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The Effect of Pelvic Sex Differences on Skeletal Structure and Joint Alignment

The Effect of Pelvic Sex Differences on Skeletal Structure and Joint Alignment - The Effect of Pelvic Sex Differences on Skeletal Structure and Joint Alignment

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000059087
Enrollment
50
Registered
2025-09-16
Start date
2025-09-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy adult males, healthy adult females

Interventions

Twenty-five female and twenty-five male subjects will be enrolled. The intervention period for each subject will be one day, with a duration of one hour. Subjects will maintain the following posture

Sponsors

Gunma University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Healthy adults aged 18 years or older but under 40 years old, affiliated with Gunma University School of Medicine or Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences. 2) Individuals capable of maintaining a single-leg stance for 30 seconds or longer. 3) Individuals who consent to participate in the study. Consent is deemed given upon signing the consent form after receiving an explanation using the informed consent document. 4) Posters describing the research outline will be displayed. Individuals who see these posters and voluntarily express their willingness to participate in the study. Posters will be displayed at the following locations: - Motion Analysis Laboratory, 6th Floor, Shared Facilities Building, Gunma University School of Medicine - ADL Training Room, 1st Floor, West Building, Department of Health Sciences, Gunma University School of Medicine - Prosthetics and Orthotics Room, 1st Floor, West Building, Department of Health Sciences, Gunma University School of Medicine - Physical Therapy Training Room, 2nd Floor, West Building, Department of Health Sciences, Gunma University School of Medicine - Classroom 6, 2nd Floor, West Building, Department of Health Sciences, Gunma University School of Medicine - Classroom 2, 1st Floor, Central Building, Gunma University School of Medicine Recruitment will continue until the end of October 2025. Recruitment will close earlier if the target number of cases is reached before that date.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Individuals with fractures, sprains, or muscle/ligament injuries. 2) Individuals who do not consent to camera filming for three-dimensional motion analysis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Knee joint external rotation angle in bipedal and one-leg standing posture.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Interarticular distances (Intervertebral distance, Hip joint distance, Knee joint distance, Ankle joint distance) Lower limb joint lengths (Thigh length, Lower leg length, Trochanteric length) Lower limb joint angles (Hip joint, Knee joint, Ankle joint) Lower leg inclination angle Pelvic inclination angle Trunk inclination angle Center of gravity sway (total trajectory length, rectangle area, maximum sway amplitude front-back/left-right) Gluteus medius muscle strength

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakehiko Yamaji

Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Science

tyamaji@gunma-u.ac.jp027-220-8947

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026