Cortical control of shoulder muscles
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Cortical control of shoulder muscles
IRAS ID
199755
Contact name
Caroline Alexander
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
IRAS ref, 16/LO/0771
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 6 months, 0 days
Research summary
Control of muscles differ when you have some musculoskeletal pathologies. This drives changes to patterns of movement which can be detrimental. Mechanisms of control of shoulder muscles in healthy people are not yet fully understood and in addition, how these vary with different shoulder problems has not been examined. The aim of this group of studies is to examine control of muscles in healthy people in order to prepare a project comparing this control to people with shoulder problems. This project will help us understand the normal control and co-ordination of muscles in relation to different tasks.
We will use commonly used and well established techniques of Electromyographic recordings resulting from muscle action, transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex, electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves or tendon jerks. We will also record the participants’ level of activity and function in order to examine if the neurophysiological outcomes relate to function.REC name
London - Surrey Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/LO/0771
Date of REC Opinion
24 May 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion