Impact of Job Related Activities on Female Physiotherapist and Dentist During Internship Year

Recruiting

• Conditions: Job Related Stress
• Interventions: Other: job related activities

• Registration Number: NCT06078462
• Lead Sponsor: Badr University

Brief Summary

Response of hand grip, pinch grip and body composition to type of effort between female physiotherapist and female dentist at internship year.

Detailed Description

Fifty physiotherapist and fifty dentist females will be selected from faculty of physical therapy and faculty of dentistry at Badr University in Cairo BUC, both at internship year, and will be assigned into two groups. Group A consists of fifty physiotherapist females will participate in this group and will be assessed at the beginning of the study and after 6 months of clinical work. Group B consists of fifty dentist females will participate in this group and will be assessed at the beginning of the study and after 6 months of clinical work. Digital hand dynamometer will be used to assess hand grip strength and InBody device will be used to assess changes in body composition at the beginning and the end of the study.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-16
• Study Start: 2022-11-18
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-09
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-11
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-30
• Study Completion: 2023-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. Fifty physiotherapist females and fifty dentist females at internship year.
2. Their age will be ranged from 21 to 24 years old.
3. They are medically stable and consented to participate in the study.
4. They are able to follow instructions.

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of any pathological disease-causing disorder in metabolism such as thyroid gland disorder.
2. History of muscular or neurological disorder.
3. Using any hormonal treatment.
4. Following any diet modification method.
5. Severe emotional stress.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group B	job related activities	Fifty dentist females will participate in this group and will be assessed at the beginning of the study and after 6 months of clinical work.
Group A	job related activities	Fifty physiotherapist females will participate in this group and will be assessed at the beginning of the study and after 6 months of clinical work.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body mass index	We measure obesity index at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure obesity index again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..	Using INBODY device
Palmer pinch (chunk pinch)	We measure lateral pinch at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure lateral pinch again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..	using Jamar pinch guage
Tip to tip	We measure tip to tip grip at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure tip to tip grip again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..	using Jamar pinch guage
Percent of body fat in kg	We measure percent of body fat at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure percent of body fat again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..	Using INBODY device
Lateral Pinch (key pinch)	We measure lateral pinch at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure lateral pinch again to assess its progression after 6 months of work.	using Jamar pinch guage
Pulp to pulp	We measure pulp to pulp grip at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure pulp to pulp grip again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..	using Jamar pinch guage
Fist Grip	We measure fist grip at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure fist grip again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..	Maximum grip value using hand held dynamometer
Lean muscle mass in kg	We measure percent of muscle mass at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure percent of muscle mass again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..	Using INBODY device

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Badr University in Cairo; 🇪🇬 New Cairo, Badr City, Egypt

Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University; 🇪🇬 Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt