Clinical trials: Calf Muscle Weakness
Sarcopenia, Aging
STRIDE: Strength of The Calf Muscles and Their Role In Declining Effectiveness of Movement With Aging
The calf muscles (plantarflexors) are the most important muscles for walking, running and daily activities. Weakness of these muscles through aging and disease significantly impact a person's ability to walk and complete daily…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Aging, Muscle Weakness or Atrophy, Frailty
- Trial name
- STRIDE (NCT07726498)
- Testing
- No intervention (observational study)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Chronic Ankle Injuries, Chronic Low-back Pain
Ankle Spine Syndrome "RAFFET Syndrome II
A case series aimed to describe a new clinical condition for the first time in the medical literature called Ankle Spine Syndrome or "RAFFET Syndrome II".
- Conditions
- Chronic Ankle Injuries, Chronic Low-back Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Calf Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT06140862
- Testing
- calf muscle strengthening and streching
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Noha Khaled Shoukry
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Effect of Functional Power Training on Calf Muscle Length and Strength in Children With Spastic Paresis
Spastic paresis (SP) is a common motor condition in children and is often caused by cerebral palsy. Skeletal muscles develop differently in children with SP due to brain damage in early development; muscle strength and muscle…
- Trial name
- MegaMuscle (NCT05649930)
- Testing
- Functional power training
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Balance
Gait Reeducation Program in Older Adults
The sequential square mat (SSM) Fisior® program is a novel functional gait training tool designed to enhance motor control, coordination, and strength through guided step sequences on a visual-tactile platform.
- Conditions
- Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Balance, Gait Disorders, Physical Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07006584
- Testing
- Experimental, Active Comparator #1
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Europea de Madrid