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The Evaluation of Muscle Activation in Climbing up Stairs Activity in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

NCT04287582 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2020-02-27

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Summary

Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) have difficulties towards the end of the ambulatory period, especially in activities that require lower extremity proximal muscle strength such as walking, climbing stairs, standing up without sitting. Stair climbing / descending activity is a complex activity that requires joint stability, correct muscle synergy and timing. When the literature is examined; It has been observed that the performance of stair climb up and down activity in individuals with neuromuscular disease has been evaluated with various clinical applications. In recent studies, there are surface electromyography (EMG) studies evaluating various aspects of stair climbing and descending activity.

Surface EMG; is a technique for neuromuscular evaluations that is frequently used in both research and clinical applications, noninvasive, and can be used in areas such as neurophysiology, sports science and rehabilitation.

Our study was planned to examine the muscle activations in the lower limb muscles involved in climbing up stairs activity in children with DMD and to compare healthy children with children with DMD and children with different levels of DMD.

Hypothesis originating from the investigation:

H0: There is no difference in the muscle activations measured by surface electromyography (EMG) of the involved lower extremity muscles during climbing up stairs activity between level 1 and level 2-3 children with early DMD.

H1: There is a difference in the muscle activations measured by surface electromyography (EMG) of the involved lower extremity muscles during climbing up stairs activity between level 1 and level 2-3 children with early DMD.

H2: There is no difference in the muscle activations measured by surface electromyography (EMG) of the involved lower extremity muscles during climbing up stairs activity between children with DMD and healthy children.

H3: There is a difference in the muscle activations measured by surface electromyography (EMG) of the involved lower extremity muscles during climbing up stairs activity between children with DMD and healthy children.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Electromyographic device

An 8-channel surface EMG system (DELSYS Trigno Wireless System) will be used to measure signals from muscles during stair climbing activity by surface electromyography measurements.Surface EMG measurements will be carried out during stair climbing activity without any intervention in the body. Surface EMG electrodes will be placed bilaterally in the vastus lateralis, biceps femoris, tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius medialis muscles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hacettepe University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-04-03
Primary Completion
2020-03-07
Completion
2020-04-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

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