Take part in a study about the impact of activities on the spine
Categories: Women, Patient or loved one, In person
Take part in a study to help researchers understand how daily activities can increase the risk of spine injury for people with secondary breast cancer in the bone.
What’s the title of the study?
Prediction of the Vertebral Load and Motion Spectrum for Activities of Daily Living (ADL).
What’s the study about?
Secondary breast cancer in the spine weakens the vertebrae, making the spine more at risk of fracture.
Researchers at Leeds University want to find out what could increase the risk of damage to vertebrae for people with secondary breast cancer in the spine.
They’re using a new computer modelling technique to calculate the impact in the spine during daily activities and tasks.
Who’s organising it?
Name of project lead: Professor Anthony Redmond and Dr Faizal Kamarol Zaman
Job title: Professor of Clinical Biomechanics and Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Spine Biomechanics
Organisation: University of Leeds (and as part of OncoEng Research Consortium)
Email address: M.F.KamarolZaman@leeds.ac.uk
Who can take part?
You can take part if you’re a woman who:
- Is over 18 (ideally between 40 and 60 years old)
- Has no significant back or spinal problems
- Has never had an operation on your spine
You can take part if you’ve finished treatment for primary breast cancer, including DCIS or a local or regional recurrence.
In order to remove risk, you can’t take part if you’re living with secondary breast cancer, or if you have back or spinal problems.
Why do you want me to be involved?
By taking part in this study, you’ll help researchers be able to estimate the risk of fracture that people living with secondary breast cancer have. They’ll use this to design a new spinal implant to prevent fractures.
What will you ask me to do?
To take part in the study, you’ll attend 1 session in the gait lab in Chapel Allerton Hospital in Leeds. The address is:
Gait Laboratory
Ground Floor
Outpatients Area 5
Chapel Allerton Hospital
Chapeltown Road
Leeds
LS7 4SA
During the study, you’ll need to uncover some non-intimate parts of your body. The researchers will record you doing certain movements, like sitting down or bending forwards through some reflective markers on your skin. The session should last 1.5 to 2 hours.
You will be reimbursed for travel costs.
How do I get involved?
If you're interested in taking part, or have any questions, please email your interest to Dr Faizal Kamarol Zaman at M.F.KamarolZaman@leeds.ac.uk.
Or, you can complete the sign-up form.
When’s the deadline?
Ongoing
Get involved
Participate in the study and help researchers understand how daily activities can impact the spine, and help them create effective support for people living with metastatic breast cancer in the spine.