Clinical trials: Biomechanical Phenomena
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
The Effects of Kinesio Taping on Biomechanical and Clinical Outcomes in Runners With Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy and effectiveness of the application of Kinesio Taping in the short-term management of ITBFS in an exploratory randomized control study in two patient groups, an experimental…
- Trial name
- NCT04164316
- Testing
- Kinesio Tape
- Where
- 2 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Central Lancashire
Joint Pain, Knee Inflammation
Effects of Exten(d) Supplementation on Training Ability in Recreational Runners
The study will assess running biomechanics and joint inflammation of physically active males between 40 and 60 years of age, mainly runners, suffering from knee joint inflammation and pain after training.
- Conditions
- Joint Pain, Knee Inflammation, Biomechanical; Lesion
- Trial name
- Exten(d) (NCT04150211)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Natural Origins
Knee Osteoarthritis
A Functional Comparison of Two TKR Designs
Total knee replacement (TKR) is an established treatment for knee osteoarthritis and leads to a satisfactory outcome in over 75% of patients. However, up to 25% of patients are not entirely satisfied with their TKR.
- Trial name
- NCT03618771
- Testing
- Total knee arthroplasty
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Prevention and Control, Healthy People Programs
To Assess the Efficacy of a Localized Focal Vibration Tool on the Muscular Response to Five Countermovement Jumps in Healthy Soccer Players
This research study aims to introduce the localized focal vibration tool. To this end, a 3-week protocol with a single session per week was created.
- Trial name
- EVIFOBIOMI (NCT06955689)
- Testing
- Non invasive focal vibration with heads, Non invasive focal vibration without heads
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Rovira i Virgili
Parkinson Disease
Effects of Gait Rehabilitation With Dual Task in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
In functional environments, dual-tasks (DT) are common and require a correct motor and cognitive performance to be carried out successfully.
- Trial name
- DUALGAIT (NCT04038866)
- Testing
- rehabilitation gait with dual task, rehabilitation gait without dual task
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Cerebral Palsy
Motion Analysis of Sit-to-Stand Movements in Children With Spastic Diplegia
The purpose of this study is to compare movement variations before and after the loaded training, with kinematics, kinetics, and electromyography, in children with spastic diplegia and to further discuss mechanisms of the loaded…
- Trial name
- NCT00314301
- Testing
- loaded sit-to-stand training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Hip Functional Restriction, Lumbar Spine Biomechanics
RELATIONSHIP OF REDUCED HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY WITH LUMBOPELVIC RHYTHM AND MUSCLE ACTIVATION
Key Findings (narrative form) The study examined how hamstring flexibility influences the way the lumbar spine and pelvis share movement during forward bending and how this affects muscle activity. 1.
- Conditions
- Hip Functional Restriction, Lumbar Spine Biomechanics, Lumbar Muscle Activation
- Trial name
- RELHAM (NCT07123012)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sahmyook University
Osteoarthritis, Hip, Hip Arthritis
Influence of Femoral Head Size During Total Hip Arthroplasty on Gait
Total hip replacement (THR) is being considered as one of the most effective medical procedures. Since its introduction, there was a worldwide debate over proper implant selection in terms of size, bearing type and shape.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Hip, Hip Arthritis, Gait, Frontal
- Trial name
- NCT04521842
- Testing
- Total hip replacement
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Shoulder Dislocation
The Effect of Arthroscopic Bankart Repair on Anterior-posterior Glenohumeral Translation and Shoulder Proprioception in Patients With Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability: a Prospective Cohort Study
The purpose of the study is to investigate biomechanical and proprioceptive conditions in patients with symptomatic traumatic anterior shoulder instability undergoing arthroscopic Bankart repair.
- Trial name
- NCT05250388
- Testing
- Arthroscopic Bankart repair
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Catarina Malmberg
Hormone Influence on Ligament Laxity and Motor Control
Hormone Induced Effects on Ligament Laxity and Lower Extremity Motor Control
The purpose of this study is to expand on previous knowledge of the hormonal effects, specifically estrogen, on ligament laxity, motor control and timing of muscle activation in females.
- Trial name
- NCT04055129
- Testing
- No interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Amputation
COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF TELEREHABILITATION AND FACE-TO-FACE SPINAL STABILIZATION TRAININGS ON GAIT BIOMECHANICS, BALANCE AND JOINT POSITION SENSE IN TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTEES: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED, SINGLE BLIND STUDY
After transtibial amputations, biomechanical changes in the trunk, pelvis, and lumbar region cause asymmetrical strength and core muscle activation on the amputated side, which negatively affects the gait biomechanics of…
- Trial name
- NCT05569967
- Testing
- Spinal stabilization training through telerehabilitation, Spinal stabilization training face-to-face
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Hip Osteoarthritis
Effects of Foot Center of Pressure Manipulation on Hip Osteoarthritis Patients During Gait
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Analyze the short-term effects of external center of pressure manipulation of the foot in idiopathic hip osteoarthritis patients during gait on: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT01450254
- Testing
- AposTherapy Biomechanical System, Control
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Fatigue
Changes in Shoulder Kinematics Following an Isokinetic Fatigue Protocol in Tennis Players
A typical tennis match can take 1 to 5 hours. Tennis serve can be divided into eight stages and three phases. Injuries usually happen in the cocking stage and acceleration phase of the serve, where it requires large shoulder…
- Trial name
- NCT04900922
- Testing
- isokinetic dynamometer
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Talar Cartilage Thickness in Patients With Diabetic Polyneuropathy
This study aimed to evaluate talar cartilage thickness in individuals with diabetic polyneuropathy using ultrasonography and to compare the findings with those of healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT07801131
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Amputation of Lower Limb Below Knee
Evaluation of High-Performance, Customized, Rapidly-Manufacturable Prosthetic Feet That Provide Improved Mobility
The purpose of this research is to design a high-performance, customized, and rapidly- manufacturable passive prosthetic foot for use in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT05265403
- Testing
- Commercially-available energy storage and return prosthetic foot, MIT-Lower Leg Trajectory Error (LLTE) customized prosthetic feet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Basilar Thumb Arthritis, Wrist Fracture
Measurement of Grip and Pinch Forces Needed for Activities of Daily Living, Work and Prehistoric Stone Tool Production
Very little is known about the pinch and grip forces that are critical for activities of daily living (ADL) or work. Human success in evolution is a result of the combination of great brain power and great hand ability to…
- Conditions
- Basilar Thumb Arthritis, Wrist Fracture, Measure Pressure Distribution and Resultant Forces Needed
- Trial name
- NCT03316768
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Shoulder Pain, Neuromuscular Diseases
Understanding Control and Mechanisms of Shoulder Instability in FSHD
The aim of this study is to identify factors for shoulder instability in people with Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD). FSHD is a non-life limiting condition with symptoms presenting in the second decade of life (Evangelista…
- Conditions
- Shoulder Pain, Neuromuscular Diseases, Shoulder Injuries, Facio-Scapulo-Humeral Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT05239520
- Testing
- 3D movement analysis with surface electromyography and ultrasound
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Spasticity, Muscle
Medical Spastic Patient Machine Interface MSPMI : Biomechanical and Electrophysiological Assessment of the Triceps Surae Spasticity
Spasticity is a disorder of the muscular tonus that occurs in disease including the upper motor neuron (strokes, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injuries or cerebral palsies).
- Trial name
- MSPMI (NCT03307135)
- Testing
- single assessment with the MSPMI, double assessment with the MSPMI with 7 days of interval, double assessment with the MSPMI before and after treatment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dysfunction, Open Angle Glaucoma (OAG)
A Study to Assess Brillouin Hydration Mapping for the Evaluation of Ocular Tissues and Diseases
The overall goal of this study is to develop Brillouin microscope as a novel tool for measuring biomechanical and hydration properties of human tissues in vivo.
- Conditions
- Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dysfunction, Open Angle Glaucoma (OAG), Dry Eye Disease (DED), Keratoconus
- Trial name
- NCT07780890
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Ingrown Toenail
Altering Toenail Biomechanic in Managing Ingrown Toenail.
Ingrown toenail is commonly met in clinical practice.treatment may be non-operative and operative treatment.operative trestment depends on lateral wedge resection of the nail.
- Trial name
- NCT03732313
- Testing
- Central toenail resection, Wedge toenail resection
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University