Clinical trials: Muscle Activation
Core Muscle Activation
Core Muscle Activation With Pelvic Neutral Positioning in Division I Soccer Athletes
The purpose of this study is to assess whether finding pelvic neutral before or during an isometric loaded task will influence the muscle recruitment pattern between local and global core musculature.
- Trial name
- NCT07877142
- Testing
- Pelvic Neutral Positioning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dominican University New York
Biomechanical Phenomena
Effect of Dynamic Taping on Landing Biomechanics in Athletes With Symptoms of Patellar Tendinopathy
Patellar tendinopathy (PT) is an overuse injury associated with loading activities, and popular among basketball and volleyball players.
- Trial name
- NCT05454449
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Motor Impairments, Orthopaedic Injuries
Gait Characteristics Following a Fall
The purpose of this study is to quantify the safety degree of the patient's gait, to detect the reason for the fall and quantify the biomechanical parameters related to fall.
- Conditions
- Motor Impairments, Orthopaedic Injuries, Neurological Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT01631604
- Testing
- Walking aids and devices, Muscle/nerve injection, Corrective surgery
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Electromyography
Age-related Changes of Shoulder Muscles
A cross-sectional descriptive study, in which the surface electromyographic activity of five shoulder muscles was compared in three populations: older adults, middle-aged adults and young adults.
- Trial name
- SEMG (NCT02974452)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Muscle Strength
Strength and Muscle Activation of Runners Quadriceps After 8 Weeks of Intervention With Elastic Bandage
It is a controlled and randomized clinical trial with the objective of verifying the acute and chronic effects (8 weeks) of elastic banding in runners.
- Trial name
- NCT04888520
- Testing
- Adhesive elastic bandage
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rodrigo Antonio Carvalho Andraus
Low Back Pain
Effects of Tactile Stimuli for Lumbar Multifidus Muscle Activation in Healthy Adults and Patients With Low Back Pain
The purpose of this study is to compare combined tactile stimulation and verbal instruction to verbal instruction only on lumbar multifidus muscle activation in asymptomatic healthy adults and in patients with LBP.
- Trial name
- NCT02836860
- Testing
- Tactile stimuli
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Joint Disease
Gait and Functional Outcomes Study Following Total Knee Arthroplasty With Medial-pivot or Posterior-stabilized Implants
MicroPort Orthopedics (MPO) is conducting this study to build upon the results of a previous study which showed the Medial Pivot (MP) system required lower quadriceps activation than subjects implanted with a Posterior stabilized…
- Trial name
- GOLD (NCT02589197)
- Testing
- Group 1 (Medial-Pivot), Group 2 (Posterior-Stabilized)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MicroPort Orthopedics Inc.
Uterine Fibroid
The Role of Fibroblast Activation in Uterine Fibroid
Uterine fibroids (UFs), also called uterine leiomyomas or myomas, are steroid hormone-responsive, benign tumors of the smooth muscle compartment (myometrium) of the uterus.
- Trial name
- NCT03444987
- Testing
- Measurement of protein expression in tissues.
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Rotator Cuff Tear
Load-induced Changes in Glenohumeral Translation in Patients With Rotator Cuff Tear
The study is to investigate the dose-response relationship between load-induced muscle activation (liMA) and load-induced glenohumeral translation (liTr) in patients with rotator cuff tears and asymptomatic control subjects.
- Trial name
- LiTrans (NCT04819724)
- Testing
- 3D motion analysis, isometric shoulder strength by dynamometer, fluoroscopic images of each shoulder
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Healthy Young Adults
Development of a Real-time Controller to Estimate Walking Performance Using a Bilateral Ankle Exoskeleton
This study is developing and testing a new controller for a robotic ankle exoskeleton (Biomotum) that can adjust itself in real time to better support people while they walk.
- Trial name
- NCT07393971
- Testing
- Adaptive Torque Control System for Ankle Exoskeleton
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy, Leg Injury
Straight Leg Raise Continuation
The goal of this study is to compare quadriceps muscle activation in patients recovering from lower extremity injury, such as an ACL tear.
- Trial name
- SLR (NCT05568784)
- Testing
- Straight Leg Raise exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andrews Research & Education Foundation
Bone Resorption
The Novel Unloading Device "HEPHAISTOS" and Its Effects Upon Bone, Muscle and Vasculature
The present study aimed to investigate the importance of gravitational induced forces that appear during normal ambulation for the health of muscles, bones and blood vessels.
- Trial name
- HEP (NCT01576081)
- Testing
- HEPHAISTOS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DLR German Aerospace Center
Low Back Pain
Effects of Different Verbal Instructions in Healthy Adults and Patients With Low Back Pain
Segmental stabilization exercise has been shown to be effective in the rehabilitation of low back pain (LBP). Due to the isometric nature of segmental stabilization exercise, manual therapists use various verbal instructions to…
- Trial name
- NCT02513173
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Migraine, Upper Extremity
Scapular Muscle Activation and Shoulder Performance in Migraine
Migraine is a significant health problem due to its high prevalence and substantial contribution to disability. Individuals with migraine have been reported to exhibit myofascial trigger points, increased pain sensitivity, and…
- Conditions
- Migraine, Upper Extremity, Muscle Activity
- Trial name
- NCT07656922
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Hemophilia
Restricting Blood Flow in Improving Muscle Strength in Patients With Hemophilic Arthropathy
Background. The main physical sequela of patients with hemophilia is the development of a progressive, degenerative intra-articular lesion, known as hemophilic arthropathy).
- Trial name
- NCT05039008
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Investigación en Hemofilia y Fisioterapia
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Muscle Dysfunction in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD): the Role of Sympathetic Activation
The objective of the project is to better understand the causes of exercise limitation, dyspnea and neurohumoral activation in patients with COPD.
- Trial name
- NCT01750489
- Testing
- non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Goettingen
Low Back Pain
Non-Specific Chronic Back Pain; Insight From Spatial Aspects of Lumbar Spinal Muscle Activation
There is evidence for altered muscle activity patterns in individuals with non-specific chronic back pain (NSCBP). It is unknown why these alterations in activation pattern occur and how they may be linked to pain experience and…
- Trial name
- NCT01214213
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Healthy Subjects (HS)
Effects of Kinesiotape or Neuromuscular Taping on the Activation of the Transversus Abdominis Muscle. A Pilot Study
The use of adhesive bandages is a widely practiced technique in both clinical and sports settings. There is a great variety of materials used for bandaging, with multiple objectives: limiting movement, correcting joint positions…
- Trial name
- NCT06618482
- Testing
- Kinesiotaping
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vigo
Flat Feet, Lower-Limb Muscle Activation
Plantar Stimulation, Whole-Body Vibration, and Baduanjin for Muscle Activation
This study will examine how different short-term exercise and vibration conditions affect lower-limb muscle activity in young adults with flat feet and young adults with normal feet.
- Conditions
- Flat Feet, Lower-Limb Muscle Activation, Neuromuscular Response
- Trial name
- NCT07811674
- Testing
- Whole-body Vibration Training,Whole-Body Vibration With Regional Plantar Stimulation,Baduanjin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Muscle Quadriceps Femoris, Healthy
Force Enhancement of Musculus Quadriceps Femoris During and After Excentric Muscle Activity in Vivo
Force enhancement (FE) describes the phenomenon of strength potentialization of a muscle cell or the complete muscle during and after active extension compared to the strength of an isometric contraction with same muscle length.
- Trial name
- NCT00690547
- Testing
- muscle activation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Research Foundation