Anatomical Observational Study of the Characteristics of the Suprascapular Notch Using Ultrasound.

Carrying out an anatomical study to describe the suprascapular notch. The project is to determine the characteristics (measured dimensions and shapes) of the suprascapular notch by ultrasound measurements on a series of healthy adult volunteers.

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Key information

Conditions

Suprascapular Nerve Block

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

MontLegia Hospital, Groupe Santé CHC

Liège, 4000, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

all adult hospital workers from the two departments concerned

Exclusion criteria

refusal to participate in the study

Treatment and study plan

echography

Other

performance of ultrasound of the scapular regions to identify and measure the suprascapular notch in our group of healthy adult volunteers.

Primary outcomes

lenght

Time frame: The ultrasound measurement will be carried out only once for each volunteer participant. The time spent participating in the study will be approximately 10 minutes per participant (time required for ultrasound measurements).

Measuring the length and depth of the notch. Calculating the length/depth ratio. Measurements in millimeters.

The measurement will be made on each side: left and right.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Liege

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Sep 19, 2024
Registry last updated: Aug 8, 2025

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