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NCT Number: NCT05328947

Normative Biomechanical Measures of Reaching in Able-Bodied Adults

A study to obtain normative values and repeatability measures during functional reaching tasks in able-bodied individuals with no functional limitations.

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Key information

Conditions

Individuals With Functional Limitations Which May Impact Their Forward Reach

Age range

20 year–59 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

About this study

The study has three main aims: 1) Define the data collection methods, and calculate the repeatability, of joint angles, muscle activation magnitudes, seating pressure, foot pressure, and reach distance during seated and standing reaching activities. 2) Collect normative values of joint angles, muscle activation magnitudes, seating pressure, foot pressure, and reach distance during seated and standing functional reaching tasks in 40 participants with no functional limitations. Descriptive statistics will include calculating the mean, median, standard deviation, and range of the outcome variable values. 3) Compare joint angles, muscle activation magnitudes, seating pressure, foot pressure, and reach distance collected during a seated reaching task to those collected during a standing reaching task.

The data collected may be used in the future as baseline reference and repeatability values of outcome measures against which to compare values from individuals with functional limitations to quantify their functional ability.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 20-59 years of age at time of enrollment

Exclusion criteria

  • Failure to give consent or follow simple commands
  • Score of 7 or above on the QuickDASH Outcome Measure
  • Score of 5 or above on the Oswestry Low Back Disability Questionnaire
  • Score of 76 or below on the Lower Extremity Functional Scale
  • Diagnosis of a neuromuscular disorder (e.g., muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia)
  • Diagnosis of an inner ear balance disorder (e.g., benign paroxysmal positional vertigo)
  • Insufficient active range of motion of bilateral shoulders or hips that results in inability to perform forward or lateral reaching tasks
  • Any illness or condition which, based on the research team's assessment, will compromise the patient's ability to comply with the protocol, patient safety, or the validity of the data collected during this study

Treatment and study plan

Modified Functional Reach and Functional Reach

Other

Establishment of Modified Functional Reach Test (mFRT) and Function Reach Test (FRT) values for individuals with no functional impairments.

Primary outcomes

  1. Joint angles

    Time frame: One data collection session, lasting approximately 4 hours

    Change in measurements of joint angles at the shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles, measured in degrees.

  2. Electromyography

    Time frame: One data collection session, lasting approximately 4 hours

    Muscle activity over time and peak muscle activity, measured in volts. Muscles measured: erector spinae, rectus abdominis, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, medial hamstring, vastus lateralis, gastrocnemius, and tibialis anterior.

  3. Center of pressure excursion

    Time frame: One data collection session, lasting approximately 4 hours

    Path of movement of the center of pressure applied by the buttocks to the seating surface and applied by the feet to the floor.

  4. Seated and foot pressures

    Time frame: One data collection session, lasting approximately 4 hours

    Plot of pressure magnitude over the surface of the buttocks and the bottom of the feet.

  5. Reach distance

    Time frame: One data collection session, lasting approximately 4 hours

    Measurement of the furthest distance reached, measured in centimeters.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Apr 14, 2022
Registry last updated
Jul 16, 2024

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