Kyphotic Measure Using Distance From the Wall

Kyphotic Measure Using Distance From the Wall: Reliability, Validity and Distance From the Wall to Indicate Risk for Spinal Fracture

Are the KypDisT and conventional C7WD are practical, valid, reliable, and effectiveness of the tools to discriminate the functional ability impairments relating to kyphosis when compare with gold standard (Cobb's method), and compare among physical therapy, VHS and caregiver?

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Kyphosis

Detailed Description

1. To further develop an innovation to measure kyphosis using distance from the wall, a Kyphosis wall distance tool (KypDisT).

2. investigate validity of the measurements in terms of 2.1 Concurrent validity of conventional C7WD and KypDisT as compared to a gold standard (Cobb's method).

   2.2 Discriminative ability of conventional C7WD and KypDisT on functional abilities in elderly with different severity of kyphosis.

3. To investigate the reliability of the measurements in terms of 3.1 Test-retest reliability of conventional C7WD and KypDisT. 3.2 Reliability of conventional C7WD and KypDisT comparing among physical therapy, VHS and caregiver.
4. To explore the distance to indicate risk of spinal fracture to indicate a risk of spinal fracture.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 96

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Elderly who live community-dwelling with different degrees of kyphosis, aged at least 60 years with a body mass index between 18.5-29.9 kg/m2 and OWD >0 cm. (Wongsa et al., 2012). However, elderly are excluded if they present signs and symptoms that may affect participation in the study, i.e. unstable medical condition, pain or inflammation in the joints of the lower extremity (pain scale > 5), having sequelae of neurological deficits, and unable to understand and follow a simple command used in the study.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Community-dwelling elderly with different degrees of kyphosis,
• Aged at least 60 years
• Body mass index between 18.5-29.9 kg/m2
• OWD >0 cm.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Present signs and symptoms that may affect participation in the study, i.e. unstable medical condition, pain or inflammation in the joints of the lower extremity (pain scale > 5), having sequelae of neurological deficits
• Unable to understand and follow a simple command used in the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Kyphosis group; Subjects are community-dwelling elderly with different degrees of kyphosis, aged at least 60 years with a body mass index between 18.5-29.9 kg/m2 and OWD >0 cm.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
KMD	Kyphosis assessments using distance from the wall	7 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
10MWT	walking speed	1 day
FTSST	Lower limb muscle strength	1 day
TUGT	Balance control	1 day
6MinWT	Walking endurance	1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Khon Kaen University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Sugalya Amatachaya, PhD, School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: February 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Anticipated): August 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 22, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 22, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): September 26, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 22, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 18, 2017
• Last Verified: September 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: elderly; Kyphosis; Kyphosis wall distance
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Spinal Diseases; Bone Diseases; Spinal Curvatures; Kyphosis
• Other Study ID Numbers: PHD57I0037

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO