Status:

WITHDRAWN

Ultrasound for Rectus Femoris Measurement

Lead Sponsor:

Robert Westermann

Conditions:

Muscle Atrophy, Proximal

Muscle Atrophy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Postoperative protocols for orthopedic procedures on the lower limb often require a period of immobilization to protect the surgical site. The consequence of this immobilization is muscle atrophy whic...

Detailed Description

Lower limb surgeries, particularly knee surgeries, are prevalent procedures in US orthopedic departments. Many of these procedures require a postoperative period of immobilization, which may be length...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Part 1 - Healthy Controls
  • Inclusion criteria will be:
  • Healthy adults with no known musculoskeletal injury
  • Exclusion criteria will be:
  • Those with identified musculoskeletal injury
  • Non-English speaking persons
  • Women who are pregnant. Graduate medical education residents will be from the
  • Part 2 -
  • Inclusion criteria will be:
  • Adult volunteers undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at the University of Iowa
  • Exclusion criteria will be:
  • non-English speaking persons
  • women who are pregnant
  • patients undergoing multi-ligament repair
  • patients undergoing ACL reconstruction revision
  • patients undergoing concomitant cartilage or meniscal repair procedure
  • patients undergoing bilateral ACL reconstructions

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 1 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 31 2021

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04105816

    Start Date

    December 1 2020

    End Date

    December 31 2021

    Last Update

    February 21 2023

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    University of Iowa Sports Medicine

    Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52246