- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03567122
Attentional Focus Influence During Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Asymptomatic subjects will be recruited to this study. Superficial electromyography of the Sternocleidomastoid, Range of Motion (ROM) and Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test (CCFT) will be measured before, immediately after change in focus of attention, 2 days after training under a particular focus of attention, and 7 days after training the task under the same focus of attention.
Subjects will be randomized into three groups: Internal focus of attention, external focus of attention and control group.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
-
-
RS
-
Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90160240
- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde
-
-
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Asymptomatic subjects
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cervical pain
- Historic of trauma/surgery to the cervical or thoracic spine or upper limbs
- Temporomandibular pain
- Neurological or systemic disorder
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
---|---|
Experimental: Internal Focus of Attention
30 subjects will be randomized to this arm.
Only internal focus of attention feedback instructions will be given during the execution and training performing the Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test.
The subjects allocated to this arm will not be allowed to use the visual feedback traditionally provided during the Cranio-cervical Flexion Test.
|
Information already included in arm/group descriptions.
Other Names:
|
Experimental: External Focus of Attention
30 subjects will be randomized to this arm.
Only external focus of attention feedback instructions will be given during the execution and training performing the Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test.
The subjects allocated to this arm will not be allowed to use the visual feedback traditionally provided during the Cranio-cervical Flexion Test.
In addition, they will use just a laser point attached to the head to guide their cranio-cervical flexion.
|
Information already included in arm/group descriptions.
Other Names:
|
Active Comparator: Control
30 subjects will be randomized to this arm.
The participants allocated to this arm will be instructed as traditionally during the Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test.
They will be given visual feedback while have their attention guided to the inner neck movement.
|
Information already included in arm/group descriptions.
|
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Change from baseline in Electromyographic Activity of Sternocleidomastoid
Time Frame: Baseline, Immediately after baseline, Post-Training (2 days after the baseline), Retention (7 days after finished training)
|
The Electromyography (EMG) signal amplitude will be determined by the root mean square (RMS) value computed over intervals of 1 s during each 10-s contraction.
RMS will be expressed as a percentage of the maximum RMS value during the reference voluntary contraction.
|
Baseline, Immediately after baseline, Post-Training (2 days after the baseline), Retention (7 days after finished training)
|
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Cranio-cervical Range of Motion
Time Frame: Baseline, Immediately after baseline, Post-Training (2 days after the baseline), Retention (7 days after finished training)
|
A neutral position and full range of active cranio-cervical flexion photograph will be taken using a digital camera.
That camera will be positioned on a tripod horizontally parallel to the subject's head/neck region at a distance of 80 cm, anatomical markers positioned on the tragus of the ear, the mental protuberance of the mandible and the lateral aspect of the neck.
Photos will be taken when the subject reached each level of the craniocervical flexion test.
The Cranio-cervical Range of Motion will be expressed as relative percentage of degrees compared to the full range of motion.
|
Baseline, Immediately after baseline, Post-Training (2 days after the baseline), Retention (7 days after finished training)
|
Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test Performance
Time Frame: Baseline, Immediately after baseline, Post-Training (2 days after the baseline), Retention (7 days after finished training)
|
Subjects will instructed to reach each one of the five stages (22-30 mmHg) of the test and hold the pressure as steady as possible for 10s.
The stage will be mark as successful if the participant reaches the stage level and hold steady the pressure during the 10-s contrition.
However, the individuals that reaches the stage-aimed pressure but are unable to maintain the pressure stable during the 10s contraction or use compensating strategies will be marked as unsuccessful.
|
Baseline, Immediately after baseline, Post-Training (2 days after the baseline), Retention (7 days after finished training)
|
Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Study Director: Marcelo Faria, PhD, PT, Professor, Researcher
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- MSS_ME_01
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.
Clinical Trials on Muscle Weakness
-
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital CenterCompletedFall Risk | Quadriceps Muscle Weakness | Adductor Muscle WeaknessUnited States
-
Association Pro-arteActive, not recruitingWeakness, Muscle | AmyotrophiaFrance
-
University of Central ArkansasCompletedPelvic Floor Muscle WeaknessUnited States
-
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation...Medical University of Vienna; European Union; Comenius University; Ministry of...CompletedMuscle Weakness Condition | Therapy EffectAustria, Slovakia
-
Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyRecruitingPhysical Disability | Muscle Atrophy or Weakness | Muscle Loss | Physical Inactivity | Delirium in Old Age | Hospital Acquired Condition | Weakness, MuscleUnited States
-
University of MilanCompleted
-
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterTerminatedMuscle Cramp | Statin Adverse Reaction | Weakness, Muscle | AcheUnited States
-
Riphah International UniversityCompletedMuscle Weakness ConditionPakistan
-
University of Central FloridaCompletedMuscle Weakness | Muscle Atrophy | Muscle Loss | Weakness, Muscle | Injury, KneeUnited States
-
Ahram Canadian UniversityRecruiting
Clinical Trials on Internal Focus of Attention
-
Western Carolina UniversityTexas Woman's University; Mission Health System, Asheville, NCRecruiting
-
University of North Carolina, CharlotteRecruitingAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesUnited States
-
St. Pölten University of Applied SciencesKarl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences; Danube University Krems; Orthopedic...UnknownKnee Osteoarthritis | Physiotherapy | Lower Extremity BiomechanicsAustria
-
Southern California Institute for Research and...California State University, Long Beach; California State University, Dominguez...UnknownTranstibial AmputationUnited States
-
University of North Carolina, CharlotteArthritis FoundationRecruitingOsteo Arthritis Knee | Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries | Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture | Anterior Cruciate Ligament TearUnited States
-
University of North Carolina, CharlotteRecruitingAnkle Injuries | Ankle Inversion SprainUnited States
-
University of SouthamptonCompleted
-
Klaus WidhalmCompleted
-
Western Carolina UniversityEnrolling by invitation
-
National Taiwan University HospitalUnknownAttention on Posture | Attention on SuprapostureTaiwan