Use of EMG to Assess Clinical Hypertonia

May 21, 2014 updated by: Terence Sanger, University of Southern California

Initial Assessment of the Use of Surface Electromyography as a Tool for Clinical Evaluation of Hypertonia in Children

A handheld surface electromyography device will be tested by clinicians on children with limb hypertonia, and inter-rater reliability will be assessed with and without the device.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Hypothesis:

Qualitative surface EMG measurement during passive movement will increase the inter-rater reliability of clinicians for diagnosis of spasticity and dystonia in children with hypertonia.

Specific Aims:

  1. Develop a handheld surface EMG device with auditory output that can be used similarly to a stethoscope to listen non-invasively to the activity of muscles.
  2. Provide clinicians at 5 different institutions with a device to test for 2 months in their own clinics.
  3. Bring all 5 clinicians to Stanford University for a single-day exercise in which each clinician will examine 10 children with hypertonia. Each clinician will rate the children without using the device, and then again with the device. Intra-class correlations and kappa statistics will be used to assess whether the use of the device leads to improved inter-rater reliability.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment

14

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Stanford, California, United States, 94305
        • Stanford University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

6 years to 18 years (ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 6-18
  • hypertonia in at least one limb due to spasticity

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any condition that would increase the risk of participation

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Southern California

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

March 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 11, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 11, 2007

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

May 14, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

May 23, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 21, 2014

Last Verified

May 1, 2014

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • EMG auditory

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