Musculoskeletal Health of the Upper Extremity in Emerging Health Professionals
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- 180
Summary
- Conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Type
- Observational
- Design
- Observational Model: Case-ControlTime Perspective: Prospective
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
This longitudinal study will follow dental hygiene students-a high-risk population with minimal retrospective and controlled prospective task exposure-for two years and compare them to a non-exposed cohort of occupational therapy students to investigate the primary aims. This research is directed at...
This longitudinal study will follow dental hygiene students-a high-risk population with minimal retrospective and controlled prospective task exposure-for two years and compare them to a non-exposed cohort of occupational therapy students to investigate the primary aims. This research is directed at the National Occupational Research Agenda's (NORA) Healthcare and Social Assistance sector with a focus on the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) Exposure Assessment and Musculoskeletal Disorders cross-sectors. Intermediate outcomes of this research will establish sonographic imaging as an early detection tool for workplace-screening and inform methods for combining measures of nerve morphology, neurophysiology, and subjective symptoms for predicting the development of work-related carpal tunnel syndrome. This work will also inform the development of targeted preventive interventions for task components of intensive hand activities that are related to changes in tissue morphology. Identifying morphologic changes in early-stages of pathology and the specific task components linked to these changes are the first steps toward early detection and prevention of work-related carpal tunnel syndrome.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT02587897
- Collaborators
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH/CDC)
- Loma Linda University
- National Center for Dental Hygiene Research and Practice
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Shawn C Roll, PhD University of Southern California