Clinical trials: Biomechanics
Neck Pain
Muscle and Biomechanical Factors in Football-Related Neck Pain
The study aims to analyze the influence of muscular and biomechanical characteristics of the cervical spine on the onset and progression of neck pain in collegiate football players.
- Trial name
- NCT07423052
- Testing
- Time over a regular football season
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Shoulder Pain
Validation of a Score for Shoulder Function Evaluation Based on Movement Analysis
Questionnaires are frequently used to evaluate shoulder function in various diseases or after surgery. However, measurement of shoulder function is presently a controversial issue.
- Trial name
- NCT01281085
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud
Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
The Biomechanical Mechanism for Gait and Plantar Pressure Changes After Posterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture and Reconstruction
Investigating the biomechanics for the PCL ruptured or reconstructed patients during walking, jogging, cutting, jumping. To establish a knee joint biomechanical evaluation model to quantify and evaluate the plantar pressure…
- Trial name
- NCT04464343
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Stroke
Neuromechanical Mechanisms of Exosuit-assisted Gait Rehabilitation After Stroke
Stroke survivors often experience impaired neuromechanical control that limits walking speed and quality, particularly due to deficits in paretic propulsion.
- Trial name
- NCT07218094
- Testing
- Walking with robotic ankle assistance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Ankle Osteoarthritis
Ankle Osteoarthritis
Ankle osteoarthritis is a progressive degenerative joint disease that is characterized by severe pain, loss of autonomy, diminished health-related quality of life, functional disability and diminished physical ability to fulfill…
- Trial name
- AO-IFAB (NCT03157141)
- Testing
- Ankle arthrodesis, Total ankle replacement
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Core Strength, Knee Stability
Influence of Abdominal Muscle Function on Knee Stability for Injury Prevention
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether an 8-week core stabilization training program can improve abdominal strength and knee stability in physically active women aged 18 to 35.
- Trial name
- NCT07499973
- Testing
- Core Stabilization Training Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European University of Madrid
Cancer Bone, Bone Tumors
Biomechanics of Metastatic Defects in Bone
The purpose of this study is to monitor fracture risk associated with bone tumors in cancer patients. Previous studies from our lab have suggested that it is possible to compute the mechanical strength of bones with tumors using…
- Trial name
- NCT02109952
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 245 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Traumatic Lower Limb Injury
The Effects of Heel Distraction Height on Foot Loading With Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthoses
Carbon fiber custom dynamic orthoses (CDOs) and unloading ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) have shown varying levels of success in reducing forces acting on different regions of the bottom of the foot during gait.
- Trial name
- CDODistract (NCT06127316)
- Testing
- Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthosis (CDO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Diabetic Foot
ViscoTurf - Preventing Secondary Diabetic Foot Ulceration.
Diabetic Foot Ulceration (DFU) is one of the most common complication of diabetes costing the NHS over £970m annually. Management of foot ulcers is time-consuming and expensive with 45% taking more than six months to heal.
- Trial name
- NCT04630795
- Testing
- ViscoTurf insole, Control insole
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Staffordshire University
Athletic Injuries
Running Retraining to Minimize Braking Forces
The proposed research study aims to investigate whether a gait modification training program to decrease peak braking forces during the stance phase of running will result in a reduction in impact loading and the incidence of…
- Trial name
- NCT03302975
- Testing
- Real-time visual biofeedback during treadmill running
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Postural Balance, Foot Posture
Determination of the Degree of Dynamic Stability of the Foot in Single-leg Support in Relation to the Foot Posture Index in Judokas
The goal of this observational study is to examine the relationship between foot type and dynamic stability (balance while standing on one leg) in judo athletes.
- Conditions
- Postural Balance, Foot Posture, Sports Injuries, Athletic Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07417332
- Testing
- Postural and Balance Assessment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Cognitive-Frailty Gait Biomechanics for Early Dementia Detection
The purpose of this study is to better understand how physical characteristics, walking patterns, and a blood-based brain health marker differ between older adults with dementia and healthy older adults.
- Trial name
- gait dementia (NCT07448909)
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Chronic Ankle Instability, Lateral Ankle Sprain
Fu's Subcutaneous Needling for Postacute Lateral Ankle Sprain and Prevention of Chronic Ankle Instability
Introduction: Fu's Subcutaneous Needling (FSN) is a new type of acupuncture treatment method based on the subcutaneous tissue sweeping technique, and it has been proven to have a good therapeutic effect on ankle sprain.
- Trial name
- NCT07161427
- Testing
- Fu's Subcutaneous Needling therapy, Ankle joint aids combined with exercise therapy
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Ankle Injuries, Ankle Inversion Sprain
External Versus Internal Feedback in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability
Although altered biomechanics has been well documented as an impairment associated with chronic ankle instability (CAI), effective interventions targeting biomechanics with long-term outcomes measuring patient-reported outcomes…
- Trial name
- NCT04131842
- Testing
- External focus of attention visual feedback, External focus of attention auditory feedback, Internal focus of attention video feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Knee Osteoarthritis, Lower Extremity Biomechanics
Motor Learning in Knee Osteoarthritis
Non-surgical treatment options, like exercise therapy, show excellent short-term effects regarding pain reduction and improvement of knee function. However, mid- and long-term effects are missing so far.
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis, Lower Extremity Biomechanics, Physiotherapy
- Trial name
- MLKOA (NCT04445350)
- Testing
- External Focus Of Attention, Internal Focus Of Attention
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences
Facet Joint Arthropathy, Lower Back Pain
Association Between Trendelenburg Sign and Lumbar MRI Abnormalities
The Trendelenburg sign is a common clinical finding indicating hip abductor dysfunction and altered pelvic stability. The relationship between the Trendelenburg sign, spinopelvic biomechanics, hip muscle strength, and lumbar…
- Trial name
- NCT07629466
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Accidental Falls
Optimal Intensity of Reactive Balance Training for Healthy Older Adults
Falls in daily life are a serious risk for older adults. A new type of balance training, called reactive balance training (RBT) involves people losing balance many times so that they can practice fast balance reactions, like…
- Trial name
- NCT06657989
- Testing
- Reactive balance training, Walking
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Disc Disease
Clinical Decision-Making and Virtual Reality Exercise
Degenerative lumbar spine disease (DLSD) is common in elderly individuals and can result in pain, muscle weakness, and paresthesia.
- Conditions
- Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spondylolisthesis, Degenerative Intervertebral Discs
- Trial name
- NCT05375201
- Testing
- VR skateboarding training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
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
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Aging Problems
OKV Versus CKC for Biomechanics and Function in Mild Knee OA Patients
Background: Clinical recommendations suggest exercises as the core treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients. However, the biomechanical modification following exercise therapy and its influence on pain remains unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT04678609
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia