Evaluation of Hand Grip Strength in Pregnant COVID-19 Patients

Completed

• Conditions: COVID-19; Pregnancy Related
• Interventions: Device: Hand grip strength measureme

• Registration Number: NCT05970874
• Lead Sponsor: Karaman Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

It was presented as a cross-sectional, single-center, retrospective case series. Pregnant women with a positive Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) diagnosis of Covid 19 were included in the study. The relationship between patients' musculoskeletal symptoms and signs and hand grip strength was investigated.

Detailed Description

Covid 19 is the disease defined for strains infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(Sars-CoV-2). Hand grip strength is a non-invasive, easily applicable, objective parameter. It was presented as a cross-sectional, single-center, retrospective case series. Pregnant women with a positive Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) diagnosis of Covid 19 were included in the study. The relationship between patients' musculoskeletal symptoms and signs and hand grip strength was investigated.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-12-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-05-01
• Study Completion: 2022-05-30
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Study First Submitted: 2023-07-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-07-30
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-08-06
• Last Update Posted: 2023-08-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 23

Inclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women with a positive Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) diagnosis of Covid 19

Exclusion Criteria

• Those with orthopedic defects in the dominant hand and wrist and those with hand, wrist and shoulder involvement on the side of the measurement related to rheumatological diseases were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
pregnant covid 19 patients	Hand grip strength measureme	pregnant covid 19 patients

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hand grip strength assessment	The first 24 hours after admission to the service.	Hand grip strength assessment in pregnancy Covid 19.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
symptoms	The first 24 hours after admission to the service.	Common symptoms of pregnant Covid 19 patients.
Smoking	pre-infection period was questioned	Smoking rate of pregnant Covid 19 patients.
laboratory findings	The first 24 hours after admission to the service.	Common laboratory findings of pregnant Covid 19 patients.
Vaccine	pre-infection period was questioned	Vaccine rate of pregnant Covid 19 patients.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hatice Toprak; 🇹🇷 Karaman, Merkez, Turkey