Clinical trials: Quadriceps
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Patellofemoral Pain
Objective this study is to analyze the effects of an intervention protocol with neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the vastus medialis obliquus and gluteus medius (GM) associated with exercises on electromyographic activity…
- Trial name
- NCT03918863
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation, Exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Weakness
Effect of All-Stim 2 Quadriceps Treatments on Limb Muscle Strength In Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Patients that are on mechanical ventilators in medical intensive care units (MICU) have extremely weak leg muscles. Currently there is no treatment to prevent or reverse this weakness.
- Trial name
- NCT02332187
- Testing
- Active electrical stimulation using an All Stim stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Gerald Supinski
Total Knee Arthroplasty Recovery, Knee Osteoarthritis
Wearable Knee-Assisted Rehabilitation for Range of Motion and Muscle Strength After Total Knee Arthroplasty
This randomized controlled trial evaluates a wearable electrogoniometry-based telerehabilitation system designed to support recovery after total knee arthroplasty.
- Trial name
- NCT07875725
- Testing
- ReBK Wearable Telerehabilitation System, Standard Home-Based Rehabilitation
- Where
- 3 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Healthy Sedanters, Balance
The Acute Effect of Kinesio Taping on Balance and Proprioception
Kinesio tape will be applied to the leg muscles of two groups of healthy and young participants using a specific taping technique. After the application of the tape, assessments of balance and proprioception will be conducted.
- Conditions
- Healthy Sedanters, Balance, Proprioception
- Trial name
- NCT06965348
- Testing
- Application of kinesio tape
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy, Distal Myopathy With Rimmed Vacuoles
A Study to Evaluate the Safety of Aceneuramic Acid Extended Release (Ace-ER; UX001) Tablets in Glucosamine (UDP-N-acetyl)-2-Epimerase (GNE) Myopathy (GNEM) (Also Known as Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy [HIBM]) Patients With Severe Ambulatory Impairment
The primary objective of this Phase 2 study is to evaluate the safety of open-label 6 g/day Ace-ER in GNEM participants with severe ambulatory impairment.
- Conditions
- Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy, Distal Myopathy With Rimmed Vacuoles, Distal Myopathy, Nonaka Type, GNE Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT02731690
- Testing
- Aceneuramic Acid Extended-Release
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc
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
Sarcopenia in Elderly
Muscle Strength Asymmetry In Sarkopenic And Non-sarcopenic Older Adults
The purpose of this observational study is to examine whether differences in muscle strength between the dominant and non-dominant sides of the body are associated with sarcopenia in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07414888
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Ligament; Laxity, Knee, Rupture of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Anterior Cruciate Ligament-reconstruction: Quadriceps Tendon or Hamstrings Tendon? A Prospective Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a difference in muscle strength after anterior cruciate ligament comparing 2 surgery technics. Using either autograft hamstrings tendon or a autograft quadriceps tendon.
- Trial name
- NCT02173483
- Testing
- Quadriceps graft
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Effects of Different Stiffness Settings During Robotic Isokinetic Training in Children With SMA
This randomized, within-participant, contralateral-limb-controlled clinical trial will compare individually optimized compliant and rigid stiffness settings of a portable isokinetic knee training robot in children with spinal…
- Trial name
- NCT07822711
- Testing
- Portable Isokinetic Knee Training Robot With an Individually Optimized Compliant Setting, Portable Isokinetic Knee Training Robot With a Rigid Setting
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Gait and Balance Parameters Before and After Parathyroidectomy in Patients With Primary Hyperparathyroidism
This study will evaluate how Quadriceps Femoris muscle fatigue protocol affect the spatio-temporal gait parameters, gait symmetry and balance in individuals with primary hyperparathyroidism before and after parathyroidectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT03713671
- Testing
- gait analysis
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries
Novel Intervention to Influence Muscle Plasticity in Veterans
The loss of muscle contraction (paralysis) removes an important stimulus for maintenance of overall health for individuals with complete spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT01093014
- Testing
- Low-force muscle stimulation, High-force muscle stimulation, Sequential low-force and high-force muscle stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
ACL Injury
Effect of Contralateral NMES on Quadriceps Activation After ACL Injury or Surgery
A major complication after cruciate ligament injury and surgery is arthrogenic muscle inhibition of the quadriceps, which is characterised by a deficit in voluntary muscle activation in the affected leg.
- Trial name
- ACLQuadAct (NCT07156734)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Schulthess Klinik
Cardiac Surgery With Extracorporeal Circulation, Thoracic Surgery
Evaluation of the Prognostic Value of Preoperative Quadriceps and Respiratory Muscle Thickness by Ultrasound Measurement in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Patients
Cardiac and thoracic surgery are major procedures. In order to estimate the operative risk, many scores have been developed, including the Euroscore 2 in cardiac surgery.
- Trial name
- MUSCA (NCT05412095)
- Testing
- Ultrasound of the abdominal wall muscles, Ultrasound quadricipital, Ultrasound of the diaphragm
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
QCT in ALS Diagnosis, Mechanistic Understanding and Follow-up
Multidisciplinary management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can significantly increase survival but also improve the quality of life of patients.
- Trial name
- PEM-SLA (NCT06284161)
- Testing
- Quadriceps Combined Test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Tibial Femoral Knee Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis
The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Quadriceps Central Activation and Gait
Participants diagnosed with tibial femoral knee osteoarthritis will be assigned to one of three treatment groups including: active transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), placebo TENS, and a control group.
- Trial name
- NCT00976079
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Quadriceps Muscle Contractile Properties and Functional Performance
The aim of this study is to investigate the association between tensiomyography parameters (from rectus femoris, vastus lateralis and vastus medialis) and functional abilities in runners with patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT05348850
- Testing
- Tensiomayography (TMG)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
The Use of Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation for Strength Training of the Quadriceps Muscle
We intend to use repetitive magnetic stimulation to the quadriceps muscle to try to improve strength and improve the metabolic function of the muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT00159367
- Testing
- Repetitive magnetic stimulation to the quadriceps
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Whole Body Vibration, Virtual Reality
Whole Body Vibration and Virtual Reailtry on Quadriceps Strength and Activity of Daily Living in Children With Burn
Burns are injuries that can have both local and systemic effects and are brought on by biological, chemical, electrical, and physical factors.
- Trial name
- NCT06473311
- Testing
- whole bady vibration and virtual reality
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Whole Body Vibration in Individuals Submitted to ACL
The purpose of this study is to analyze the immediate effects of two exercises protocols on the whole body vibration, on the strength of the thigh muscles, joint position sense of the knee and balance in individuals submitted to…
- Trial name
- NCT02609971
- Testing
- Vibration at 50 Hz
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Electrical Stimulation and Eccentric Exercise for Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
Quadriceps muscle weakness is a common consequence of ACL injury. This muscle weakness is considered to result from neural inhibition preventing full muscle contraction and is referred to as arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI).
- Trial name
- NCT01555567
- Testing
- Electrical Stimulation, Eccentric Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan