools.

Study design:

Cross sectional observational correlational study.

A. Inclusion criteria:

1. The students' age ranges from 9 to 11 years.
2. Normal weight, Overweight and obese students were included
3. both boys and girl will be included.

B. Exclusion criteria:

The students will be excluded from the study if they have one of the following:

1. Congenital abnormalities or medical conditions, which may affect the study.

2. Musculoskeletal problems such as previous or recent orthopedic surgery, fractures, prostheses, inflammation of the fingers, arms, or shoulder.

3. Visual or hearing defects.

4. Motor, behavioral, or neurologic disorders and learning disabilities.

   • All children will be assessed using: the Standard weight and height measuring scale to determine their BMI.
   • Assessment of manual dexterity will be carried out by using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition (BOT-2) (Bruininks and Bruininks, 2005).
   • Handgrip strength will be assessed by hand dynamometer.

Enrollment: 85 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 9 to 11 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. The students' age will range from 9 to 11 years.
2. Normal weight, Overweight and obese students including both boys and girl.

Exclusion criteria

• The students will be excluded from the study if they have one of the following:

  1. Congenital abnormalities or medical conditions, which may affect the study.
  2. Musculoskeletal problems such as previous or recent orthopedic surgery, fractures, prostheses, inflammation of the fingers, arms, or shoulder.
  3. Visual or hearing defects.
  4. Motor, behavioral, or neurologic disorders and learning disabilities.

Trial design

85 participants in 3 patient groups

normal weight

Description:

normal weight students will be enrolled in this group their BMI range from 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile on CDC growth chart

overweight

Description:

overweight students will be enrolled in this group their BMI range from 85th to less than the 95th percentile on CDC growth chart

obese

Description:

obese students will be enrolled in this group their BMI range from Equal to or greater than the 95th percentile on CDC growth chart