Clinical trials: Muscular Injury
Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain
Soft Active Back Exosuit to Reduce Workplace Back Pain
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if a wearable back exosuit can make it safer and easier for workers who bend, lift, and lower objects in an industrial setting.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Low Back Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05802914
- Testing
- Back Exosuit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wyss Institute at Harvard University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
The Influence of Neuromuscular Training on Whole-body Movement Strategies and Knee Mechanics During Change-of-direction Tasks in Sports Science Students
Background Knee injuries are common during sports that require fast change-of-direction (COD) movements such as sidestepping and pivoting during soccer, basketball, handball, and related sports.
- Trial name
- NCT05014009
- Testing
- FIFA11+ and multidirectional training (MD), FIFA11+ and linear sprint training (MD)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaet Innsbruck
Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Diabetic Wound
Peer Support for Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers
The objective of the study is to develop a peer support program that helps improve ulcer care in patients with a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU).Diabetes, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), foot ulceration, and subsequent amputation…
- Conditions
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Diabetic Wound, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetic Foot
- Trial name
- NCT06004219
- Testing
- Peer counseling group
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Elbow Tendinopathy, Golfer's Elbow
Piezowave for Treatment on Lateral and Medial Elbow Tendinopathies
Within the outpatient rehabilitation clinic, therapists provide therapeutic interventions to treat patients with various tendinopathies, including lateral and medial epicondylosis.
- Conditions
- Elbow Tendinopathy, Golfer's Elbow, Medial Epicondylitis, Lateral Epicondylitis
- Trial name
- NCT04241484
- Testing
- Piezowave 2
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Paraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries
Natural History of Shoulder Pathology in Manual Wheelchair Users
Over 300,000 people in the United States have spinal cord injuries and many use manual wheelchairs for mobility. Most manual wheelchair users will develop shoulder injuries and pain that greatly affect quality of life and level…
- Conditions
- Paraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries, Shoulder Pain, Tendinopathy
- Trial name
- NHSSI (NCT02600910)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Dystonia, Drug Induced Dystonia
Clinical Validation of DystoniaNet Deep Learning Platform for Diagnosis of Isolated Dystonia
This research involves retrospective and prospective studies for clinical validation of a DystoniaNet deep learning platform for the diagnosis of isolated dystonia.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Drug Induced Dystonia, Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT05317390
- Testing
- DystoniaNet-based diagnosis of isolated dystonia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Fractures in Children, Apophysitis
Total Genotype Score, Growth, Maturation and Loading Exposure as Risk Factors for Injury in Elite Male Youth Football
A total genotype risk score was generated based on the findings of previous research for non-contact injury, non-contact muscle injury, tendon injury, ligament injury, fracture injury and apophysitis injury.
- Conditions
- Fractures in Children, Apophysitis, Muscle Strain, Ligament Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05220969
- Testing
- Total Genotype Risk Score
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St Mary's University College
Muscle Injury
Effect of Nicotinamide Riboside and Pterostilbene Supplementation on Muscle Regeneration in Elderly Humans
Successful skeletal muscle regeneration depends on a functional pool of muscle stem cells, termed satellite cells (SC). SC are in a quiescent state throughout adulthood, but undergo multiple cycles of proliferation and…
- Trial name
- NCT03754842
- Testing
- Nicotinamide Riboside/Pterostilbene (500 mg/100 mg twice daily)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spine Disease
Temporary Inactivation of Strong Muscle Sensation to Improve Rehabilitation Interventions in SCI
The investigators are conducting a research study to try to improve rehabilitation interventions for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Spine Disease, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT05589402
- Testing
- Lidocaine Cream 5%, Rehabilitation Movement Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Occupational Exposure, Musculoskeletal Pain
Can Work be Organized to Become More Health Promoting for Employees in Home Care Services?
This is a two-group, cluster randomized controlled trial designed to assess a health promoting intervention in the home care sector.
- Conditions
- Occupational Exposure, Musculoskeletal Pain, Work-related Injury, Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- GoldiCare (NCT05487027)
- Testing
- Goldilocks work principle
- Where
- 11 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Spinal Cord Injuries
Beta-alanine Supplementation and Its Effects on Performance, Muscle Carnosine Content and Safety in Athletes With Spinal-cord Injury
Paralympians competing in wheelchair sports may experience a very high glycolytic demand (and therefore acidotic environment) in their upper-body muscles, particularly in high-intensity disciplines.
- Trial name
- NCT02604927
- Testing
- Beta-alanine, Dextrose
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Tennis Elbow, Epicondylitis, Lateral Humeral
A Randomized Control Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Autologous Blood Injection Versus Local Corticosteroid Injection for Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis
Lateral epicondylitis, is a common problem encountered in the orthopaedic practice. Histopathological reports have shown that lateral epicondylitis is not an inflammatory process but a degenerative condition termed 'tendinosis'.
- Trial name
- NCT00947765
- Testing
- Autologous blood injection, Local corticosteroid injection
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dojode, Chetan M., MBBS, MS
Temporomandibular Disorder, Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
Trauma Exposure and Childhood Trauma in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Temporomandibular disorder is a multifactorial condition that involves the temporomandibular joint, masticatory muscles, and surrounding structures and is influenced by biological, psychological, and social factors.
- Conditions
- Temporomandibular Disorder, Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction, Trauma Exposure, Childhood Traumas
- Trial name
- NCT07292103
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gulseren Demir Karakilic
Ankle Injuries, Ankle Sprains
Foam Rolling and Tissue Flossing of the Cuff Muscles
The hypothesis is that self-myofascial release (SMR) intervention on the cuff muscles would affect positively sprint performance and jump height, as well as, decrease Achilles tendon stiffness.
- Trial name
- NCT04367532
- Testing
- Foam rolling, Tissue flossing
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences
Hamstring Injury, Masseter
Immediate Effects of Hamstring Stretching Alone or Combined With Myofascial Release
To assess the immediate effects of hamstring stretching alone or combined with myofascial release of the hamstring muscle on masseter muscle activity, pressure pain threshold, active mouth opening, hamstring flexibility, and…
- Conditions
- Hamstring Injury, Masseter, Myofascial Release, Stretching
- Trial name
- NCT05702593
- Testing
- Static stretching, Myofascial Release
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Cervical and Mandibular Pain and Disorders in Wind Players
Prevention of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Musicians
Musicians are a group with a high prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries. In particular, wind musicians, due to their playing requirements, are prone to suffer from cervical and mandibular alterations.
- Trial name
- NCT05277649
- Testing
- Exercise programme
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Margarita Pino Juste
Shoulder and Upper Arm Injury
Contralateral Blood Flow Resistance Improves Scapular Muscle Activation During Pickleball Forehand Swings
Participants will perform table tennis, pickleball, and tennis swings while arm and leg muscles are analyzed with surface electromyography. Then blood flow resistance will be added to the non-swinging arm.
- Trial name
- NCT07728838
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Hip Fractures
Hip Abductor Muscle Dysfunction After Nailing of Proximal Femoral Fractures, Incidence and Contributing Factors.
Proximal femoral fractures(PFFs) are common with advancing age. Proximal femoral nail (PFN) is now increasingly used to fix unstable fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT04311892
- Testing
- EMG of the hip abductor muscles
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Valley University
Sepsis, Acute Lung Injury(ALI)
Recovery of Physical Function After Critical Illness In Older Adults
The proposed study is a prospective, observational study assessing the recovery of muscle and physical function in patients surviving critical illness (n =150) at hospital discharge (baseline) and repeated serially.
- Trial name
- RETURN (NCT07225257)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kentucky
Tennis Elbow
Association Between Racket Stiffness and Lateral Epicondylalgia in Tennis Players
Background. Lateral epicondylalgia is common in tennis and is associated with pain and functional limitation. Although racket stiffness has been experimentally linked to vibration transmission, its clinical association with this…
- Trial name
- NCT07406802
- Testing
- Adult tennis players
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oviedo