CervicalgiaNCT02639104
Could Cervical Postural Changes Affect the Long Thoracic Nerve Electromyographic Findings?
A study testing Radiography and Electromyography in people with Cervicalgia, run by Baskent University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This study investigates one of the mechanism factors of neck pain. Cervical lordotic angle alterations affect the tension of serratus anterior muscle. Expected result that the long thoracic nerve can be affected in this situation, and could be observed the functional changes of the nerve with serratus anterior… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 40 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Cervicalgia
- What is being tested?
- Radiography and Electromyography
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 100 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- Dec 2015to Apr 2016
- 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 18 to 40 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Patient whose age is > to 18 years and <40 yo
- Patient presenting a chronic neck pain (symptoms over 3 months)
- No neurological deficit
- Asymptomatic volunteers (for control group)
- Obtaining the enlightened consent of the patient
Who cannot join
- Patient having refused to sign his consent
- Patients whose age is < to 18 years or >40 yo.
- Patients with neurologic deficits
- Patients presenting history of allergy
- History of cervical spine surgery
- Patient presenting an anticoagulant or salicylated treatment which can not be interrupted.
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- Pregnant woman.
- Patient with acute head and neck trauma
- Patient with a contra-indication to radiography.
- Patient with a psychiatric pathology preventing a clinical evaluation.
- Patient with contra-indication (cutaneous or different) to needle electromyography.
- Surgery contra-indication (cardiac failure, respiratory…)
- Patient without health coverage.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Baskent University Konya Hospital
Konya, 42080
About this study
This study investigates one of the mechanism factors of neck pain. Cervical lordotic angle alterations affect the tension of serratus anterior muscle. Expected result that the long thoracic nerve can be affected in this situation, and could be observed the functional changes of the nerve with serratus anterior electromyographic findings.
Read the detailed description
Different methods exist in order to evaluate muscle function. For the neck pain, the most commonly used method by researchers and clinicians are spot radiography and surface electromyography (sEMG). Radiographs can be used for the kyphotic angle or cervical lordotic angle measurements. Parameters that can be studied by EMG are amplitude, timing, conduction velocity, fatigability and characteristic frequencies/patterns.
The long thoracic nerve innervates the serratus anterior muscle. This nerve arises from the anterior rami of three spinal nerve roots: the fifth, sixth, and seventh cervical nerves (C5-C7) The nerve descends through the cervicoaxillary canal behind (posterior to) the brachial plexus and the axillary artery and vein, resting on the outer surface of the serratus anterior. The Serratus anterior electromyography, the needle can be inserted into the muscle superficially to the fourth to sixth rib in the medial or posterior axillary line. The usual nerve latency time is between 2.6-4 ms.
In this study, the results of serratus anterior muscle EMG activity and postural cervical angle alterations (lateral radiography) in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain will be compared with healthy volunteers without neck pain.
- Conditions
- Cervicalgia
- Being tested
- Radiography, Electromyography
- Keywords
- neck pain, cervical lordosis, long thoracic nerve
- Medical subject headings
- Neck Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
RadiographyRadiation
Obtaining patients lateral spot cervical spine radiography and will measure;
- The segmental angle will be measured from C2-C7 inferior endplates on the lateral radiography
- If there is a segmental kyphosis (for example kyphotic angle in C4-5 level), the segmental cobb angle will be measured in the level of the main kyphosis
- The segmental cobb angle will be measured between C2-C4 inferior endplates and C4-C7 inferior endplates
ElectromyographyOther
Serratus anterior needle electromyography:
The needle can be inserted into the muscle superficially to the fourth to sixth rib in the medial or posterior axillary line. The usual nerve latency time is between 2.6-4 ms.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical postural related neck pain | Experimental | Patients recruit in this group who has a neck pain without radiculopathy. If the patient examination shows neurologic deficits, this patient will exclude in this study. All patients will undergo lateral cervical spine spot radiography and serratus anterior needle electromyography. Cervical segmental angle measurements will be done in all patients. Receives: Radiation: Radiography; Other: Electromyography |
| Control group | Sham comparator | The healthy volunteers recruit in this group. All inviduals will undergo lateral cervical spot radiography and serratus anterior needle electromypography Receives: Radiation: Radiography; Other: Electromyography |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Visual Analogue Scale
Pain is a sensory and emotional experience, modified by multiple factors, including meaning, context, previous pain experience, culture, gender, expectation, anxiety, depression, fear, family and social factors. Patients admitted to hospital experience a high prevalence of moderate and severe pain. The VAS (Visual Analog Scale, 0 mm "no pain", to 100 mm," the worst pain possible ") is used to assess chronic neck pain. The authors aim to find a correlation between factors either neck pain (with VAS), cervical lordosis angle and long thoracic nerve electrophysiological results.
Measured: 1 hour
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Dec 2015 (estimated)
- Study startDec 2015
- Primary completionMar 2016 (estimated)
- Study completionApr 2016 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for CervicalgiaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Baskent University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Atilla Kircelli, Baskent University
- Investigators
- Cem Yılmaz, M.D., Study director, Baskent University, Department of Neurosurgery
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02639104
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- KA15-220
- Status last verified
- Dec 2015
- First submitted
- 8 Dec 2015
- Last updated
- 28 Dec 2015
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Castelein B, Cools A, Bostyn E, Delemarre J, Lemahieu T, Cagnie B. Analysis of scapular muscle EMG activity in patients with idiopathic neck pain: a systematic review. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2015 Apr;25(2):371-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.01.006. Epub 2015 Jan 31.
PubMed 25683111
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Dec 2015. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Could Cervical Postural Changes Affect the Long Thoracic Nerve Electromyographic Findings?
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02639104
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- KA15-220
- Conditions
- Cervicalgia
- Keywords
- neck pain, cervical lordosis, long thoracic nerve
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Baskent UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Dec 2015
- Primary completion
- Mar 2016 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Apr 2016 (estimated)
- First posted
- 24 Dec 2015 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study investigates one of the mechanism factors of neck pain. Cervical lordotic angle alterations affect the tension of serratus anterior muscle. Expected result that the long thoracic nerve can be affected in this situation, and could be observed the functional changes of the nerve with serratus anterior electromyographic findings.
Detailed description
Different methods exist in order to evaluate muscle function. For the neck pain, the most commonly used method by researchers and clinicians are spot radiography and surface electromyography (sEMG). Radiographs can be used for the kyphotic angle or cervical lordotic angle measurements. Parameters that can be studied by EMG are amplitude, timing, conduction velocity, fatigability and characteristic frequencies/patterns.
The long thoracic nerve innervates the serratus anterior muscle. This nerve arises from the anterior rami of three spinal nerve roots: the fifth, sixth, and seventh cervical nerves (C5-C7) The nerve descends through the cervicoaxillary canal behind (posterior to) the brachial plexus and the axillary artery and vein, resting on the outer surface of the serratus anterior. The Serratus anterior electromyography, the needle can be inserted into the muscle superficially to the fourth to sixth rib in the medial or posterior axillary line. The usual nerve latency time is between 2.6-4 ms.
In this study, the results of serratus anterior muscle EMG activity and postural cervical angle alterations (lateral radiography) in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain will be compared with healthy volunteers without neck pain.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical postural related neck pain | Experimental | Radiation: Radiography, Other: ElectromyographyPatients recruit in this group who has a neck pain without radiculopathy. If the patient examination shows neurologic deficits, this patient will exclude in this study. All patients will undergo lateral cervical spine spot radiography and serratus anterior needle electromyography. Cervical segmental angle measurements will be done in all patients. |
| Control group | Sham comparator | Radiation: Radiography, Other: ElectromyographyThe healthy volunteers recruit in this group. All inviduals will undergo lateral cervical spot radiography and serratus anterior needle electromypography |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 40 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Patient whose age is > to 18 years and <40 yo
- Patient presenting a chronic neck pain (symptoms over 3 months)
- No neurological deficit
- Asymptomatic volunteers (for control group)
- Obtaining the enlightened consent of the patient
Key exclusion criteria (13 listed)
- Patient having refused to sign his consent
- Patients whose age is < to 18 years or >40 yo.
- Patients with neurologic deficits
- Patients presenting history of allergy
- History of cervical spine surgery
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| RadiographyObtaining patients lateral spot cervical spine radiography and will measure; 1. The segmental angle will be measured from C2-C7 inferior endplates on the lateral radiography 2. If there is a segmental kyphosis (for example kyphotic angle in C4-5 level), the segmental cobb angle will be measured in the level of the main kyphosis 3. The segmental cobb angle will be measured between C2-C4 inferior endplates and C4-C7 inferior endplates | Radiation | Cervical postural related neck pain, Control group |
| ElectromyographySerratus anterior needle electromyography: The needle can be inserted into the muscle superficially to the fourth to sixth rib in the medial or posterior axillary line. The usual nerve latency time is between 2.6-4 ms. | Other | Cervical postural related neck pain, Control group |
Primary outcome
Visual Analogue Scale
Time frame: 1 hour
Pain is a sensory and emotional experience, modified by multiple factors, including meaning, context, previous pain experience, culture, gender, expectation, anxiety, depression, fear, family and social factors. Patients admitted to hospital experience a high prevalence of moderate and severe pain. The VAS (Visual Analog Scale, 0 mm "no pain", to 100 mm," the worst pain possible ") is used to assess chronic neck pain. The authors aim to find a correlation between factors either neck pain (with VAS), cervical lordosis angle and long thoracic nerve electrophysiological results.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Dec 2015.
- Results publication: PubMed 25683111Castelein B, Cools A, Bostyn E, Delemarre J, Lemahieu T, Cagnie B. Analysis of scapular muscle EMG activity in patients with idiopathic neck pain: a systematic review. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2015 Apr;25(2):371-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.01.006. Epub 2015 Jan 31.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Cem Yılmaz, M.D. study director
Baskent University, Department of Neurosurgery
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Radiography and Electromyography in people with Cervicalgia, run by Baskent University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
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 5 inclusion and 13 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Dec 2015. 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 Turkey (Türkiye). 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?
Results are not available in the source record.
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?
Visual Analogue Scale (time frame: 1 hour). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02639104, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 28 Dec 2015.