Reliability of the two point discromination threshold in the face
- Conditions
- Reliability study for an assessment instrument on healthy volunteers
- Registration Number
- DRKS00017503
- Lead Sponsor
- Praxis für Manuelle Therapie Klingenspor
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Age above 18 Years,
voluntary participation and signature of the informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
Pain in the area of the neck, jaw or face within the last 3 months,
Value of > 8% in the Neck Disability Index,
Trauma in the neck, jaw or facial region,
Scars in the regions of measurement,
Tumor disease,
Inflammation of the orofacial region,
neurological diseases (Parkinson's, dementia, stroke with effects on the face),
Pregnancy,
not a sufficient understanding of the German language,
pronounced beard growth in the cheek/upper lip/lower jaw area.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recording of the 2 point discrimination threshold at 6 measuring points in the face (3x left/right) of tester 1 at the beginning of the study <br><br>Recording of the 2 point discrimination threshold at 6 measuring points in the face (3x left/right) of tester 2 (for checking the inter-tester reliability) - 15 minutes after the first test<br><br>Recording of the 2 point discrimination threshold at 6 measuring points in the face (3x left/right) again from tester 1 to 2 further test times (at intervals of 1 week each) (for checking the intra-tester-relaibility)<br><br>Recording the threshold values with a slide gauge<br><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method age, high, weight, sex, Neck Disability Index Questionnaire, Questionnaire for checking inclusion and exclusion criteria