NCT03567122

Attentional Focus Influence During Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to termine if a different attentional focus would alter the motor control in cervical muscles during the cranio-cervical test.

Detailed description

Asymptomatic subjects will be recruited to this study. Superficial electromyography of the Sternocleidomastoid, Range of Motion (ROM) and Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test (CCFT) will be measured before, immediately after change in focus of attention, 2 days after training under a particular focus of attention, and 7 days after training the task under the same focus of attention. Subjects will be randomized into three groups: Internal focus of attention, external focus of attention and control group.

Conditions

• Neck; Anomaly
• Muscle Weakness
• Muscle Weakness Condition

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Internal Focus of Attention	Information already included in arm/group descriptions.
OTHER	External Focus of Attention	Information already included in arm/group descriptions.
OTHER	Control	Information already included in arm/group descriptions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-08-01
• Primary completion: 2018-08-01
• Completion: 2019-04-01
• First posted: 2018-06-25
• Last updated: 2019-07-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil