The Effect of a Posture Shirt on Muscle Activity During Functional Tasks

March 21, 2019 updated by: University College of Northern Denmark
This study sets out to investigate the effect of a posture shirt on muscle activity during a sitting and standing repetitive upper limb task

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Posture shirts are designed, and marketed to the general public and health service providers to improve posture and consequently alter muscle activity, reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort. This study sets out to investigate the effect of a posture shirt on muscle activity during a sitting and a standing repetitive upper limb task.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

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

  • Denmark
      • Aalborg, Denmark, 9220
        • Recruiting
        • Department of Physiotherapy, University College of Northern Denmark
        • Contact:
          • Steffan W Christensen, PhD
          • Phone Number: +45 72691009
          • Email: sec@ucn.dk

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

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

healthy male participants

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pain free healthy participants
  • Able to speak, read and understand Danish

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pain from the back, neck or shoulder area during the past 6 months
  • Experience of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) on the day of testing
  • Current or previous chronic or recurrent pain condition
  • Regular use of analgesics
  • Previous neurologic, musculoskeletal or mental illnesses that may influence the results
  • Lack of ability to cooperate

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

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
healthy participants
Participants will be ask to perform a repetitive upper limb task while posture and muscle activity is being monitored.This will be done while wearing a posture shirt or without a shirt
Device: Posture shirt
Posture shirts are designed, and marketed to the general public and health service providers to improve posture and consequently alter muscle actitity, reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Electromyography (EMG)
Time Frame: During the test session
EMG acitivty of axioscapular and trunk muscles will be recorded during upper limb tasks
During the test session

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain intensity: scale
Time Frame: During the test session
Participants are to rate any perceived pain on a scale from 0-10 (0=no pain, 10= worst imaginable pain)
During the test session

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University College of Northern Denmark

Collaborators

Aalborg University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Steffan W Christensen, PhD, Department of Physiotherapy, University College of Northern Denmark

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 21, 2019

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 13, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 24, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

February 26, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 21, 2019

Last Verified

February 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FOU-UU-2018-12_Sub-project2

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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