Macroscopic and Molecular Changes in Knee Muscular-tendon Unit in Response to Acute Resistant Load

NCT ID: NCT03950596

Last Updated: 2019-05-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-05-31

Study Completion Date

2020-05-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to determine the influence of acute resistance exercises on anatomical and biological changes in the quadriceps muscle and tendons of the knee

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Quadriceps Muscle

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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One acute resistance load exercise

One hundred volunteers will participate in one acute resistance load exercises to their quadriceps

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Acute resistant load exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Leg bench and leg press acute resistant load exercises

Leg-bench and leg-press acute resistant load exercises

Background Questionnaire

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Background questionnaire will be filled out by participants

Pain Questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Pain questionnaire regarding pain in the knee during previous 3 months

DNA and RNA test

Intervention Type GENETIC

DNA and RNA tests will be sent to a genetic laboratory for analysis

Ultrasound

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Ultrasound of the knee joint and the quadriceps muscle and the pica tendon

Percutaneous Needle Core Biopsy

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Core Biopsy will be taken from the quadriceps femoris muscle

Three acute resistance load exercises

One hundred volunteers will participate in three acute resistance load exercises to their quadriceps

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Acute resistant load exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Leg bench and leg press acute resistant load exercises

Leg-bench and leg-press acute resistant load exercises

Background Questionnaire

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Background questionnaire will be filled out by participants

Pain Questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Pain questionnaire regarding pain in the knee during previous 3 months

DNA and RNA test

Intervention Type GENETIC

DNA and RNA tests will be sent to a genetic laboratory for analysis

Ultrasound

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Ultrasound of the knee joint and the quadriceps muscle and the pica tendon

Percutaneous Needle Core Biopsy

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Core Biopsy will be taken from the quadriceps femoris muscle

Control Group

One hundred volunteers will participate in study as a control group

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Background Questionnaire

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Background questionnaire will be filled out by participants

Pain Questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Pain questionnaire regarding pain in the knee during previous 3 months

DNA and RNA test

Intervention Type GENETIC

DNA and RNA tests will be sent to a genetic laboratory for analysis

Ultrasound

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Ultrasound of the knee joint and the quadriceps muscle and the pica tendon

Percutaneous Needle Core Biopsy

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Core Biopsy will be taken from the quadriceps femoris muscle

Interventions

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Acute resistant load exercises

Leg bench and leg press acute resistant load exercises

Leg-bench and leg-press acute resistant load exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Background Questionnaire

Background questionnaire will be filled out by participants

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Pain Questionnaire

Pain questionnaire regarding pain in the knee during previous 3 months

Intervention Type OTHER

DNA and RNA test

DNA and RNA tests will be sent to a genetic laboratory for analysis

Intervention Type GENETIC

Ultrasound

Ultrasound of the knee joint and the quadriceps muscle and the pica tendon

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Percutaneous Needle Core Biopsy

Core Biopsy will be taken from the quadriceps femoris muscle

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Non-professional athletes
* Pass heart/lung endurance tests
* Pass ergometrics testing

Exclusion Criteria

* Have been injured
* Had physiotherapy for back or lower limbs in past 6 months
* Orthopedic surgery in lower limbs
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Hadera, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Central Contacts

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Eias Kassem, MD

Role: CONTACT

972-50-6246882

Facility Contacts

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Eias Kassem, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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HYMC-58-16

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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