Clinical trials: Lower Extremity Biomechanics
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation
Eccentric Phase Biomechanics of the Countermovement Jump After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Purpose: This study aims to better understand how force is produced during a vertical jump in individuals approximately six months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction compared with healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- DECAL (NCT07448064)
- Testing
- Countermovement Jump Force Platform Assessment, Isokinetic Test
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haute Ecole ARC Sante
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Effect of Resistance Training on Jump Landing Mechanics in Young Female Athletes
The purpose of this study is to determine if jump landing mechanics in young female athletes can be improved with a resistance training intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT02043275
- Testing
- Leg training, Arm training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee
Automatic Prosthetic Foot Stiffness Modulation to Improve Balance in the Real World
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if automatic stiffness modulation improves balance control in ambulatory individuals with below-knee amputations in real-world conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT07791433
- Testing
- Fixed stiffness prosthesis, Automatic stiffness prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
Injuries, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Effect of Strength and Coordination Training on Biomechanics and Injury in New Runners
The investigators hypothesize that new runners participating in an 8 week strength and coordination training program prior to beginning to run will 1) display different coordination patterns , and 2) experience fewer injuries…
- Conditions
- Injuries, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03293121
- Testing
- Strength and Coordination Training, Walking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee
Automatic Prosthetic Foot Stiffness Modulation to Improve Balance
The goal of this clinical trial is to identify prosthesis stiffness that optimizes balance control in individuals with below knee amputations.
- Trial name
- OSA (NCT06711588)
- Testing
- As-prescribed stiffness, Two categories stiffer than the as-prescribed stiffness, Two categories less stiff than the as-prescribed stiffness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
Dynamic Knee Valgus, Frontal Plan Projection Angle
Effect of Corrective Exercises on Dynamic Knee Valgus
Dynamic knee valgus (DKV) is a movement pattern of the lower limb potentially consisting of a combination of adduction and internal rotation of the femur, knee abduction, tibial anterior translation, tibial external rotation and…
- Conditions
- Dynamic Knee Valgus, Frontal Plan Projection Angle, Motion Analysis, Corrective Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT06776562
- Testing
- Exercise, Control
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Scoliosis
Relationship Between Spine Coronal Alignment and Lower Limb Biomechanical in Scoliosis
To examine the relationships between spine coronal alignment and lower limb biomechanical parameters in scoliotic adolescents
- Trial name
- NCT06276972
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Delta University for Science and Technology
Lower Extremity Problem
Injury Prevention for Female Lacrosse Athletes
In this pilot study the investigators are testing whether an injury prevention program will help improve quality of movement and decrease number of injuries in collegiate women's lacrosse athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT06255899
- Testing
- Education Program on Injury Prevention, Individualized Feedback + Education Program on Injury Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Pain, Acute
Exploration of Gait Biomechanics and Muscle Pain of the Lower Extremity
This interventional study aims to test gait biomechanics in healthy individuals with and without experimental muscle pain in the lower extremities.
- Trial name
- NCT06411197
- Testing
- Hypertonic saline injection, Isotonic saline injection
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kristian Kjær Petersen
Flatfoot, Flexible
Plyometric vs. Intrinsic Foot Muscle Training in Pediatric Flatfoot
The purpose of this study is to investigate how the order of exercises in a training program affects foot mechanics and physical performance in children with flexible flatfoot.
- Trial name
- NCT07884162
- Testing
- Plyometric Training
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine, Sousse
Sports Injury, Orthopedic Disorder
Training of Falling Techniques on Landing Mechanics
The overall purpose of this study is to quantify the effect and retention of one-week training of falling techniques on landing biomechanics associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) loading compared to soft-landing…
- Conditions
- Sports Injury, Orthopedic Disorder, Knee Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT04768088
- Testing
- Falling Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wyoming
Ankle Fractures, Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis
Iterative Design of Custom Dynamic Orthoses to Reduce Articular Contact Stress
The proposed study evaluates the effect of carbon fiber brace design on forces across the ankle joint. Research suggests that ankle arthritis develops after ankle fracture, in part, due to elevated forces on the cartilage.
- Conditions
- Ankle Fractures, Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis Ankle
- Trial name
- PRMRP-FPA2 (NCT04562896)
- Testing
- Custom Carbon Fiber Dynamic Orthosis (CDO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
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
Flexible Flatfoot
Effects of Fatigue and Foot Orthoses on Lower Extremity EMG and Biomechanics for Individuals With Flat Foot
Determine the effects of non-custom made foot orthoses on the kinematics, muscle activity and joint contact force after fatigue and compare the rate of fatigue in flexible flat foot with and without foot orthoses
- Trial name
- NCT03842241
- Testing
- Non-custom made foot orthoses
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Knee Instability
Single and Double Bundle ACL Reconstructions, in Term of Cartilage Damage Due to Remaining Instability After Surgery.
The prevalence of ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) ruptures is relatively high, primarily due to sports and military training injuries.
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Knee Instability, Cartilage Damage
- Trial name
- ACL (NCT04626999)
- Testing
- Single Bundle ACL Reconstruction, Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Knee Injuries, Knee Osteoarthritis
Walking Gait Biomechanics Following Knee Joint Effusion
The purpose of this study is to determine the sensitivity of a wearable sensor to detect changes in knee joint loading using an experimental knee joint effusion as a model for a common clinical physiological alteration in joint…
- Trial name
- NCT03805464
- Testing
- Knee Joint Effusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Chronic Ankle Instability, Lateral Ankle Sprain
Biomechanics and Intrinsic Foot Muscle Roles in Subjects With Chronic Ankle Instability
The current study involves a prospective interventional study that primarily intends to compare foot joint loadings of participants with chronic ankle instability (CAI) with those of subjects who recovered after an ankle sprain…
- Trial name
- NCT05815576
- Testing
- Intrinsic foot muscle fatigue
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Cerebral Palsy, Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
Stepping to Understand Lower Limb Impairments in Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this study is to investigate lower limb impairments in children with bilateral cerebral palsy during stepping tasks.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Bilateral Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT04957277
- Testing
- load modulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Soccer Players
Q-Angle, Segment Length, Quadriceps, and Knee Alignment in Soccer Players
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship of Q-angle, lower extremity segment lengths, and quadriceps muscle activation with dynamic knee alignment during a single-leg squat in active soccer players.
- Trial name
- NCT07894250
- Testing
- Group 1
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
Healthy
Impact of Foot Mobility Techniques on Balance and Pressure in Young Adults
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of specific foot mobility techniques on functional and biomechanical parameters of the foot in young adults aged 18 to 24 years.
- Trial name
- NCT06817798
- Testing
- Specific foot mobility
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, Politécnico e Universitário