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Estimating Work-Related Biomechanical Load in Sonographers Using OpenCap

Inverse dynamic modeling to estimate biomechanical stressors generated during sonography tasks using OpenCap a cross-sectional study - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/091121
Enrollment
30
Registered
2025-07-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil Intervention3: Nil: Nil Intervention4: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

nil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Radiologist with minimum 6 months of work experience practicing within Mangalore municipality and with minimum cumulative time of more than or equal to 30 hours per week

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Professional with any neurological or musculoskeletal (no work-related) insult that predisposes them to undertake postural adaptation. Any biomechanical malalignment of upper extremities or spine leading to significant kinematic variability while performing ultrasonography

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Joint angle, Joint moments, Muscle forces, Metabolic cost, Contact force, Joint reaction forces, Induced acceleration, Force reporterTimepoint: at baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMr Shyam Krishnan

Kasturba Medical College

krish.shyam@manipal.edu9880072564

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026