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- Clinical Trial NCT02167399
Smart Phone as a Screening and Evaluation Tool to Identify Knee Valgus During Dynamic Activities
December 22, 2014 updated by: Mitchell Selhorst
Evaluation of the Use of the Smart Phone as a Screening and Evaluation Tool to Identify Knee Valgus During Dynamic Activities.
Evidence supports the use of two dimensional video analysis to assess the presence of dynamic knee valgus during generally used screening tasks, however there is limited evidence to support the use of the various smart phone applications as a time and money saving option for clinic use .
Subjects that present to the clinic and display dynamic valgus at the knee during the lateral step down test will be given the option to participate in the study.
If they consent to the study they will be evaluated with 2-Dimensional video analysis to determine the amount of valgus present at the knee during the lateral step down test.
The subject will also have the smart phone attached to their lower leg and the amount of valgus will be concurrently measured by the selected application.
The primary objective of this study is to determine the validity of an application on the smart phone to provide an objective measure of dynamic knee valgus.
The secondary objective of this study is to determine the possibility of the use of the application as a source of feedback during neuromuscular re-education training in order to decrease or eliminate a subject's dynamic valgus collapse and subsequently decreased their risk for future injury.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Study Type
Observational
Enrollment (Actual)
25
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Ohio
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Westerville, Ohio, United States, 43082
- Nationwide Children's Hospital Sports and Ortho PT Westerville
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
13 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Sampling Method
Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
physical therapy clinic
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Willingness to participate
- ability to perform a single leg squat, drop jump, and single leg drop without pain
Exclusion Criteria:
- lower extremity injury within 6 months prior to testing
- history of lower extremity surgery
- lower extremity weight bearing restrictions
- inability to follow directions
- neoprene/latex allergy
- Adhesive allergy
- Current neurological or developmental condition
- inability to attend follow-up session
- actively receiving Physical Therapy intervention for varus/valgus impairment
- Current pregnancy
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
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smart phone inclinometer
For the smart phone analysis we will be using the tilt meter application which is a digital inclinometer application available on the I phone.
The phone will be placed in the vertical position utilizing the bubble level feature of the application.
The application will be set to display measurements to the closest tenth of the degree, set to log measurements every 0.2 seconds.
The subject will stand with knee extended to 0 degrees and quadriceps muscle activated and upper extremity support on opposite side of stance limb.
The phone will be placed in the vertical position on the anterior portion of the middle third of the subject's thigh attached using double sided adhesive tape.
Being placed as close as possible to level when attached to the anterior thigh with subject in single limb stance with a reading of less than 1 deg as minimum for correct set-up prior to testing.
Immediately prior to testing recording will be initiated logging measurements for later assessment.
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2-D video analysis
two dimensional video analysis by first placing markers on the subject at the midpoint of the femoral condyles, midpoint of the ankle malleoli, and the proximal thigh along a line from the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) to the knee marker.
Testing will take place in front of a digital video camera with tape on the floor to give a reference point for the subject being tested.
Participants will be tested twice on day 1 and then again 5-9 days later.
Subjects will be allowed 2-3 practice trials prior to each test in order to allow the subject to feel comfortable with each test.
Following the practice trials the subject will perform 3 trials of each test on bilateral lower extremities.
This set up was consistent with the set up by Munro et al.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Agreement in Dynamic lower extremity valgus angles during single leg squat
Time Frame: Baseline
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Patient's dynamic lower extremity valgus during single leg squat will be measured using both 2-D video analysis and smart phone inclinometer analysis.
Measurements of 2-D and smart phone will be taken at the same time.
Analysis will be repeated at 2nd visit to assess the reliability of the measurements
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Baseline
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Agreement in Dynamic lower extremity valgus angles during drop jump
Time Frame: Baseline
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Patient's dynamic lower extremity valgus during a drop jump from a 12 inch step will be measured using both 2-D video analysis and smart phone inclinometer analysis.
Measurements of 2-D and smart phone will be taken at the same time.
Analysis will be repeated at 2nd visit to assess the reliability of the measurements
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Baseline
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Agreement in Dynamic lower extremity valgus angles during single leg landing drop jump
Time Frame: Baseline
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Patient's dynamic lower extremity valgus during a single leg drop jump from a 12 inch step will be measured using both 2-D video analysis and smart phone inclinometer analysis.
Measurements of 2-D and smart phone will be taken at the same time.
Analysis will be repeated at 2nd visit to assess the reliability of the measurements
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Baseline
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Mitchell C Selhorst, DPT, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Publications and helpful links
The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.
General Publications
- Munro A, Herrington L, Carolan M. Reliability of 2-dimensional video assessment of frontal-plane dynamic knee valgus during common athletic screening tasks. J Sport Rehabil. 2012 Feb;21(1):7-11. doi: 10.1123/jsr.21.1.7. Epub 2011 Nov 15.
- Swenson DM, Collins CL, Fields SK, Comstock RD. Epidemiology of U.S. high school sports-related ligamentous ankle injuries, 2005/06-2010/11. Clin J Sport Med. 2013 May;23(3):190-6. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31827d21fe.
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
June 1, 2014
Primary Completion (Actual)
June 1, 2014
Study Completion (Actual)
September 1, 2014
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
June 10, 2014
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
June 18, 2014
First Posted (Estimate)
June 19, 2014
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
December 23, 2014
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 22, 2014
Last Verified
December 1, 2014
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- IRB14-00222
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