Are flexible fingers weaker? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07363564
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will measure how common hand joint hypermobility (extra flexibility) is among 400 university students aged 18-22. Researchers will also test if this flexibility is linked to weaker grip strength. The goal is to better understand these traits in a healthy young population.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
A total of 400 male and female students aged 18-22 years were recruited from multiple universities to ensure diversity and representativeness. The sample included students from public institutions and a private institution. This multi-center approach was designed to capture variability in demographics and educational environments
- Ages
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18 to 24 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants were eligible if they were undergraduate university students enrolled in the 2023/2024 academic year, male or female, aged between 18 and 22 years, and had no previously diagnosed systemic conditions associated with hypermobility (e.g., Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or generalized hypermobility syndrome). Exclusion Criteria: * Participants were excluded if they had a previously diagnosed systemic condition associated with hypermobility, reported musculoskeletal injuries or conditions affecting joint mobility or grip strength at the time of assessment, were unable or unwilling to provide informed consent, had any neurological or chronic disorders that could influence muscle strength or joint range of motion or were outside the specified age range (18-22 years).
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Conditions
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Locations
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Horus University
Damietta, Da, 123123, Egypt
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