Effectiveness of an Intervention Program for Fine Motor Skills

Hand Injuries Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02331004
• Other study ID #: Fine motor skills
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 31, 2014
• Last updated: May 28, 2015
• Start date: May 2014
• Est. completion date: January 2015

Study information

• Verified date: May 2015
• Source: Universidad de Granada
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Spain: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: January 2015
• Est. primary completion date: January 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

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.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hand Injuries

Intervention

Other:
• Intervention for fine motor skills
Implementation of an well known activity to improve the function of upper extremities
• Support to activities of daily living
Participants are supported and orientated when they are performing some activity of daily living scheduled by the institution

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Maria Encarnación Aguilar Ferrandiz	Granada

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad de Granada

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change from Baseline in Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire at 8 weeks		Eight weeks	No
Primary	Change from Baseline in Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire at 16 weeks		Sixteen weeks	No
Secondary	Change from Baseline in General self-efficacy at 8 weeks		Eight weeks	No
Secondary	Change from Baseline in General self-efficacy at 16 weeks		Sixteen weeks	No
Secondary	Change from Baseline in Purdue Pegboard Tests at 8 weeks		Eight weeks	No
Secondary	Change from Baseline in Purdue Pegboard Tests at 16 weeks		Sixteen weeks	No
Secondary	Change from Baseline in finger goniometer at 8 weeks	Active and passive measures of motion in first, second and fifth fingers of dominant hand will be recorded .	Eight weeks	No
Secondary	Change from Baseline in finger goniometer at 16 weeks	Active and passive measures of motion in first, second and fifth fingers of dominant hand will be recorded .	Sixteen weeks	No
Secondary	Change from Baseline in Pinch Gauge at 8 weeks		Eight weeks	No
Secondary	Change from Baseline in Pinch Gauge at 16 weeks		Sixteen weeks	No
Secondary	Change from Baseline in Short-Form health survey questionnaire (SF-36) at 8 weeks		Eight weeks	No
Secondary	Change from Baseline in Short-Form health survey questionnaire (SF-36) at 16 weeks		Sixteen weeks	No