Effectiveness of an Intervention Program for Fine Motor Skills

Effectiveness of an Intervention Program for Fine Motor Skills in Institutionalized Elderly Residents: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Investigators have created a protocol of intervention to treating the general disability of upper limbs.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Hand Injuries
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Intervention for fine motor skills; Other: Support to activities of daily living

Detailed Description

A protocol of intervention for fine motor skills will be performed on institutionalized elderly people.

This protocol consist on implementation of a manual activity that it is well known in the clinical setting.

This activity will enhance several skills such as strength, coordination of upper limbs, range of motion, general auto-efficacy and the quality of life.

The intervention or rehabilitation will be implemented for two month.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Granada, Spain, 18016
    • Maria Encarnación Aguilar Ferrandiz

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years and older (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Institutionalized elderly people, on a full or part-time.
• Voluntary participation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cognitive impairment (< 23 in normal school population and < 20 points with a low education or illiteracy, in Spanish validation of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)).
• Postural control problems.
• Balance disorders, while the subject is seated.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Intervention for fine motor skills; Implementation of an well known activity to improve the function of upper extremities	Other: Intervention for fine motor skills; Implementation of an well known activity to improve the function of upper extremities; Other Names: Performing of a specific manual activity
Placebo Comparator: Support to activities of daily living; Performing of general activities planned in the centres where the participants are included	Other: Support to activities of daily living; Participants are supported and orientated when they are performing some activity of daily living scheduled by the institution; Other Names: Performing of activities of daily living

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Change from Baseline in Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire at 8 weeks	Eight weeks
Change from Baseline in Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire at 16 weeks	Sixteen weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from Baseline in General self-efficacy at 8 weeks		Eight weeks
Change from Baseline in General self-efficacy at 16 weeks		Sixteen weeks
Change from Baseline in Purdue Pegboard Tests at 8 weeks		Eight weeks
Change from Baseline in Purdue Pegboard Tests at 16 weeks		Sixteen weeks
Change from Baseline in finger goniometer at 8 weeks	Active and passive measures of motion in first, second and fifth fingers of dominant hand will be recorded .	Eight weeks
Change from Baseline in finger goniometer at 16 weeks	Active and passive measures of motion in first, second and fifth fingers of dominant hand will be recorded .	Sixteen weeks
Change from Baseline in Pinch Gauge at 8 weeks		Eight weeks
Change from Baseline in Pinch Gauge at 16 weeks		Sixteen weeks
Change from Baseline in Short-Form health survey questionnaire (SF-36) at 8 weeks		Eight weeks
Change from Baseline in Short-Form health survey questionnaire (SF-36) at 16 weeks		Sixteen weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidad de Granada
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Mª Encarnacion ME Aguilar, PdH, Universidad de Granada

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2015
• Study Completion (Actual): January 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 31, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 31, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): January 5, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): May 29, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 28, 2015
• Last Verified: May 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Upper Extremity; Motor Skills; Frail Elderly
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries; Hand Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: Fine motor skills