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NCT Number: NCT07388303

Perceived Ability and Hand Function

Patient-reported outcome measures, which are subjective by nature, need to be correlated with clinician-administered professional measurements as a further step toward expanding their clinical utility. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between perceived manual dexterity and functional measurements in patients with hand-forearm injuries.

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Key information

Conditions

Hand Injuries Arm Injuries Forearm Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Pamukkale University

Denizli, 20170, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Umut Eraslan

CONTACT

[email protected]

+905444126520

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Having sustained a hand and/or forearm injury and/or having undergone surgery related to this injury.
  • Being voluntary to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with concomitant central nervous system involvement.
  • Patients with a history of previous injury to the same extremity.
  • Patients with rheumatological disorders.

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaire and Physical Exam

Other

The Modified Hand Injury Severity Score is used to determine the severity level of patients' injuries. At the 6th and 12th weeks following the injury or surgery, patients are administered the Manual Ability Measure-36 questionnaire, and the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test and Nine-Hole Peg Test are performed. Additionally, the grip strength of the subjects is evaluated at the 12th week.

Primary outcomes

  1. The Modified Hand Injury Severity Score

    Time frame: At baseline

    It is a four-component scoring system developed to determine the severity of hand and forearm injuries: integumentary (skin and nail), skeletal (bone and ligament), motor (tendon), and neurovascular (nerve and vascular). The total score is obtained by summing the scores of all components and is classified into four categories: minor (<20), moderate (21-50), severe (51-100), and major (>101) injury.

  2. Manual Ability Measure-36

    Time frame: At the 6th and 12th weeks following injury or surgery

    It is a self-report questionnaire specifically developed to measure hand dexterity. It is an outcome measure that reflects patients' perceived functional hand use or their ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher scores indicate higher levels of function.

  3. The Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test

    Time frame: At the 6th and 12th weeks following injury or surgery

    It consists of seven subtests: writing, turning over cards, picking up small common objects, simulated feeding, stacking checkers, moving light objects, and moving heavy objects.

  4. The Nine-Hole Peg Test

    Time frame: At the 6th and 12th weeks following injury or surgery

    It is a simple, rapid, and manual dexterity test with proven validity and reliability. It is particularly sensitive to changes in upper extremity performance.

  5. Gross and fine grip strength

    Time frame: At the 6th and 12th weeks following injury or surgery

    These measurements are performed according to the procedure recommended by the American Society of Hand Therapists.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

UMUT ERASLAN

CONTACT

[email protected]

+905444126520

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pamukkale University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Relationship Between Perceived Manual Ability and Functional Measurements in Patients With Hand-Forearm Injuries

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Feb 5, 2026
Registry last updated
Apr 14, 2026

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