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The objective is to compare the accuracy and reproducibility of measurements taken with electronic calipers and conventional calipers. Using both calipers, reproducibility will be determined by comparing results from a number of practitioners and accuracy will be determined by comparing results with those obtained from X-rays.
Participants will have 2 spinal measurements, one at the shoulder and one at the hip, taken by electronic calipers and conventional calipers with different individual research staff. Up to 5 individual research staff will take the 2 spinal measurements on each participant. This will be done to compare variation of measurements between individual operators.
The accuracy of the spinal measurements, obtained with electronic and conventional calipers will be compared to the results obtained from x-rays taken of shoulder and hip areas. Only one x-ray of the shoulder and one x-ray of the hip will be taken of each participant. X-rays represent the clinically accepted standard of obtaining spinal measurements.
The data will analyzed statistically to determine sources of variation among the methods of spinal measurement described above.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Electronic Caliper Measurements | This arm would be the spinal diagnostic measurements taken at the hips and shoulders of participants with electronic calipers. |
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| Conventional Caliper Measurements | This arm would be the spinal diagnostic measurements taken at the hips and shoulders of participants with conventional calipers. |
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| X-ray Measurements | This arm would be the spinal diagnostic measurements taken at the hips and shoulders of participants with x-rays. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic | Other | Measurement of spinal tilt |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy of Electronic Caliper Spinal Measurements | All measurements will recorded in degrees of spinal tilt. | Through study completion, an average of 13 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Accuracy of Conventional Caliper Spinal Measurements | All measurements will recorded in degrees of spinal tilt. | Through study completion, an average of 13 months |
| Accuracy of X-ray Spinal Measurements |
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Inclusion Criteria
Must be able to have shoulder and hip measurements for spinal tilt
Exclusion Criteria:
Not able to have shoulder and and hip measurements for spinal tilt.
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Patient Population and Normal Volunteers at KKT Orthopedic Spinal Center
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aslam Khan, DC | Contact | 1-905-285-0005 | drkhan@kktspinetreatment.com | |
| Malcolm Barth, Ph.D. | Contact | 301-358-3395 | mbarth_2005@yahoo.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Aslam Khan, DC | KKT Orthopedic Spine Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| KKT Orthopedic Spine Center | Mississauga | Ontario | L5M1M2 | Canada |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18027001 | Background | Akel I, Pekmezci M, Hayran M, Genc Y, Kocak O, Derman O, Erdogan I, Yazici M. Evaluation of shoulder balance in the normal adolescent population and its correlation with radiological parameters. Eur Spine J. 2008 Mar;17(3):348-354. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0546-0. Epub 2007 Nov 20. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D017116 | Low Back Pain |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001416 | Back Pain |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
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All measurements will recorded in degrees of spinal tilt.
| Through study completion, an average of 13 months |
| Reproducibility of Electronic Caliper Measurements | All measurements will recorded in degrees of spinal tilt. | Through study completion, an average of 13 months |
| Reproducibility of Conventional Caliper Measurements | All measurements will recorded in degrees of spinal tilt. | Through study completion, an average of 13 months |
| Reproducibility of X-ray Measurements | All measurements will recorded in degrees of spinal tilt. | Through study completion, an average of 13 months |
| D013568 |
| Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |