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NCT Number: NCT04810416

Effect of Texting and Writing on Grip and Pinch Strength

Texting and writing are common hand activities among college students. Students tend to spend increasing hours of texting and writing for every day activities in addition to the academic assignments that are mainly on line and through distance education. The effect of such daily activities on hand grip and key pinch strength has not been studied among college students.

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Key information

Conditions

Muscle Weakness Condition Hand Grasp

Age range

18 year–24 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Madinah, Saudi Arabia

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About this study

Students will be recruited from physical therapy department of college of medical rehabilitation sciences after satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the four groups (texting 10 minutes, texting 15 minutes, writing 10 minutes and writing 15 minutes). Participants will be blinded to the outcome measures and the evaluator will be blinded to the participants assigned group. Hand grip strength and key pinch strength will be the main outcome measures. Participants demographics will be gathered in addition to recreational status, risk factors, pain body diagram and number of hours spent for texting and writing in every day life.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Active college student
  • Healthy
  • Willing to participate
  • Using smart phones& electronics
  • Hand writing for > 10 minutes/day

Exclusion criteria

  • Recent upper limbs injury (sprain& strain)
  • Chronic neurological disorder
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • De Quervain's disease
  • Diabetic neuropathy

Treatment and study plan

Texting- 10 minutes

Other

Participants will practice texting for 10 minutes using smart phone.

Writing- 10 minutes

Other

Participants will practice writing on notebook for 10 minutes.

Texting- 15 minutes

Other

Participants will practice texting for 15 minutes using smart phone.

Writing- 15 minutes

Other

Participants will practice writing on notebook for 15 minutes.

Primary outcomes

  1. Hand grasp Hand grasp

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

    Grip strength of the right- hand dominant will be measured at two wrist positions.

  2. Key pinch

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

    Key pinch strength of the right- hand dominant will be measured.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Borg CR-10

    Time frame: Up to 12 weeks

    Rating the perceived exertion just after hand activity session.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt

Other Gov

Collaborators

  • King Saud University

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Texting and Writing on Hand Grip and Key Pinch Strength Among Collegiate Students

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 23, 2021
Registry last updated
Oct 14, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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