Investigation of Grip Strength, Pain and Anxiety Levels in Dentists
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age20-50
SponsorHacettepe University
About this trial
The aim of the study is to evaluate the relationship between professional experience and grip strength, pain threshold and anxiety level in dentists. As a result of the results obtained, we aim to contribute an original study to the literature and to increase awareness by informing the dentists participating in the study.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Graduating from the Faculty of Dentistry
Having 1 year or more professional experience
Disqualifiers
Having received physical therapy from any area in the last 6 months or currently receiving physical therapy,
Having a congenital musculoskeletal deformity,
Having a neurological or rheumatic disease,
Having undergone surgery due to a musculoskeletal disorder.
Trial population
The participants of the study will consist of dentists working at Sakarya Oral and Dental Health Hospital. The aim is to include 50 dentists in the study. "Informed Voluntary Consent" will be obtained from dentists who volunteer to participate in the study. Each participant will be asked to fill out demographic information and data collection forms. Demographic information collection will consist of questions regarding age, gender, weight, height, body mass index, smoking, alcohol use, and chronic disease information.
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Treatments tested in this trial
Grip strength assessment
Other interventionJamar hand dynamometer, recommended by the American Hand Therapists Association and accepted as the gold standard in many studies due to its high validity and reliability, will be used to measure hand grip strength. Pinchmeter (Baseline Mechanical Pinch Gauge) will be used to measure fine grip strength. Hand grip and finger grip strength measurements will be made in the recommended standard position of sitting, shoulder adduction and neutral rotation, elbow 90 degrees flexed, forearm in mid-rotation and supported, wrist in neutral. In the test procedure, 3 measurements will be taken for hand grip and finger grip strengths with one-minute intervals between each measurement and the averages will be recorded.
Forearm muscle strength assessment
Other interventionWrist isometric muscle strength assessment will be performed with a handheld dynamometer (Lafayette Instrument Company, Lafayette, Indiana, USA). Patients will be placed in the supine, prone and sitting positions using the positions required for the fine muscle test method defined by Lovett and will be performed without compensatory movements. Wrist flexor and extensor muscles will be assessed. The values obtained with isometric contraction will be recorded in kg. Muscle strength measurements will be assessed bilaterally, in three repetitions for 5 seconds. The average value of the three repetition results will be recorded.
Pain threshold assessment
Other interventionPain sensitivity to pressure will be assessed with a pain measuring device called an algometer. The Baseline Dolorimeter brand algometer will be used in the assessment. 3 measurements will be taken from the "midpoint of the upper trapezius muscle" and "C7" points between the lateral edge of the acromion and C7. The areas will be marked before the measurement. The algometer will be placed perpendicular to these points. The patients will be asked to report the moment they first felt the pain and 30 seconds of rest will be given between the measurements. The value on the display will be read and the pain threshold will be recorded in pounds (1kg=2.2 pounds).
Anxiety level assessment
Other interventionThe anxiety level will be determined with the Beck Anxiety Inventory. The Beck Anxiety Inventory is a scale developed by Aaron T. Beck (1988). This scale consists of 21 questions. For each item, the patient is asked to report how he/she has felt during the past week. The items are scored as 0, 1, 2 or 3. The score range is between 0-63. For the total score, \< 21 is considered mild, 22-35 is considered moderate, and \> 36 is considered severe. The Turkish validity study of the Beck anxiety scale was conducted by Ulusoy et al (1996).
Treatment groups
50 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Dentists4 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Handgrip assessment
Grip strength will be determined by evaluating the gross grip and pinch grip. A pinchmeter (Baseline Mechanical Pinch Gauge) will be used to measure the fine grip strength. The measurement of hand grip and finger grip strength will be made in the recommended standard position of sitting, shoulder adduction and neutral rotation, elbow 90 degrees flexed, forearm in mid-rotation and supported, wrist in neutral. In the test procedure, 3 measurements will be taken for hand grip and finger grip strength with one minute intervals between each measurement and the averages will be recorded.
Time frame
up to one weekSecondary outcomes
1
Forehand muscle strength assessment
Wrist isometric muscle strength assessment will be performed with a handheld dynamometer (Lafayette Instrument Company, Lafayette, Indiana, USA). Patients will be positioned in the supine, prone and sitting positions, using the positions required for the fine muscle testing method described by Lovett, and will be performed before compensatory movements occur. Wrist flexor and extensor muscles will be assessed. The values obtained with isometric contraction will be recorded in pounds.
Time frame
up to one week2
Pain thereshold assessment
Pain sensitivity to pressure will be assessed with a pain measuring device called an algometer. The Baseline Dolorimeter brand algometer will be used in the assessment. 3 measurements will be taken from the "midpoint of the upper trapezius muscle" and "C7" points between the lateral edge of the acromion and C7. The areas will be marked before the measurement. The algometer will be placed perpendicular to these points. The patients will be asked to report the moment they first feel pain and 30 seconds of rest will be given between measurements. The value on the display will be read and the pain threshold will be recorded in pounds (1kg=2.2 pounds).
Time frame
up to one week3
Anxiety level assessment
The anxiety level will be determined with the Beck Anxiety Inventory. The Beck Anxiety Inventory is a scale developed by Aaron T. Beck (1988). This scale consists of 21 questions. For each item, the patient is asked to report how he/she has felt during the past week. The items are scored as 0, 1, 2 or 3. The score range is between 0-63. For the total score, \< 21 is considered mild, 22-35 is considered moderate, and \> 36 is considered severe. The Turkish validity study of the Beck anxiety scale was conducted by Ulusoy et al (1996).
Time frame
up to one weekLocations
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