Activities of Daily Living and Upper Extremity Exercise Capacity of Individuals with High Body Mass Index

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorKirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

About this trial

Individuals with high and normal body mass index will be included in this study.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2

Volunteering for the study

Disqualifiers

Having uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes mellitus

Having comorbidities that may affect physical functions

Failure to cooperate with tests to be performed

Liver disease, kidney disease, cancer, lung diseases and serious cardiomyopathies, neurological diseases

Trial population

Individuals with high and normal body mass index will be included in the study.

Trial design

Design model

Case-control

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

24 Participants
are grouped into 2 trial groups
Group A: Individuals with high body mass index
Group B: Individuals with normal body mass index

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Upper extremity exercise capacity

It will be assessed by 6 minute pegboard and ring test.

Time frame
1st day
2

Daily living activities

It will be evaluated with the Glittre activities of daily living test.

Time frame
1st day

Secondary outcomes

1

Fatigue

Fatigue will be assessed with a Fatigue Severity scale. The scale consists of 9 questions.The total score ranges from 9 to 63. An average score of 4 and above indicates severe fatigue.

Time frame
1st day
2

Pain

It will be evaluated with the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. It consists of 27 items that assess the presence of musculoskeletal symptoms over a 12-month period, covering nine different parts of the body. There are also items on functional status and the presence of musculoskeletal symptoms in the last 7 days. The total number of painful areas is determined. Total number of painful areas varies from 0-9.

Time frame
1st day

Other outcomes

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