Hand Grip Strength in Chilean Adults

NCT05396365 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Universidad del Desarrollo
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 311
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Context Hand grip strength (HGS) is an important parameter to assess hand function during the rehabilitation of hand injuries. HGS serves as a clinical predictor of complications after surgery. Purpose Establish HGS reference values in healthy adult Chilean population. Study design analytical cross-sectional. Method 311 healthy women and men, ages 18 to 65 years participated in the study. HGS was measured with a dynamometer, according to the American Society of Hand Therapists protocol. Additionally, anthropometric and labour characteristics were registered. Kruskal-Wallis test, Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test and multiple linear regression were used for data analysis. Significance was set at .05. Results Median HGS in women was 26 kg and 43 kg for men. Men demonstrated 3% more HGS on the dominant versus non-dominant hand. Women's median HGS was no different between dominant versus non-dominant hand. In men and women, manual labour activity was associated with a higher HGS. The relationships between subject anthropometric measurements and HGS were different in women versus men. Conclusions This study determined HGS in Chilean healthy adults. Results can be used as a reference standard for clinical measures related to illness, injury and rehabilitation.

Conditions

Hand Grasp

Keywords

hand grip strength; anthropometry; grip; normative values

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Hand Grip Strength normative values

  The subject was seated on a chair with a vertical backrest, both feet fully supported on the ground, shoulders in neutral position, arms next to the trunk, test-side elbow at 90 degrees flexion, forearm in neutral position, and wrist at 0-30 degrees dorsiflexion and 0-15 degrees ulnar deviation. The second position of the dynamometer was used for the measurement, as recommended by the ASHT. For HGS measurement, the dynamometer was positioned vertically and aligned with the forearm to maintain the forearm and wrist position as previously described

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Accompanying determinant factors of hand grip strength

  10 minutes

Interventions

Dynamometry DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Hand grip dynamometer measure of strength and anthropometric measurements

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

healthy adult Chilean subjects with age between 18-65yo

You may qualify if:

• Men and women aged between 18 and 65 years;
• capable of adopting a seated assessment posture -

You may not qualify if:

• current hand or upper limb pain;
• history of surgery, fracture, or any condition in the upper limb that could alter hand grip strength

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Maria Jesus Mena-Iturriaga: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidad del Desarrollo

Santiago, 7550000, Chile

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Massy-Westropp NM, Gill TK, Taylor AW, Bohannon RW, Hill CL. Hand Grip Strength: age and gender stratified normative data in a population-based study. BMC Res Notes. 2011 Apr 14;4:127. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-127.

  PMID: 21492469 RESULT

• Massy-Westropp N, Rankin W, Ahern M, Krishnan J, Hearn TC. Measuring grip strength in normal adults: reference ranges and a comparison of electronic and hydraulic instruments. J Hand Surg Am. 2004 May;29(3):514-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.01.012.

  PMID: 15140498 RESULT

Study Officials

• Phil Sizer, Phd

  Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Msc

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 25, 2022
• First Posted: May 31, 2022
• Study Start: May 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2018
• Study Completion: August 31, 2018
• Last Updated: May 31, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CL (1)