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3-D Laser Imaging to Analyze Neck Movement

NCT00022828 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 134

Last updated 2007-01-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this research project is to develop a new system that uses lasers to provide 3-dimensional (3-D) images of the cervical spine (the seven spinal bones in the neck) in a moving person. Doctors and researchers could use this system to examine people with spinal disorders and to learn more about how the spine works. The laser technique would be better than existing imaging methods because it would provide 3-D views of the cervical spine and would not expose patients to radiation. These two features would make a laser system a safer and more effective tool than other imaging systems. This technique should be suitable for a wide variety of uses because the sensitivity of the measurement can be adjusted depending on what is being studied. The benefits of this research will include helping doctors and other health practitioners to detect and diagnose painful spinal disorders more effectively. This should lead to improved treatment and management of spinal disorders.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain
  • Manipulation, Spinal

Interventions

DEVICE

3-D Laser Imaging Device

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Northern Illinois University

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Mohamed A. Seif, PhD · Alabama A&M University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-01-31
Completion
2006-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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