Clinical trials: Sprain
Fetal Cardiac Disorder
Fetal Cardiac Function Evaluation With aCMQ-Strain Fetal (STRAIN)
To assess whether the aCQM-Strain ultrasound method allows a good analysis of fetal cardiac function. Establish normality parameters and compare it with fetuses with risk factors of cardiac dysfunction.
- Trial name
- STRAIN (NCT03536000)
- Testing
- Fetal echocardiography using the aCMQ-Strain method
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Ankle Sprains
Effect of Mobilization in Conjunction With Exercise in Participants With a History of Chronic Ankle Instability
Our purpose is to examine the combined effects of thrust mobilization of the ankle joints in conjunction with a six-week rehabilitation program on functional performance in subjects reporting chronic ankle instability (CAI).
- Trial name
- NCT03428620
- Testing
- High Velocity Low Amplitude mobilization, Exercise protocol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shenandoah University
Ankle Sprain
Effect of Joint Mobilization in the Treatment of Chronic Ankle Instability
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a gentle pressure movement performed at the ankle by a physical therapist on muscle function and ankle motion in individuals who frequently twist (sprain) their ankle.
- Trial name
- NCT01438905
- Testing
- Small amplitude (Grade IV) mobilization, High velocity, low amplitude (Grade V) mobilization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Creighton University
Ankle Sprain
Influence of Sensorimotor Treatment in the Balance of Soccer
This study presents the hypothesis that the sensory processing engine improves balance and agility for football athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT02097940
- Testing
- proprioceptive exercises
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Injuries, Ankle, Sprain of Foot
Multisegmented Foot Motion in Patients With Lateral Ankle Sprains and Chronic Ankle Instability
Lateral ankle sprains (LAS) and chronic ankle instability (CAI) are common musculoskeletal injuries that are a result of inversion injury during sport.
- Trial name
- NCT02697461
- Testing
- Intrinsic Foot Strengthening, Joint Mobilization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Athletic Injuries, Sprains and Strains
The Design and Evaluation of an Active Intervention for the Prevention of Non-contact ACL Injury
The overall goal of this project is to reduce the risk for anterior cruciate ligament injuries by designing a targeted intervention that will alter the known kinematic and kinetic risk factors associated with ACL injuries.
- Conditions
- Athletic Injuries, Sprains and Strains, Wounds and Injuries, Knee Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT01021111
- Testing
- Activity Training with Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Acid-Base Imbalance
The Effect of Potassium Bicarbonate on Bone and Several Physiological Systems During Immobilisation
Mainly due to the absence of gravitational forces in weightlessness, astronauts suffer from an increased bone loss- negatively affecting health and vitality during a mission.
- Conditions
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Acid-Base Imbalance, Muscular Atrophy, Sprains and Strains
- Trial name
- NUC (NCT01509456)
- Testing
- Potassium Bicarbonate
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DLR German Aerospace Center
Blister, Abrasion
Assessing Foot Injuries in Infantry Recruits Wearing Different Boots
One hundred infantry recruits will be randomly assigned to two groups. Injuries will be monitored.
- Conditions
- Blister, Abrasion, Stress Fracture, Ankle Sprain
- Trial name
- NCT02810002
- Testing
- Experimental infantry boot - DEFINITE-REGULATOR, Control infantry boot
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force
Heart Failure
Myocardial Performance at Rest and During Exercise in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
This study is being done to study how well the heart contracts and relaxes during exercise. In addition to traditional measures of heart function, we will use a new computer program that may improve understanding of why people…
- Trial name
- X-HF-SPECKLE (NCT01747785)
- Testing
- Cardiac rehabilitation, Myocardial deformation imaging, Cardiopulmonary exercise test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Fractures, Sprain
Epidemiology of Incidents and Accidents in Sport. Influence of Moisture.
sports accidents and incidents are relatively frequent. We hypothesize that the pursuit of good hydration, including days without training or competition could prevent their occurrence
- Conditions
- Fractures, Sprain, Stress Fractures, Aches
- Trial name
- NCT02346786
- Testing
- eau minérale d'Aix-Les-Bains, tap water
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche Rhumatologique et Thermal
Ankle Sprain
Management of Acute Ankle Sprain With Sodium Hyaluronate
To determine the efficacy and safety of hyaluronic acid (AdantTM, Tedec-Meiji Farma SA) for acute ankle sprain, a single-site, open-label, controlled trial will be conducted.
- Trial name
- NCT02091674
- Testing
- Hyaluronic acid
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Other Instability, Ankle and Foot
The Effect of Strain-counterstrain on Ankle Instability
This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of Strain Counterstrain in the treatment of chronic ankle instability.
- Trial name
- NCT02025569
- Testing
- Strain Counterstrain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Long Island University
Sprain
Etoricoxib in Acute Ankle Ligament Sprains
The aim of the study is to measure the effectiveness of treatment over 7 days with commonly used anti-inflammatory medications namely etoricoxib and diclofenac (Voltaren) on reducing the severity of pain, swelling and loss of…
- Trial name
- NCT00954785
- Testing
- Ankle brace, Diclofenac 50 mg tds, Etoricoxib 120 mg mane
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Chronic Ankle Sprains
Chronic Ankle Instability and Proprioception
The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effects of chronic ankle instability on cervical spine and knee proprioception as measured using joint position sense to investigate whether correlation can be drawn between…
- Trial name
- NCT00494403
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Logan College of Chiropractic
Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Acid-Base Imbalance
Short Term Bed Rest Study: Evaluation of the Use of Artificial Gravity, Induced by Short-arm Centrifugation
Randomized cross-over design with 10 male subjects and 3 campaigns to test whether the negative effects of bed rest (6º head-down tilt) on the various systems of the body and the consequences to health of simulated weightlessness…
- Conditions
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Acid-Base Imbalance, Muscular Atrophy, Sprains and Strains
- Trial name
- SAG (NCT01820702)
- Testing
- Defined Training Programme
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DLR German Aerospace Center
Sprains and Strains
Kinesio Tape Effects on Ankle Proprioception
The aim of the present study was to establish whether Kinesio Tape (KT) on the ankle (Kase protocol for the lateral ankle ligament) improves Joint Position Sense (JPS) in healthy volunteers immediately after its application and…
- Trial name
- NCT01792908
- Testing
- Kinesio tape
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Rovira i Virgili
Pain in Leg, Unspecified, Knee Sprain
Efficacy of Instrumental Chiropractic Treatment Using Activator Methods for Pain and Dysfunction in Juvenile Athletes
The goal of the study is to prove efficacy of instrumental chiropractic treatment for leg pain in juvenile athletes. A randomized placebo controlled clinical trial including juvenile athletes with functional impairment and pain…
- Trial name
- NCT01449994
- Testing
- Activator IV (Activator Methods Int. Phoenix, Arizona)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Ankle Sprain
Cast Immobilization Versus Functional Therapy for Acute, Severe Lateral Ankle Sprains
Acute, severe lateral ankle sprains are estimated to comprise between 3-5% of emergency department visits and are the most common musculoskeletal injury in the physically active population.
- Trial name
- NCT01446341
- Testing
- Below knee plaster casting, Functional rehabilitation
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Healthy, Strain
Mechanical Load on the Shoulders While Carrying a Backpack- Towards a Knowledge-Based Backpack Design
Soldiers and recreational backpackers are often required to carry heavy loads on their body during military operations or hiking.
- Trial name
- NCT01066975
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Strains
Acute Hamstring Strains in Danish Elite Soccer - Diagnosis and Biomechanical Tests
A common soft tissue injury in sports involving sprinting and jumping is the hamstring strain. In addition to the frequency of injury, hamstring injuries are also the most recurrent soft tissue injury occurring in sport.
- Trial name
- NCT00556517
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amager Hospital