Assessment of the hand grip in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or hand arthrosis, and healthy individuals while using the E-cone.
Completed
- Conditions
- rheumatic diseasesrheumatoid arthritis10023213
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON36780
- Lead Sponsor
- Reade, centrum voor revalidatie en reumatologie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Group 1 patients:
Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis or hand arthrosis.
Patients have been referred for treatment in the hand rehabilitation team in Reade, location Jan van Breemen.
During examination patients have an abnormal pattern of grasping due to contractures, subluxation, tight intrinsic muscles or joint deviation. ;Group 2: healthy individuals:
No problems with the hand, at present or in the past.
Normal grasping pattern and during physical examination, no impairments of the hands.
Exclusion Criteria
Group 1:
Status after amputation of 1 or more (parts of) fingers of the hand that will be assessed.
Patients who have used the E-cone during treatment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The reliability and validity of the E-cone during assessment of the hand grip<br /><br>in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or hand arthrosis, and healthy<br /><br>individuals. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method