Clinical trials: Lower Extremity Biomechanics
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
Lower Limb Injury
Efficacy of the Most Commonly Used Physiotherapeutic Treatments for Acute Lower Limb Fatigue in Athletes
Acute fatigue is the inability to generate a required or expected level of force or exercise intensity, whether or not preceded by previous exercise. It is an important risk factor in overuse injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT05167162
- Testing
- State-Trait Anxiety Questionnaire, Rating of Perceived Exertion, Motor coordination tests
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Clinica Gema Leon
Diabetic Foot
Diabetic Foot School and Biomechanics
The primary aim of the study is to establish a diabetic foot school. The secondary aim is to compare the effects of the training given to diabetic foot patients within the scope of the diabetic foot school, on sensory, balance…
- Trial name
- NCT05431660
- Testing
- education and exercise protocol about diabetic foot, control group
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Knee Osteoarthritis, Lower Extremity Biomechanics
Motor Learning in Knee Osteoarthritis
Non-surgical treatment options, like exercise therapy, show excellent short-term effects regarding pain reduction and improvement of knee function. However, mid- and long-term effects are missing so far.
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis, Lower Extremity Biomechanics, Physiotherapy
- Trial name
- MLKOA (NCT04445350)
- Testing
- External Focus Of Attention, Internal Focus Of Attention
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences
Healthy Adult, Exercise
Diurnal Strength Variation
Healthy individuals will be tested at different times of day to determine whether exercise at a non-expected time results in poorer performance.
- Trial name
- NCT07711340
- Testing
- Time-driven dosing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Effect of Altered Mechanical Loading in ACLR
Altered loading is a causative factor for the development of knee osteoarthritis following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), and real-time biofeedback may be an effective intervention to manipulate altered…
- Trial name
- NCT03035994
- Testing
- Real-Time Biofeedback
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Development of Computational Models to Predict the Short-, Medium- and Long-term Cartilage Degeneration and Pain for Patients With Early-stage Osteoarthritis or Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Knee osteoarthritis is a complex condition, and selecting effective non-drug treatments like orthoses or exercise is often difficult and imprecise.
- Trial name
- MathKOA (NCT07134244)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation, Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training Effects
Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Rraining on Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Importance: Following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), patients often experience quadriceps muscle weakness and atrophy, frequently leading to long-term complications.
- Trial name
- NCT07311031
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction training, Standard ACL rehabilitation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital MAZ
Lower Extremity Amputation
Pivot-Flex Foot: Optimal Coupling Ratio Between Transverse and Sagittal-plane Motions Using a Torsionally Adaptive Prosthesis for Individuals With Lower Limb Amputation
When prescribing a prosthetic foot, clinicians face a dizzying array of choices as more than 200 different prosthetic feet are available.
- Trial name
- NCT03532100
- Testing
- Torsionally adaptive prosthesis with 0:1 coupling ratio, Torsionally adaptive prosthesis with 1:6 coupling ratio, Torsionally adaptive prosthesis with 1:4 coupling ratio
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome
The Foot Exercises in Patellofemoral Pain
The purpose of this study is to investigate the additional effects of Short Foot Exercises on pain, biomechanical characteristics and functionality of lower extremity in patients with patellofemoral pain.
- Conditions
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome, Pronation Deformity of the Foot, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT03099512
- Testing
- SFE, Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
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
Healthy Adult Participants, Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
Three-dimensional Biomechanics of the Lower Limbs in Healthy Volunteers: Establishment of a Reference Database Using the MERItest® System
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is frequently associated with persistent biomechanical impairments despite clinically satisfactory recovery.
- Trial name
- MERITEST TS (NCT07886411)
- Testing
- MERITest
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinique du Sport, Bordeaux Mérignac
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
Running, Leg Injuries
Exercise Interventions, Running Biomechanics and Injury in Novice Runners
The purpose of this study is to understand the effects of muscle strengthening and balance exercise interventions on muscle strength, running mechanics and postural control in novice recreational runners.
- Trial name
- NCT01900262
- Testing
- Strengthening, Balance Training, Stretching
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Scoliosis Idiopathic
Effect of Scoliosis-Specific Exercise on Lower Limb Biomechanics
PURPOSE: To examine the effect of Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercise on limb biomechanical parameters in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
- Trial name
- NCT06266637
- Testing
- Conventional Physical Therapy Program, Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercise (Schroth)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Delta University for Science and Technology
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Quadriceps Function, Landing Biomechanics, and Performance in Individuals With ACL Reconstruction
Individuals who undergo anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) are at heightened risk of secondary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury (e.g. additional injury to the ACL in either knee).
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear, ACL Injury, ACL Tear
- Trial name
- NCT07681193
- Testing
- Whole body vibration (WBV)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Influence of Proprioceptive Reweighting Ability on Lower-limb Biomechanics During Functional Tasks
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are frequent in handball especially among young players. Recent investigations highlighted the implication of the central nervous system as a potential risk factor for ACL rupture.
- Trial name
- NEURIBIO (NCT04736511)
- Testing
- Star Excursion Balance Test, Single leg Drop Vertical Jump, Unplanned sidestep cutting manoeuvre
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Healthy Subject
Francis Biomechanics Study
This study aims to evaluate the effect of a range of pre-formed orthoses on function of the foot and leg to generate technical data on how the individual insoles impact gait, distribution of load and stability in a healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT03662399
- Testing
- Insoles, Standard shoe
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited
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