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The Effect of Body Shape on Tragus-Wall Measurement

NCT ID: NCT01843816

Last Updated: 2013-10-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

465 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-02-29

Study Completion Date

2013-07-31

Brief Summary

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Tragus-to-wall distance (TWD) measurements is a method to evaluate spinal mobility in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients and it also takes place in Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI). Being obese or slim may affect TWD. As well as the person's losing or taking weight may lead wrong evaluations, in comparative studies, according to the height or weight uneven distribution of groups may affect the results. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the body shape affect TWD or not.

Detailed Description

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Healthy volunteers between 18-65 ages who have no disorder that may disturb posture or erect position (inflammatory diseases, kyphosis, scoliosis, joint deformities)will be included into the study. A wall corner will be used as the measurement platform; the evaluated person will be positioned as described in BASMI. A rigid ruler will be placed form anterior superior iliac spine (SIAS) to the lateral wall, parallel to the back wall; a projection point will be determined and its distance from back wall will be measured (SIAS-WD). In the same position, projection point of the middle of the humerus head and back wall distance (shoulder-WD) and TWD also will be measured. The relationships between these parameters will be statistically assessed.

Conditions

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Obesity

Keywords

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Tragus-to-wall distance obesity body shape height weight

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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healthy subjects

18-65 aged healthy subjects who have no disorder that may disturb posture or erect position (inflammatory diseases, kyphosis, scoliosis, joint deformities)

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Volunteers between 18-65 ages

Exclusion Criteria

* subjects with disorders that may disturb posture or erect position
* inflammatory diseases,
* kyphosis,
* scoliosis,
* joint deformities
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nihal Ozaras

Associate professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Nihal Ozaras, Ass.Prof.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Bezmialem Vakif University

Locations

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Bezmialem Vakif University

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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tragus-wall

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id