New camera technique reveals hidden muscle stiffness
NCT ID NCT06390085
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new way to measure muscle stiffness by taking pictures of the skin on the back. Five adults, either healthy or with mild neck pain, had their skin gently pulled and stretched while cameras recorded the movement. The goal was to see if this simple imaging method could detect differences in tissue tightness, which might help diagnose muscle problems in the future.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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5 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Apr 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy or diagnosed with benign, non-vascular headache and associated cervical musculoskeletal dysfunction (e.g. tender spots, trigger points, stiffness. * Adult male and female. Exclusion Criteria: * Migraine headaches. * Known cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic disease. * Any co-morbidities that could contribute to back or neck pain (e.g., head trauma, cancer, seizures, tumors, radiculopathies, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic auto-immune or inflammatory conditions).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22904, United States