Test-retest Reliability and Agreement of Trunk Muscle Activation in Pain-free Persons

NCT06975202 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: B6702022000426
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 18
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate test-retest reliability and agreement of trunk muscle activation during functional tasks and clinical sensorimotor control tests in pain-free persons.

Conditions

Controls; Healthy Control

Keywords

reliability; agreement; muscle activation; functional tasks

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Trunk muscle onset during the rapid arm movement test

  Trunk muscle onset latencies in response to the unilateral rapid arm movement test will be measured by means of electromyography.

  Baseline (test-session)

• Trunk muscle onset during the rapid arm movement test

  Trunk muscle onset latencies in response to the unilateral rapid arm movement test will be measured by means of electromyography.

  After a 30-minute break (retest-session)

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Trunk muscle (co-)activation

  Baseline (test-session)

• Trunk muscle (co-)activation

  After a 30-minute break (retest-session)

• Back muscle activation

  Baseline (test-session)

• Back muscle activation

  After a 30-minute break (retest-session)

• Voluntary multifidus activation

  Baseline (test-session)

Study Arms (1)

Pain-free persons

Pain-free persons

Other: No intervention

Interventions

No intervention OTHER

No intervention

Pain-free persons

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Pain-free persons will be recruited through online advertisement, flyers and posters.

You may qualify if:

• \- Pain-free persons between 18 and 65 years old

You may not qualify if:

• Persons experiencing low back pain in the past year
• Patients with serious underlying conditions (e.g., multiple sclerosis)
• Previous spinal surgery
• Persons with any type of blood clotting disorder
• Persons with upper-limb complaints that prevent them from exerting (maximum) force with their arms or hands.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Ghent: lead
• VZW Educatieve Lichaamsbeweging: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

RECRUITING

Related Publications (8)

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  PMID: 12562944 BACKGROUND

• MacDonald D, Moseley GL, Hodges PW. People with recurrent low back pain respond differently to trunk loading despite remission from symptoms. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Apr 1;35(7):818-24. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181bc98f1.

  PMID: 20228708 BACKGROUND

• Schelin L, Pini A, Markstrom JL, Hager CK. Test-retest reliability of entire time-series data from hip, knee and ankle kinematics and kinetics during one-leg hops for distance: Analyses using integrated pointwise indices. J Biomech. 2021 Jul 19;124:110546. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110546. Epub 2021 Jun 12.

  PMID: 34171677 BACKGROUND

• Pini A, Markstrom JL, Schelin L. Test-retest reliability measures for curve data: an overview with recommendations and supplementary code. Sports Biomech. 2022 Feb;21(2):179-200. doi: 10.1080/14763141.2019.1655089. Epub 2019 Oct 3.

  PMID: 31578129 BACKGROUND

• Wildenbeest MH, Kiers H, Tuijt M, van Dieen JH. Reliability of measures to characterize lumbar movement patterns, in repeated seated reaching, in a mixed group of participants with and without low-back pain: A test-retest, within- and between session. J Biomech. 2021 May 24;121:110435. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110435. Epub 2021 Apr 15.

  PMID: 33894470 BACKGROUND

• Matheve T, Hodges P, Danneels L. The Role of Back Muscle Dysfunctions in Chronic Low Back Pain: State-of-the-Art and Clinical Implications. J Clin Med. 2023 Aug 24;12(17):5510. doi: 10.3390/jcm12175510.

  PMID: 37685576 BACKGROUND

• Hodges PW, Danneels L. Changes in Structure and Function of the Back Muscles in Low Back Pain: Different Time Points, Observations, and Mechanisms. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2019 Jun;49(6):464-476. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8827.

  PMID: 31151377 BACKGROUND

• Hebert JJ, Koppenhaver SL, Teyhen DS, Walker BF, Fritz JM. The evaluation of lumbar multifidus muscle function via palpation: reliability and validity of a new clinical test. Spine J. 2015 Jun 1;15(6):1196-202. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.08.056. Epub 2013 Oct 4.

  PMID: 24314767 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Lieven Danneels, Professor

  University Ghent

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Lieven Danneels, Professor

CONTACT

+32 9 332 26 35; Lieven.danneels@ugent.be

Thomas Matheve, Professor

CONTACT

thomas.matheve@ugent.be

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 20, 2024
• First Posted: May 16, 2025
• Study Start: April 2, 2024
• Primary Completion: October 15, 2025
• Study Completion: October 15, 2025
• Last Updated: May 16, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Locations

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