Effectiveness of an Intervention Program for Fine Motor Skills

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hand Injuries
• Interventions: Other: Support to activities of daily living; Other: Intervention for fine motor skills

• Registration Number: NCT02331004
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de Granada

Brief Summary

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

Detailed 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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-05
• Study First Submitted: 2014-12-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-12-31
• Primary Completion: 2015-01
• Study Completion: 2015-01
• Study First Posted: 2015-01-05
• Status Verified: 2015-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-05-28
• Last Update Posted: 2015-05-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

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

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Support to activities of daily living	Support to activities of daily living	Performing of general activities planned in the centres where the participants are included
Intervention for fine motor skills	Intervention for fine motor skills	Implementation of an well known activity to improve the function of upper extremities

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline in Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire at 16 weeks	Sixteen weeks
Change from Baseline in Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire at 8 weeks	Eight weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline in Purdue Pegboard Tests at 8 weeks	Eight weeks
Change from Baseline in Purdue Pegboard Tests at 16 weeks	Sixteen weeks
Change from Baseline in Short-Form health survey questionnaire (SF-36) at 8 weeks	Eight weeks
Change from Baseline in finger goniometer at 16 weeks	Sixteen weeks	Active and passive measures of motion in first, second and fifth fingers of dominant hand will be recorded .
Change from Baseline in General self-efficacy at 8 weeks	Eight weeks
Change from Baseline in General self-efficacy at 16 weeks	Sixteen weeks
Change from Baseline in finger goniometer at 8 weeks	Eight weeks	Active and passive measures of motion in first, second and fifth fingers of dominant hand will be recorded .
Change from Baseline in Pinch Gauge at 8 weeks	Eight weeks
Change from Baseline in Pinch Gauge at 16 weeks	Sixteen weeks
Change from Baseline in Short-Form health survey questionnaire (SF-36) at 16 weeks	Sixteen weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Maria Encarnación Aguilar Ferrandiz; 🇪🇸 Granada, Spain