The Effect of a Posture Shirt on Muscle Activity During Functional Tasks

NCT ID: NCT03855124

Last Updated: 2019-03-25

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-21

Study Completion Date

2019-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study sets out to investigate the effect of a posture shirt on muscle activity during a sitting and standing repetitive upper limb task

Detailed Description

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Posture shirts are designed, and marketed to the general public and health service providers to improve posture and consequently alter muscle activity, reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort. This study sets out to investigate the effect of a posture shirt on muscle activity during a sitting and a standing repetitive upper limb task.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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healthy participants

Participants will be ask to perform a repetitive upper limb task while posture and muscle activity is being monitored.This will be done while wearing a posture shirt or without a shirt

Posture shirt

Intervention Type DEVICE

Posture shirts are designed, and marketed to the general public and health service providers to improve posture and consequently alter muscle actitity, reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort.

Interventions

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Posture shirt

Posture shirts are designed, and marketed to the general public and health service providers to improve posture and consequently alter muscle actitity, reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pain free healthy participants
* Able to speak, read and understand Danish

Exclusion Criteria

* Pain from the back, neck or shoulder area during the past 6 months
* Experience of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) on the day of testing
* Current or previous chronic or recurrent pain condition
* Regular use of analgesics
* Previous neurologic, musculoskeletal or mental illnesses that may influence the results
* Lack of ability to cooperate
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Aalborg University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University College of Northern Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Steffan W Christensen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Physiotherapy, University College of Northern Denmark

Locations

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Department of Physiotherapy, University College of Northern Denmark

Aalborg, , Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Denmark

Central Contacts

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Steffan W Christensen, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+45 72691009

Facility Contacts

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Steffan W Christensen, PhD

Role: primary

+45 72691009

Other Identifiers

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FOU-UU-2018-12_Sub-project2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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