THE USE OF TWO DIFFERENT SMARTPHONE APPLICATIONS IN MEASURING SAGITTAL SPINAL CURVATURE
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE INTRA- AND INTER-RATER RELIABILITY OF TWO DIFFERENT SMARTPHONE APPLICATIONS USED IN THE MEASUREMENT OF SAGITTAL SPINAL CURVATURE
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observational
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Brief Summary
This study will include healthy volunteers aged 18-25 years. Demographic information will be recorded, and an experienced physiotherapist will mark five reference points on the spine of the participants, starting from the cervical spine and extending to the lumbar spine. Angle measurements will then be taken from these five reference points using a gravity inclinometer, an Android smartphone, and an iOS phone. Measurements will be repeated twice on the same day and twice again 24-48 hours later using three different devices. The accuracy and similarity of the measurements taken with these three devices will then be compared.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for all trials
Started Mar 2026
Shorter than P25 for all trials
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 14, 2026
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 30, 2026
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 3, 2026
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 15, 2026
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 30, 2026
CompletedApril 8, 2026
April 1, 2026
1 month
March 30, 2026
April 3, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Assessment of Spinal Curvature
Description: The following 5 parameters were used for the measurement: 1. ALPHA 1 angle of sacrum (upper beam of the inclinometer, in the middle of the intervertebral space, on the line connecting the posterior superior iliac crests). 2. ALPHA 2 angle - sacrolumbar junction S/L (center of the inclinometer on the line connecting the posterior superior iliac crests). 3. BETA angle - Th12-L1 thoracolumbar junction (center of the inclinometer at the thoracolumbar junction). 4. GAMMA angle - C7-Th1 (center of the inclinometer on C7). 5. DELTA angle - Th3-Th4 (upper beam of the inclinometer at the height of the upper angle of the scapula).
Two measurements taken 10 minutes apart.
Eligibility Criteria
healthy older individuals
You may qualify if:
- Being over 18 years of age,
- being able to stand and walk without an assistive device,
- not having experienced back pain or lower extremity pain in the last 6 months,
- and being willing to participate in the study.
You may not qualify if:
- Lack of consent,
- lower extremity injuries (dislocation, sprain) within one month prior to measurement,
- lower extremity fractures within the last 6 months,
- tactile sensitivity that prevents the adoption of a free and habitual posture.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- CROSS SECTIONAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- lecturer doctor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 30, 2026
First Posted
April 3, 2026
Study Start
March 14, 2026
Primary Completion
April 15, 2026
Study Completion
April 30, 2026
Last Updated
April 8, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-04