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Brief title
Health condition
Specific and non-specific CANS, complaints of the arm, Upper Extremity, Hand, Disability Evaluation, Investigative Techniques, CANS, Bovenste extremiteit, Hand, Beoordelen van beperkingen, Onderzoekstechnieken
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Each part (I, II and III) of the study has its own main study parameters.
Part I. Scores of single items, subscales and a total score of three questionnaires (QuickDASH, PRWHE, HFS).
Part II. Scores of eight different tests composing the upper extremity FCE.
Part III. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max in l/min).
Secondary outcome
Part I. Scores of single items, subscales and a total score of the RAND-36, Pain Disability Index (PDI), Pain Numeric Rating Scale, Upper Extremity Work Demands (UEWD). External criterium for assessing responsiveness, after hand therapy: global rating scale (global perceived effect of change).
Part II. Scores of single items, subscales and a total score of three questionnaires (QuickDASH, PRWHE, HFS). Scores of single items, subscales and a total score of the RAND-36, Pain Disability Index (PDI), Pain Numeric Rating Scale, Upper Extremity Work Demands (UEWD).
Part III. Scores of single items, subscales and a total score of three questionnaires (QuickDASH, PRWHE, HFS). Scores of single items, subscales and a total score of the RAND-36, Pain Disability Index (PDI), Pain Numeric Rating Scale, Upper Extremity Work Demands (UEWD). Anaerobic threshold (AT, % of VO2max), W/kg. Handheld dynamometry of both hands. Weight, height, BMI, fat free mass (bio-impedance).
Study design
Part I: T1 (first measurement), T2 (1-3 weeks after T1), T3 (4-8 weeks after start of hand therapy, where applicable).
Part II: T1 (first measurement), T2 (1-3 weeks after T1), T3 (4-8 weeks after start of hand therapy, where applicable).
Part III: T1 (first measurement).
Intervention
N/A
R.J. Berduszek
PO BOX 30.001
Groningen 9700 RB
The Netherlands
+31503612295
r.j.berduszek@umcg.nl
R.J. Berduszek
PO BOX 30.001
Groningen 9700 RB
The Netherlands
+31503612295
r.j.berduszek@umcg.nl
Inclusion criteria
In order to be eligible to participate in this study (part I, II and III), a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
- Aged 18 years or over.
- Complaints of hand, wrist and/or forearm, classified as either specific or nonspecific complaints of the arm, neck and/or shoulder (CANS), which might have a direct influence on hand or wrist function (in practice all complaints located from the elbow towards the fingers).
Extra for assessing responsiveness in part I:
- Receiving hand therapy for these complaints at the outpatient clinic of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the University Medical Center Groningen, for a duration of at least four weeks.
Extra for the functional capacity evaluation study (part II):
- Meeting the criteria of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q). If question 5 (‘Do you have a bone or joint problem that could be made worse by a change in your physical activity’) is solely answered with ‘yes’ because of those complaints of hand, wrist and/or forearm for which the patient visited the outpatient clinic of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the University Medical Center Groningen, we consider the criteria of the PAR-Q are still being met.
Exclusion criteria
A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study (parts I, II and III):
- Insufficient understanding of Dutch to fill out questionnaires.
- Other medical condition(s) causing considerate disability, such as neurological disorders (e.g. stroke, peripheral nerve damage) or joint diseases (e.g. osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis).
Extra for part III:
- Presence of contraindications for cardiopulmonary exercise testing. This is checked using usual clinical criteria, based on the ATS/ACCP Statement on cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL5657 |
| NTR-old | NTR5792 |
| CCMO | NL51584.042.15 |
| OMON | NL-OMON41867 |