Core Stability and Hand Function in Dental Students
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorBurdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a core stability exercise program can improve core endurance, hand grip strength, pinch strength, and manual dexterity in dental students. The study will include adult dental students who are enrolled at a university and do not have any musculoskeletal or neurological conditions.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does a 6-week core stability exercise program improve core endurance in dental students? Does the exercise program improve hand grip strength, pinch strength, and manual dexterity compared to usual daily activities?
Researchers will compare a core stability exercise group to a control group to determine whether the exercise program is more effective than routine daily activities.
Participants will:
Be randomly assigned to either an exercise group or a control group Participate in a supervised core stability exercise program three times per week for 6 weeks (exercise group only) Continue their usual daily activities without additional exercise (control group) Undergo assessments of core endurance, hand grip strength, pinch strength, and manual dexterity before and after the intervention period
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Students enrolled in the Faculty of Dentistry at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Aged 18 years or older
Right-hand dominant
No diagnosed musculoskeletal, chronic systemic, or neurological disorder
Disqualifiers
History of spinal or upper extremity injury or surgery
Presence of disc pathology or cervical spine disorders
Severe pain affecting upper extremity function
Any acute injury occurring during the study period that may affect performance
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Core Stability Exercise Program
Treatment groups
44 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov