Clinical trials: Lower Extremity Function
Ankle Sprain
Cast Immobilization Versus Functional Therapy for Acute, Severe Lateral Ankle Sprains
Acute, severe lateral ankle sprains are estimated to comprise between 3-5% of emergency department visits and are the most common musculoskeletal injury in the physically active population.
- Trial name
- NCT01446341
- Testing
- Below knee plaster casting, Functional rehabilitation
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Lower-Limb Strength Asymmetry, Athletic Performance
Effects of Unilateral Complex Training on Lower-Limb Strength Asymmetry and Athletic Performance in Basketball Players
This study evaluated the effects of an eight-week unilateral complex training program on lower-limb strength, inter-limb strength asymmetry, and athletic performance in male basketball players.
- Trial name
- NCT07766096
- Testing
- Unilateral Complex Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Gaziantep
Athletic Performance Enhancement
Effects of Microdosed Plyometric Training on Lower-Limb Neuromuscular Function and Sport-Specific Performance in Rope-Skipping Athletes
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two ways of scheduling plyometric training in rope-skipping athletes. The study will examine whether short and frequent training sessions have different effects on lower-limb muscle…
- Trial name
- MPPT (NCT07740096)
- Testing
- Microdosed Plyometric Training, Traditional Concentrated Plyometric Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chongqing Normal University
Elderly, Balance
The Effect of Lower Extremity Strengthening Exercises Versus Trunk Strengthening Exercises
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of lower extremity strengthening exercises versus trunk strengthening exercises on balance, walking, fall risk and quality of life in elderly individuals.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Balance, Gait
- Trial name
- NCT05210296
- Testing
- Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Yalova
Cerebral Palsy, Crouch Gait
Alterations of Functional Activities and Leg Stiffness After Hamstring Lengthening in Cerebral Palsy Children
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most prevalent physical disabilities originating in childhood. Crouch gait is a common gait abnormality in patients with cerebral palsy, which is common treated with hamstring lengthening.
- Trial name
- NCT00154830
- Testing
- cerebral palsy, crouch gait
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Phantom Limb Pain
Examining Brain Changes Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) in Amputees With Phantom Limb Pain Following Mirror Therapy
Almost everyone who has a traumatic limb amputated will experience a phantom limb - the vivid impression that the limb not only still is present, but also in many cases, painful.
- Trial name
- NCT00662415
- Testing
- mirror-box treatment, observation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Department of Defense
Proprioception
Sensing of Leg Position and Movement
This study will collect information on how people sense leg position and movement. The findings may help scientists develop better ways to evaluate and treat joint problems.
- Trial name
- NCT00100919
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Amputation, Diabetes
Thermoregulation in Individuals With a Leg Amputation
The goal of this project is to understand the factors that affect skin temperature (e.g., tissue above amputation site, and opposite foot) in people with amputation and diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT06458426
- Testing
- shock-absorbing prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Walking
Frontal Lobe Oxyhemoglobin Levels in Patients With Lower Extremity Burns Assessed Using a fNIRS
Investigators investigate the patterns of cortical activation using the NIRST in patients with peripheral neurological injury caused by lower extremity burns.
- Trial name
- fNIRS (NCT03990831)
- Testing
- Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital
Endothelial Dysfunction
Effect of Local Heat Stress Via Leg Bath on Artery Function
Arteries are flexible in their structure and function and change in response to a variety of factors. Endothelial cells, are the skin type cells that form a layer inside arteries, and they are very important for arterial health.
- Trial name
- HEAT (NCT03618524)
- Testing
- Lower limb hot water immersion
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Hemiplegia and/or Hemiparesis Following Stroke
The Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Lower Limb Motor Function in Stroke Patients With Hemiplegia
flow restriction training combined with routine rehabilitation training can promote the recovery of lower limb muscle strength on the hemiplegic side of stroke patients, improve the lower limb motor function of patients, and…
- Trial name
- NCT06461013
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yunhong Tian
Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity
Characterizing Ankle Function During Sloped Locomotion for Prosthesis Development
The proposed study aims to characterize biological ankle joint function during walking and running on slopes in order to further develop advanced powered ankle-foot prostheses.
- Trial name
- NCT01784003
- Testing
- Powered ankle-foot prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Prostheses and Implants
Advanced Prosthetic Devices for Lower Limb Amputees
Lower limb amputation is an emerging global health concern. Currently, there are over 1.6 million amputees in the U.S. and around 6000 new amputations are recorded per annum in the UK.
- Trial name
- NCT04197011
- Testing
- prosthetic device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham Trent University
Brain Injuries, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Visual Feedback in Lower Limb Rehabilitation
Severe Acquired Brain Injury (sABI) is defined as "an encephalic impairment that occurs after birth and is not related to a congenital or degenerative disease.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Brain Injuries, Vascular
- Trial name
- NCT05179330
- Testing
- OMEGO®
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Asymptomatic Condition
Influence of Muscle Stretching and Neural Mobilizations on Lower Limbs Range of Motion in Asymptomatic Subjects.
First, this study aims to use the straight leg raising test (SLR) and the knee angle extension test (KEA) test associated to a structural differentiation to determine the limitation of the lower limb (muscular or nervous) in…
- Trial name
- NCT05899244
- Testing
- muscle streching exercice, Slider, Tensioner
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Myocardial Infarction, Stroke
Women's Health Initiative Strong and Healthy Study
The WHISH trial applies state-of-the science behavioral principles and currently available technologies to deliver a physical activity intervention without face-to-face contact to ~25,000 older U.S. women expected to consent.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cardiovascular Mortality, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- WHISH (NCT02425345)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Volunteers
- 49,331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Return to Work and Functional Results of French Soldiers After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
The return to work in the military population after surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has been poorly investigated within the French armed forces.
- Trial name
- NCT04668677
- Testing
- On-line questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
ACL Injury
Motor Imagery-Enhanced Rehabilitation Modulates Cortical Plasticity and Functional Recovery After ACL Reconstruction
Part 1: Neural Correlates of Motor Imagery in ACLR Patients This cross-sectional study aims to systematically compare differences in electroencephalographic (EEG) activity between patients who have returned to sport one year…
- Trial name
- NCT07833189
- Testing
- Motor Imagery Therapy (i.e., "mentally practicing movement"), conventional rehabilitation"
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Hip Fractures
Anterior vs Posterior Approach for Hip Hemiarthroplasty
Randomized trial to evaluate the role of the anterior vs posterior approach regarding hemiarthroplasty of the hip. The Investigators' hypothesis is that the muscle sparing anterior approach may result in improved function in the…
- Trial name
- NCT04957251
- Testing
- anterior approach to the hip, posterior approach to the hip
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mount Carmel Health System
Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy
LEAP a New Overground Body Weight Support Robot: Usability Trial
People with central nervous system disorders such as spinal cord injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, etc… often have impaired lower extremity function that limits activities of daily life and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- LEAP (NCT03458169)
- Testing
- Therapist LEAP session feedback, Participant LEAP session feedback, LEAP risk control validation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinique Romande de Readaptation