Dynamic Neck Function During Gait in Patients With Dizziness

NCT ID: NCT04626544

Last Updated: 2023-05-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

110 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-10

Study Completion Date

2024-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study aims to explore the possible association between dizziness and head-on trunk-movements and thus, neck movement and if this differs to healthy controls. Additional, the study will examine the reliability and validity of using wearable accelerometers to examine how the head moves relative to the trunk and to collect normative data on head on trunk movement.

Detailed Description

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Patients with dizziness will be recruited from a ear-nose and throat clinic. After giving written consent the patients will be tested with wearable sensors on their occiput and C6 vertebra during gait. Healthy controls will be recruited from students and employees at the Western Norway University of Applied Science and go through the same protocol as the patients.

The investigators will measure the relationship between the two sensors to explore how patients with dizziness move their-on-trunk during gait.

The projects main hypothesis is that patient with dizziness have reduced attenuation of gait-associated head oscillations with increased coupling of head-on-trunk motion, compared to healthy controls. The neck does not compensate for trunk movements, causing the head to follow the movement of the trunk.

Conditions

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Dizziness Neck Pain Gait

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Dizziness

Patients with dizziness referred to a secondary referral center

Body-worn inertial sensors

Intervention Type DEVICE

The device typically includes accelerometers that capture body accelerations in three directions (anteroposteriorly, mediolaterally and vertically) and gyrometers that capture rotations (yaw, pitch and roll). The method of measuring gait using body-worn inertial sensors has been found reliable \[15\] and valid \[20\]. This project will use Opal sensors and the Mobility Lab software from the manufacturer APDM (https://www.apdm.com/wearable-sensors/).

Healthy controls

Healthy controls without dizziness or neck pain symptoms for the last 3 months

Body-worn inertial sensors

Intervention Type DEVICE

The device typically includes accelerometers that capture body accelerations in three directions (anteroposteriorly, mediolaterally and vertically) and gyrometers that capture rotations (yaw, pitch and roll). The method of measuring gait using body-worn inertial sensors has been found reliable \[15\] and valid \[20\]. This project will use Opal sensors and the Mobility Lab software from the manufacturer APDM (https://www.apdm.com/wearable-sensors/).

Interventions

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Body-worn inertial sensors

The device typically includes accelerometers that capture body accelerations in three directions (anteroposteriorly, mediolaterally and vertically) and gyrometers that capture rotations (yaw, pitch and roll). The method of measuring gait using body-worn inertial sensors has been found reliable \[15\] and valid \[20\]. This project will use Opal sensors and the Mobility Lab software from the manufacturer APDM (https://www.apdm.com/wearable-sensors/).

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Locally referred Patients to an ear-nose-and throat (ENT) clinic at an University Hospital for dizziness symptoms.

Exclusion Criteria

Any severe neurologic or orthopedic disease affecting gait.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

67 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Haukeland University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Frederik Kragerud Goplen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Haukeland University Hospital

Locations

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Høgskulen på Vestlandet

Bergen, Vestland, Norway

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Norway

Central Contacts

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Mari Kalland Knapstad, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+47 90524929

Facility Contacts

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Mari Kalland Knapstad, PhD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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169388

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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