Clinical trials: Quadriceps
Healthy
Effects of Kinesiotape on Quadriceps and Hamstring Muscle Strength
Background: Kinesiotaping (KT) is an elastic therapeutic tape developed in the 70's by Dr Kenso Kase for prevention and treatment of sports injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT01994421
- Testing
- Kinesiotape
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Dry Needling, Stretch
Dry Needling Versus Conservative Treatment in the Rectus Femoris Muscle Approach.
In recent years, dry needling techniques have become widespread in the field of musculoskeletal pain treatment. Specifically, the management of myofascial trigger points has been the focus of these techniques.
- Conditions
- Dry Needling, Stretch, Rectus Femoris Muscle
- Trial name
- NCT04968236
- Testing
- Deep Dry Needling, Superficial Dry Needling, passive stretching
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Post-COVID-19, Healthy Participants
Effects of Post-COVID-19 on Quadriceps Femoral Muscle-tendon Unit
The physiological/biomechanical characteristics related to muscle and tendon architecture and their possible relationship with the loss of muscle strength and fatigue in patients who were infected with COVID-19 are totally…
- Trial name
- NCT04961255
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Brasilia
Mild Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Respiratory Symptoms
GOLD Stage I Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Recently integrated in clinical practice, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) classification states that a mild (stage I) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is present, in a smoker, when…
- Conditions
- Mild Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Respiratory Symptoms, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- GOLD (NCT01360788)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Sports Physical Therapy
Dynamic vs. PNF Quadriceps Stretching in Cyclists
Following an initial assessment, 30 professional cyclists will be divided into two groups (1:1). PNF stretching will be applied to the Quadriceps muscles of the participants in Group A, while Group B will perform dynamic…
- Trial name
- NCT07164729
- Testing
- PNF Stretching, Dynamic Stretching
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istinye University
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Comparing Rehabilitation Programs for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common knee disorder affecting physically active people. Despite the growing base of support for the early introduction of hip strengthening exercises into the rehabilitation of PFPS…
- Trial name
- NCT00445224
- Testing
- Hip Progressive Resistive Exercise, Quad Progressive Resistive Exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Timothy Uhl
Quadriceps Muscle
Macroscopic and Molecular Changes in Knee Muscular-tendon Unit in Response to Acute Resistant Load
The aim of this study is to determine the influence of acute resistance exercises on anatomical and biological changes in the quadriceps muscle and tendons of the knee
- Trial name
- NCT03950596
- Testing
- Acute resistant load exercises, Background Questionnaire, Pain Questionnaire
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Osteo Arthritis Knee, Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy
Effect of Physical Therapy Modalities in Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this study was to find the most effective treatment out of both techniques; Dry needling and Kinesio Taping for treating knee osteoarthritis (OA) in terms of pain, strength, and balance
- Trial name
- NCT05089253
- Testing
- Dry Needling, Kinesio tapping
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Majmaah University
Exercise Physiology, Muscle Strength and Oxygenation
Effects of Squat Variations on Quadriceps Muscle Thickness and Strength
The study was conducted using a randomized controlled trial design. This randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of traditional and heel-elevated squat training on quadriceps muscle thickness and knee extensor…
- Trial name
- NCT07700641
- Testing
- Tradional Squat Group, Heel-Elevated Squat Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Spirometry, Qadriceps Muscle
The Effect of Orally Administered L- Arginine on Quadriceps Strenght in Healthy Smokers
The study will investigate changes in certain locomotor parameters as early predictors of disease in smokers who are prone to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Trial name
- NCT04643600
- Testing
- L-Arginine, 500 Mg Oral Capsule
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Goranka Radmilović
Vascular Remodeling, Sedentary Behavior
Effect of Training Intensity on Microvascular Function
The aim of this trial is to investigate the effect of aerobic training intensity on muscle vascular function: continuous versus interval.
- Conditions
- Vascular Remodeling, Sedentary Behavior, Hemodynamic Rebound
- Trial name
- NCT07237854
- Testing
- Percutaneous muscle biopsies of the vastus lateralis (quadriceps), Measurement of the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), Non-Invasive Cardiac Output Measurement (Innocor)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Libre de Bruxelles
Strength
Effect of Reverse Nordic Exercise on Vertical Jump in Youth Soccer Players
BACKGROUNDː The reverse nordic hamstring exercise is developed for the eccentric work of the rectus femoris. After performing Nordic exercise protocol (its original), the relationship between increased eccentric hamstring…
- Trial name
- NCT06086158
- Testing
- Nordic Reverse Protocol
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Muscle Property, Alignment and Joint Loading in People With Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common chronic painful musculoskeletal condition among older adults. It poses great challenge to the health care system due to its inability to be cured.
- Trial name
- NCT03628508
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Reliability and Validity
Reliability and Validity of the Surgimap Software for Measuring Quadriceps Angle in Healthy Subjects
The purpose of this study is to investigate the intra- and inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity of surgimap software for measuring the Q angle Surgimap (Nemaris Inc, New York, NY, USA) is a dedicated spine measurement…
- Trial name
- NCT06009068
- Testing
- Surgimap soft ware
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Knee Osteoarthritis
Can 4 Weeks of Exercise Program Change Quadriceps Architecture in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Quadriceps femoris (QF) atrophy is seen in rheumatoid arthritis and knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients. Exercise therapy is mile stone in knee OA patients also it can help thicken QF muscle of RA patients.
- Conditions
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Knee Osteoarthritis, Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy, Ultrasonography
- Trial name
- NCT04834050
- Testing
- Quadriceps femoris isometric home-based exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ovgu Bickici
Muscle Atrophy, Proximal, Muscle Atrophy
Ultrasound for Rectus Femoris Measurement
Postoperative protocols for orthopedic procedures on the lower limb often require a period of immobilization to protect the surgical site.
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, Proximal, Muscle Atrophy, ACL Tear, Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- NCT04105816
- Testing
- 892.1550 Ultrasonic pulsed doppler imaging system, Thigh circumference measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robert Westermann
Sports Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Comparison of Functional Outcome Between BQT and SBHT ACL Reconstruction
ACL rupture has a high morbidity in productive-age population. The increasing incidence and proper management has become a point of interest in the musculoskeletal sport injury.
- Trial name
- BQTSBHTFMUI (NCT04536246)
- Testing
- Bone Quadriceps Tendon (BQT) arthroscopic-assisted ACL reconstruction, Single-Bundle Hamstring Tendon (SBHT) arthroscopic-assisted ACL reconstruction
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Muscle Strength
Comparison of Different Quadriceps Femoris Isometric Strengthening Methods
Background:It has been reported in previous studies that more motor units are fired with electrical stimulation than voluntary muscle contraction, and even high intensity currents provide 10-30% more contractions than voluntary…
- Trial name
- NCT03715920
- Testing
- Electrical currents
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Electrical Stimulation
Angles of Knee and Hip Joints for Optimization of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation of the Quadriceps Femoris Muscle
Introduction: The muscle contractile effectiveness is influenced by the neural activation of the motor units, as well as its architecture and the elasticity of the myotendinous junction.
- Trial name
- NCT03822221
- Testing
- MVIC and NMES with hip at 85º and knee at 20º, MVIC and NMES with hip at 85º and knee at 60º, MVIC and NMES with hip at 0º and knee at 20º
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Brasilia
Muscle; Fatigue, Heart
Fatigability of the Quadriceps Muscle in Non-cooperating Subjects
As the critical care practice has improved over the last decades more patients are recovering from intensive care therapy. However, muscle atrophy and neuromuscular dysfunction are commonly observed sequelae after critical…
- Trial name
- NCT01345461
- Testing
- transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation, (model DS7A, Digitimer, Welwyn, Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet