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The side effects following post surgical neck dissection treatment for tumours in the head and neck (HN) region are weakness of the shoulder and neck muscles, numbness and reduced sensation around the neck and shoulder region and a general impact on the participant's overall fitness. While survival has been emphasized as an important outcome, recovery of treatment-related morbidity and return to pre-treatment quality of life (QOL) for participants after cancer treatment is equally important. Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle functions to turn the head to the left or right. In particular while performing neck dissections, SCM dissection is a common step. The side effects of SCM dissection is a stiff neck or reduced neck movements. To objectively measure the outcome of the SCM muscle function, it is necessary to determine what is the normal range of motion in healthy subjects turning to the left and right to look at objects in a specific location or Point-of gaze (POG) procedure, as well as the Electromyography (EMG) of the SCM during the movement. In this normative study, 20 healthy subjects will be recruited to perform this POG assessment as well as EMG and Elastography (ETG) testing of the SCM on the left and right side. Outcome measures will include 1. neck range of motion for flexion, side flexion and rotation 2. EMG activation patterns for SCM 2) muscle thickness & stiffness (as determined by grey scale ultrasound (US) and ETG, respectively) of the SCM The investigators hypothesize that there will not be any significant differences of POG, EMG and ETG measurements between the left and right side of the SCM in healthy subjects.


Clinical Trial Description

20 healthy subjects who are staff working in the SGH (Singapore General Hospital) campus, will be recruited for the normative study. Subjects will be recruited through email invitations to participate in the study. Those who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be selected for testing. In order to ensure there are sufficient gender representation in the normative data, the team will select 10 male and 10 female subjects. Consent will be taken from the subjects. All subjects will have to undergo the following standard tests; Point of gaze (POG) measurement, Electromyography (EMG) and Ultrasound Elastography (ETG) measurement: 1. POG or Point of gaze measurement: This is a non-invasive assessment tool to assess head and neck movement via 3D motion analysis. Neck range of movement will be assessed using a light source together with the 3D motion capture system. Participants will be seated in the middle of the room with reflective markers placed on their head and shoulders. The participants will keep their gaze fixed on an object as the starting position in the neutral position. A light source will appear either to the left or right of the neutral position, and the subject will have to detect this light source and indicate to the researcher when they have located the light source. The light source is pre-set at either 60 or 90 degrees diagonally to the left and right of the subjects. The sequence of the light locations is also pre-set for all subjects so that all subjects follow the same sequence to turn either to the left or right, and if it is located 60 or 90 degrees position. Subjects will turn in total, 6 times to the left and 6 times to the right to complete the measurement. The 3D motion analyser will capture the neck turning moment in 3 anatomical planes, flexion-extension, lateral flexion, and rotation, relative to the thorax. Angular velocity and acceleration will also be recorded during the movement. 2. Electromyography (EMG) of the SCM during POG testing will be recorded using electrodes on the left and right SCM. The wireless EMG unit Cometa PICO, will be used to record the EMG during POG assessment simultaneously during the movement. This data will be correlated to the range of motion of the neck. 3. Ultrasound Elastography (ETG) measurement: Stiffness: Measurement will be performed using Supersonic Ultrasound Machine (Aixplorer; SuperSonic Imagine, Aix-En-Provence, France) that is equipped with a L15-4 high resolution linear transducer with predefined anatomical landmarks. These landmarks are: the height of the hyoid bone (sternocleidomastoid and upper trapezius muscle) and the acromial process for the middle trapezius, the inside border of the rib to the inside edge of the muscle border (for the serratus anterior), medial edge of the medial side of the spine of scapula (for the rhomboid major). The whole SCM will be separated into 3 sections for the measurement of the stiffness of the muscle - Proximal SCM, Mid SCM & Distal SCM. For each section, 3 stiffness measurements will be obtained. This will result in a total of 9 stiffness (elasticity) measurements for each side of the SCM. The average (mean) reading of the 9 measurements will be taken as the final muscle stiffness for analysis. Bilateral SCM will be evaluated. Thickness (Grey scale): The full length of the patient's SCM will be physically measured from the mastoid process to the sternal notch. The mid length (measured from the Mastoid Process) will be marked on the skin and scan will be performed at the marked level. The thickness of the SCM muscle will be measured in the transverse and longitudinal planes at the mid-length of the SCM; and the mean thickness score will be used for final analysis. Subjects are scanned in the supine position with head tilted 15 degrees away from the scanned side. This will be performed on the bilateral SCM of the patient. All POG, EMG and ETG measurements are taken only once with no follow up visits. The research data will be sent to the Trusted Third Party appointed by the institution for data de-identification prior to data analysis. ;


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NCT number NCT05059340
Study type Observational
Source Singapore General Hospital
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Status Completed
Phase
Start date November 2, 2020
Completion date October 30, 2022

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