Association Between Hand-Eye Coordination and Handgrip Strength in Children Post-Healing of DRGF

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT07037355

Superior University84 enrolled

Overview

The study investigates whether hand-eye coordination is related to handgrip strength in children (aged 5-12 years) after they have healed from distal radius greenstick fractures. This is important because both strength and coordination are crucial for a child's full functional recovery after such fractures. Cross-sectional analytical study Orthopedic and physiotherapy departments in Lahore 84 children (convenience sampling)

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Radius Fractures

Interventions

Handgrip Strength and Hand-Eye Coordination AssessmentCOMBINATION_PRODUCT

Children underwent standardized testing to assess functional recovery post-healing of distal radius greenstick fractures.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged 5-12 years * Radiologically confirmed healed distal radius greenstick fractures * Ability to perform handgrip and hand-eye coordination tests * Parental consent and child assent Exclusion Criteria: * Acute pain or swelling at the time of testing * Current medications affecting bone/muscle function * Neuromuscular or developmental disorders * History of previous upper limb fractures or surgeries

Locations (1)

Superior University CRC

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration

(Beery VMI): Provides standard scores and percentile ranks: 129: Very High (2% of age group) 120-129: High (7%) 110-119: Above Average (16%) 90-109: Average (50%) 80-89: Below Average (16%) 70-79: Low (7%) \<70: Very Low (2%)

Time frame: 6 Month

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