Evaluation of Fingertip Precision Pinch Force in Fibromyalgia Patients

Dilara Ekici Zincirci

Status

Completed

Conditions

Force Measurement

Isokinetic

Fibromyalgia

Muscle Strength

Treatments

Other: isokinetic muscle strength measurement

Other: Minimum pinch force measurement

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06825195

Fibromiyalgia1

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the force used by fibromyalgia patients during a task compared to healthy volunteers and to evaluate its relationship with fatigue seen in these patients.

Full description

Fatigue is a common symptom in fibromyalgia patients and it is known that these patients have decreased muscle strength compared to healthy volunteers. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the minimum force to be applied during carrying is different in fibromyalgia patients compared to healthy volunteers.

Enrollment

108 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 70 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-Female patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia between the ages of 18-70

Exclusion criteria

Those whose treatment has been changed in the last month
Those with shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand diseases that may cause pain in the dominant upper extremity
Those with carpal or cubital tunnel syndrome
Those with a history of orthopedic surgery in the dominant extremity
Those with uncontrolled metabolic disease
Those with B12 deficiency