Hip Injuries
Conditions
Keywords
EMG Shorts, Hip Pain
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to use a combination of electromyopathy (EMG) shorts and muscle monitoring software to collect data from participants performing physical exercises in order to determine the combination's diagnostic efficacy and ability to provide rehabilitative guidance for people who are recovering from hip injuries. Both healthy volunteers and Duke Patients seeking treatment for their hip pain and/or injuries will be enrolled in our research. If participants choose to take part they will be asked to wear these EMG shorts and perform various exercises like running on a treadmill, riding a stationary bike, or lifting weights. Participation in this study consists of one study visit for healthy volunteers, but will last up to six months for Duke Patients. At each standard of care clinic visit throughout six months, Duke Patients will be asked to also come in for a study visit, wear the EMG shorts, and perform the same exercises preformed during the first study visit.
Interventions
DEVICEElectromyopathy (EMG) Shorts
Participants will be asked to complete physical activities while wearing EMG shorts
Sponsors
Duke University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion (Duke Patients): * All subjects must be 18 years of age or older. * Any patient that currently has hip pain or injury and is seeking treatment from either Dr. Mather, Dr. Lewis, or Dr. Olson, within the hip preservation clinics. * Subjects must be able to fit into the shorts in order to participate. Inclusion (Healthy Volunteers): * All healthy volunteer subjects must be 18 years of age or older. * Subjects must be able to fit into the shorts in order to participate.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion (Duke Patients): * Any recent lower extremity injury (such as an ankle sprain/surgery or knee surgery). * Patient is unable to provide written consent, or patient is unable to speak, write, or understand English. * Pregnant women (Verbal Confirmation) * Allergic or hypersensitivity to laminate material. Exclusion (Healthy Volunteers): * Any recent lower extremity injury (such as an ankle sprain/surgery or knee surgery). * Prior hip surgery, or current hip injury, surgery, or pain. * Patient is unable to provide written consent, or patient is unable to speak, write, or understand English. * Pregnant women (Verbal Confirmation) * Allergic or hypersensitivity to laminate material.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Amount of muscle activation while preforming physical therapy exercises in a post operative setting as measured EMG shorts. | Up to 6 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percent of participants that stated a positive experience with EMG shorts as measured by patient satisfaction survey. | End of study, up to one year | Study team developed survey, one to two question survey about experience. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed