Changes in the Ulnar Tissues by Shear-wave Elastography

NCT03509337 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 3.0
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 39
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A single-center, observational, prospective, single cohort study with before-after design. Evaluation by shear-wave elastography, measured in kilopascals (KPa), of the muscle, tendon and cubital nerve, before and after the maneuver of putting in tension of the ulnar nerve.

Conditions

Elastography; Soft Tissue; Muscle Tonus

Keywords

Elastography, Nervous tissue, Muscle tonus

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• elastographic soft tissue tension (KPa)

  Tension (KPa) in the nerve, muscle and ulnar tendon measured by elastography shear-wave before and after putting the ulnar nerve in tension

  1 day

Interventions

shear-wave elastography DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Measurement by shear-wave elastography of the nerve, muscle and ulnar tendon before and after the tension of the ulnar nerve

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 26 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy volunteers recruited among the students of the Francisco de Vitoria University.

You may qualify if:

• Francisco de Vitoria University student.
• Age between 18 and 26 years old.

You may not qualify if:

• History of neuropathies in upper limbs.
• Slight neck pain in the last 6 months of traumatic origin.
• Neck pain in the last 3 months.
• episodes of moderate / severe neck pain in the last year.
• History of fracture or dislocation in the upper extremity.
• Surgical history in the upper extremity.
• Cervical symptomatology or upper limb at the present time.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Guadarrama Hospital: lead
• Universidad Francisco de Vitoria: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

J.Nicolas Cuenca Zaldivar

Guadarrama, Madrid, 28440, Spain

Location

Study Officials

• J. Nicolas Cuenca Zaldivar

  Guadarrama Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Rehabilitation Service Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 17, 2018
• First Posted: April 26, 2018
• Study Start: May 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2018
• Study Completion: July 1, 2018
• Last Updated: September 4, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: SAP, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: The data will be available permanently once the statistical analysis is complete.
• Access Criteria: The data will be available freely and publicly.

Locations

ES (1)