Clinical trials: Biomechanics
Pain, Acute
Exploration of Gait Biomechanics and Muscle Pain of the Lower Extremity
This interventional study aims to test gait biomechanics in healthy individuals with and without experimental muscle pain in the lower extremities.
- Trial name
- NCT06411197
- Testing
- Hypertonic saline injection, Isotonic saline injection
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kristian Kjær Petersen
Chronic Disease, Fall Patients
Nature-based Therapy Program for Parkinson's Disease (PARC)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a nature-based program has positive effects on the physical and psychosocial health in a group of participants with Parkinson's disease.
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Fall Patients, Aging Problems, Parkinson Disease
- Trial name
- PARC (NCT06452043)
- Testing
- PARC program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Chronic Ankle Instability, Lateral Ankle Sprain
Biomechanics and Intrinsic Foot Muscle Roles in Subjects With Chronic Ankle Instability
The current study involves a prospective interventional study that primarily intends to compare foot joint loadings of participants with chronic ankle instability (CAI) with those of subjects who recovered after an ankle sprain…
- Trial name
- NCT05815576
- Testing
- Intrinsic foot muscle fatigue
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Musculoskeletal Injury
Cryotherapy and Joint Biomechanics During Running
The purpose of this study is to determine the immediate effects of cryotherapy on the lower extremity biomechanics during running.
- Trial name
- NCT01740661
- Testing
- Cryotherapy, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Hip Arthroplasty Replacement, Gait Biomechanics
Powered Impaction and Broaching in Elderly Total Hip Arthroplasty
Placing the parts of a hip replacement requires substantial force. This can lead to additional stress on the surgeon as well as the bone. A device was developed to help reduce this stress.
- Conditions
- Hip Arthroplasty Replacement, Gait Biomechanics, Surgeon Physiologic Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07747831
- Testing
- Total Hip Replacement with Automatic impaction and broaching device, Total Hip Replacement
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Peripheral Artery Disease
Improving Mobility in Peripheral Artery Disease Using an Ankle Foot Orthosis
This study will determine whether an ankle foot orthosis (AFO) improves walking performance in participants with PAD from its first use.
- Trial name
- NCT02902211
- Testing
- Ankle foot orthosis, Control/standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Breast Cancer, Pain, Chronic
The Sequelae of Mastectomy and Quadrantectomy Respect to the Reaching Movement in Breast Cancer Survivors
The hypothesis behind our study was that patients after BC surgery, who underwent quadrantectomy or mastectomy, may present a different disability respect to the upper limb on the operated side.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Pain, Chronic, Pain, Postoperative, Mastectomy; Lymphedema
- Trial name
- NCT04145739
- Testing
- Rehabilitation protocol
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Healthy
Using Real Time Biofeedback to Alter Running Mechanics
The purposes of this study are 1) to assess foot strike patterns initially, at six months and at one year between two groups of runners attempting to transition to a non-rearfoot strike pattern (NRFS) with and without the use of…
- Trial name
- NCT02495792
- Testing
- Biofeedback Sensor
- Volunteers
- 191 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Keller Army Community Hospital
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, Transverse Myelitis
Ultrasound Imaging Based Sensing of Human Ankle Motion Intent and Control Strategies for Ankle Assistance
Robotic therapies aim to improve limb function in individuals with neurological injury. Modulation of robotic assistance in many of these therapies is achieved by measuring the extant volitional strength of limb muscles.
- Trial name
- NCT05249595
- Testing
- Surface electromypgraphy-based interface to predict human ankle joint motion intent and use in ankle assistive devices, Ultrasound imaging-based interface to predict human ankle joint motion intent and use in ankle assistive devices, Surface electromypgraphy and ultrasound imaging-based interface to predict human ankle joint motion intent and use in ankle assistive devices
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
Stroke
Internally Versus Externally Guided Body Weight-Supported Treadmill Training (BWSTT) for Locomotor Recovery Post-stroke
The overriding goal of this proposal is to identify the critical physiological and biomechanical effects of BWSTT for promoting improved locomotor function in persons with post-stroke hemiparesis.
- Trial name
- NCT00125619
- Testing
- Locomotor training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging
Age-related Changes in Posture Control and Cortex Activity Under a Dynamic Perturbation
With aging, the elderly decreased ability to control postural balance will be accompanied by increased risk of falling (Berg et al, 1992;. Tinetti et al, 1988).
- Trial name
- NCT02706496
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Aged 14 to 16, Play Football Regularly
Assessing the Acute Effects of Diagonal Mobilization
Investigating the acute effects of mobilization on these parameters offers innovative insights for the practitioner community and sheds light on the strategy's potential effectiveness in mitigating injury risk.
- Trial name
- Manual Therapy (NCT06719752)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Gdansk
Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity
Three Foot Orthosis Interventions for Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity
Background Progressive collapsing foot deformity (PCFD) is a painful musculoskeletal disorder leading to a progressively developing flat foot, which affects mobility and function and negatively impairs quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07756372
- Testing
- Customized foot orthoses, Exercise, Podiatric Education
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Effect of Dual Tasks on Gait Symmetry After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Individuals who received anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction demonstrated lower extremity movement asymmetries. The purpose of this study was to determine if psychological impairment was a contributor to lower…
- Trial name
- NCT04461145
- Testing
- command
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third 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
Spine Deformity
Novel Pedicle Screws Used for Corrective Surgery in Spinal Deformity
There are still a large number of severe spinal deformity cases which would keep progressing without treatment. These patients not only have severe appearance deformity, but also suffer from cardiopulmonary compression, reduced…
- Trial name
- NCT06144879
- Testing
- double rods without dual-headed screw, three rods with one dual-headed screw, four rods with two dual-headed screw
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Healthy
Does Listening to Music Alter the Running Mechanics?
The purpose of this study is to determine whether in healthy subjects listening to music while running influences the ground pressure forces, the vertical loading and, overall, the running biomechanics.
- Trial name
- NCT03506282
- Testing
- Running while listening to a traffic audio track, Running with music at moderate volume, Running with music at moderate-to-high volume
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Sassari
Stroke
Virtual Reality and Field Training to Enhance Community Walking After Stroke
While stroke survivors discharged from rehabilitation present with some recovery in mobility, their ability to ambulate in the community remains limited.
- Trial name
- NCT04559373
- Testing
- Virtual Reality and Field Training (VRFT)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Healthy Volunteers, Performance
Power-speed-endurance Profile (Cycling/Rowing) : Optimize Performance of the French Athletes at the Paris Olympics 2024
As part of the preparation at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the French rowing and cycling federations and a consortium of researchers met to reach an ultimate goal: to increase the number of medals in these two disciplines for…
- Trial name
- THPCA2024 (NCT05314543)
- Testing
- Hypoxia
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Eye Diseases
Development of an IT Tool Able to Identify Ocular Conditions
The aim of the study is to use machine learning to develop an IT tool able to differentiate between eye conditions analysing corneal biomechanical data.
- Trial name
- NCT05973617
- Testing
- Measurement of corneal biomechanical properties
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aston University