The Effect of BMI on Hand Grip Force in Healthy Adults

Wafaa Mahmoud Amin90 enrolled

Overview

This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of BMI on hand grip force in healthy subjects. The participants in this study will be 90 healthy subjects with right dominant lower limb (49 females and 49 males) they will be recruited from College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University.

Subjects will be categorized according to BMI into three groups: Group I (normal subjects): 30 individuals (15 male, and 15 female students) with (BMI\<25 kg/m2) Group II (overweight subjects): 30 individuals (15 male, and 15 female students) with (BMI, 25-30 kg/m2). Group III (obese subjects): 30 individuals (15 male, and 15 female students) (BMI\>30 kg/m2). Baseline hydraulic hand dynamometer: (Fabrication Enterprises Incorporated, White Plains,New York, USA) will be used to measure the hand grip strength and pinch strength

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Motor Activity Overweight and Obesity Hand Injuries

Interventions

Hand Grip ForceDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

For measuring the grip strength, the subjects will be asked to sit on a chair with their hip joint flexed at 90 degree, and shoulder joint in a neutral position. The elbow is fixed at 90 degree flexion, forearm in a neutral position, and wrist at 0 to 15 degree radial deviation. The test will be performed twice, and the higher value between the two measurements will be selected. The subjects will be allowed a rest time of more than 5 minutes after the first measurement to avoid examiner bias and to decrease physical stress

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 25 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects would not have any diseases of the central nervous system. 2. Subjects would not have any orthopedic disorders either of the trunk or the lower limbs in the previous year. 3. None of the subjects has history of balance training ( Erkmen et al., 2010, Li Li, 2012) . Exclusion Criteria: 1. Sign of foot pain, reduced tactile and thermal foot sensibility. 2. Peripheral neuropathy. 3. A history of previous back or abdominal surgery/injury 4. A history of patellofemoral pain syndrome, plantar fasciitis, and back pain . 5. Limb-length discrepancy, and anterior or posterior tibialis dysfunction. 6. Evidence of a systemic or musculoskeletal disease within the past six months (AlAbdulwahab \& Kachanathu, 2016).

Locations (1)

Jazan University

Riyadh, Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hand Grip Force of the Right Dominant Hand in The Three Groups

Hand Grip strength will be measured in three groups and comparison between them will be made

Time frame: 10 minutes

Comparison of Hand Grip Force between Both Arms in three Groups

Measurement of both right dominant hand and left hand will be measured in the three groups and compared with each other.

Time frame: 20 minutes

Secondary Outcomes

the effect of gender on the hand grip

measurement of hand grip force of the right dominant hand will be taken for both male and females in the three subjects

Time frame: 10 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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