Infrared Thermography for the Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Pain

Sponsor

Universidad San Jorge (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT04097249

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Actual Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study sought to evaluate the vasomotor response in the pain referral area of healthy individuals, performing the same procedure with and without the experience of delayed onset muscle soreness.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Healthy Pain Temperature Change, Body

Detailed Description

Validity of infrared thermography for properly diagnosing musculoskeletal pain and their clinical applicability is lacking. This study investigates temperature changes on the upper extremity before and after a suprathreshold stimulation (painful stimulus) with a digital algometer over the infraspinatus muscle. The same procedure is performed in two consecutive days, 24 hours apart (Day-1 and Day-2). At the end of Day-1, an eccentric exercise is performed in order to to induce delayed onset muscle soreness on the external rotators of the shoulder.

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational [Patient Registry]

Actual Enrollment :

20 participants

Observational Model:

Case-Crossover

Time Perspective:

Cross-Sectional

Official Title:

The Contribution and Validity of Infrared Thermography in the Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Pain

Actual Study Start Date :

Oct 1, 2015

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Apr 29, 2016

Actual Study Completion Date :

Apr 30, 2016

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Healthy subjects Participants free from any pain specific to the upper limb, chronic pain or other disease.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Changes in temperature of pixels on the upper extremity: infrared thermography [Day-1 (baseline assessment, pre exercise before painful stimulus), Day-1 (baseline assessment, pre exercise after painful stimulus), Day-2 (24 hours post-exercise before painful stimulus), Day-2 (24 hours post-exercise after painful stimulus)]
A thermography image of the upper extremity of the body will be taken on both days of assessment before and after applying a painful stimulus. Changes in colour pixels will be analysed to determine temperature changes.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Changes in Pressure Pain Thresholds: pressure algometry [Day-1 (baseline assessment, pre exercise before painful stimulus), Day-2 (24 hours post-exercise before painful stimulus)]
Changes in pressure pain thresholds will be determined with pressure algometry over the infraspinatus muscle. Pressure Pain Threshold is defined as the exact time point where the pressure is first being perceived as painful.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Being healthy and free from any pain specific to the upper limbs and/or in general.

Exclusion Criteria:

Previous history of chronic pain.
Any systemic diseases or regional pathology which can interfere with the outcome measures.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

Universidad San Jorge

Investigators

Study Director: Pablo Herrero, PhD, Universidad San Jorge

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Universidad San Jorge

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT04097249

Other Study ID Numbers:

P15/2015

First Posted:

Sep 20, 2019

Last Update Posted:

Sep 20, 2019

Last Verified:

Sep 1, 2019

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Universidad San Jorge

Musculoskeletal pain

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

Pain sensitivity

Infrared thermography

Referred pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Musculoskeletal Pain

Body Temperature Changes

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Sep 20, 2019