Possibilities and Limitations of a New Method for the Measurement of Spine Dynamics During Gait
NCT ID: NCT01803256
Last Updated: 2016-11-28
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
30 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2013-04-30
2016-01-31
Brief Summary
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It has been hypothesized that the enhance trunk marker set:
1. is a valid method for the measurement of spine deformations in the sagittal, frontal and indirectly transverse planes.
2. is an applicable and reliable method for the measurement of spine dynamics during gait in healthy adolescents and in patients with structural deformities such as seen in scoliosis.
3. is sensitive enough to distinguish the spinal movement pattern during gait measured in scoliosis patients from the one measured in healthy adolescents.
To verify the hypotheses, the following measurements will be carried out:
* Biplanar radiographs (a-p and lateral) with radio-opaque markers in scoliosis patients.
* Instrumented gait analysis with a standard full body marker set and the enhanced trunk marker set in scoliosis patients and healthy controls.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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CROSS_SECTIONAL
Study Groups
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Scoliosis patients:
15 patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
No interventions assigned to this group
Control subjects:
15 adolescent healthy control subjects
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Able to walk a distance of minimum 50 meters barefoot and without any assistive device
Exclusion Criteria
* Previous treatment of scoliosis (conservative or surgery)
* Injuries of the locomotor system which led to persistent deformities
Healthy controls:
* Any pathologies or diseases affecting the locomotor system
* Injuries to the locomotor system which led to persistent deformities
* Obesity (\> 95th BMI-per-age percentile)
* Leg length discrepancy (more than 1% of body height)
10 Years
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
OTHER
Bern University of Applied Sciences
OTHER
University Children's Hospital Basel
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Prof. Reinald Brunner, MD
Doctor in Charge, Neuro-Orthopedics
Principal Investigators
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Reinald Brunner, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University Children's Hospital Basel
Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology / Bern University of Applied Sciences
Silvio Lorenzetti, PhD, DSc
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Jacqueline Romkes, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University Children's Hospital Basel
Carol-Claudius Hasler, MD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University Children's Hospital Basel
Locations
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University Children's Hospital Basel
Basel, , Switzerland
Countries
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References
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Schmid S, Studer D, Hasler CC, Romkes J, Taylor WR, Brunner R, Lorenzetti S. Using Skin Markers for Spinal Curvature Quantification in Main Thoracic Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An Explorative Radiographic Study. PLoS One. 2015 Aug 13;10(8):e0135689. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135689. eCollection 2015.
Schmid S, Studer D, Hasler CC, Romkes J, Taylor WR, Lorenzetti S, Brunner R. Quantifying spinal gait kinematics using an enhanced optical motion capture approach in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Gait Posture. 2016 Feb;44:231-7. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.12.036. Epub 2015 Dec 29.
Other Identifiers
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UKBB-Spine-1315-1
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id