The Relationship Between Muscle Morphology and Muscle Strength

Karl Landsteiner Institute of Remobilization and Functional Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Isometric Muscle Strength; Skeletal Muscle Ultrasound

Treatments: Device: Siemens Acuson Antares ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00933192

muscle ultrasound

Details and patient eligibility

About

The evaluation of skeletal muscle strength in severly ill or cognitive impaired patients is an unresolved problem especially during the rehabilitation process. The aim of this study is to correlate morphological parameters assessed with muscle ultrasound and isometric muscle strength to establish an objective progression parameter for rehabilitation therapies.

Enrollment: 52 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• group 1: patients between 18 and 35 years
• group 2: patients between 60 and 80 years

Exclusion criteria

• neuromuscular diseases
• hip or knee prosthesis in the investigated leg
• any trauma of the hip, knee or ankle of the investigated leg during the last 12 months
• cognitive impairments
• pregnancy
• diabetes mellitus Type II
• acute or chronic pain in the investigated leg
• chronic maligne or non - maligne diseases (of the heart, lung or kidney)

Trial design

52 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1: young healthy patients

Treatment:

Device: Siemens Acuson Antares ultrasound

Group 2: old healthy patients

Treatment:

Device: Siemens Acuson Antares ultrasound