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Clinical Trials/NCT00933192
NCT00933192
Completed
Not Applicable

The Relationship Between Muscle Morphology and Muscle Strength

Karl Landsteiner Institute of Remobilization and Functional Health1 site in 1 country52 target enrollmentJuly 2009

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Skeletal Muscle Ultrasound
Sponsor
Karl Landsteiner Institute of Remobilization and Functional Health
Enrollment
52
Locations
1
Status
Completed
Last Updated
16 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The evaluation of skeletal muscle strength in severly ill or cognitive impaired patients is an unresolved problem especially during the rehabilitation process. The aim of this study is to correlate morphological parameters assessed with muscle ultrasound and isometric muscle strength to establish an objective progression parameter for rehabilitation therapies.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
July 2009
End Date
March 2010
Last Updated
16 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Karl Landsteiner Institute of Remobilization and Functional Health

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • group 1: patients between 18 and 35 years
  • group 2: patients between 60 and 80 years

Exclusion Criteria

  • neuromuscular diseases
  • hip or knee prosthesis in the investigated leg
  • any trauma of the hip, knee or ankle of the investigated leg during the last 12 months
  • cognitive impairments
  • pregnancy
  • diabetes mellitus Type II
  • acute or chronic pain in the investigated leg
  • chronic maligne or non - maligne diseases (of the heart, lung or kidney)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

Study Sites (1)

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