1) test the hypothesis that there is an age-associated decline in proprioception in asymptomatic participants2) assess the reproducibility and repeatability of the measuring protocol for proprioception.
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Condition
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Synonym
Health condition
Asymptomatische participanten ten behoeve van onderzoek naar pees-, ligament- en kraakbeenaandoeningen (SAPS).
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Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
For the assessment of proprioception we will test Joint Position Reproduction
(JPR) in a 3-Dimensional motion tracking device (Flock of Birds).
Secondary outcome
Participants will also rate the subjective JPR acuity during all measurements.
The Constant score will be obtained once and demographic characteristics will
be noted.
Background summary
An (insufficiently compensated) decline in proprioception may lead to altered
muscle activation patterns and hence complaints in the Subacromial Pain
Syndrome (SAPS). In the current study, we test the hypothesis that
proprioception declines as a function of healthy ageing and assess the
reliability of proprioception measurements. With the knowledge obtained in the
current study, a fundament is formed for further research into SAPS.
Study objective
1) test the hypothesis that there is an age-associated decline in
proprioception in asymptomatic participants
2) assess the reproducibility and repeatability of the measuring protocol for
proprioception.
Study design
Observational cohort with assessment of proprioception in 40 to 120
asymptomatic participants. There are two study-related visits, one week after
another, with two assessments per visit.
Study burden and risks
The assessments take approximately 90 minutes per visit. There are no risks for
participants. Upon completion of participation, participants will receive a 10
euro gift voucher.
Albinusdreef 2
Leiden 2333 ZA
NL
Albinusdreef 2
Leiden 2333 ZA
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
Asymptomatic volunteers with an evenly distributed age of 18 through 70 years. Volunteers are considered for inclusion in case of no current or past complaint in either shoulder the last two year, defined by a Visual Analogue Scale for shoulder pain of < 10mm (0-100mm, 0 indicates no pain).
Exclusion criteria
- Younger than 18 years old.
- History of shoulder complaints (e.g. pain, instability, dysfunction), i.e. volunteers who received medical attention for a shoulder complaint or experienced shoulder complaints (impaired function or experienced pain) > 1 week.
- No full range of motion during physical examination
- Pregnancy
- History of malignancy, traumatic shoulder injury, fracture of the shoulder, osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, frozen shoulder, previous shoulder injections or shoulder surgery, neurologic disease or muscle disease, diabetes mellitus
- No informed consent
- Insufficient Dutch language skills
- Electronic implants (e.g. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, pacemakers)
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Recruitment
metc-ldd@lumc.nl
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| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL64564.058.17 |