Clinical trials: Maximum Voluntary Contraction
Knee Osteoarthritis, Osteearthritis
Effect of 0° and 50° N-K Table Load Angles on Quadriceps Activation in Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative joint disease that leads to pain, reduced mobility, and functional limitation. Quadriceps femoris weakness plays a significant role in disease progression and disability.
- Trial name
- NCT07456254
- Testing
- Isotonic Quadriceps Exercise Using NK Table
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Chronic Ankle Instability
Muscle Strength Assessment in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability
Patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI) show biomechanical and neuromuscular alterations during the performance of functional movements not only at the ankle joint level, but also in more proximal joints and segments.
- Trial name
- KNEE-CAI (NCT05273177)
- Testing
- Chronic ankle instability
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Study of the Effects Strengthening Exercises in Individuals With ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is the most common motor neuron disease MND) among adults. Motor neurons in the spinal cord, brain stem, and cerebral motor cortex degenerate and create a variety of upper (UMN) and lower motor…
- Trial name
- NCT00204464
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Exercise Induced Muscle Damage, Cryotherapy
Acute Cryotherapy on Musculoskeletal Function and Biomarkers
In 2020, Dubois and Esculier proposed a paradigm shift in the acute management of musculoskeletal injuries, advocating for the transition from the traditional PRICE protocol- Protect, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation-to the more…
- Trial name
- NCT07211412
- Testing
- Cryotherapy, Eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas, El Paso
Patello Femoral Syndrome
The Effect of Patellar Taping and Isometric Strength Training on Quadriceps Strength with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.
Patellofemoral pain syndrome is one of the most common young adult female complaints, caused by changes in the patellofemoral joint's physical and biomechanical properties.
- Trial name
- NCT05168332
- Testing
- patellar taping combined with isometric strength training
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Majmaah University
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Protocols and Guidelines for the Use of Digital Twins in Frail Older People
The Proto-Aging study aims to define experimental protocols and guidelines to enable the development of musculoskeletal models (digital twins) of elderly people, with the ultimate goal to comprehensively characterize frail elders…
- Trial name
- Proto-Aging (NCT05854316)
- Testing
- Comprehensive Biomechanical assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Primary Dysmenorrhea
Effect of Primary Dysmenorrhea on Muscle Activity in Young Adult Females
This study aims to investigate the effect of primary dysmenorrhea on the activity of the abdominal and back muscles in young adult females.
- Trial name
- NCT07095725
- Testing
- Record EMG maximum amplitude from rectus abdominis, erector spinae L3 level
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Maximum Voluntary Contraction
Muscular Force Generation in Microgravity
The aim of this study is to evaluate the applicability of high-load resistance training as a countermeasure for long term space flights, the current project has two scientific goals.
- Trial name
- ForceGeneratio (NCT02850328)
- Testing
- examination of muscle function and MVC in weightlessness
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Muscle Fatigue, Muscle Strength
Short Term Omega-3 Supplementation on Performance
Nerves are the rate limiting factor that control muscle function. However, it is unknown if a nutritional supplement can change the nerve-muscle interaction, and therefore alter human performance.
- Trial name
- NCT02014233
- Testing
- Omega-3, Olive oil
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Personalised Modeling and Simulations for the Differential Diagnosis of Dynapenia: Study on Patients With Osteoarthritis
The ForceLoss study aims to develop personalised modeling and simulation procedures to enable the differential diagnosis for the loss of muscle force, namely dynapenia.
- Trial name
- ForceLoss II (NCT05795348)
- Testing
- Personalised Musculoskeletal Modeling
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Healthy
The Effect of Thermotherapy on Recovery and Performance
This study investigates the effects of cooling on the recovery and performance characteristic in young healthy subjects. The study is divided in two projects: Project A: investigates the effects of 20 min.
- Trial name
- Cryotherapy (NCT02506283)
- Testing
- Zamar Therapy CT clinic
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
Muscle Recovery
Influence of Tea Extract on Maximal Voluntary Knee Contraction Following Downhill Jogging
In this research project, we want to investigate whether the combined intake of proteins and tea extract has an influence on muscle regeneration compared to the sole intake of proteins or a placebo product.
- Trial name
- ITMVC-DJ (NCT07113405)
- Testing
- Protein and tea extract, Protein
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Fribourg
Athletic Performance, Soccer
Unilateral vs Bilateral Isometric Training in Youth Soccer Players
This randomized controlled trial investigates the effects of unilateral and bilateral isometric strength training integrated into an 8-week complex training program on neuromuscular performance in elite youth soccer players.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Soccer, Resistance Training
- Trial name
- NCT07556315
- Testing
- Unilateral Isometric Training, Bilateral Isometric Training, Complex Strength Training
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Spinal Cord Injuries
Ischaemic Preconditioning and Upper Body Exercise Performance in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
Regular physical activity improves physical fitness, fatigue, quality of life, gait and reduces progression of the disability in persons with SCI. However, persons with SCI are less physically active than the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT05954715
- Testing
- Ischaemic Preconditioning
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Loughborough University
Resistance Training, Eccentric Exercise Training
EFFECT OF RESISTANCE TRAINING VOLUME WITH INERTIAL FLYWHEEL ON MUSCLE ADAPTATIONS IN UNTRAINED MEN
Muscular strength is essential for health and quality of life, impacting body composition, balance, locomotion, functional independence, and mental health.
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT06924060)
- Testing
- Flywheel Resistance Training with two sets, Flywheel Resistance Training with four sets, Flywheel Resistance Training with six sets
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Vicosa
Hypertension
Effect of Isometric Handgrip Exercises on Blood Pressure of Hypertensive Adults
This study is designed to determine the effects of isometric handgrip exercises as compared to aerobic exercises in the hypertensive population, specifically in pre-hypertensives and those with hypertension stage I who are not…
- Trial name
- NCT05240144
- Testing
- IHG, Aerobic exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Sarcopenia, Stroke
Studying the Impairment of Stroke and Sarcopenia Patients Using Maximum Voluntary Contractions of the Leg Joints.
The goal of this study is to obtain the maximum voluntary torques of the lower-limb joints and to monitor oxygen level in the main lower-limb muscles. This will be done for three joints: i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT07465328
- Testing
- MVC measurements of participants
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage
Mineral-Infused Clothing for Recovery From Muscle Soreness and Muscle Damage After Exercise
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether wearing mineral-infused clothing helps muscles recover after a hard bout of unaccustomed exercise in healthy adults aged 18 to 45 who have not done lower-body resistance or jump…
- Trial name
- PERFICT (NCT07873866)
- Testing
- Mineral-infused garment, Non-infused control garment, Muscle-damaging eccentric exercise (drop jumps)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- StudySetGo
Exercise-induced Muscle Damage
Effects of Inter-Set Rest Intervals on Muscle Damage After Flywheel Exercise in Untrained Men (RCT)
This randomized parallel-group clinical trial will compare the acute effects of three different inter-set rest intervals during a single lower-limb flywheel resistance exercise session in untrained men.
- Trial name
- NCT07679971
- Testing
- Flywheel resistance exercise with 1-minute inter-set rest, Flywheel resistance exercise with 2-minute inter-set rest, Flywheel resistance exercise with 3-minute inter-set rest
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Vicosa
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