Motor and Sensory Deficits Following Partial Meniscectomy

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Conditions studied: Meniscus Tear

In brief

To determine changes in thigh muscle function and knee pain after a partial meniscectomy surgery and to also determine the effects of applying electrical stimulation to the knee to determine if this improves thigh muscle function and decreases pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02100059

Run by

Creighton University

People needed

60

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2015-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-14

Who can join

Age: 15 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 15-65
• Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy with in the past 15 years

You may not qualify if…

• History of traumatic spine or lower extremity injury within the last 6 months
• Previous adverse reaction to electrical stimulation (i.e. burns or hypersensitivity)
• Cardiac pacemaker
• Metal implants in head
• Current pregnancy
• Neurological disorders
• History of seizures
• Unable to give consent or understand the procedures of this study

Where it is running

• Creighton University — Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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