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The Viscoelastic Properties of Lower Extremity's Muscles

NCT ID: NCT04289129

Last Updated: 2020-12-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

389 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-06

Study Completion Date

2020-02-20

Brief Summary

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This study aims to create normative values for stiffness, tonus and elasticity in the lower extremity muscles and to determine age and gender differences.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Muscle Loss

Keywords

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Muscle tone viscoelastic properties aging

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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men

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Myotonometric evaluation

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Vertically placed on the muscle, a probe (3 mm diameter) creates constant pre-excitations (0.18 N) and generates short-term (15 ms), low-force (0.4 N) mechanical stimulations.

women

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Myotonometric evaluation

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Vertically placed on the muscle, a probe (3 mm diameter) creates constant pre-excitations (0.18 N) and generates short-term (15 ms), low-force (0.4 N) mechanical stimulations.

Interventions

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Myotonometric evaluation

Vertically placed on the muscle, a probe (3 mm diameter) creates constant pre-excitations (0.18 N) and generates short-term (15 ms), low-force (0.4 N) mechanical stimulations.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Individuals without any systemic or metabolic diseases, psychological illnesses, or drug abuse; those without any diseases that could cause muscle disease or muscle atrophy; and those who had not undergone any surgery in the musculoskeletal system during the past 3 months were included

Exclusion Criteria

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Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Hasan Kalyoncu University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Serkan Usgu

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Hasan Kalyoncu Üniversity

Gaziantep, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Correa-de-Araujo R, Harris-Love MO, Miljkovic I, Fragala MS, Anthony BW, Manini TM. The Need for Standardized Assessment of Muscle Quality in Skeletal Muscle Function Deficit and Other Aging-Related Muscle Dysfunctions: A Symposium Report. Front Physiol. 2017 Feb 15;8:87. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00087. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 28261109 (View on PubMed)

Perkisas, S., et al., Physiological and architectural changes in the ageing muscle and their relation to strength and function in sarcopenia. European Geriatric Medicine, 2016. 7(3): p. 201-206

Reference Type RESULT

Other Identifiers

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2019-61

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id