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Shoulder Muscle ActivationNCT04869241

Changes in Muscle Activation When Carrying Backpacks

A study testing surface EMG in people with Shoulder Muscle Activation and Surface Emg, run by Bundang CHA Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

Official record
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Trial summary

To investigate change of shoulder muscles by measuring muscle activity according to the position of the backpack. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 59 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Shoulder Muscle Activation, Surface Emg
What is being tested?
surface EMG
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
3 May 2021to 28 May 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 to 59 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Healthy adults from 20s to 50s

Who cannot join

  • Restriction of joint motion range of shoulder and elbow
  • Hisory of upper limb surgery in the past 6 months
  • If there is an external wire such as a temporary external pacemaker or central line guide wire

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Bundang CHA Medical Center

    Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: Changes in Muscle Activation of Serratus Anterior, Deltoid (Anterior) and Trapezius (Upper and Lower) According to the Methods of Carrying Backpacks

To investigate change of shoulder muscles by measuring muscle activity according to the position of the backpack.

Read the detailed description

Most of modern people, including students and office workers, wear backpacks for a considerable amount of time. There have been prior studies on the change in muscle activity around the spine and shoulders muscles according to the weight of the backpack, but studies on the change in muscle activity according to the direction of the bag are insufficient. So this study is to evaluate the effect on the musculoskeletal system by comparing the activity of the muscles around the shoulder according to the anterior or posterior wearing of the backpack.

Muscles around the shoulder are composed of: Serratus anterior, trapezius(upper and lower) which control scapular movement and deltoid muscles which activate shoulder abduction directly. We would like to focus change of these muscles's activities when carrying a backpack according to the anterior or posterior direction and bilateral or unilateral.

To measure muscle activity, eight-channel electromyography (EMG) Using Nicolet EDX (Natus Medical Inc., San Carolos, CA, USA), surface EMG (sEMG) signal were used.

Being tested
surface EMG
Keywords
backpack, shoulder muscle activation, surface emg, deltoid, serratus anterior, trapezius

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • surface EMGDiagnostic test

    Carrying backpacks forward or backward

Study groups in NCT04869241
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Experimental groupExperimentalGroup measuring shoulder muscle activities by surface EMG with carrying backpacks forward
Receives: Diagnostic Test: surface EMG

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Root mean square of each muscle activation

    Quantification of muscle activity

    Measured: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 May 2021
  2. Study start3 May 2021
  3. Primary completion28 May 2021
  4. Study completion28 May 2021

Why it stopped: Change of a principal investigator

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04869241
Sponsor's protocol ID
BundangCHA
Status last verified
May 2021
First submitted
8 Apr 2021
Last updated
1 Jun 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing surface EMG in people with Shoulder Muscle Activation and Surface Emg, run by Bundang CHA Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Jun 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Root mean square of each muscle activation (time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Jun 2021.

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