The Viscoelastic Properties of Lower Extremity's Muscles

Muscle Loss Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Mechanical Characteristics of Lower Extremity Muscles in Healthy Individuals Using Myotonometric Assessment

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04289129
• Other study ID #: 2019-61
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 6, 2018
• Est. completion date: February 20, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: December 2020
• Source: Hasan Kalyoncu University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 389
• Est. completion date: February 20, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: January 12, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

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:

-

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Muscle Loss

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• 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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Hasan Kalyoncu Üniversity	Gaziantep

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hasan Kalyoncu University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (2)

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. — View Citation

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

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Myotonometric evaluation	The muscle tone, stiffness and elasticity of participants are assessed with myoton device for creating normative data	1 year