Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of BMI on Hand Grip Force in Healthy Adults

Lead Sponsor:

Wafaa Mahmoud Amin

Collaborating Sponsors:

Cairo University

Conditions:

Motor Activity

Overweight and Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

19-25 years

Brief Summary

This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of BMI on hand grip force in healthy subjects. The participants in this study will be 90 healthy subjects with right dominant lower limb (49 fema...

Detailed Description

Subjects will be categorized according to BMI into three groups: Group I (normal subjects): 30 individuals (15 male, and 15 female students) with (BMI\<25 kg/m2) Group II (overweight subjects): 30 in...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects would not have any diseases of the central nervous system.
  • Subjects would not have any orthopedic disorders either of the trunk or the lower limbs in the previous year.
  • None of the subjects has history of balance training ( Erkmen et al., 2010, Li Li, 2012) .

Exclusion

  • Sign of foot pain, reduced tactile and thermal foot sensibility.
  • Peripheral neuropathy.
  • A history of previous back or abdominal surgery/injury
  • A history of patellofemoral pain syndrome, plantar fasciitis, and back pain .
  • Limb-length discrepancy, and anterior or posterior tibialis dysfunction.
  • Evidence of a systemic or musculoskeletal disease within the past six months (AlAbdulwahab \& Kachanathu, 2016).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 2 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 10 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03753295

Start Date

December 2 2018

End Date

January 10 2019

Last Update

March 12 2019

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Jazan University

Riyadh, Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia, 45142