The effects of tendon vibration on quadriceps muscle activation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed and arthritic populations.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructionKnee osteoarthritisMusculoskeletal - OsteoarthritisSurgery - Other surgery
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000181202
- Lead Sponsor
- Health Research Council
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Participants in the ACL reconstructed group should have had an ACL reconstruction in the last 4-24 months using a semitendinosus gracilis graft.
Participants in the osteoarthritis group will have radiologically diagnosed osteoarthritis of the knee with a kellgren lawrence score of greater than or equal to 2.
Exclusion Criteria
Control subjects who volunteer but have a history of injury or pathology in either knee joint may be excluded
Participants from all groups may be excluded if they have a history of spinal surgery, low back pain in the last 6 months with associated neurological signs and symptoms or any systemic disease that prevents them from participating in maximum strength testing.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ormalised quadriceps peak torque (Newton metres/Body weight)[Part A. Before and after 20 minute vibration period.<br><br>Part B. During vibration (4 different frequencies of vibration)]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Root mean square of electromyographic signals recorded from the quadriceps and hamstrings muscles[Part A. Before and after 20 minute vibration period.<br><br>Part B. During vibration (4 different frequencies of vibration)];Normalised peak hamstrings torque (Newton metres/body weight)[Part A. Before and after 20 minute vibration period.]