Effect of Menstrual Cycle on the Manual Dexterity of Female Dentists
Completed
- Conditions
- Menstrual CycleManual Dexterity
- Registration Number
- NCT06388928
- Lead Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Brief Summary
The aim of this observational study was to investigate the effect of the menstrual cycle on the manual dexterity of female dentists.
This study was conducted to answer the following question:
- Is there any effect of the menstrual cycle on the manual dexterity of female dentists?
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
- All participants were nulliparous female dentists having a regular menstrual cycle which was confirmed by using a calendar of three consecutive menstrual cycles.
- Their ages ranged from 25 to 35 years old.
- Their BMI was within the normal range (18.5 to 24.9 kg/m²).
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Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnant female dentists.
- Irregular menstrual cycle and any type of hormonal therapy that may affect normal hormonal level fluctuation.
- History of either orthopedic or neurologic diseases causing functional defects of hand strength such as fracture, carpal tunnel syndrome, or De-Quervain's syndrome.
- Upper limb or hand surgery.
- History of systemic diseases like diabetes mellitus.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Manual dexterity assessment Assessment of the female dentists' manual dexterity was performed from July 2023 to December 2023 Purdue pegboard test (Lafayette, IN 47093 USA, Model 32020A) was used to measure the participants' unimanual and bimanual hand dexterity.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Horus University
🇪🇬Damietta, Egypt