The effect of a mouldable writing aid on older adults with hand osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Hand osteoarthritisMusculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12614000947606
- Lead Sponsor
- nitec Institute of Technology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Osteoarthritis in writing hand.
Reside in Auckland, NZ.
Exclusion Criteria
Cognitive impairments that may affect their ability to perform a handwriting assessment.
Hand surgery within the last six months.
Current treatment with cortisone.
Latex allergy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Writing quality as measured by the Handwriting Assessment Battery for adults (McCluskey & Lannin, 2003).[Baseline and 8 weeks after intervention commencement.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire - to measure quality of life for those with arthritis.[Baseline and 8 weeks after intervention commencement.];Count of joints affected by osteoarthritis of the hand. Hands will be examined for the occurrence of bony enlargements (1= present, 0= absent) and will be calculated as a summary of signs in both hands (range 0 to 30). The American College of Rheumatology criteria (Altman et al., 1990) will also be used as a diagnosis confirmation of hand osteoarthritis.<br>[Baseline and 8 weeks after intervention commencement.];Australian/Canadian hand index (AUSCAN) - self reported Likert scales for hand pain, stiffness and physical functioning.[Baseline and 8 weeks after intervention commencement.];Measure of Assistive Technology use scale- Likert scale assessing use of devices and 100mm VAS scale for comfort with assistive technology.[Baseline and 8 weeks after intervention commencement]