Clinical trials: Knee Brace
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Treatment of Acute ACL Injuries in Young Patients Using a Rebound ACL Brace
This study evaluates the use of a brace in acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in children and adolescents. Half of the participants will receive a so called rebound ACL brace together with a standardized rehab…
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
- Trial name
- NCT04185532
- Testing
- Rebound ACL brace and physioterapy, Physioterapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Frida Hansson, MD
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Unloader One Study on Knee Osteoarthritis Hässleholm Sweden
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of the Unloader one brace on the clinical symptoms of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) by comparing a functioning brace with a dummy.
- Trial name
- NCT03454776
- Testing
- Unloader One brace
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Knee Osteoarthritis
Effects of a New Knee Brace for Treatment of the Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the immediate effects of a knee brace with a new mechanism on the pain and medial knee loading during gait among medial knee osteoarthritis patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01866176
- Testing
- Stabilizing Knee Brace, Valgus Knee Brace, New Knee Brace
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Return to Play After ACL Reconstruction With Bone Marrow Aspirate, DBM, and an Internal Brace
The Investigators are studying the effect of an ACL reconstruction on return to play by capturing outcome measures and biomechanics information.
- Trial name
- NCT06294314
- Testing
- Fertilized ACL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marshall University
Anterior Knee Pain
Spring Loaded Tri-Compartment Unloader Knee Brace Study
This study will examine clinical outcomes related to pain and function in patients with anterior knee pain (i.e. focal patella and/or trochlea cartilage defect(s), patellofemoral arthritis) before and after standard of care…
- Trial name
- NCT05428332
- Testing
- Tri-Compartment Unloader Brace
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Functional Performance Outcome After ACL Repair With Internal Brace Technique
The purpose of the study is a clinical evaluation with special regard to magnetic resonance imaging and functional performance at least one year after injury / surgery in all three groups (subjects who underwent InternalBrace…
- Trial name
- NCT02760589
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AUVA
Lower Extremity Biomechanics
Effect of Ankle-foot Orthoses Trim Line Modifications on Ankle and Knee Motion and Force.
The purpose of this study is to quantify changes in ankle and knee motion and force resulting from five progressive modifications to the anterior-posterior trim lines of thermoformed ankle-foot orthoses (AFO).
- Trial name
- NCT01865682
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern California Institute for Research and Education
Cartilage Loss, Microfracture
Effects of Unloader Bracing in Clinical Outcome and Cartilage Physiology Following Microfracture of Chondral Defects
The study will examine clinical and radiographic outcomes of microfracture surgery (a common technique to address isolated areas of cartilage loss) in the knee used with or without unloader bracing.
- Trial name
- Mfxbracing (NCT02016300)
- Testing
- Unloader Bracing, Non-Bracing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Protonics Knee Brace Versus Hamstring Resisted Exercise (HRE) on Individuals With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
ProtonicsTM Knee brace has been suggested as an intervention for patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). However, the effectiveness of this knee brace compared to traditional conservative methods knee rehabilitation is…
- Trial name
- HRE (NCT03042559)
- Testing
- Protonics Knee brace, Sports Cords
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Healthy Volunteers
Effect of Proprioceptive Knee Braces on the Performance and Endurance of Recreational Soccer Players Aged 60-80 Years
The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of wearing bilateral proprioceptive knee braces on the endurance of subjects aged 60 to 80 years.
- Trial name
- FOOTEX60-80 (NCT05716165)
- Testing
- proprioceptive knee braces, No knee brace
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thuasne
Knee Osteoarthritis (Knee OA)
Neuromuscular Control and Motor Unit Behavior in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
This study aims to examine the effects of moderate-intensity strength training, performed with or without an unloading knee orthosis (valgus-corrective or sham mode), on muscle function, motor unit behavior, and force modulation…
- Trial name
- NCT07544693
- Testing
- the strengthening program
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
Stroke
Interactive Exoskeleton Robot for Walking
A new lower-limb training system is introduced to enhance the clinical service for post-stroke lower limb rehabilitation and to assist the establishment of public clinical trial in different settings and share experiences on the…
- Trial name
- NCT03184259
- Testing
- Robotic ankle system, Robotic knee system
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Rehabilitation, Treatment Outcome
Effects of Exercise Therapy and Soft Brace on Knee Osteoarthritis
The primary aim of the study is to investigate the effects of supervised exercise therapy and education on the immediate response to using a soft knee brace in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
- Conditions
- Rehabilitation, Treatment Outcome, Pain, Knee Brace
- Trial name
- NCT03949400
- Testing
- Exercise therapy and education.
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College of Northern Denmark
Soft Tissue Characterization of the Knee Region
Knee Indentation for Soft Tissues Mechanical Characterization and Modeling
Knee osteoarthritis is a common cause of disability, affecting more than 650 million people aged 40 and over worldwide in 2020. To relieve pain and improve mobility, some patients use knee orthoses .
- Trial name
- KneeDent (NCT07640178)
- Testing
- Knee indentation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de recherche Inria de l'Université de Rennes
EMG, Exercise Response
Impact of Knee Extension Brace on Quadriceps EMG During ASLR
The main objective of this study is to evaluate quadriceps thigh muscle activity during active straight leg raise (ASLR) with a knee brace.
- Trial name
- NCT06821477
- Testing
- Superficial EMG
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
Adult ALL, Healthy
Heel Wedges and Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthoses to Control Knee Biomechanics
The proposed study evaluates the effect of medial and lateral wedges and carbon fiber custom dynamic orthoses (CDOs) on lower limb forces and motion during walking.
- Trial name
- CDOKNEEpilot (NCT05209360)
- Testing
- Medial or Lateral Wedge, Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Muscle Atrophy, Disuse Atrophy
Effect of Knee Position on Muscle Loss During Leg Immobilization
This study looks at what happens to leg muscles when the knee is kept straight or bent during five days of wearing a brace. We want to find out if keeping the knee bent (so the thigh muscle is stretched) helps prevent muscle loss…
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, Disuse Atrophy, Immobilization
- Trial name
- NCT07690150
- Testing
- Knee immobilization brace (0°) for 5 days, Knee immobilization brace (60°) for 5 days
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Satisfaction
Prospective Trial of the TriFit™ Web Knee Brace
This is a prospective trial comparing improvements in pain, function, and quality of life in patients with early-stage knee osteoarthritis conservatively managed with the TriFit™ Web Knee Brace.
- Trial name
- NCT03633071
- Testing
- Web-knee brace
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education
Knee Osteoarthritis
Wedged Orthoses and Knee Osteoarthritis
The five-year goal of this project is to investigate the effect of in-shoe wedged orthoses on lower extremity function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. In general, our aims address the long-term effects of orthoses.
- Trial name
- NCT00420147
- Testing
- wedged inshoe orthosis, neutral inshoe orthosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Knee Osteoarthritis
Effects of Bracing on Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by complaints of knee pain, aching and stiffness that commonly alter the way one will climb stairs and walk reducing an individual's function and the activities they may perform on a…
- Trial name
- NCT01886144
- Testing
- Knee OA Brace
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University