Clinical Trial: Thumb Muscle Activation During Different Activities of Daily Living in Thumb Base Osteoarthritis and Healthy Controls

U.S., Oct. 9 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07866703) titled 'Thumb Muscle Activation During Different Activities of Daily Living in Thumb Base Osteoarthritis and Healthy Controls' on Sept. 27.

Brief Summary: The aim of this study is to investigate whether there are differences in muscle activation of the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) and the abductor pollicis longus (APL) between individuals with and without thumb trapeziopometacarpal joint osteoarthritis (OA TMC) during the performance of activities of daily living (ADL).

The FDI muscle has been identified as a key stabilizer of the thumb TMC joint. However, scientific literature lacks information regarding the activation of the FDI and th...