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The effects of patellar tape on neural correlates during knee joint proprioception tests using fMRI: a pilot study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Musculoskeletal Diseases: Knee
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Knee
Registration Number
ISRCTN74845476
Lead Sponsor
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Brief Summary

2012 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22282771/ (added 09/08/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
8
Inclusion Criteria

8 healthy volunteers between the ages of 20-40 years will have refrained from any physical exercise for 3 days prior to the testing. They will sign a consent form after reading the study information sheet and after having had the opportunity to ask questions about any aspect of the study and their role.
There is no control group. All subjects will act as their own internal controls.

Exclusion Criteria

Added June 2008:
1. Histories of neurological or cardiovascular disease
2. Cochlear implants or any metal objects in the body
3. Cardiac or neural pacemakers
4. Histories of serious musculoskeletal injury in both lower limbs

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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