Effectiveness of a new exercise program for hand function among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: E118- Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified complications
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/02/062993
- Lead Sponsor
- Anila Paul
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Persons who are clinically diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and age between 50 and 70 years
Both genders
Persons who are under oral hypoglycemic drugs and or insulin
Screening tests for musculoskeletal manifestations Prayer sign or Preachers sign positive and or Table top sign positive
Hand muscle grip strength lower than 27 kg in males and 21 kg in females on dominant hand using hand held dynamometer. based on established normal values in Indian population
Hand palmar pinch strength lower than 4 kg in males and 2 kg in females on dominant hand using pinch gauge. based on established normal values in Indian population
Hand gross dexterity lower than 73 blocks in one minute in males and 75 blocks per minute in females on dominant hand using box and block test
Hand fine dexterity more than 20 seconds in males and 18 seconds in females on dominant hand using nine hole peg test
Musculoskeletal neurological metastatic involvement of cervical spine or upper extremity
Peripheral nerve injury affecting upper limb in past 6 months
History of wrist and hand trauma or surgery in past 3 months
Rheumatic degenerative disease and other musculoskeletal and neurological diseases
Impairments affecting upper extremity due to central peripheral or autonomic nervous system
MMSE score less than 24 showing impairment in cognition
Amputation joint fusion upper limb arthroplasty
Recent upper limb fractures and or surgeries in past 6 months
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
History of diabetic complications like severe nephropathy severe retinopathy and significant cardio vascular impairments
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hand muscle grip strength <br/ ><br>Pinch strength <br/ ><br>Hand gross dexterity <br/ ><br>Fine hand dexterity <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At baseline - pre-test assessment <br/ ><br>At 8 weeks - Post test assessment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hand functional activity <br/ ><br>Hand joint mobility <br/ ><br>Hand sensory neuropathy scoreTimepoint: At baseline - pretest assessment <br/ ><br>At 8 weeks - post test assessment