Clinical trials: Knee Brace
Lower Extremity Biomechanics
Effect of Ankle-foot Orthoses Trim Line Modifications on Ankle and Knee Motion and Force.
The purpose of this study is to quantify changes in ankle and knee motion and force resulting from five progressive modifications to the anterior-posterior trim lines of thermoformed ankle-foot orthoses (AFO).
- Trial name
- NCT01865682
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern California Institute for Research and Education
Healthy Volunteers
Effect of Proprioceptive Knee Braces on the Performance and Endurance of Recreational Soccer Players Aged 60-80 Years
The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of wearing bilateral proprioceptive knee braces on the endurance of subjects aged 60 to 80 years.
- Trial name
- FOOTEX60-80 (NCT05716165)
- Testing
- proprioceptive knee braces, No knee brace
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thuasne
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Return to Play After ACL Reconstruction With Bone Marrow Aspirate, DBM, and an Internal Brace
The Investigators are studying the effect of an ACL reconstruction on return to play by capturing outcome measures and biomechanics information.
- Trial name
- NCT06294314
- Testing
- Fertilized ACL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marshall University
Soft Tissue Characterization of the Knee Region
Knee Indentation for Soft Tissues Mechanical Characterization and Modeling
Knee osteoarthritis is a common cause of disability, affecting more than 650 million people aged 40 and over worldwide in 2020. To relieve pain and improve mobility, some patients use knee orthoses .
- Trial name
- KneeDent (NCT07640178)
- Testing
- Knee indentation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de recherche Inria de l'Université de Rennes
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Protonics Knee Brace Versus Hamstring Resisted Exercise (HRE) on Individuals With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
ProtonicsTM Knee brace has been suggested as an intervention for patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). However, the effectiveness of this knee brace compared to traditional conservative methods knee rehabilitation is…
- Trial name
- HRE (NCT03042559)
- Testing
- Protonics Knee brace, Sports Cords
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Cartilage Loss, Microfracture
Effects of Unloader Bracing in Clinical Outcome and Cartilage Physiology Following Microfracture of Chondral Defects
The study will examine clinical and radiographic outcomes of microfracture surgery (a common technique to address isolated areas of cartilage loss) in the knee used with or without unloader bracing.
- Trial name
- Mfxbracing (NCT02016300)
- Testing
- Unloader Bracing, Non-Bracing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Treatment of Acute ACL Injuries in Young Patients Using a Rebound ACL Brace
This study evaluates the use of a brace in acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in children and adolescents. Half of the participants will receive a so called rebound ACL brace together with a standardized rehab…
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
- Trial name
- NCT04185532
- Testing
- Rebound ACL brace and physioterapy, Physioterapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Frida Hansson, MD
Rehabilitation, Treatment Outcome
Effects of Exercise Therapy and Soft Brace on Knee Osteoarthritis
The primary aim of the study is to investigate the effects of supervised exercise therapy and education on the immediate response to using a soft knee brace in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
- Conditions
- Rehabilitation, Treatment Outcome, Pain, Knee Brace
- Trial name
- NCT03949400
- Testing
- Exercise therapy and education.
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College of Northern Denmark
Muscle Atrophy, Disuse Atrophy
Effect of Knee Position on Muscle Loss During Leg Immobilization
This study looks at what happens to leg muscles when the knee is kept straight or bent during five days of wearing a brace. We want to find out if keeping the knee bent (so the thigh muscle is stretched) helps prevent muscle loss…
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, Disuse Atrophy, Immobilization
- Trial name
- NCT07690150
- Testing
- Knee immobilization brace (0°) for 5 days, Knee immobilization brace (60°) for 5 days
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Knee Osteoarthritis
Effectiveness of a Knee Brace When Combined With Viscosupplementation in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Hypothesis: Viscosupplementation when combined with an off-loading knee brace is more effective in treating the symptoms of knee OA then treating with viscosupplementation alone
- Trial name
- NCT01478386
- Testing
- Orthovisc, DonJoy HA lite knee brace, Orthovisc injections and DonJoy HA lite knee brace
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OAD Orthopaedics
Adult ALL, Healthy
Heel Wedges and Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthoses to Control Knee Biomechanics
The proposed study evaluates the effect of medial and lateral wedges and carbon fiber custom dynamic orthoses (CDOs) on lower limb forces and motion during walking.
- Trial name
- CDOKNEEpilot (NCT05209360)
- Testing
- Medial or Lateral Wedge, Carbon Fiber Custom Dynamic Orthosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome
Comparing the Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping and Knee Orthosis in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
The aim of the study is to compare the efficacy of kinesio taping treatment and knee orthosis treatment in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFAS).
- Conditions
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome, Patellofemoral Pain, Patellofemoral Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT05995210
- Testing
- Kinesio taping, Orthosis, Control
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
ACL Tear
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction With Bone Tendon Bone Autograft With Versus Without Internal Bracing
There is no consensus regarding the best surgical management of primary ACL tears. Recent evidence suggests that internal brace augmentation may increase load failure and therefore stabilize the graft in-situ at the time of ACL…
- Trial name
- NCT05532189
- Testing
- ACL reconstruction with BTB autograft with internal brace augmentation (suture tape), ACL reconstruction with BTB autograft without internal brace augmentation (suture tape), Standardized Rehabilitation Protocol
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Functional Performance Outcome After ACL Repair With Internal Brace Technique
The purpose of the study is a clinical evaluation with special regard to magnetic resonance imaging and functional performance at least one year after injury / surgery in all three groups (subjects who underwent InternalBrace…
- Trial name
- NCT02760589
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AUVA
Stroke
Interactive Exoskeleton Robot for Walking
A new lower-limb training system is introduced to enhance the clinical service for post-stroke lower limb rehabilitation and to assist the establishment of public clinical trial in different settings and share experiences on the…
- Trial name
- NCT03184259
- Testing
- Robotic ankle system, Robotic knee system
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Satisfaction
Prospective Trial of the TriFit™ Web Knee Brace
This is a prospective trial comparing improvements in pain, function, and quality of life in patients with early-stage knee osteoarthritis conservatively managed with the TriFit™ Web Knee Brace.
- Trial name
- NCT03633071
- Testing
- Web-knee brace
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education
EMG, Exercise Response
Impact of Knee Extension Brace on Quadriceps EMG During ASLR
The main objective of this study is to evaluate quadriceps thigh muscle activity during active straight leg raise (ASLR) with a knee brace.
- Trial name
- NCT06821477
- Testing
- Superficial EMG
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
Knee Osteoarthritis
Effects of Bracing on Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by complaints of knee pain, aching and stiffness that commonly alter the way one will climb stairs and walk reducing an individual's function and the activities they may perform on a…
- Trial name
- NCT01886144
- Testing
- Knee OA Brace
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Unloader One Study on Knee Osteoarthritis Hässleholm Sweden
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of the Unloader one brace on the clinical symptoms of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) by comparing a functioning brace with a dummy.
- Trial name
- NCT03454776
- Testing
- Unloader One brace
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Knee Osteoarthritis
Effects of a New Knee Brace for Treatment of the Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the immediate effects of a knee brace with a new mechanism on the pain and medial knee loading during gait among medial knee osteoarthritis patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01866176
- Testing
- Stabilizing Knee Brace, Valgus Knee Brace, New Knee Brace
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University