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Body Mass Index, NormalNCT06669871

Effects of Weight of Dress Shirt on Arthrokinematics of Cervical Spine in Healthy Females

A study testing Shirt-A and Shirt-B in people with Body Mass Index, Normal and Body Mass Index 18.5 or Greater, run by CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry at 1 site in Pakistan.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Clothing is important to cover the human body, The quality of fabric is variable and a variety of designs of the dress shirts is available. Many females use biomechanically improper dress designs particularly of the shirts. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 45 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
Shirt-A and Shirt-B
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
16 participants
Where
1 sitePakistan
Study dates
25 Dec 2024to 30 May 2025
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 45 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age between 18-45 years.
  • BMI 18-40

Who cannot join

  • Females with history of cervical spine injuries. Females with history of cervical spine surgeries. Females with Congenital untreated torticollis. Females with history of shoulder complex injuries Females with recent history of tumor (spine, thorax, CA Breast, upper extremity).
  • Females diagnosed with osteoporosis Infection (Pulmonary and or spinal Tuberculosis). Females with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Females with Joint hyper mobility. Females unable to comply with the study protocol due to cognitive impairment.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Pakistan1 site
  • School of Allied Health Sciences, CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry

    Lahore, Punjab Province, 54810

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About this study

Official title: Effects of Weight of Dress Shirts on Arthrokinematics of Cervical Spine and Shoulders in Healthy Females Using Motion Capture Analysis: A Pilot Study

Clothing is important to cover the human body, The quality of fabric is variable and a variety of designs of the dress shirts is available. Many females use biomechanically improper dress designs particularly of the shirts. This study will help us to find the effect of dress shirt design on cervical spine and shoulder joints arthrokinematics.

This non randomized pilot clinical trial with cross over assignment will be conducted on healthy female volunteers of 18-45 years of age with a BMI 18-40. Two interventions shirt with customized design will be provided to the participants. The motion will be captured by hi speed cameras by trained engineers. After one week of initial recording, participants will be invited for second recording with the other design of the shirt.

Read the detailed description

Food, shelter and clothes are basic necessities of the human being. Clothing is important to cover the human body, get protected from extremes of weather, assist in one's job roles, freedom for leisure activities and for cosmetic purposes. The quality of fabric is variable and a variety of designs of the dress shirts is available. Females are about half of total population in Pakistan. Many females use biomechanically improper dress designs particularly of the shirts, which cause uneven distribution of loads to the spine and may change the angles of the individual spinal segments. This study will help us to find the effect of dress shirt design on cervical spine and shoulder joints arthrokinematics, and investigator may proceed towards designing biomechanically and ergonomically more cost effective designs in terms of mobility, energy expenditure and prevention of musculoskeletal problems. Prevention of musculoskeletal problems can have good socioeconomic impact and help in improving health outcomes in females.

This non randomized pilot clinical trial with cross over assignment will be conducted on healthy female volunteers of 18-50 years of age with a BMI 18 and above. The participants will be divided into two groups on the basis of BMI (normal and overweight). Two interventions shirt with customized design and shirt with simple design of staple Lenin fabric will be provided to the participants. Markers for motion capture will be placed on appropriate places following standard protocols. participants' motions will be captured by specific cameras by trained engineers under the supervision of Co-PI at the movement recording lab. Recording may take 5-10 minutes in one session once the participants are prepared for the procedure. After one week of initial recording, participants will be invited for second recording with the other design of the shirt. Data will be analyzed sing IBM software SPSS version 26.0. On the basis of normality of the data, parametric or non-parametric test will be selected to compute the comparative quantitative results.

Being tested
Shirt-A, Shirt-B
Keywords
Neck arthrokinematics;, Dress Shirt, Health females, Motion Capture Analysis

What participants receive

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

  • Shirt-AOther

    A dress shirt of a specific design will be provided to the participants, in which weight of the front side will be double than the back side.

  • Shirt-BOther

    A dress shirt of a simple design will be provided to the participants, in which weight of the front side will be equal to the back side.

Study groups in NCT06669871
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
BMI-NormalExperimentalParticipants with BMI 18.50-24.50 will be included
Receives: Other: Shirt-A; Other: Shirt-B
BMI greater than 25ExperimentalParticipants with BMI 25 and above will be included
Receives: Other: Shirt-A; Other: Shirt-B

What is being measured

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

  1. arthrokinematics of cervicle spine

    craniovertebral angle will be measured.

    Measured: With the application of intervention Shirt-A, and at 1 week with the application of intervention Shirt-B

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. recruitment of muscles on EMG

    Recruitment of specific muscles will be studied using surface Electromyography

    Measured: With the application of intervention Shirt-A; adopting specific static and dynamic positions , and at 1 week with the application of intervention Shirt-B, adopting specific static and dynamic positions

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Nov 2024
  2. Study start25 Dec 2024
  3. Primary completion28 Apr 2025
  4. Study completion30 May 2025

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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
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Model description
Two interventions; shirt A with customized design and another shirt B with simple design will be provided to the participants. Half of the participants will use shirt A, while remaining half will use Shirt B and their motion will be captured by hi speed cameras by trained engineers under the supervision of Co-PI. After one week of initial recording, they will be invited for second recording with the other design of the shirt.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
16 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06669871
Sponsor's protocol ID
06/ERC/CMH/LMC
Status last verified
Jun 2025
First submitted
31 Oct 2024
Last updated
4 Jun 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: only outcome specific data may be shared on reasonable request.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Shirt-A and Shirt-B in people with Body Mass Index, Normal and Body Mass Index 18.5 or Greater, run by CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry at 1 site in Pakistan.

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 2 inclusion and 2 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Jun 2025. 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 Pakistan. 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 is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

arthrokinematics of cervicle spine (time frame: With the application of intervention Shirt-A, and at 1 week with the application of intervention Shirt-B). 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 4 Jun 2025.

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