Estimating Error in Locating Touch Sensation on Forearm in Healthy Middle School Going Children

NCT ID: NCT03546712

Last Updated: 2019-04-08

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

365 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-11-12

Study Completion Date

2019-03-04

Brief Summary

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Tactile localization stimuli are fundamental in forearm to the somatosensory perception.Tactile localization reverse the touch internal organization of the forearm and in the normal development of children.It is helpful in quick estimation of tactile localization among the children in the age group, eight to thirteen years.Study design is cross-sectional study it is conducted from September 2017 to April 2019 and use stratified random sampling. subject recruitment is healthy school going children of age group between eight and thirteen year will be included in this study.The procedure will be explained to the children's before starting the test. Ascent will be obtained from the participant. Anthropometrics will be measured before beginning the procedure. The acuity of TL will be determined by the point-to-point tactile localization (PPTL) technique. For performing PPTL, the child will be seated and the examiner will locate a point on the participants forearm of the blinded child by a black pen marker. Then the child will be asked to relocate the point with the help of red pen marker in blindfolded state. The distance between black point and red point (in cm) will be noted this distance will be measure by measuring tape as the acuity of tactile localization. Mean of three readings will be used for estimating the normative reference value of tactile localization by PPTL technique.

Detailed Description

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For performing Point to Point Tactile Localization, the child will be seated and the examiner will locate a point on the forearm of the blinded child by a black marker pen. Then the child will be asked to relocate the point with the help of red marked in blindfolded state. The distance between black point and red point (in cm) will be noted as the acuity of tactile localization. 15 areas in upper limb will be selected and PPTL will be performed on them. The fifteen areas are, phalanges of the palmer area of the little finger (palm 1), phalanx of the middle finger of the Palmer area (palm 2), phalanx of the thumb area of palm (palm 3), first dorsal interosseous (palm 4), mid last part of the forearm (forearm 1), middle of the medial forearm (forearm 2), medial side of the forearm (forearm 3), the lower portion of the arm (arm 1), middle posterior of arm (arm 2), lateral side of upper arm (arm 3), lower portion of medial arm (arm 4), middle portion of arm (arm 5), the median upper arm (arm 6), lower side arm (arm 7), and upper side of arm (arm 8). Mean of three readings will be used for estimating the normative reference value of tactile localization by PPTL technique.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

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Tactile Localization

tactile localization is help to assess touch sensation

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: healthy school going children, Male and female, Age between eight-13 years, Able to understand commands, Obey simple comments

Exclusion Criteria: neurological diseases, disease of the skin, skin rashes, Non cooperative child, other medical conditions that prevent the from participating in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Asir John Samuel

Associate professor of institute of physiotherapy and rehabilitation

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Krati Omar, BPT, (MPT)

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Locations

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Asir John Samuel

Ambāla, Haryana, India

Site Status

Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Ambāla, Haryana, India

Site Status

Countries

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India

References

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Pinto JM, Kern DW, Wroblewski KE, Chen RC, Schumm LP, McClintock MK. Sensory function: insights from Wave 2 of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2014 Nov;69 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S144-53. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu102.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25360015 (View on PubMed)

Ackerley R, Carlsson I, Wester H, Olausson H, Backlund Wasling H. Touch perceptions across skin sites: differences between sensitivity, direction discrimination and pleasantness. Front Behav Neurosci. 2014 Feb 19;8:54. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00054. eCollection 2014.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24600368 (View on PubMed)

Croy I, Sehlstedt I, Wasling HB, Ackerley R, Olausson H. Gentle touch perception: From early childhood to adolescence. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2019 Feb;35:81-86. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2017.07.009. Epub 2017 Aug 18.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28927641 (View on PubMed)

Rigato S, Banissy MJ, Romanska A, Thomas R, van Velzen J, Bremner AJ. Cortical signatures of vicarious tactile experience in four-month-old infants. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2019 Feb;35:75-80. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2017.09.003. Epub 2017 Sep 14.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28942240 (View on PubMed)

Harvie DS, Kelly J, Buckman H, Chan J, Sutherland G, Catley M, Novak J, Tuttle N, Sterling M. Tactile acuity testing at the neck: A comparison of methods. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2017 Dec;32:23-30. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2017.07.007. Epub 2017 Jul 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28800436 (View on PubMed)

Chai G, Sui X, Li S, He L, Lan N. Characterization of evoked tactile sensation in forearm amputees with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. J Neural Eng. 2015 Dec;12(6):066002. doi: 10.1088/1741-2560/12/6/066002. Epub 2015 Sep 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26401550 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2017.07.007

Tactile acuity testing at the neck: A comparison of methods

Other Identifiers

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U1111-1214-2489

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MMDU/IEC/1188

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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