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Measurement of Grip and Pinch Forces Needed for Activities of Daily Living, Work and Prehistoric Stone Tool Production

NCT03316768 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2019-04-05

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Summary

Very little is known about the pinch and grip forces that are critical for activities of daily living (ADL) or work. Human success in evolution is a result of the combination of great brain power and great hand ability to accomplish with our hands what our minds can conceive. Prehensile grasp in hominins allowed tool production and today allows us to hold fine instruments to perform surgery or do heavy construction. The strength of our hands is matched against the requirements of the activities we need to perform. The hypothesis of this study is that many tasks have an inherent strength requirement that is independent of the person performing the task. Until recently, direct measurement of the forces has not been possible. Ultra thin sensors along with the software to interpret the information is now available to make this force determination possible. We have 3 primary objectives. The primary objective is to measure pressure distribution and resultant forces needed for 3 categories of ADL and 2 categories of work in normal subjects. The second objective is to perform a similar evaluation of patients with basilar thumb arthritis and after wrist fracture. The third objective is to measure pressure distribution and forces needed for tool production and use.

Conditions

  • Basilar Thumb Arthritis
  • Wrist Fracture
  • Measure Pressure Distribution and Resultant Forces Needed

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shaare Zedek Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
120 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-31
Primary Completion
2020-01-31
Completion
2020-04-30

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