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Shoulder Kinematics and Acute Ultrasonographic Changes in Manual Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury

NCT04712188 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2021-04-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

People who lose function of the lower limb due to spinal cord injury (SCI) need to use their arms for activities of daily life especially during weight-bearing tasks, such as transfers, and manual wheelchair (MWC) propulsion in order to maintain mobility. Persistent use of the upper limbs constitutes biomechanical difficulties, especially in the shoulder joint. The most commonly affected area in the shoulder is supraspinatus and biceps tendon. Four different stoke patterns have been classified in MWC users. Distinct amounts of force may be applied to the shoulder joint during propulsion with different stroke patterns and this can affect the shoulder tendons in different rates. In this study, investigators aimed to evaluate and compare the acute sonographic changes in supraspinatus and biceps tendons after a wheelchair propelling test in MWC users with SCI with different stroke patterns. Also, it is intended to determine the risk factors related to the stroke patterns that may be associated with these sonographic changes.

Conditions

  • Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Musculoskeletal ultrasonography

The ultrasonographic assesment will be used to examine the supraspinatus tendon thickness, the long head of the biceps brachii tendon thickness and acromio-humeral distance before and after wheelchair propelling test.

OTHER

Wheelchair propelling test

Participants will use their own wheelchairs with their preferred stroke pattern for 20 minutes at a speed of 1 m / s on a motorized treadmill for a wheelchair propelling test. Wheelchair propelling videos will be recorded during the test. Shoulder kinematics will be analyzed using Kinovea motion analysis software and stoke pattern will be confirmed

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nurdan Korkmaz, MD · Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-06-15
Primary Completion
2020-09-30
Completion
2020-09-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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