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Trial reportScientific reports2016

Quantitative analysis of upright standing in adults with late-onset Pompe disease.

Maria Stella Valle, Antonino Casabona, Agata Fiumara, Dora Castiglione, Giovanni Sorge, Matteo Cioni

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In one paragraph

Trial report in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Review of the Upright Balance Assessment Based on the Force Plate.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria Stella ValleGait and Posture Analysis Laboratory, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Antonino CasabonaGait and Posture Analysis Laboratory, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Agata FiumaraRegional Referral Center for Metabolic Diseases, Pediatric Clinic, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Italy.
Dora CastiglioneRegional Referral Center for Metabolic Diseases, Pediatric Clinic, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Italy.
Giovanni SorgeRegional Referral Center for Metabolic Diseases, Pediatric Clinic, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Italy.
Matteo CioniGait and Posture Analysis Laboratory, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
University of Catania · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pompe disease is a rare disorder producing muscle weakness and progressive impairments in performing daily motor activities, such as walking and standing. Most studies have focused on dysfunctions at cellular level, restricting the examination of gross motor functions to qualitative or subjective rating scales evaluations. With the aim of providing an instrumented quantification of upright standing in Pompe disease, we used a force platform to measure the center of pressure over three foot positions and with eyes open and closed. Amplitude and variability of body sway were measured to determine the level of postural stability, while power spectrum analysis and nonlinear computations were performed to explore the structure of the postural control. In comparison with healthy participants, patients with Pompe disease showed a reduced level of postural stability, but irrelevant variations in frequency content and spatio-temporal structure of the sway motion were detected. Changes in foot position did not increase the postural instability associated with Pompe disease, but prominent worsening occurred in the patients when they stand with eyes closed, particularly along the anterior-posterior direction. These results provide objective elements to monitor deficiencies of upright standing in Pompe disease, emphasizing the specific contributions of sway direction and sensory deficits.

Indexed as

Models, BiologicalMotor ActivityPostural BalancePostureAdolescentAdultGlycogen Storage Disease Type IIHumansMale

Identifiers

PMID27845393
PMCPMC5109234
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