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Changes in Inter-joint Coordination and Muscle Activation After Cruciate Ligament Injury of the Knee Joint

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified April 2012 by National Taiwan University Hospital
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
National Taiwan University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01584973
First received: April 24, 2012
Last updated: NA
Last verified: April 2012
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

Stair negotiation is an important activity of daily living. Patients with cruciate ligament injury may have difficulty in stair negotiation because of the proprioception deficit and neuromuscular deficit caused by ligament injury. However, the influence of knee cruciate ligament injury on the control of movement is still unclear. Since inter-joint coordination can provide the information of relationship between angle position and angle velocity, it may be useful to analysis the change of movement pattern.This current study aimed to investigate the change of inter-joint coordination and muscle activation in patients with cruciate ligament injury during stair negotiation.


Condition
To Investigate the Change of Inter-joint Coordination and Muscle Activation in Patients With Cruciate Ligament Injury During Stair Negotiation.

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case-Crossover
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Official Title: Changes in Inter-joint Coordination and Muscle Activation After Cruciate Ligament Injury of the Knee Joint

Further study details as provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:

Estimated Enrollment: 60
Study Start Date: April 2012
Groups/Cohorts
cruciate ligament group
control group

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   20 Years to 45 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Probability Sample
Study Population

unilateral cruciate ligament injury or unilateral cruciate ligament reconstructed after 3 month

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • unilateral cruciate ligament injury or unilateral cruciate ligament reconstructed after 3 month
  • able to climb up and down with step-over-step pattern
  • BMI within 18 to 30

Exclusion Criteria:

  • complex ligament injury
  • lower limb fracture in recent years
  • meniscus injury
  • systematic disorder which would affect the balance and ambulation
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01584973

Contacts
Contact: Wei-Li Hsu, PT,PhD 886-2-33668127 wlhsu@ntu.edu.tw

Locations
Taiwan
School & Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Recruiting
Taipei, Taiwan
Contact: Wei-Li Hsu, PT,PhD     886-2-3366-8127     wlhsu@ntu.edu.tw    
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Taiwan University Hospital
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Wei-Li Hsu, PhD School of physical therapy, National Taiwan University
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: National Taiwan University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01584973     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 201108032RC
Study First Received: April 24, 2012
Last Updated: April 24, 2012
Health Authority: Taiwan: Department of Health

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013