Clinical trials: Quadriceps
Total Knee Arthroplasty
The Ultrasonographic Measurement of Quadriceps Muscle Thickness and the Shape of the Femoral Nerve in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: an Observational Study
For each individual, the femoral nerve shows various shapes and locations. This is because the femoral nerve is located on top of the iliacus muscle, so the shape and location of the femoral nerve seems to be related to the…
- Trial name
- NCT05382507
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Quality of Life
The Effect of Different Russian Current Parameters on MVIC Contraction of the Quadriceps Muscle Among University of Sharjah Students.
The study aims to investigate the effect of different Russian current parameters on maximum voluntary isometric contraction of the quadriceps muscle among University of Sharjah students.
- Trial name
- NCT05303181
- Testing
- Russian Current
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sharjah
Knee Osteoarthritis
Strengthening Exercise and Quadriceps Force During Walking
This is a longitudinal, randomized, controlled interventional multi centric study on the effects of lower leg strengthening exercise on quadriceps force during walking in people with knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT01538407
- Testing
- Strength Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Frederiksberg University Hospital
Recovery Strategies After Simulated 400-meter Sprint in University Athletes
Effect of Combined Active Recovery and Foam Rolling Enhance Lactate Clearance and Reduce Muscle Soreness Following a Simulated Running Competition
This study investigates the effects of combining Active Recovery (AR) and Foam Rolling (FR) on blood lactate, heart rate, and muscle soreness in competitive 400-meter sprint athletes.
- Trial name
- ARFR (NCT07439523)
- Testing
- Active Recovery + Foam Rolling, Active Recovery Only
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Surabaya State University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear, Knee Meniscus Tear
Adductor Canal Block Versus Femoral Block on Pain and Quadriceps Strength
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of a femoral nerve block vs. an adductor canal block on pain and quadriceps muscle strength for knee arthroscopy surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05190120
- Testing
- Femoral Nerve Block, Adductor Canal Nerve Block, preoperative Femoral Nerve Block using 20ml of 0.5% ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy, Distal Myopathy With Rimmed Vacuoles
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Aceneuramic Acid Extended-Release (Ace-ER) Tablets in Patients With Glucosamine (UDP-N-acetyl)-2-epimerase Myopathy (GNEM) or Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy (HIBM)
The objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of Ace-ER treatment in subjects with GNEM.
- Conditions
- Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy, Distal Myopathy With Rimmed Vacuoles, Distal Myopathy, Nonaka Type, GNE Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT02736188
- Testing
- Aceneuramic Acid Extended-Release Tablets
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc
Knee Osteoarthritis, Muscle Weakness
Knee Pressure Stimuli on Quadriceps Strength in Knee Osteoarthritis
The study aims at investigating the effects of a periarticular knee pressure stimulation on quadriceps strength and neuromuscular activity in subjects with knee ostearthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT05826236
- Testing
- Periarticular compression
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Knee Osteoarthritis
Effect of Hip Abductors Versus Knee Extensor Strengthening in Knee Osteoarthritis
This study will try to answer the following question: Would strengthening of hip abductors be equal to, or more effective than, knee extensors strengthening in improving pain, function and knee extensors isometric strength in…
- Trial name
- NCT04503304
- Testing
- Exercises
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Blood Flow Restriction
Eccentric Resistance Training With Blood Flow Restriction on Muscle Function
The study will determine the effects of adding blood flow restriction to eccentric training to assess whether this increases the improvements of muscle strength and size.
- Trial name
- NCT04977804
- Testing
- Exercise, Eccentric plus blood-flow restriction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Utah State University
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
Post-operative Pain, Quadriceps Muscle Strength
Ultrasound Guided Adductor Canal Versus Femoral Nerve Blocks for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatrics
Both Ultrasound guided Adductor Canal Block ( ACB) and Femoral Nerve Block (FNB) has been used to provide postoperative analgesia for knee surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT03053401
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Block, Femoral Nerve Block, Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Akron Children's Hospital
Meniscectomy
Muscle Weakness and Post-traumatic Knee OA
This is a single-center, randomized, single-blind (evaluator) study. Enrolled patients had a traumatic meniscal tear and underwent meniscectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT01879852
- Testing
- Quadriceps intensive strengthening, Standard rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Electrical Stimulation
Effect of Femoral Quadriceps Muscle Length on Fatigue Induced by Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
This study aims To investigate the effects of Quadriceps femoris muscle length on neuromuscular fatigue induced by NMES, muscle performance, discomfort and peripheral oxygen extraction.
- Trial name
- NCT05905406
- Testing
- Electrical estimulation
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Brasilia
Knee Osteoarthritis
Effect of Combined Quadriceps and Calf Strengthening Program on Gait in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
The aim of this study is to determine the effects of a combined quadriceps and calf strengthening program on gait, strength, pain, disability, functional mobility, and sleep quality in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT07402447
- Testing
- Group A (Combined Quadriceps and Calf Strengthening), Group B( Conventional)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Healthy
Isokinetic Testing Protocol in Elderly and Young Men
An age-related decrease in muscular strength may have a detrimental effect on muscle fatigue and recovery. To date, only one study has determined the effect of varied rest intervals (RI) between exercise sets in active younger…
- Trial name
- NCT00673998
- Testing
- Isokinetic Dynamometer (Biodex system III)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Brasilia
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Comparison of Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation and Exercise on Quadriceps Function in COPD
Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients develop leg weakness and a reduced walking capacity, due to reduced leg muscle oxygen-utilising capacity (OUC).
- Trial name
- NCT00737698
- Testing
- Exercise, Repetitive magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Muscle Atrophy
Effectiveness of the Kinesio Taping® in Muscle Activation
Forty-eight female patients will be randomized into three groups to receive the Kinesio taping, placebo Kinesio taping and control group. The group Kinesio taping receive the correct application of the method described.
- Trial name
- EKTAQRIH (NCT01991171)
- Testing
- Kinesio Taping
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paulista University
Knee Osteoarthrosis
Participants With Knee Osteoarthrosis
Title: Efficacy and Safety Trial of PRP and ICQ for Elderly Women with KOA Goal: To assess if PRP and ICQ reduce symptoms and improve mobility in elderly women with knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- KOA (NCT06535425)
- Testing
- Platelet-Rich Plasma, Isometric Contractions of Quadriceps, Platelet-Rich Plasma Combined with Isometric Contractions of Quadriceps
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Chengdu Sport 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
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Superimposed or Not on Voluntary Contraction After Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: a Randomized Controlled Trial
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation with superimposed voluntary contraction (NMES+ group) compared to NMES without voluntary contraction (NMES group) during the initial month of…
- Trial name
- NCT06259968
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation, Neuromuscular electrical stimulation with superimposed voluntary contraction
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre