Can your hand reveal your sex? new study tests ancient method vs. X-Ray
NCT ID NCT07073560
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether measuring the outside of the hand or using hand X-rays is better at telling if a person is male or female. Researchers measured the hands of 120 Egyptian volunteers aged 18 to 50. The goal was to find which method is more accurate for identifying sex, which can help in forensic science.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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120 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Egyptian volunteers of either sex who is above 18 years old and below 50 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Volunteers less than 18 years old or more than 50 years old. * Volunteers with any of the following conditions will be excluded from this study as: * Presence of any physical deformity, injury, fracture, or amputation in his/her hands. * History of any surgical procedures involving the hands. * Radiographs that show skeletal trauma or anomalies in the metacarpals.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine , Aswan University
Aswān, Egypt