Clinical trial NCT03712514: Behavior of the Upper Cervical Spine in Rugby Players
Official title: Dynamic Stabilization of the Upper Cervical Spine in a Cohort of Rugby's Players Via Ergometer (Cervistab©)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cervical Spine Destabilization
Lead sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2018-10-19
Enrollment: 117
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: Rugby players are often exposed to destabilisation of the upper cervical spine.This kind of trauma may lead to dramatic injuries, due to lesion of spinal cord.

CerviStab© is a device which evaluate the bio-mechanical and neuromuscular behavior of the upper cervical spine in rugby situation.

The aim of this study, is to evaluate the dynamic stabilization of the upper cervical spine in reaction to unexpected impact.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Rugby players at least since 5 years
* Amateurs or professionals players
* Able to play in rugby competition

Exclusion Criteria:

* Medical history of cervical spine injury requiring surgical intervention
* Active cervical symptomatology
* Medical history of migraine or epilepsy

Primary outcomes:
measure: Reproducibility of head movement amplitude measurements on healthy volunteers
timeFrame: Week 1
measure: Reproducibility of the measurement of mechanical resistance strength intensity produced by upper cervical spine muscles responding to destabilization on healthy volunteers
timeFrame: Week 1
measure: Reproducibility of time until appearance of mechanical resistance strength produced by upper cervical spine muscles responding to destabilization on healthy volunteers
timeFrame: Week 1
measure: Reproducibility of the time of response of upper cervical spine extensor muscles responding to destabilization on healthy volunteers
timeFrame: Week 1
measure: Reproducibility of the amplitude of the response of upper cervical spine extensor muscles responding to destabilization on healthy volunteers
timeFrame: Week 1
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Comparison of biomechanical behaviour of upper cervical spine dynamic stabilization capacities between healthy volunteers and rugby players
timeFrame: Week 1
measure: Comparison of neuromuscular behaviour of upper cervical spine dynamic stabilization capacities between healthy volunteers and rugby players
timeFrame: Week 1
measure: Comparison of biomechanical behaviour of upper cervical spine dynamic stabilization capacities between resting and acute fatigue situations in rugby players subjects
timeFrame: Week 1
measure: Comparison of neuromuscular behaviour of upper cervical spine dynamic stabilization capacities between resting and acute fatigue situations in rugby players subjects
timeFrame: Week 1
measure: Comparison of biomechanical behaviour of upper cervical spine dynamic stabilization capacities between male rugby players and female rugby players
timeFrame: Week 1
measure: Comparison of neuromuscular behaviour of upper cervical spine dynamic stabilization capacities between male rugby players and female rugby players
timeFrame: Week 1
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Montpellier
country: France
facility: Montpellier university Hospital
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