Clinical trials: H-reflex
Low Back Pain
H-reflex Responses to High-Velocity Low-Amplitude Manipulation
High-Velocity Low-Amplitude (HVLA) manipulation is a known technique of the Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) for somatic dysfunction (SD), and heart rate variability and H-reflex response are possible variables to assess…
- Trial name
- NCT02406807
- Testing
- HVLA manipulation
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Brasileiro de Osteopatia
Muscle Spasticity
H-reflex in Spastic Lower Limb Cryoneurotomy
Spasticity is a common complication after many upper motor neurone disorders. Many surgical techniques have been introduced for patients with refractory spasticity though they are not without peri-operative risks.
- Trial name
- NCT04907201
- Testing
- Cryoneurotomy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vancouver Island Health Authority
Muscle, Physiology
Vibration Induced Reflex Responses and Estimation of TVR
The aim of this study is to estimate tonic vibration latency and whole body vibration reflex latency
- Trial name
- VIRR&TVR (NCT03424551)
- Testing
- vibrator
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Parkinson
Suprapostural Attention Focus and Postural Difficulty on H-reflex and Brain Activity: Aging and Parkinson's Disease
Inherent with intricate allocation of brain resource and attention shift, postural-suprapostural task is defined as postural control takes place while the other concurrent task is being performed.
- Trial name
- NCT02539446
- Testing
- stable condition, unstable condition, attentional focus
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Muscle Hypertonia, Reflex, Abnormal
Optimal Interstimulus Interval For Consecutive H-Reflex Responses In Patients With Spasticity
This study evaluates the optimal interstimulus interval for consecutive H-reflex responses in patients with spasticity.
- Trial name
- NCT04005937
- Testing
- H-reflex
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Electrical Stimulation
Neuromuscular Adaptations After Training in the Muscle Belly of Triceps Surae
This study aims to evaluate on an acute session of the central and peripheral contributions of electrical stimulation on the muscle belly of the triceps surae, electrical stimulation of the tibial nerve and voluntary exercise of…
- Trial name
- NCT03905772
- Testing
- Voluntary exercise, Wide pulse responder group, Wide pulse non responder group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Brasilia
Vibration, H-reflex
Load Dependent Modulation of Spinal Excitability: Linking H-Reflex Supression and Whole Body Vibration Induced Reflex Latency
This study examines how different standing postures and whole-body vibration conditions affect spinal reflex activity. Participants will stand in various positions-with and without vibration of two amplitudes-and H-reflex…
- Trial name
- SRML (NCT07253467)
- Testing
- Whole Body Vibration
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Healthy Young Adults
Remote Ischemic Conditioning and Spinal Reflex Modulation
Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) is a clinically feasible method that protects distant organs from severe injury through brief, sub lethal periods of ischemia followed by re-perfusion.
- Trial name
- NCT06860464
- Testing
- Remote Ischemic Condtioning (RIC), Balance training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Osteoporosis Postmenopausal
Effect of Mechanical Loading and Bone Loss on Motor Neuron Activity-H-Reflex Relationship
Weight-bearing exercises (e.g., running, jumping, whole-body vibration) are widely practiced due to their beneficial effects on bone development and their role in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
- Trial name
- NCT07253493
- Testing
- H-reflex, Bone myoregulation reflex
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Kinesiology Taping
Effects of Kinesiology Tape Tensions on Gastrocnemius and Soleus H-reflex Modulations
Kinesio tape (KT) has been widely used in the areas of sports and physical therapy (Kase, 2003). The effect of KT tensions on H-reflex modulation has not been discussed in the literature.
- Trial name
- NCT03865251
- Testing
- Kinesiology tape
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Taipei
Training
Operant H-reflex Down-conditioning of Rectus Femoris in Post-stroke Stiff Knee Gait
The investigators performed a feasibility trial of operant conditioning of spinal reflex excitability on five healthy individuals and two post-stroke individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT05467774
- Testing
- Operant RF H-reflex conditioning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Spasticity
Modulation of H-reflex After Application of Electric Currents in Healthy People
The purpose of this study is to determinate whether the application of electric currents produce changes in the excitability of alpha moto neurone.
- Trial name
- NCT02718989
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation, 10Kilohertz (KHz)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
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
People With Identified Painful Trigger Points (Tp) Within the Soleus and Gastrocnemius Muscles Complex, Healthy Subjects or Volunteers
Trigger Point Dry Needling With and Without Electrical Stimulation in Healthy Subjects
DN is one of the most commonly used physical therapy (PT) interventions for managing trigger points (Tp). Evidence suggests that DN was equally effective as other PT interventions, compared to no treatment or Sham-DN.
- Trial name
- DN (NCT07384247)
- Testing
- Dry needling with electrical stimulation, Dry needling, Electrical stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rhode Island
Compression of Spinal Nerve Root, Spinal Disorder
Soleus H-Reflex in Different Sitting Postures
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of prolonged sitting duration and three different sitting postures (erect, slumped, and slouched sitting postures) on spinal nerve root function by measuring the soleus (SOL)…
- Conditions
- Compression of Spinal Nerve Root, Spinal Disorder, Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01744899
- Testing
- Sitting posture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
H-reflex, Spinal Reflexes
H-Reflex Suppression by Bone Myoregulation Reflex During Mechanical Loading in Standing Humans
This study aims to investigate how standing posture and mechanical loading affect reflex responses in the lower limb. Specifically, it focuses on the H-reflex-a type of spinal cord reflex-and how it changes during quiet standing…
- Conditions
- H-reflex, Spinal Reflexes, Posture, Weight-Bearing
- Trial name
- BMR-HREF (NCT07043595)
- Testing
- Whole-Body Vibration (WBV)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Stroke, Healthy
Operant Conditioning for Neuromodulation
Emerging evidence demonstrates that animals and people can exert control over the level of excitability in spinal and corticospinal neural circuits that contribute to movement.
- Trial name
- NCT03461159
- Testing
- Operant conditioning of H-reflexes, Operant conditioning of motor evoked potentials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stacey Dejong
Effects of Vibration
Bone Myoregulation Reflex & Presynaptic Ia Inhibition
Hypotheses of this study are 1. Bone myoregulation reflex (BMR) inhibits presynaptically H-reflex during whole-body vibration (WBV) 2.
- Trial name
- NCT03016286
- Testing
- vibration
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital
Physical Activity
Cross Sectional Study to Evaluate Effects of Kinesiotaping on Muscle Activity During Climbing Stairs and Sport Activity
This study aims to evaluate the effects of IQ-Tape, Kinesiotaping and no Taping on muscle activity during daily activity and sport activity.
- Trial name
- NCT02802410
- Testing
- IQ-Tape, Kinesiotape, No-Tape
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
Relaxation; Joint, Limitation, Mobility
Comparing the Reciprocal Inhibition Method and Post-isometric Inhibition Method of Muscle Energy Technique on the Spinal Reflex Excitability in Healthy Subjects
This a cross-over study to compare the effect of two different muscle energy techniques (MET) including post-isometric inhibition and reciprocal inhibition on the spinal reflex excitability.
- Conditions
- Relaxation; Joint, Limitation, Mobility, Relaxation; Lumbosacral
- Trial name
- NCT03980106
- Testing
- Reciprocal Inhibition Muscle Energy Technique, Post-Isometric Inhibition Muscle Energy Technique
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Georgia