Clinical trials: Lower Extremity Biomechanics
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Mechanisms That Produce the Leg Dysfunction of Claudication & Treatment Strategies
Intermittent claudication afflicts 5% of the US population older than 55 years of age and develops along with hardening of the arteries of the legs.
- Trial name
- NCT01970332
- Testing
- Revascularization Surgery, Supervised exercise therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Leg Length Inequality, Cerebral Palsy
Spine Biomechanics During Gait Following Lower Extremity Treatment in Different Patient Groups
Measuring spine dynamics is a necessity in order to better understand gait deviations throughout the whole body and to evaluate treatment effects on spinal movement during gait.
- Trial name
- NCT01803243
- Testing
- Ankle foot orthosis, Shoe insole, Modified shoe with sole lift
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital Basel
Lower Extremity Biomechanics, Gastrocnemius Tightness
The Effect of Physiotherapy on Lower Extremity Function and Gait in Children with Isolated Gastrocnemius Muscle Tightness
Since the gastrocnemius muscle crosses both joints, the joint kinematics of the ankle are affected by knee flexion. According to the Kendall \& McCreary assessment of normal joint motion angles, the generally accepted normal…
- Conditions
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics, Gastrocnemius Tightness, Pes Planovalgus
- Trial name
- NCT06678139
- Testing
- physiotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Pediatric Obesity, Lower Extremity Biomechanics
Training Induced Reduction of Lower-limb Joint Loads During Locomotion in Obese Children
Childhood obesity is one of the most critical and accelerating health challenges throughout the world. It is a major risk factor for developing varus/valgus misalignments of the knee joint.
- Trial name
- NCT02545764
- Testing
- Strength and neuromuscular exercise programme
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences
Sports Injury, Orthopedic Disorder
Training of Falling Techniques on Landing Mechanics
The overall purpose of this study is to quantify the effect and retention of one-week training of falling techniques on landing biomechanics associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) loading compared to soft-landing…
- Conditions
- Sports Injury, Orthopedic Disorder, Knee Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT04768088
- Testing
- Falling Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wyoming
Cerebral Palsy, Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
Stepping to Understand Lower Limb Impairments in Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this study is to investigate lower limb impairments in children with bilateral cerebral palsy during stepping tasks.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Bilateral Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT04957277
- Testing
- load modulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Flatfoot, Flexible
Plyometric vs. Intrinsic Foot Muscle Training in Pediatric Flatfoot
The purpose of this study is to investigate how the order of exercises in a training program affects foot mechanics and physical performance in children with flexible flatfoot.
- Trial name
- NCT07884162
- Testing
- Plyometric Training
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine, Sousse
Scoliosis Idiopathic
Effect of Scoliosis-Specific Exercise on Lower Limb Biomechanics
PURPOSE: To examine the effect of Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercise on limb biomechanical parameters in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
- Trial name
- NCT06266637
- Testing
- Conventional Physical Therapy Program, Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercise (Schroth)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Delta University for Science and Technology
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Influence of Proprioceptive Reweighting Ability on Lower-limb Biomechanics During Functional Tasks
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are frequent in handball especially among young players. Recent investigations highlighted the implication of the central nervous system as a potential risk factor for ACL rupture.
- Trial name
- NEURIBIO (NCT04736511)
- Testing
- Star Excursion Balance Test, Single leg Drop Vertical Jump, Unplanned sidestep cutting manoeuvre
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
ACL Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Baseline ACL Injury Risk Screening and Normative Data
This is a prospective, observational cohort study aimed at establishing a database of normative biomechanics for healthy athletes and surveying these athletes for 12 months following baseline testing for the occurrence of new…
- Conditions
- ACL Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Musculoskeletal Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06635668
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Effect of Resistance Training on Jump Landing Mechanics in Young Female Athletes
The purpose of this study is to determine if jump landing mechanics in young female athletes can be improved with a resistance training intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT02043275
- Testing
- Leg training, Arm training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome
Dynamic Q Angle and Core Endurance in Adolescent Athletes With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
This observational, cross-sectional study aimed to compare dynamic Q-angle, trunk/core endurance, and lower-extremity flexibility between elite adolescent female and male sprinters with and without patellofemoral pain syndrome…
- Trial name
- PFPS-QCORE (NCT07328750)
- Testing
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Status
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean University
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Posture Disorders in Children
Examination of Trunk and Lower Extremity Biomechanics in Children With LUTD.
This study aimed to examine trunk and lower extremity biomechanics among children with lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). It was targeted to pioneer including biomechanical changes into treatment if detected in the trunk and…
- Conditions
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Posture Disorders in Children, Muscle Weakness Condition, Urinary Incontinence in Children
- Trial name
- NCT05299827
- Testing
- The same evaluation methods were used for both groups.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Injury Traumatic, Injury;Sports
Relationship Between Knee Valgus and Landing Biomechanics
It has been shown that especially adolescent female athletes have a very high risk of injury compared to males. Gender differences (anatomical, biomechanical, neuromuscular and hormonal differences) contribute to the increased…
- Conditions
- Injury Traumatic, Injury;Sports, Injury, Knee, Injury, Ankle
- Trial name
- NCT06257303
- Testing
- Frontal Plane Projection Angle
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Accidental Falls, Bone Fracture
Flooring for Injury Prevention Trial
This study will evaluate the efficacy of novel compliant flooring in reducing injuries due to falls in a long-term care facility, determine the cost effectiveness of this intervention, and assess perceptions about compliant…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Bone Fracture, Traumatic Brain Injury, Head Injuries, Closed
- Trial name
- FLIP (NCT01618786)
- Testing
- SmartCell flooring, Plywood flooring
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Stephen Robinovitch
Leg Length Discrepancy, Scoliosis
Influence of Leg Length Discrepancy on the Spinal Shape and Biomechanics in Functional and Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients
The purposes of this study are to use motion analysis techniques to study the biomechanical interactions between the spine and the lower limbs in scoliosis patients with or without leg length discrepancy (LLD) during activity; to…
- Trial name
- NCT00155545
- Testing
- Motion analysis of patients
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Lower Limb Length Discrepancy (LLD) in Children
Analysis of the Biomechanical Impact of Lower Limb Length Inequality in PEDiatrics
Lower limb length discrepancy (LLD) is a frequent condition in pediatric orthopedics. Even moderate discrepancies can induce pelvic obliquity and compensatory scoliosis, modifying the distribution of joint loads at the hips and…
- Trial name
- ABILMI-PED (NCT07254351)
- Testing
- EOS Imaging System, Force Platform (Bertec®, integrated into EOS cabin)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Rupture of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Biomechanical Analysis of Dynamic Tasks and Muscular Strength Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are one of the most common sporting injuries of the knee. ACL reconstruction (ACLR) has become one of the most common surgical procedures in an attempt to increase joint…
- Trial name
- NCT02771548
- Testing
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr Neil Welch ASCC
ACL, Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Michigan Split-belt Treadmill Training Program to Improve Long-Term Knee Biomechanics After ACL Reconstruction
The goal of this study is to gather pilot data to help inform a future clinical trial. As such, the investigators will employ a randomized clinical trial design, but data will only be collected on 9 total subjects.
- Conditions
- ACL, Anterior Cruciate Ligament, ACL Injury
- Trial name
- Mi-SPA (NCT06529692)
- Testing
- Split-Belt Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Scoliosis
Relationship Between Spine Coronal Alignment and Lower Limb Biomechanical in Scoliosis
To examine the relationships between spine coronal alignment and lower limb biomechanical parameters in scoliotic adolescents
- Trial name
- NCT06276972
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Delta University for Science and Technology