NCT06530355

Comparison of the Non-Dominant Hands of Pianists and the Dominant Hands of Individuals Who Do Not Play Instruments

Comparison of the Non-Dominant Hands of Pianists and the Dominant Hands of Individuals Who Do Not Play Instruments in Terms of Skills and Reaction Time

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Halic University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the non-dominant hands of pianists with the dominant hands of individuals who do not play an instrument in terms of skill and reaction time.

Detailed description

The study was conducted at Haliç University on 10 individuals who have been playing the piano for at least five years (Group 1) and 10 individuals who have never played an instrument in their lives (Group 2). The individuals who agreed to participate in the study and signed the consent form were administered the "Edinburgh Hand Preference Questionnaire" to determine hand dominance, the "Nine-Hole Peg Test" to evaluate hand dexterity, and the "Nelson Hand Reaction Test" to determine reaction time. We believe that the results of our study will provide new perspectives to the literature.Statistical analysis will be performed with SPSS 24.0 program. If the data is parametric, paired sample t-test will be used for within-group evaluation; independent sample t-test will be used for between-group evaluation. If the data is non-parametric, Wilson test will be used for within-group evaluation and Mann Whitney U test will be used for between-group evaluation.

Conditions

• Hand
• Function
• Piano Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	The same evaluation methods were used for both groups. No intervention was applied to individuals in two groups..	No intervention was applied to individuals in this group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-10
• Primary completion: 2024-06-10
• Completion: 2024-07-10
• First posted: 2024-07-31
• Last updated: 2025-12-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)