A Study of the Impact of Head Position on Foot Pressure in Stance

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

87 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-02-28

Brief Summary

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When examining a subject in quiet stance from the side, the leg segment is usually seen to be oriented upwards and forwards by about 5°; the knee may be flexed by a few degrees, the shoulders are behind the great trochanter and the head is held forwards. The forward head position moves the center of gravity forwards and thus may increase pressure under the forefoot. Conversely, moving the head backwards should be accompanied by an increase in pressure under the heel and thus decreased pressure under the forefoot.

The study's objective is to study the influence of alignment of the head with the back (i.e. a rearward head position) and head rotation on the foot pressure distribution (measured using a foot pressure platform).

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Study the Impact of Head Position

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Foot pressure measurement

The subject stands on the platform, with the heels and buttocks touching a vertical plane and the head held freely. The subject then moves his/her head backwards so that it touches the vertical plane. Next, he/she turns the head to the right and then towards the left. Each of these positions is maintained for 2 minutes.

The platform's sensors measure the anteroposterior foot pressure distribution during the various acquisitions.

Group Type OTHER

Foot pressure measurement

Intervention Type OTHER

Description of the foot pressure measurement:

The subject stands on the platform, with the heels and buttocks touching a vertical plane and the head held freely. The subject then moves his/her head backwards so that it touches the vertical plane. Next, he/she turns the head to the right and then towards the left. Each of these positions is maintained for 2 minutes.

The platform's sensors measure the anteroposterior foot pressure distribution during the various acquisitions.

Interventions

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Foot pressure measurement

Description of the foot pressure measurement:

The subject stands on the platform, with the heels and buttocks touching a vertical plane and the head held freely. The subject then moves his/her head backwards so that it touches the vertical plane. Next, he/she turns the head to the right and then towards the left. Each of these positions is maintained for 2 minutes.

The platform's sensors measure the anteroposterior foot pressure distribution during the various acquisitions.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 18 and 30
* Social security coverage
* Ability to understand the study's objectives, procedures and risks and to provide informed, written consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Past or concomitant infectious or cancerous diseases of the spine
* Vertebral osteosynthesis
* Acute neck or arm pain
* Limb trauma in the previous 12 months
* Acute leg pain
* Neuropathic disease or the sequelae of neuropathic disease of the legs
* Myasthenia gravis
* Central nervous system disorders
* Inner ear problems
* Subjects under legal guardianship
* Known pregnancy
* Simultaneous participation in another biomedical research study of a drug or medical device.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes