Reliability and Validation of New Manual Dynamometer to Measure Lower Limb Strength

Muscle Weakness Clinical Trial

Official title:

Reliability and Validation of New Manual Dynamometer to Measure Lower Limb Strength: Clinical Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05573139
• Other study ID #: MEDEOR
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 20, 2021
• Est. completion date: December 20, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: October 2022
• Source: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

INTRODUCTION: There are several ways to assess muscle strength: not only subjective ways, but also high standard equipment, such as isokinetic dynamometers. These, however, are expensive, and require extensive training. Over the years, manual dynamometers were produced, portable equipment that simplify its use. Among them, a national equipment was developed, but its reliability and validation are yet to be confirmed, compared to equipment already used, such as the Lafayette®. OBJECTIVE: Assess the reliability of a new manual dynamometer - Medeor® device (SP Tech model) -, in relation to the gold standard, Lafayette® device (model 01165), already validated, in the evaluation of muscle strength of the knee and hip groups. METHODS: A total of 26 recruits of both sexes were selected. Muscle strength was measured by Lafayette® and Medeor® dynamometers in the following groups: knee flexors and extensors; flexors, extensors, abductors, adductors, hips internal and external rotators. Each data was collected 3 times, and then the average was calculated.

Description:

Keywords: Muscle Strength; Muscle Strength Dynamometer; Lower Extremity.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 26
• Est. completion date: December 20, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: July 20, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 20-40 year

• both sex

• Healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

• individual who practiced physical activity,

• cognitive disability

• osteomioarticular diseases in lower limb and/or spine

• rheumatic or cardiorespiratory disease

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Muscle Strength
• Muscle Weakness

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Assessment of muscle strength by manual dynamometry
The reliability and validation of a new manual dynamometer was verified, compared to one already used, in the muscle groups: knee extensors and flexors; hip extensors, flexors, abductors, adductors, internal and external rotators.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Claudio Cazarini Júnior	Sao Paulo	São Paulo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Muscle strength assessment by hand dynamometer of the hip	Assessment of muscle strength by hand dynamometer of the hip	1 day (single assessment)
Primary	Muscle strength assessment by hand dynamometer of the knee	Assessment of muscle strength by hand dynamometer of the knee	1 day (single assessment)