To find the size difference between the left and right upper limbs.
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/01/011515
- Lead Sponsor
- GMCH Chandigarh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Healthy individuals aged 18 years and above who are free from the comorbidities
as given in exclusion criteria.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Any Person with any upper limb deformity affection with a disease or injury involving
any upper limb, shoulder or neck fresh or old.
2. Any individual who has undergone any upper limb surgery recent or previous.
3. Individuals having chronic diseases affecting the muscle mass e.g diabetic neuropathy.
4. Patients with generalized neurological disorder e.g. cerebral palsy, Parkinsonism.
5. Individuals affected with myopathies.
6. Any individual who is Ambilevous.
7. Any individual who is Ambidextrous.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate muscle girth difference if any through anthropometric measurements <br/ ><br>between healthy individualâ??s dominant and non dominant upper limb at the level of <br/ ><br>arm, forearm andthenar and hypothenar eminences. <br/ ><br>To identify any relation of muscle girth difference with occupation and age. <br/ ><br>To evaluate Grip Strength difference between dominant and non dominant upper limb. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 2 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To make an algorithm if any as percentage of muscle bulk between the dominant and non <br/ ><br>dominant upper limb in healthy individuals for identifying wasting diseases in their early <br/ ><br>stages of the upper limb.Timepoint: 2 years