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NCT Number: NCT02331004

Effectiveness of an Intervention Program for Fine Motor Skills

Investigators have created a protocol of intervention to treating the general disability of upper limbs.

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Key information

Conditions

Hand Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Maria Encarnación Aguilar Ferrandiz

Granada, 18016, Spain

About this study

A protocol of intervention for fine motor skills will be performed on institutionalized elderly people.

This protocol consist on implementation of a manual activity that it is well known in the clinical setting.

This activity will enhance several skills such as strength, coordination of upper limbs, range of motion, general auto-efficacy and the quality of life.

The intervention or rehabilitation will be implemented for two month.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Institutionalized elderly people, on a full or part-time.
  • Voluntary participation.

Exclusion criteria

  • Cognitive impairment (< 23 in normal school population and < 20 points with a low education or illiteracy, in Spanish validation of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)).
  • Postural control problems.
  • Balance disorders, while the subject is seated.

Treatment and study plan

Intervention for fine motor skills

Other

Implementation of an well known activity to improve the function of upper extremities

Other names: Performing of a specific manual activity

Support to activities of daily living

Other

Participants are supported and orientated when they are performing some activity of daily living scheduled by the institution

Other names: Performing of activities of daily living

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire at 8 weeks

    Time frame: Eight weeks

  2. Change from Baseline in Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire at 16 weeks

    Time frame: Sixteen weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in General self-efficacy at 8 weeks

    Time frame: Eight weeks

  2. Change from Baseline in General self-efficacy at 16 weeks

    Time frame: Sixteen weeks

  3. Change from Baseline in Purdue Pegboard Tests at 8 weeks

    Time frame: Eight weeks

  4. Change from Baseline in Purdue Pegboard Tests at 16 weeks

    Time frame: Sixteen weeks

  5. Change from Baseline in finger goniometer at 8 weeks

    Time frame: Eight weeks

    Active and passive measures of motion in first, second and fifth fingers of dominant hand will be recorded .

  6. Change from Baseline in finger goniometer at 16 weeks

    Time frame: Sixteen weeks

    Active and passive measures of motion in first, second and fifth fingers of dominant hand will be recorded .

  7. Change from Baseline in Pinch Gauge at 8 weeks

    Time frame: Eight weeks

  8. Change from Baseline in Pinch Gauge at 16 weeks

    Time frame: Sixteen weeks

  9. Change from Baseline in Short-Form health survey questionnaire (SF-36) at 8 weeks

    Time frame: Eight weeks

  10. Change from Baseline in Short-Form health survey questionnaire (SF-36) at 16 weeks

    Time frame: Sixteen weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad de Granada

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of an Intervention Program for Fine Motor Skills in Institutionalized Elderly Residents: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jan 5, 2015
Registry last updated
May 29, 2015

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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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