Analysis of Sensorimotor Control in People With and Without Neck Pain Using Inertial Sensor Technology: Study Protocol for a Longitudinal Prospective Observational Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Movement Disorders
- Sponsor
- CEU San Pablo University
- Enrollment
- 100
- Primary Endpoint
- Smoothness of motion
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is a descriptive, observational, longitudinal, prospective study consecutively enrolling patients with non-specific neck pain and age-matched asymptomatic participants.
The investigators will register sensorimotor control variables, including active range of motion, movement speed, acceleration, smoothness of motion, head repositioning accuracy and motion coupling patterns. These variables will be recorded by means of Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensors during the following tests consecutively performed in two measuring sessions separated by 12 months: (a) kinematics of planar movements, (b) kinematics of the craniocervical flexion movement, (c) kinematics during functional tasks and (d) kinematics of task-oriented neck movements in response to visual targets.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Population aged between 18 and 65 years old
Exclusion Criteria
- •Visual impairment not corrected by the use of glasses/contact lenses
- •Migraine headache
- •Complex regional syndrome
- •Previous surgeries in the neck and/or head region
- •Sensory and/or vestibular alterations, (f) Otogenic or idiopathic vertigo/dizziness
- •Presence of tumors in the craniocervical region
- •Previous fracture in the head or neck region
- •Osseous deformities in the thoracic, cervical or cranial region
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Smoothness of motion
Time Frame: 1 year
expressed as movement jerk (º/sec3)
Head repositioning accuracy
Time Frame: 1 year
Calculated as the repositioning error considering the difference between the neutral starting position and the following positions reached after the performance of any of the movements
Motion coupling patterns
Time Frame: 1 year
Calculated as the angular displacement occurring in a different anatomical plane to the one that is being tested for each of the planar movements
Active range of motion
Time Frame: 1 year
Expressed as an angular displacement (°) in 3 full-movements (flexion-extension, lateral flexion and rotation)
Movement speed
Time Frame: 1 year
Expressed as angular velocity (°/sec) in 3 full-movements (flexion-extension, lateral flexion and rotation)
Secondary Outcomes
- Pain-related fear-avoidance(1 year)
- Physical activity level(1 year)
- Fear of movement and injury(1 year)