Where is the head held in respect of the plumb line according to Kendall and through the centre of mass?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00005820

Enrollment

Registered

2014-03-18

Start date

2013-07-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

healthy subjects

Interventions

Group 1: The assessments are carried out in the Gait laboratory of the University Children’s Hospital Basel. The participants are assessed while standing. Reflective passive markers are applied (schem

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

25 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Thirty healthy women and men at an age of 25-35 years are included. Neck pain without any clear reason is not an exclusion criteria.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women and men with known deformities, diseases, or trauma of the cervical spine. Individuals, who had any massage / physiotherapy three days before the assessments.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary end point: Head position, plumb line according to Kendall, plumb line through centre of mass, neck pain The assessment in the gait laboratory is unique for each participant. The difference of head position in respect of the plumb line according to Kendall and the gravity line through the centre of mass is studied on behalf of the marker positions, recorded with a VICON system and analyzed with Plug in Gait 2012. Existing neck pain is investigated after the measurements using the Neck Pain and Disability Scale deutsch (NPAD-d) questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Primary end point: Head position, plumb line according to Kendall, plumb line through centre of mass, neck pain The assessment in the gait laboratory is unique for each participant. The difference of head position in respect of the plumb line according to Kendall and the gravity line through the centre of mass is studied on behalf of the marker positions, recorded with a VICON system and analyzed with Plug in Gait 2012. Existing neck pain is investigated after the measurements using the Neck Pain and Disability Scale deutsch (NPAD-d) questionnaire.

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Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactAnne- Lousie Haas- Brunner

Universiäts- Kinderspital Basel

alu.brunner@sunrise.ch+ 41 76 402 64 26

Outcome results

None listed

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