An Intelligent Evaluation of Wrist Strength for the Elderly People and Its Clinical Application

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• Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
• Main ID: NCT02190812
• Date of registration: 09/07/2014
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Public title: An Intelligent Evaluation of Wrist Strength for the Elderly People and Its Clinical Application
• Scientific title: An Intelligent Evaluation of Wrist Strength for the Elderly People and Its Clinical Application
• Date of first enrolment: April 2013
• Target sample size: 160
• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02190812
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Taiwan

Contacts

• Name: Lai Jin Shin

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Between 20 and 75 years old.

- No significant upper extremity joint pain or nerve palsy.(patients with tennis elbow
typical of lateral elbow pain)

- Never received surgical treatment of upper limb joints

- No significant history of cardiovascular disease

Exclusion Criteria:

- Significant disturbance of consciousness

- Unable to communicate with hearing and speech mode

- Lack of mental ability

- Emotional instability

- Significant systemic disease

- With upper limb joints or muscles, tendons obvious lesions



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Evaluation of Wrist Muscle Strength

Intervention(s)

Device: Forearm supporter

Device: Grip ball

Primary Outcome(s)

wrist muscle strength [Time Frame: two years]

Secondary ID(s)

201302026RINB

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors