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Trial registered on ANZCTR


Registration number
ACTRN12608000063314
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
26/01/2008
Date registered
1/02/2008
Date last updated
3/07/2012
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
The photogrammetric assessment of the upper and lower limbs alignment of healthy university students
Scientific title
Correlation and comparison between upper and lower limbs alignment of healthy university students through photogrammetric measurement of the upper extremity carrying angles as well as the lower extremity quadriceps (Q) and tibiofemoral angles
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
postural assessment 2771 0
Condition category
Condition code
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation 2903 2903 0 0
Physiotherapy

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Patient registry
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
The carrying angle is the angle made by the axes of the arm and the forearm, with the elbow in full extension. This angle was used to measure the upper limb alignment, whereas the tibiofemoral and quadriceps (Q) angles were used to assess the lower limb alignment. The tibiofemoral angle is the angle made by the tibial axis relative to the femoral axis. The Q angle is a clinical measure of the alignment of the quadriceps femoris musculature relative to the underlying skeletal structures of the pelvis, femur, and tibia. The aforementioned angles were photographed, digitalized and quantified using the ALCimagem 2.1® software. 28 men and 31 women were recruited for this study.
Intervention code [1] 2510 0
Not applicable
Comparator / control treatment
No treatment
Control group
Uncontrolled

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 3783 0
In order to measure the carrying angle and the Q and the tibiofemoral angles the computerized photogrammetry method was used. The obtained photos were quantified through the ALCimagem 2.1 software.
Timepoint [1] 3783 0
immediately after the angles are photographed
Secondary outcome [1] 6387 0
The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), a statistical and data management package was used to obtain the medium values and indexes of variability of different corporal angles in men and women. In order to quantify the different corporal angles the ALCimagem 2.1 software was used.
Timepoint [1] 6387 0
immediately after the angles are photographed

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Healthy university students
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
25 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Key exclusion criteria
Presence of muscle skeletal injury in the limbs, skeletal deformities, discrepancy of limbs above 1,5cm and individuals who have suffered fracture, dislocation and previous surgery on the limbs

Study design
Purpose
Screening
Duration
Cross-sectional
Selection
Convenience sample
Timing
Retrospective
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
5/05/2005
Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
59
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1] 773 0
Brazil
State/province [1] 773 0
Minas Gerais

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 3045 0
Government body
Name [1] 3045 0
Capes
Country [1] 3045 0
Brazil
Primary sponsor type
University
Name
Unitri
Address
Av. Nicomedes Alves dos Santos 4545
Bairro Gávea
Uberlândia - MG
CEP: 38411-106
Country
Brazil
Secondary sponsor category [1] 2729 0
None
Name [1] 2729 0
Address [1] 2729 0
Country [1] 2729 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 4979 0
Ethics Committee of the Triangle Center University
Ethics committee address [1] 4979 0
Av. Nicomedes Alves dos Santos 4545
Bairro Gavea
Uberlandia - MG
Ethics committee country [1] 4979 0
Brazil
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 4979 0
20/05/2004
Approval date [1] 4979 0
24/06/2004
Ethics approval number [1] 4979 0
CEP: 38411-106

Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study was to verify the correlation between the carrying angle and the Q and tibiofemoral angles and the bilateral symmetry for each angle. The upper and lower limbs alignment of the university students was assessed through the measurement of the carrying angles for upper extremity and the Q and tibiofemoral angles for the lower extremity to find out whether there is any correlation between the carrying angles and the Q and tibiofemoral angles and also if symmetry between right and left sides exists.
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Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 28335 0
Address 28335 0
Country 28335 0
Phone 28335 0
Fax 28335 0
Email 28335 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 11492 0
Ruiz Angelo Ventura da Silva
Address 11492 0
Rua Santa Beatriz, 115, Novo Cruzeiro. Ipatinga-MG CEP: 35164-330
Country 11492 0
Brazil
Phone 11492 0
31 3822 9702
Fax 11492 0
Email 11492 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 2420 0
Mario Antonio Baraúna
Address 2420 0
Av. Nicomedes Alves dos Santos 4545
Bairro Gávea
Uberlândia - MG
Country 2420 0
Brazil
Phone 2420 0
34 4009-9094
Fax 2420 0
Email 2420 0
[email protected]

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