Ultrasound Imaging to Detect Muscle Movement in Acute SCI
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Ultrasound Imaging to Detect Muscle Movement in Acute Spinal Cord Injury
IRAS ID
254055
Contact name
Henrik Gollee
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 3 days
Research summary
Accurately assessing muscle function is an important part of clinically evaluating a spinal cord injury (SCI). This is currently done by manual muscle testing (MMT) and can be combined with electromyography (EMG), however these techniques are limited in their ability to differentiate between deep and superficial muscles or detect very small contractions. Recent technological advances have made ultrasound imaging (USI) a potential additional tool which can overcome these limitations with high spatial and good temporal resolution. The main aim of this study is to investigate the use of USI to assess muscle function in the acute stage following a SCI by evaluating its ability to detect very small muscle movements.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/YH/0148
Date of REC Opinion
30 Apr 2019
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion