Injuries and Emergencies, Anaesthetics Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Conditions
Interventions
We are testing two versions of the prototype device on healthy volunteers to measure the degree of immobilisation of the head in relation to the shoulders, and the spinal cord, compared to two current
Sponsors
University of Warwick (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy volunteers employed by the ambulance service or medical school, or training as a medical student and a willingness to take part in the study 2. Male and female participants 3. Aged 18 - 60 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. For the first prototype testing we shall exclude people who have known neck problem or history of neck surgery, injury to the neck within the previous 12 months 2. Any condition resulting in restriction of neck movement, known claustrophobia, and, for the second prototype testing involving MR scanning 3. People with metallic implants, pacemaker 4. People who are, or may be, pregnant 5. Refusal to sign the confidentiality agreement will be an exclusion criterion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prototype testing | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed