Correlation Between Central Sensitization Inventory and Posturographic Data
| Status: | Enrolling by invitation |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 65 |
| Updated: | 4/27/2018 |
| Start Date: | May 2016 |
| End Date: | April 2020 |
To investigate the use of balance as a screening tool for Central Sensitization, a condition
of the nervous system that is associated with the development and maintenance of chronic
pain. This is done by comparing the scores of a gold standard screening tool (the Central
Sensitization Inventory) with balance data.
of the nervous system that is associated with the development and maintenance of chronic
pain. This is done by comparing the scores of a gold standard screening tool (the Central
Sensitization Inventory) with balance data.
First, subjects will be asked to answer a brief medical questionnaire pertaining their
general health status: since some of the subjects will be self-assessed to be "healthy" (no
medical examination will be conducted to determine if this is indeed the case), the
questionnaire will be used to determine if there are any possible known causes of poor
balance performance. The questionnaire will not constitute an inclusion/exclusion criterion,
it just has a classification purpose.
Subjects will then be asked to fill in the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI), scoring
each of the 25 items on a scale from 0 (never) to 4 (always).
Then, subjects will stand for 2 minutes on a compliant surface (a 4" tall foam cushion of
known mechanical properties) to "learn" how to stand on it. Afterward, they will undergo
posturography testing using the extended modified Clinical Testing of Sensory Integration in
Balance (ext_mCTSIB) protocol: the subjects will be required to stand on a hard or compliant
surface in a comfortable posture, feet shoulder width, with eyes open or closed, arms to the
side and free to move, gazing forward, and breathing normally, with head straight, turned
right or left, flexed or extended.
general health status: since some of the subjects will be self-assessed to be "healthy" (no
medical examination will be conducted to determine if this is indeed the case), the
questionnaire will be used to determine if there are any possible known causes of poor
balance performance. The questionnaire will not constitute an inclusion/exclusion criterion,
it just has a classification purpose.
Subjects will then be asked to fill in the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI), scoring
each of the 25 items on a scale from 0 (never) to 4 (always).
Then, subjects will stand for 2 minutes on a compliant surface (a 4" tall foam cushion of
known mechanical properties) to "learn" how to stand on it. Afterward, they will undergo
posturography testing using the extended modified Clinical Testing of Sensory Integration in
Balance (ext_mCTSIB) protocol: the subjects will be required to stand on a hard or compliant
surface in a comfortable posture, feet shoulder width, with eyes open or closed, arms to the
side and free to move, gazing forward, and breathing normally, with head straight, turned
right or left, flexed or extended.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults, self assessed to be in good health, or medically diagnosed with any of the
following pathologies: Chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNSLBP), Fibromyalgia (FM),
Cervicogenic Headche (CH), Chronic Tension Type Headache (CTT), Irritable Bowel
Syndrome (IBS), Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD), Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women will be excluded, as will be minors
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