Trunkstability: a Predisposition for Armfunction

Trunk Stability Clinical Trial

Official title:

Trunkstability: a Predisposition for Armfunction

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05646966
• Other study ID #: EC2016/0808
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 2016
• Est. completion date: July 2019

Study information

• Verified date: December 2022
• Source: University Ghent
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Trunk stability is supposed to be an important predisposition for arm function. To the investors knowledge this is never been demonstrated.

Description:

Fifty healthy subjects will execute a reaching movement in sitting. They will reach to a cone at a distance of little more than armlength. Electromyogram (EMG) and kinematics will be the outcome measures. Secondary outcome measures are: sex, dexterity, skillfulness, Fifty first time stroke patients will execute the same movements. Primery outcome is EMG and kinematics; secundary outcome measures are: side of hemiplegia, arm recuperation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 110
• Est. completion date: July 2019
• Est. primary completion date: July 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI < 30
• no orthopedic, neurologic disorder that can influence the reaching
• age between 18 and 70 yrs

Exclusion Criteria:

• BMI>30
• orthopedic, neurologic disorder that can influence the reaching
• < 18 yrs of age
• >70 yrs of age

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Disease Susceptibility
• Trunk Stability

Intervention

Other:
• one time testing

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	Revaki Ugent	Gent	Oost Vlaanderen

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Ghent	University Hospital, Ghent

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Electromyography to analyze muscle activation	which muscle is active during a reaching movement	2 hours
Primary	kinematics to analyze trunk involvement	when is the trunk involved in a reaching movement	2 hours