Clinical trials: Contraction
Muscle Oxygenation
Evaluation of Muscle Oxygen With MRI
Demonstration of soft tissue hypoxia on MRI using external compression and muscle contraction.
- Trial name
- NCT07638384
- Testing
- Compression and Contraction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Prematurity
Pilot Study of Electronic Uterine Contraction Inhibitor
The objective is to test a novel paradigm for the inhibition of human preterm uterine contractions. The study hypothesis is that human preterm contractions can be safely inhibited with a weak electrical current provided by an…
- Trial name
- PSEUCI (NCT00994058)
- Testing
- Electrical Inhibition (EI) Uterine Pacemaker
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Winthrop University Hospital
Healthy
Reference Values for the One Repetition Maximum Test of Knee Extensors for Brazilians.
Muscle strength is important for health and can affect how well people live, even increasing the risk of death in adults and older people.
- Trial name
- NCT06648421
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Inguinal Hernias
Polypropylene Meshes in Hernia Repair
The aim of this study was to analyze the shrinkage of two different screens in the repair of inguinal hernias in men . 32 patients with unilateral inguinal hernia were assigned randomly.
- Trial name
- NCT01090219
- Testing
- two different meshes in the repair of inguinal hernias
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense - Unidade Academica de Ciecias da Saude
Premature Birth, Premature Labor
Electrical Inhibition (EI): A Preliminary Study To Inhibit Preterm Labor And Preterm Birth
An electrical-inhibition (EI) uterine pacemaker device similar to an electrical heart pacemaker delivers a weak electrical current to the human uterus during active preterm labor to rapidly and safely inhibit the unwanted…
- Trial name
- EI (NCT02569216)
- Testing
- Electrical Inhibition (EI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
The Role of Quadriceps Contraction in Patellar Repositioning - a Computed Tomography Study
Background Previous studies have a great discrepancy concerning the effects of quadriceps contraction on patellar lateral displacement and tilt in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT00760136
- Testing
- Computed Tomography
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Healthy Adult Participants
Physiological Responses to Upper Limb NMES
The primary objective of this study is to explore the application of the Firefly® device for delivering NMES to anatomically defined regions of the upper limb and to observe associated physiological changes.
- Trial name
- NCT07635979
- Testing
- Firefly NMES device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Kieron.Day
Premature Atrial Contractions, Premature Ventricular Contractions
Coffee and Real-time Atrial and Ventricular Ectopy
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) are morbid, costly, and incompletely understood diseases that have reached epidemic proportions worldwide.
- Trial name
- CRAVE (NCT03671759)
- Testing
- Start: On Caffeine, Start: Off Caffeine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Athletes
The Acute Effects of Combined Caffeine and Sodium Bicarbonate Consumption on Isometric Mid-thigh Pull
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of isolated and combined caffeine and sodium bicarbonate consumption on acute isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) strength, and verify whether they are cumulative, neutral or…
- Trial name
- NCT05883046
- Testing
- Performance-Enhancing Substances, Baseline (Control)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bozok University
Low Back Pain
Manipulation Effects on Abdominal Muscles
The purpose of this study is to understand how different physical therapy interventions affect the use of certain abdominal muscles in patients with low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01745939
- Testing
- Lumbar Manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Premature Ventricular Contraction, Ventricular Tachycardia
Ventricular Arrhythmia Ablation With the Use of Non-Invasive ECG Imaging Technology
Researchers are trying to determine if the use of software called VIVO, made by Catheter Precision, Inc. can shorten the length of time it takes to perform an ablation procedure for either premature ventricular contractions…
- Trial name
- NCT04219501
- Testing
- VIVO
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Grade 1 Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
EFFECTIVENESS OF ECCENTRIC HAMSTRING CONTRACTIONS WITH PHYSIOTHERAPY TRAINING ON SPORTS PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN YOUNG MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WITH NON-CONTACT GRADE 1 ACL INJURY
The overall aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of eccentric hamstring contractions on sports performance in young male football players with non-contact grade 1 Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT07115316
- Testing
- Exercises
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Emirates Health Services (EHS)
Exercise-induced Muscle Damage
Effects of Inter-Set Rest Intervals on Muscle Damage After Flywheel Exercise in Untrained Men (RCT)
This randomized parallel-group clinical trial will compare the acute effects of three different inter-set rest intervals during a single lower-limb flywheel resistance exercise session in untrained men.
- Trial name
- NCT07679971
- Testing
- Flywheel resistance exercise with 1-minute inter-set rest, Flywheel resistance exercise with 2-minute inter-set rest, Flywheel resistance exercise with 3-minute inter-set rest
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Vicosa
Kinesio Taping Effects on Knee Extension Force
Kinesio Taping Effects on Knee Extension Force Among Soccer Players
Kinesio Taping (KT) is used often, but there is little scientific information on its effect. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of KT on knee extension force among soccer players.
- Trial name
- NCT02167126
- Testing
- Kinesio Taping
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Franca
Preterm Contractions
Uterine Contractions Under Blue Light
The objective in the current study is to test the hypothesis that nocturnal uterine contractions in preterm women can be suppressed by brief ocular exposure to blue light.The Olcese lab at Florida State University identified a…
- Trial name
- NCT03691740
- Testing
- Ocular light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Postural Balance
Effects of Two Compression Socks on Balance and Ankle Stability in Healthy Adults
This randomized study will compare a novel tensioning compression sock with a commercially available elastic foot and ankle compression sock in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- Not provided (NCT07812454)
- Testing
- Novel Tensioning Compression Sock, Elastic Compression Sock
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Subluxation of Joint of Lumbar Spine
The Effects of Spinal Manipulation on Central Nervous System Activity Measured by Reflexive Calf Muscle Recruitment
This study investigated the effects of spinal manipulation on central nervous system activity. The presence of postactivation potentiation, an increase in muscular force production following prior muscular contractions, was…
- Trial name
- NCT02848456
- Testing
- Spinal Manipulation, Max Voluntary Isometric Contraction, SM+MVIC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grant Sanders
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Mulligan Manual Therapy and Trunk Stabilization Exercises Versus Isometric Knee Strengthening on Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee joint arthritis posses a serious health problem and caring for an individual with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) produces a great burden on society.
- Trial name
- NCT04099017
- Testing
- Mulligan Joint mobilization, Trunk stabilization group, Knee strengthening group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Dow University of Health Sciences
Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness
What is the Best Verbal Instruction for Contraction the Pelvic Floor Muscles?
The aim of this study is to T to compare the effectiveness of producing a pelvic floor muscle contraction by different verbal instruction.
- Trial name
- NCT03400540
- Testing
- verbal instruction
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Uterine Atony, Uterine Tone Disorders
Intravenous Versus Intramuscular Administration of Methylergonovine for Uterine Contraction in Cesarean Sections
Insufficient uterine tone resulting in atony can potentiate hemorrhage and adverse outcomes for the parturient. Oxytocin is the first pharmacologic agent used, followed by methylergonovine, carboprost, and misoprostol.
- Conditions
- Uterine Atony, Uterine Tone Disorders, Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT03303235
- Testing
- Methylergonovine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University