Clinical trials: Lower Extremity Muscle Strength
Healthy Volunteers
The Effects of 12-week Additional Strength Training and 8-week Detraining on Movement Patterns, Lower Limb Strength, and Dance Performance in Chinese College Dancesport Athletes
In this study, which will investigate the effects of 12-week strength training with 8-week detraining on movement patterns, lower limb strength, and dance performance among Chinese college dancesport athletes, functional movement…
- Trial name
- NCT07164599
- Testing
- strength training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Transfemoral Amputation
Assessment of Strength, Balance, and Function in Above-Knee Amputees in Relation to Residual Limb Length
The goal of this observational study is to learn how muscle strength, balance, and functional ability are affected in people with above-knee (transfemoral) amputations.
- Trial name
- NCT07032233
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Ceren Kuzu
Burns, Muscle Weakness
Reallocating Rehabilitation Time to Wii Fit or Pilates After Lower-Limb Burn Injury
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether reallocating part of a fixed-duration supervised rehabilitation session to Wii Fit or Pilates will improve functional outcomes in adults with healed lower-extremity burns.
- Conditions
- Burns, Muscle Weakness, Exercises, Functional Performance
- Trial name
- NCT06081504
- Testing
- Wii fit exercises program, Pilates exercises program, Standard physical therapy program
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Ankle Injuries
Balance Training With Progressive Intermittent Visual Occlusions in Chronic Ankle Instability(RCT)
Based on the purpose of this study, the following hypotheses were established: There will be a significant difference in balance changes within and between groups following balance training with progressive intermittent visual…
- Trial name
- BTPIVO-CAI (NCT07108491)
- Testing
- Balance Training with Stroboscopic Glasses, Balance Training without Glasses
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Sahmyook University
Aged, Muscle Strength
Effectiveness of Iso-inertial Resistance Training in Physically Active Older Adults
Strength training is effective for promoting longevity. The iso-inertial training method is an innovative way to improve strength, but it is unclear whether it improves muscle power and functional variables that are key to…
- Conditions
- Aged, Muscle Strength, Resistance Training
- Trial name
- NCT06160089
- Testing
- Isoinertial training, Gravitational training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Weakness, Muscle, Muscle Weakness
Short Term Immobilization of the Lower Limb
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of one week of knee-joint immobilization on muscle size, strength, neuromuscular function, and brain function.
- Conditions
- Weakness, Muscle, Muscle Weakness, Muscle Loss, Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- STILL (NCT05072652)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Action Observation + Mental Imagery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Workplace Health Promotion, Muscle Strength
Effects of Jive Dance Training on Lower Limb Muscle Strength
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a structured, partner-free Jive dance training program on the physical and cognitive health of hospital employees.
- Conditions
- Workplace Health Promotion, Muscle Strength, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07641465
- Testing
- Systematic Solo Jive Dance Training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- E-DA Hospital
Hospital Associated Disability, Immobility
Targeting Muscle Strength Loss Due to Hospitalization in Older Adults by Blood-flow Restriction Combined With an Electromyography-driven Serious Game.
This study investigates a new training method designed to help older adults preserve their muscle strength during hospitalization.
- Conditions
- Hospital Associated Disability, Immobility, Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
- Trial name
- GHOSTLY+ (NCT07294131)
- Testing
- Gamified isometric strength training with blood flow restriction, Standard Physiotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Healthy Women, Muscle Strength
The Impact of Trunk and Lower Extremity Electrical Stimulation on Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Females
This study aims to investigate the effects of whole-body electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) applied to the trunk and lower extremity muscles on pelvic floor muscle strength in healthy women.
- Conditions
- Healthy Women, Muscle Strength, Pelvic Floor
- Trial name
- NCT07554612
- Testing
- Electrical Muscle Stimulation, Standardized Exercise Protocol
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Okan University
Hip Fracture
A Randomised, Controlled Comparison of Vitamin D Strategies is Acute Hip Fracture Patients
The purpose of the study is to determine the best dose of Vitamin D to give to hip fracture patients to achieve the optimal therapeutic level.
- Trial name
- NCT00424619
- Testing
- Vitamin D2
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis (POMS)
Five Times Sit-To-Stand Test for Patients with Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis
Transitioning from a sitting to a standing position is a movement essential for maintaining physical independence and functional mobility, and is necessary for performing many activities in daily life.
- Trial name
- NCT06648499
- Testing
- Evaluation of lower extremity muscle strength, physical activity, exercise capacity, balance, quality of life, and fatigue in POMS, Evaluation of lower extremity muscle strength, physical activity, exercise capacity, balance, quality of life, and fatigue in healthy controls
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Lipedema, Healthy
Muscle Strength, Muscle Endurance, Lower Extremity Function, Aerobic Capacity, Pressure Pain Threshold and Edema in Women With Lipedema
Lipedema is a chronic progressive disease that causes disproportionate, painful extremities with abnormal fat distribution. Lipedema is known to cause physical and psychosocial disorders in individuals, but there are very limited…
- Trial name
- NCT06866847
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy
The Effects of Heavier- and Lighter-load Resistance Training on Arm and Leg Muscle Mass in Young Adult Women
When you perform weightlifting, your body makes new proteins within your muscle. These new proteins can increase the size of the fibers within your muscle to make your muscle larger, a process called hypertrophy.
- Trial name
- FHALL (NCT04547972)
- Testing
- Higher-load resistance training, Lower-load resistance training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Back Pain
Age-related Differences on Low Back Pain and Lower Extremity Isokinetic Muscle Strength and Balance
Low back pain is one of the common problems that 80% of people experience at least once in their lifetime. Between 60% and 90% of the adult population are at risk for low back pain at some point in their lives.
- Trial name
- NCT05888051
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Muscle Hypertrophy, Muscle Strength
Upper Versus Lower Limb Responses to Higher Versus Lower Load Resistance Training in Young Men
Recent research suggests that performing resistance exercise training with relatively light loads is equally as effective at increasing muscle mass and muscle strength as performing resistance exercise training with relatively…
- Trial name
- NCT03993483
- Testing
- Unilateral resistance exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Balance, Lower Extremity
Foot Biomechanics and Lower Extremity Muscle Mechanics
This study is designed to investigate the relationship between foot biomechanics, balance, lower extremity muscle mechanical properties, and vertical jump in young adults.
- Conditions
- Balance, Lower Extremity, Foot
- Trial name
- NCT06849531
- Testing
- Foot Biomechanics and Lower Extremity Muscle Analysis
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Lower Extremity Muscle Strength
Pro-social Power Training Activity for Aging and Well-being With Chronic Kidney Disease
This is a pilot trial of a 16-week physical activity and power training program among up to 30 Veterans/arm with advanced chronic kidney disease. The trial aims to test whether the program is tolerable to Veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT06089057
- Testing
- Pro-social Power training Activity for Aging and Well-being with Chronic Kidney Disease, Attention Control for Pro-social Power training Activity for Aging and Well-being with Chronic Kidney Disease
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Cord Injury, Rehabilitation
The Effects of rTMS in Rehabilitation Following Spinal Cord Injury
The project will investigate whether repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can be used to potentiate/prime spinal cord injured patients' nervous systems for more intense rehabilitation exercise of longer duration …
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Rehabilitation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Neurorehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT03690726
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Spinal Cord Injury Centre of Western Denmark
Flexibility, Range of Motion
Passive Static Stretching and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Musculoskeletal Aspects
This study investigates the influence of two different stretching techniques on the flexibility of the muscles that are in the posterior thigh, after a training period.
- Trial name
- NCT02478606
- Testing
- Muscle Stretching Exercises
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Mechanical Ventilation, Critical Illness
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in a Patient on Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (MOVCARE)
This clinical study aims to compare the effects of conventional physical therapy alone versus conventional physical therapy combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in patients admitted to the ICU and undergoing…
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation, Critical Illness, Intensive Care Unit Patients, Muscle Weakness Condition
- Trial name
- MOVCARE (NCT07188350)
- Testing
- Conventional Physical Therapy, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento