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CompletedNCT04339569

Landing Biomechanics Following Fatigue in Athletes With and Without a History of Patellar Tendinopathy

Full-body Landing Biomechanics Following Fatigue in Male Jumping Athletes With and Without a History of Patellar Tendinopathy: a Case Control Study

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
24 (actual)
Sponsor
University Ghent · Academic / Other
Sex
Male
Age
16 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

In this case-control study, two- and three-dimensional landing biomechanics, by means of lower limb joint angles and moments (opto-electronic system with synchronised force plate), will be compared between 30 male volleyball/basketball players with a history of patellar tendinopathy and 30 healthy controls.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTBiomechanical analysis3D analysis of landing manoeuvres.
OTHERFatigue protocolA circuit of different tasks (e.g. jumping, sprinting forward and backward, side-stepping exercise) was performed to induce fatigue.

Timeline

Start date
2019-10-25
Primary completion
2020-02-26
Completion
2021-03-26
First posted
2020-04-09
Last updated
2021-03-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04339569. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.