Impact of Job Related Activities on Female Physiotherapist and Dentist During Internship Year

Response of hand grip, pinch grip and body composition to type of effort between female physiotherapist and female dentist at internship year.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Job Related Stress
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: job related activities

Detailed Description

Fifty physiotherapist and fifty dentist females will be selected from faculty of physical therapy and faculty of dentistry at Badr University in Cairo BUC, both at internship year, and will be assigned into two groups. Group A consists of fifty physiotherapist females will participate in this group and will be assessed at the beginning of the study and after 6 months of clinical work. Group B consists of fifty dentist females will participate in this group and will be assessed at the beginning of the study and after 6 months of clinical work. Digital hand dynamometer will be used to assess hand grip strength and InBody device will be used to assess changes in body composition at the beginning and the end of the study.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 100

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Hend R Sakr; Phone Number: +201010151300; Email: hend.reda@buc.edu.eg

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Badr City
    • New Cairo, Badr City, Egypt, 11829
      • Recruiting
      • Badr University in Cairo
      • Contact: Hend Sakr, PhD; Phone Number: +201010151300; Email: hend.reda@buc.edu.eg
      • Principal Investigator: Hend R Sakr, PhD
  • New Cairo
    • Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt, 11829
      • Recruiting
      • Faculty of Physical Therapy, Badr University
      • Contact: Hend Sakr, PhD; Phone Number: 01010151300; Email: hend.reda@buc.edu.eg

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Fifty physiotherapist and fifty dentist females will be selected from faculty of physical therapy and faculty of dentistry at Badr University in Cairo BUC

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Fifty physiotherapist females and fifty dentist females at internship year.
2. Their age will be ranged from 21 to 24 years old.
3. They are medically stable and consented to participate in the study.
4. They are able to follow instructions.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of any pathological disease-causing disorder in metabolism such as thyroid gland disorder.
2. History of muscular or neurological disorder.
3. Using any hormonal treatment.
4. Following any diet modification method.
5. Severe emotional stress.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Group A; Fifty physiotherapist females will participate in this group and will be assessed at the beginning of the study and after 6 months of clinical work.	Other: job related activities; Different types of effort offered by female physiotherapist and female dentist during clinical practicing with patients in internship year
Group B; Fifty dentist females will participate in this group and will be assessed at the beginning of the study and after 6 months of clinical work.	Other: job related activities; Different types of effort offered by female physiotherapist and female dentist during clinical practicing with patients in internship year

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Fist Grip	Maximum grip value using hand held dynamometer	We measure fist grip at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure fist grip again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..
Lateral Pinch (key pinch)	using Jamar pinch guage	We measure lateral pinch at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure lateral pinch again to assess its progression after 6 months of work.
Palmer pinch (chunk pinch)	using Jamar pinch guage	We measure lateral pinch at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure lateral pinch again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..
Pulp to pulp	using Jamar pinch guage	We measure pulp to pulp grip at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure pulp to pulp grip again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..
Tip to tip	using Jamar pinch guage	We measure tip to tip grip at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure tip to tip grip again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..
Body mass index	Using INBODY device	We measure obesity index at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure obesity index again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..
Percent of body fat in kg	Using INBODY device	We measure percent of body fat at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure percent of body fat again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..
Lean muscle mass in kg	Using INBODY device	We measure percent of muscle mass at 1st time at the beginning of work as interns in clinic then we re-measure percent of muscle mass again to assess its progression after 6 months of work..

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Badr University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Hend R Sakr, Lecturer of Physical Therapy for Women's Health, Badr University in Cairo BUC

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 18, 2022
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 30, 2023
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 16, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 9, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): October 11, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 11, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 9, 2023
• Last Verified: October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: body composition; physiotherapist; dentist; hand grip; pinch grip; job related activities
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Stress, Psychological; Occupational Diseases; Occupational Stress
• Other Study ID Numbers: Hend4

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No