Clinical trials: Quadriceps Muscle
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
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Saphenous Nerve Block Versus Femoral Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Currently, the regional anesthetic standard of care for total knee replacement surgery is combined spinal/epidural, with or without a femoral nerve block, or FNB.
- Trial name
- NCT01333943
- Testing
- Study Group: Experimental, Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
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
Osteoarthritis
Proprioception of the Knee Post MIS TKA and MIS-QS TKA
If the proprioception of the affected knee post total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can recover earlier, it will accelerate the regaining of motion control ability and motion control accuracy of the TKA patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02160977
- Testing
- total knee arthroplasty
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Jia-kuo yu
Osteoarthritis
Early Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation For Quadriceps Muscle Activation Deficits Following Total Knee Replacement
The purpose of this study is to determine whether early intervention with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) for muscle strengthening immediately after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is more effective than voluntary…
- Trial name
- NCT00800254
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), Standard Rehabilitation Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Immediate Effects of rTMS on Excitability of the Quadriceps With Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of the study is to identify things that influence the ability to "turn on" the thigh muscle (quadriceps). The thigh muscle tends to be under active with knee osteoarthritis, which may make it difficult to strengthen…
- Trial name
- NCT02881775
- Testing
- rTMS and exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
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
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
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
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Stereo Radiography of TKA Patella Mechanics
The overall purpose is to compare the kinematics and mechanics of medialized dome and anatomic resurfacing through measurement and simulation, and to correlate these findings with patient satisfaction and performance.
- Trial name
- NCT02532933
- Testing
- DePuy Synthes Attune PS RP
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Denver
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
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
Muscle Weakness, Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy
NM Balance Regulation With ULLS and Loss of Sleep
The goal of this trial is to learn about how restricted sleep and not bearing weight on the leg affects muscle strength and posture control.
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness, Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT05956964
- Testing
- Sleep Restriction, Sleep Adequate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lance Bollinger
Osteoarthritis
An Intervention of Electrical Stimulation in Osteoarthritis
Patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) often have decreased thigh muscle strength. This muscle weakness is thought to originate from centers in the brain and spinal cord that restrict recruitment of fibers responsible for muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT00500448
- Testing
- Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Healthy Subjects, Changes Based on Duration of Tape Application
Influence of Elastic Tape on Activation of the Quadriceps Muscle During Selected Resisted and Weight Bearing Exercises
This cross over design study will be used to determine the influence of elastic kinesiology tape on the speed and amplitude of quadriceps activation (anterior thigh) during selected resisted and weight bearing exercises.
- Conditions
- Healthy Subjects, Changes Based on Duration of Tape Application, Direction of Kinesio Tape Application
- Trial name
- NCT02318264
- Testing
- Kinesio Tape
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Photobiomodulation Therapy, Photomedicine
Photomedicine Project 14: PBMT for Performance Enhancement in SOF
Special Operations Forces (SOF) train continually to maintain peak performance. Thus, they are nearly always in a state of recovery, and in need of noninvasive therapies to address the taxing workload.
- Conditions
- Photobiomodulation Therapy, Photomedicine, Low-Level Laser Therapy, Performance Enhancement
- Trial name
- SOF (NCT06380179)
- Testing
- THOR3 training + Photobiomodulation Therapy (PBMT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Musculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation Research for Operational Readiness
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
Knee Injuries
Effect of Electromyographic Biofeedback on Quadriceps Neuromuscular Function in Patients With Quadriceps Inhibition
Muscle inhibition prevents optimal contraction of the quadriceps muscle due to changes in the nervous system after knee joint injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02095223
- Testing
- Electromyographic Biofeedback, Traditional Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
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