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Proprioception and Manual Skills

NCT ID: NCT07182084

Last Updated: 2025-12-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

36 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-01-01

Study Completion Date

2026-03-30

Brief Summary

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The proprioception refers to a person's awareness of the position, velocity, and weight of any body part in space. Proprioception consists of joint position sense and joint movement sense.Proprioception arises from the coordination of many different receptors, and it is assumed that these receptors are concentrated in muscles, tendons, joint capsules, and ligaments. Examples of proprioceptors include the golgi tendon organ, muscle spindles, pacinian corpuscles, and free nerve endings. Proprioceptive sense is closely related to many movements performed to perform daily activities. Proprioceptive sense is considered one of the most important resources in the development of task-specific neuroplasticity.The healthcare sector comprises individuals from many professional groups. Each professional group reaches professional competence by undergoing specific educational and training stages. Physiotherapists are one of these professional groups. To fulfill their professional duties, physiotherapists are expected to possess core competencies such as patient assessment using various manual methods, clinical decision-making, technical, communication, and therapeutic skills. Furthermore, a key difference distinguishing physiotherapists from other professions is their extensive manual contact with patients during assessment and treatment programs. Members of this professional group receive various training programs in manual therapy methods during their undergraduate studies. They undergo various qualifications that develop their manual skills and conduct assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation using various manual methods throughout their professional careers. The hand, with its complex structure, is one of the most prominent parts of the human body. Despite accounting for 0.6% of body weight and 2% of body surface area, the hand accounts for over 20% of the motor and sensory homunculus, demonstrating the importance and complexity of the hand's functional structure. The hand's ability to perform these complex skills depends not only on motor ability but also on two excellent sensory systems: proprioception and the sense of touch.It is thought that upper extremity proprioceptive sense and manual dexterity may vary among healthcare professionals. The literature primarily focuses on studies evaluating the proprioceptive sense and manual dexterity of dentists. However, it is noteworthy that studies have not compared the differences in proprioceptive sense and manual dexterity among healthcare professionals. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare proprioceptive sense and manual dexterity between physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Proprioception Physiotherapist Health Professionals

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Study Groups

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1/study group

Healthcare professionals(physiotherapist/nurse/midwife, doctor) living in Kahramanmaraş province

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Individuals who are healthcare professionals (doctors, physiotherapists, nurses, and midwives)
* Individuals who have worked in the field for at least one year
* Individuals who have full range of motion in the upper extremity
* Individuals who speak and communicate in Turkish

Exclusion Criteria

* \- Individuals with any neurological problem (Parkinson's, hemiplegia, etc.)
* Individuals experiencing predominant upper extremity edema or pain due to musculoskeletal trauma in the last 6 months
* Pregnant individuals
* Blind individuals
* Individuals diagnosed with rheumatological diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis
* Individuals with sensory or motor loss in the upper extremity
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hatice Adiguzel

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hatice adıgüzel tat, Associate Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

abdulkadir ertürk, Msc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Yusuf Şinasi Kırmacı, Asisstant Prof

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Tuğçe Simay Özbay, Msc

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Locations

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Kahramanmaraş Sütçü imam University

Kahramanmaraş, Onikişubat, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Hatice adıgüzel tat, Associate Proffessor

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +90344 300 26 47

Email: [email protected]

hatice Adiguzel tat, Associate Proffessor

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +90344 300 26 47

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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Comparison of Proprioceptive

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id