Hand Dexterity and Anthropometric Measurement

Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Anthropometric Measurement; Hand Dexterity

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Anthropometric Measurements

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06168760

Ahievr

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the relationship between hand and finger lengths, hand width, and dexterity. The main question it aims to answer is:

1-Is there a relationship between anthropometric measurements of the hand and manual dexterity?

Full description

The hand is capable of performing complex specialized tasks that require dexterity, manipulation, and tactile sensitivity.(Polat, 2023) Hand performance on a task is a combination of different skills, including grip muscle strength, movement, tactile feedback, and motor coordination. (Imamura, Rissanen, Kinnunen, & Rintamäki, 1998). To achieve these, the hand is equipped with mechanical and sensory abilities.(Dianat, Haslegrave, & Stedmon, 2012) Dexterity is a motor skill determined by the range of motion of the hands and fingers, as well as the ability to manipulate. It is a combination of reaction time, touch sensation, nerve conduction, grip strength and mobility. While finger dexterity is related to the fine motor skills required to move relatively small objects, manual dexterity includes the gross motor skills required to hold relatively large objects.(Roman et al., 2023) The most common dexterity tests reported in the literature include the Box-Block Test, Purdue Pegboard Test, Jebsen Taylor Test, 9-Hole Peg Test (NHPT), and Roeder Manipulative Ability Test.

Enrollment: 161 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteers were included if they were 18 years of age or older and did not have any communication disorders

Exclusion criteria

• not having undergone any upper extremity surgery and not having a systemic disease

Trial design

161 participants in 1 patient group

Healthy

Description:

Anthropometric measurements of the hand were measured with a digital caliper. Anthropometric measurements were determined as hand length, width and finger lengths, taking into account previous studies. Manual dexterity was evaluated with the 9-Hole Peg Test.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Anthropometric Measurements