Figure-of-Eight Hand, Volumetric Measurements and Reliability in Clinic With Hand Injured Patients

NCT ID: NCT03837951

Last Updated: 2020-03-31

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 59 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-04-28
• Study Completion Date: 2014-04-30

Brief Summary

This study determined the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the Figure-of-Eight method on healthy hands, and compared the figure-of-eight measurements to the gold standard volumetric measurements. Part B of the study conducted in a clinic, assessed the intra-rater reliability and inter-rater reliability on both hands of patients with hand injuries.

Detailed Description

Edema is the retention of fluid in the intracellular spaces, which is common in inflammatory condition such as traumatic injury and post surgical conditions. Edema in the hand and wrist can result in detrimental physiological changes which decrease the range of motion of joint and limit the overall functional capacity and dexterity of the hand. The gold standard Volumetric measurements are reliable for measuring edema changes in upper extremity. Using volumeters can be cumbersome in a busy clinic. Figure-of-eight measurements using a tape measure on the wrist and hand is an easy way to measure edema and can capture the accumulation in the dorsal hand that circumferential tape measurements do not capture. This study was performed in two parts. Part A determined the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the Figure-of-Eight method on healthy hands, and compared the figure-of-eight measurements to the gold standard volumetric measurements. No study other study has compared right and left hands. Part B of the study was conducted in a clinic to assess the intra-rater reliability and inter-rater reliability on both hands of patients with hand injuries.

Conditions

Hand Injuries; Edema Arm

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Uninjured hands

healthy participants without injuries to hands or wrists

Figure-of-eight tape measure measurements on both hands

Intervention Type: OTHER

Tape measure is wrapped around the wrist and hand and a measurement reading is taken. this is repeated 3 times.

Volumeter measurements

Intervention Type: OTHER

Volumeter measurements to uninjured participants had 3 measurements taken of each hand.

Injured hands

participants undergoing medical treatment for recent hand or wrist injury

Figure-of-eight tape measure measurements on both hands

Intervention Type: OTHER

Tape measure is wrapped around the wrist and hand and a measurement reading is taken. this is repeated 3 times.

Interventions

Figure-of-eight tape measure measurements on both hands

Tape measure is wrapped around the wrist and hand and a measurement reading is taken. this is repeated 3 times.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Volumeter measurements

Volumeter measurements to uninjured participants had 3 measurements taken of each hand.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy-part A
• Recent history of hand or wrist injury with swelling -part B

Exclusion Criteria

• Open wounds-part A
• Current swelling-part A
• History of injury in either upper extremity-part A
• Diabetes mellitus-part A
• Raynaud's Syndrome-part A
• Pregnant women-part A & B
• Could not speak English-part A & B
• Could not consent for oneself-part A & B

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Massachusetts, Lowell

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

ELewis

Associate Professor, Interim DPT Program Director

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Erika S. LEWIS, Ed.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Other Identifiers

11-056-LEW-XPD

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id