Clinical trials: Muscle Contracture
Burn Scar Contraction
Perforator Based Interposition Plasty
Objective: to evaluate the perforator based interposition plasty in comparison to the standard technique (full thickness graft) for scar contracture releases. Study design: A randomised controlled multicentre intervention study.
- Trial name
- NCT01409759
- Testing
- Perforator based interposition flap
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Association of Dutch Burn Centres
Disorder of Shoulder, Other Musculoskeletal Disorder
The Acute Effect of a Mobilization With Movement Technique to Improve Internal Rotation of the Shoulder
For many years researchers have been documented that the shoulder of the throwing athlete acquires a increase in external rotation of the dominant limb compared to the contralateral side.This fact is followed with a loss of the…
- Conditions
- Disorder of Shoulder, Other Musculoskeletal Disorder, Contracture
- Trial name
- NCT01639651
- Testing
- Posterior capsule stretching, Mobilization with movement
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Hamstring Contractures
The Effect Of Myofascial Release Technique On Respiratory Parameters in Subjects With Short Hamstring Muscle
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of myofascial release technique on rib cage mobility, respiratory function, respiratory muscle strength and endurance in patients with hamstring muscle shortness.
- Trial name
- NCT04193683
- Testing
- Myofascial Release Technique
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Hip Joint Contracture
Sonographic Study of Hip Joint in Hockey Players
The aim is to determine whether the game of ice hockey has an effect on structural changes in the hip joint. The parameter to be investigated will be the increased frequency of structural changes of the hip joint in ice hockey…
- Trial name
- NCT05788419
- Testing
- sonography
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Internal Rotation Contracture-shoulder
Glenohumeral Rotation After Throwing: RCT Comparing the Sleeper Stretch to the 90/90 Hip Lift With Balloon Blow Exercise
The primary purpose of this study is to determine if the loss of internal rotation following a throwing session is best restored through soft tissue stretching with the sleeper stretch or with scapular repositioning with the…
- Trial name
- NCT03091530
- Testing
- Sleeper Stretch, 90/90 Hip Lift with Balloon Blow Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Ankle Joint Contracture
Effect of Mobilization With Movement on Weight Bearing Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion
Limited ankle range of motion is associated with increased risk for ankle sprains, knee joint dysfunction and injury to the ACL.
- Trial name
- NCT05844072
- Testing
- Mobilization with movement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain
Comparison of Pragmatic Posterior Capsular Stretch and Crossbody Stretch on the Shoulder Mobility
Various stretches are used to lengthen the posterior shoulder capsule. No study has reported the comparison of the pragmatic posterior capsular stretch and cross body stertch
- Conditions
- Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Adhesive Capsulitis, Rotator Cuff Tears
- Trial name
- NCT04692649
- Testing
- pragmatic posterior capsular stretch, cross body stretch
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helping Hand Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences
Hamstring Contractures, Muscle Tightness
Immediate and 24-hour Effects of HyperVolt, Body Tempering, and Cupping Compared to Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of the HyperVolt percussive massage device, body tempering, and dry cupping to static stretching of the hamstrings of healthy adults aged 18-39 years on the active knee…
- Trial name
- NCT05793242
- Testing
- Hypervolt, Body Tempering, Dry cupping
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Hamstring Contractures
Percutaneous Microelectrolysis in Agility, Joint Range and Strength
Electrical stimulation has a wide range of clinical applications in rehabilitation, being used for activities such as strengthening, pain control, management of edema, or control of inflammation after injury or surgery.
- Trial name
- MEP (NCT04334772)
- Testing
- Muscle belly Microelectrolysis, Tendon Microelectrolysis, Stretching exercises
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Quiropraxia y Equilibrio
Dupuytren Contracture
Dupuytren´s Disease Study. Primary Disease, MCP Joint, Xiapex, PNF
Aim: Clinical RCT comparing functional results and recurrence rate following enzymatic treatment vs. needle aponeurotomy. Materials and methods: 30° or more contracture of only one metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint contracture of…
- Trial name
- NCT02647619
- Testing
- Xiapex, Needle aponeurotomy
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Akershus
Capsular Contracture of Breast, Grade III
Aspen™ Ultrasound System and Aspen Rehabilitation Technique in the Treatment of Capsular Contracture
Purpose: The purpose of this investigation is to test the safety and effectiveness of the Aspen System™ and Aspen Rehabilitation Technique.
- Trial name
- NCT02840084
- Testing
- Aspen(TM) Ultrasound System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nina Naidu
Neck Muscle Issue, Sternocleidomastoid; Contracture
Functional and Morphological Characteristics of Neck Muscles in Acrobatic Skydivers
An observational cohort study, following the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology(STROBE) guidelines.
- Conditions
- Neck Muscle Issue, Sternocleidomastoid; Contracture, Deltoid Muscle Strain
- Trial name
- NCT04784195
- Testing
- Observation
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
Capsular Contracture Associated With Implant, Foreign-Body Reaction
Experimental and Clinical Investigation of the Implant Surface Roughness Reduction Effect on Early-stage Fibrosis
The goal of this single-center, randomised double-blinded trial is to compare the early stage fibrosis progression around conventional textured expander and the SmoothSilk® expander with reduced surface roughness in women…
- Conditions
- Capsular Contracture Associated With Implant, Foreign-Body Reaction, Wounds and Injuries, Tissue Expander Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05648929
- Testing
- Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire, Pregnancy test, Blood draw
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck
Surgical Site Infection, Capsular Contracture Associated With Breast Implant
Postoperative Antibiotics Following Primary and Secondary Breast Augmentation
Postoperative antibiotics are routinely used for implant-based breast augmentation at the investigators' institution. From 2017-2019, the investigators' institution has conducted approximately 270 primary and secondary breast…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Capsular Contracture Associated With Breast Implant, Antibiotic Resistant Infection, Antibiotic Side Effect
- Trial name
- NCT04834310
- Testing
- Cefazolin, Cephalexin
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Contractures Resulting From Burn Scar Tissue
Joint Range of Motion in Burn Scars
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between cutaneous functional unit(CFU)recruitment throughout the available active range of motion of a prescribed joint in normal subjects and patients with burn scars.
- Trial name
- NCT01034813
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
Skin Laxity, Muscle Contracture
Evaluation of the Immediate Effect and Safety of DMA™ Novel Muscle Stimulation Technology
A total of at least 15 and up to 17 healthy subjects at a single site, aged 25-45 years old, who wish to receive a lifting effect and improved muscle definition, will be included in the study.
- Trial name
- NCT04296201
- Testing
- DMA treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lumenis Be Ltd.
Dupuytren's Contracture
Efficacy and Safety of Xiaflex Injection for Treatment of Dupuytren's Contracture of the Thumb
This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of clostridial collagenase injections for treatment of Dupuytren's contracture of the thumb and first web space.
- Trial name
- NCT01265420
- Testing
- Injectable clostridial collagenase
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center
Hand Surgery, Wrist Surgery
The Efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Nerve Blocks for Hand and Wrist Surgery
Patients undergoing hand, wrist, and elbow surgery may experience pain after surgery. The orthopedic surgeon may provide prescription pain medications after surgery to assist with pain control.
- Conditions
- Hand Surgery, Wrist Surgery, Elbow Surgery, Fracture Fixation
- Trial name
- NCT06806410
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine (LB), Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania
Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic Release Of Shoulder Internal Rotation Contracture In Brachial Plexus Palsy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy periarticular capsuloligamentous arthroscopic release of shoulder internal rotation contracture in brachial plexus palsy without any further intervention as tendon transfer.
- Trial name
- NCT05995795
- Testing
- ARTHROSCOY
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Dupuytren Contracture
Radiation Therapy for Dupuytren's Contracture Following Non-Surgical Release
The goal of this study is to learn about preventing recurrence of Dupuytren's Contracture. The main question it aims to answer are: Does targeted radiation therapy decrease recurrence of Dupuytren's contracture after treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT06330545
- Testing
- Radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center