Clinical trials: Quadriceps
Critical Illness, Muscle Strength
Relationship Between Muscle Strength and Quality of Life in ICU Survivors
The aim is to study the impact of muscle strength measured in ICU and after ICU discharge on health-related quality of life measured after hospital discharge.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Muscle Strength, Quadriceps Strength, Grip Strength
- Trial name
- NCT04503486
- Testing
- handgrip strength, quadriceps strength
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Muscle Weakness, Quality of Life
The Impact of Early Mobilization Protocol in Patients in the ICU
Advances in intensive care and mechanical ventilation (MV) in the past two decades have increased critically ill patient survival.
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness, Quality of Life, Weaning Acceleration, ICU Length of Stay
- Trial name
- NCT01769846
- Testing
- Early mobilization protocol
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Hemiplegia
Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Quadriceps Muscle Architecture and Functional Abilities in Children With Hemiplegia
This study was done to investigate the effect of blood flow restriction in the lower limbs on: Strength of the quadriceps muscle, quadriceps muscle architecture (muscle thickness and pennation angle between muscle fibres)…
- Trial name
- NCT07648550
- Testing
- the selected physical therapy program, Blood Flow Restriction training
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Total Knee Arthroplasty
The Influence of the Femoral Nerve Block on Quadriceps Strength
Total knee replacement is a frequent procedure in Québec's hospitals and the muscular strength of the quadriceps is the best indicator of the patient's functional recovery post surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01111513
- Testing
- 48-hour ropivacaine infusions, Single dose ropivacaine, Patient controlled analgesics
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Hopital de l'Enfant-Jesus
Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy, Tourniquet
Evaluation of Ischemia and Reperfusion Interval With Neuromonitorization in Tourniquet Application
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two differential tourniquet pressure in lower extremity surgery cases. The main questions it aims to answer are: What are the perioperative neurophysiological effects of ischemia and…
- Conditions
- Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy, Tourniquet, EMG
- Trial name
- NCT05926154
- Testing
- Surgical tourniquet pressure selection
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Quadriceps Femoris Measurement as a Surrogate of Muscle Mass Assessment in Critically Ill Children
Ultrasound and MRI Measurement of Quadriceps Femoris Muscle in Critically Ill Children
A vast majority of children admitted to paediatric intensive care (PICU) present with faltering growth during their admission. Muscle mass loss is an early, intense and frequent phenomenon in this setting, which is associated…
- Trial name
- Echo-QF-IRM (NCT05108441)
- Testing
- Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging measurements of quadriceps femoris
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Severe Cerebral Pathology
Ultrasound to Evaluate the Quadriceps Muscle Wasting
Intensive care unit acquired muscle weakness (ICUAW) is a common disease. After 7 days of mechanical ventilation, a quarter of patients develop an ICUAW responsible of a 15-20% of muscle loss.
- Trial name
- ECHOSCAN (NCT02562495)
- Testing
- CT Scan and ultrasonography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
COPD
Early Pulmonary Rehabilitation Following Acute COPD Exacerbation
The principal aim of the study is to evaluate whether attendance at an exercise training and education programme (known as pulmonary rehabilitation) shortly following hospital discharge can lead to a reduction in exacerbations…
- Trial name
- NCT00557115
- Testing
- Early pulmonary rehabilitation (EPR)
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust
Muscle Weakness
Electrical Stimulation to Strengthen Muscles in the Lower Legs in Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
The primary aim of this proposal is to test the effectiveness of NMES in improving functional status and muscle function in patients requirng prolonged mechanical ventilation
- Trial name
- NCT01825135
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- RML Specialty Hospital
Postoperative Pain
Effect of Volume of Local Anesthetic for Adductor Canal Block on Quadriceps Muscle Function: A Dose Finding Study
Adductor canal block is commonly offered to provide pain relief following knee surgery with the hope that they cause less leg weakness than traditionally performed femoral nerve block.
- Trial name
- NCT02541552
- Testing
- Ropivacaine 0.5%
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Primary Knee Replacement Surgery
Does Supplementing of Quadriceps Strength With Exoskeleton After Total Knee Arthroplasty in High Risk Population Reduce Transfer to Extended Care Facility (ECF)
This study involves an exoskeleton which is believed to increase quadriceps muscle strength in the rehabilitation phase after TKA and reduce the discharge the such patients in Extended care facility (ECF) .
- Trial name
- NCT03762603
- Testing
- Robotic exoskeleton device
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Quadriceps Muscle
Comparison of DNS-Based Developmental Exercise and Single Leg Squat Exercise in Fencers
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how three different exercises affect quadriceps muscle activity (Vastus medialis, Vastus lateralis, and Rectus femoris) in young fencers.
- Trial name
- NCT07252635
- Testing
- EMG analysis during Single-Leg Decline Squat
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Muscle Atrophy
Effect of Branched-chain Amino Acid Supplementation and Exercise on Muscle Quantity and Quality in Cirrhosis
Introduction: Ultrasound can be used to monitor muscle mass during interventional approaches in patients with liver cirrhosis. The aim: To investigate the effect of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplementation and/or muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT06088550
- Testing
- BCAA, home-based graded exercise program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Muscle Strength, Muscle Weakness
Performance Output With Haptics - Evaluating Athlete Response and Unrealized Potential
This minimal risk, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved observational study with functional measurements, will evaluate athletic performance after use of a drug- free…
- Trial name
- POWER-UP (NCT06430879)
- Testing
- VICTORY PATCH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SuperPatch Limited LLC
Military Personnel, Low Back Pain
Low Back Pain and Hamstring-to-Quadriceps Strength Ratio in Military Personnel
The aim of this study was to determine the association between low back pain and the strength of knee flexor and extensor muscles in Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces personnel.
- Trial name
- LBP-H/Q ratio (NCT07606040)
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian Sports University
Multiple Sclerosis, Poststroke/CVA Hemiparesis
Voluntary Activation During Isokinetic Contractions in Subjects with Neuromotor Disorders
Activation is the amount of voluntary recruitment of a muscle during voluntary contraction. Full activation implies the recruitment of all muscle fibres at their tetanic frequency.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Poststroke/CVA Hemiparesis, Parkinson Disease, Knee Impairment
- Trial name
- ATTILA (NCT04607174)
- Testing
- Pathologic group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness, Critical Illness
Locomotor Muscle Oxygenation and Activation During Acute Interval Compared to Constant-load Bed-cycling Exercise
Up to 60% of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with a prolonged stay in the ICU develop complications such as intensive care unit acquired weakness (ICUAW) characterized by limb and respiratory muscle weakness.
- Trial name
- NCT05279547
- Testing
- Constant-load bed-cycling exercise, Interval bed-cycling exercise
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Knee Injury
Comparison of Quadriceps and Semitendinosus Grafts in ACL Reconstruction Using Data From the Danish Knee Ligament Reconstruction Registry (DKRR)
This study looks at two different types of tendon (tissue) used in knee surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which is a common injury in active people.
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Knee Injury, Ligament Reconstruction, Sports Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT06980285
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Abdirahman Hassan Omar
Torque, Pain Perception
Stimulus Phase Duration on Discomfort and Electrically Induced Torque of Quadriceps Femoris
This study aims to examine the variation in muscle torque and discomfort produced when electrically stimulating quadriceps femoris using pulsed current with three different phase durations in order to establish whether there are…
- Trial name
- NCT01862393
- Testing
- 400 microseconds, 700 microseconds, 1000 microseconds
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo
Patellofemoral Disorder, Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome
Efficacy of Patellar Taping and Electromyographic Biofeedback Training at Various Knee Angles on Quadriceps Strength and Functional Performance in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
This study compared the effects of patellar taping and electromyographic-biofeedback (EMG-BF) guided isometric quadriceps strengthening at different knee angles in patello-femoral pain syndrome (PFPS).
- Trial name
- NCT05055284
- Testing
- Electromyographic-biofeedback guided (EMG-BF) isometric quadriceps strengthening with patellar taping five days a week for six weeks.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Majmaah University