Active clinical trials for "Musculoskeletal Diseases"

The goal of this research study is to compare a booklet and a DVD for patients with knee osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, or rheumatoid arthritis.

This study included patients who applied to the physical therapy and rehabilitation outpatient clinic and were diagnosed with chronic low back pain and osteoarthrosis and met the criteria for participation in the study. Demografik datas, pain , Functional Limitations and Quality of Life wa evaluated.

The study will investigate if there are differences in the presence of: (1) prior injury, playing patterns, and physical fitness habits; (2) scapular control; and (3) cervical neuromuscular control and endurance deficits between musicians with and without current playing related musculoskeletal injuries.

the study aims to estimate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in a population of runners in the mountains; moreover it proposes to explore the relationship between distance traveled, the difference in height, the training frequency in the week, the shoes worn, the training method, the use of supports and experience of running with musculoskeletal disorders. The secondary objectives of this study are to investigate to which rehabilitative figures the sportsman turns and if the treatments have positive outcomes.

The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in female workers in hazelnut factory. The secondary aim is to investigate the relationship between the musculoskeletal disorders severity and working posture, work related factor, psychosocial factor.

The purpose of this study is to improve spasticity diagnosis through development of a simple physical examination guide for primary care providers to identify patients who would benefit from being referred to a movement disorders neurologist for a spasticity evaluation.

The purpose of this study is to improve spasticity diagnosis through exploration of potential new diagnostic markers for spasticity that can assist in diagnosis and referral.

Work-related upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (WRUEMSDs) have shown to be related to many occupational situations and specific industries. However, there is conflicting information about monotonous and repetitive activities. In this context, the profession of surgical device mechanics has not been analyzed so far. The objective of this study is to examine surgical device mechanics at different workplaces with varying work contents and to compare them with a control group without the repetitive workload exposition as described above. The headquarters and main production site of Aesculap are located in Tuttlingen/Germany. Aesculap is the world leading manufacturer of surgical devices. After statistical power analysis, the investigators plan to randomize and include a total of 90 voluntary test persons in 3 groups (30 persons each). The study will include standardized questionnaires and a physical examination as well as an industry test (Purdue Pegboard Test). Primary and secondary endpoints were defined to show if significant difference between surgical device mechanics and a control group is present.

The existence of the brachial plexus sheath (BPS) and its septae and compartments has been a subject of debate and controversy. Numerous cadaver studies indicate that BPS is present while other researchers based on limited clinical data suggest none. Nevertheless, cumulative evidence over the last six decades indicate that it is multi-layered, fibrous and a web-like connective tissue that is derived from the deep cervical fascia and fused with the deep fascia of the arm The BPS completely envelopes that neurovascular bundle and filed with loose connective tissue and fat. It is a multi-compartment structure in the axilla with each nerve having a separate compartment, that communicate with each other. Some studies suggested that the septae affect the spread of local anesthetic during an axillary or infraclavicular brachial plexus block, while some suggest the opposite. With the use of ultrasound imaging, researchers found the presence of this connective tissue septum within the BPS at the costoclavicular space and infraclavicular fossa. The septum is visualized as a linear hyperechoic band on ultrasound imaging and when present appears to reduce the spread of the drugs during brachial plexus block. Yet the anatomy is poorly seen with the previous generation of ultrasound imaging. The aim of this study is to define the connective tissue (fascial) layers that surround the brachial plexus and its septum at the infraclavicular fossa by reviewing our archived high definition ultrasound images of 100 patients who had successfully undergone the ultrasound guided brachial plexus block over a 5 year period (2013 to 2018).

This study will be carried out on 100 patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders who applied to Acıbadem Maslak Hospital Orthopedics and Traumatology Department. Demographic information (age, education level, occupation, marital status) will be obtained from the patients, they will be asked whether they have a chronic musculoskeletal disease diagnosed by the doctor, and they will be asked to fill in the PROMIS 29 and SF-36 v2 questionnaires. The PROMIS 29 questionnaire contains 4 questions from each of the seven contents of PROMIS (physical function, depression, anxiety, fatigue, sleep disorder, participation in social activities and pain interaction) and 1 question from the intensity of pain. Each item has 5 answer options (from 1 to 5), only pain intensity has 11 answer options (from 0 to 10). From the sum of the answers to each question in the domain, the total raw score for each domain is calculated, resulting in seven domain scores, each between 4 and 20. SF-36 is the most widely used scale to assess general health status, and 36 items question 8 content (physical function, physical role, pain, general health, social function, energy / fitness, social function, emotional role, mental health). The Turkish translation of the PROMIS 29 questionnaire is presented in ANNEX-2. The translation of the PROMIS 29 questionnaire into Turkish was made by Northwestern University according to the FACIT translation method. Its Turkish translation was obtained from Northwestern University by signing a license agreement for use in scientific research. Participants will first be asked to sign the informed consent form electronically. PROMIS 29 and SF-36 v2 forms will be sent to the volunteers via e-mail and will be asked to respond via an internet-based questionnaire platform. The external validity of the PROMIS 29 questionnaire will be evaluated by its correlation with the SF-36 v2, a similar general health profile questionnaire. To evaluate inter-rater test-retest reliability, both scales will be filled in by patients a second time between 7-14 days.