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The Effect of Priming of Questionnaire Content on Grip Strength in Patients With Hand and Upper Extremity Illness

NCT02493127 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 122

Last updated 2017-04-13

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Summary

Objectives:

To determine the association between priming and measurements of hand function such as grip strength

Primary null hypothesis:

There is no difference in grip strength (best of three attempts) as a percent of the opposite hand between patients that complete the standard Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) compared to patients that complete the positively adjusted PCS.

Secondary null hypotheses:

There is no difference in grip strength (last of three attempts) as a percent of the opposite hand between patients that complete the standard PCS compared to patients that complete the positively adjusted PCS.

There is no difference in grip strength (best of three attempts) before and after completing the questionnaires between patients that complete the standard PCS compared to patients that complete the positively adjusted PCS.

Conditions

  • Hand and Upper Extremity Illness

Interventions

OTHER

Standard PCS

Subject completes the standard version of the PCS Questionnaire

OTHER

Grip Strength

Research Assistant takes Grip Strength Measurements

OTHER

Positively Adjusted PCS

Subject completes the positively-adjusted version of the PCS Questionnaire

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David C Ring, MD PhD · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-06-30
Primary Completion
2015-08-31
Completion
2015-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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