Clinical trial NCT06721117: Investigation of Grip Strength, Pain and Anxiety Levels in Dentists
Official title: Investigation of Grip Strength, Pain and Anxiety Levels in Dentists
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Grip
Muscle Disorder
Pain, Chronic
Anxiety
Keywords: pain
pain thereshold
Lead sponsor: Hacettepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-12-06
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study 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.

Brief summary: 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.

Detailed description: Our hypotheses:

H1: Professional experience has an effect on hand grip strength in dentists. H2: Professional experience has an effect on finger grip strength in dentists. H2: Professional experience has an effect on pain in dentists. H3: Professional experience has an effect on anxiety level in dentists.

The unique value of our study is that it is the first study to examine the relationship between dentists' professional experience and grip strength, pain, and anxiety. When we look at the literature, we have not found any studies examining the effect of dentists' professional experience on grip strength and pain. In the study, grip strength, pain threshold, and forearm grip strength will be evaluated. Grip strength will be assessed with a Jamar hand dynamometer, pinch grip with a Baseline brand pinchmeter, pain threshold with a dolorometer, and forearm grip strength with a handheld dynamometer. Anxiety will be assessed with the Beck Anxiety Questionnaire.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Graduating from the Faculty of Dentistry
* Having 1 year or more professional experience

Exclusion criteria;

* 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.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Handgrip assessment
timeFrame: up to one week
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Forehand muscle strength assessment
timeFrame: up to one week
measure: Pain thereshold assessment
timeFrame: up to one week
measure: Anxiety level assessment
timeFrame: up to one week
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