Isokinetic Strength Training On Functional Performance

Launched by KAFRELSHEIKH UNIVERSITY · Jun 16, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how a special type of strength training, called isokinetic strength training, can help boys with hemophilia improve the function of their knees. Hemophilia is a condition where the blood does not clot properly, which can cause bleeding inside joints and muscles, leading to pain and muscle loss. The study focuses on boys who have moderate hemophilia and experience bleeding and pain in one knee but are still able to stand and walk on their own.

If selected, participants will be asked to take part in training that uses machines designed to safely measure and improve muscle strength by controlling the speed of movement. The trial aims to see if this training can help strengthen muscles around the knee, reduce symptoms, and improve how well the knee works. Boys eligible for the study are between 9 and 15 years old, have no serious joint damage or other health problems, and are medically stable. This study is not yet open for recruitment, but it offers a promising way to help children with hemophilia stay active and maintain muscle strength safely.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• * Patients of both groups (study and control groups ) were selected according to the following criteria:
• • 1. Each group contained 15 male children. They were suffering from unilateral knee heamarthrothesis .
• • 2. The joint problems (pain and bleeding ) ranges from mild to moderate according to the classification of hemophilia recommended by the Orthopedic advisory committee of the World Federation of hemophilia (appendix 1) (Holder and Cotta, 1989).
• • 3. Patients were able to stand and walk independently.
• • 4. They had no neurological or psychological problems.
• • 5. All patients were clinically and medically stable.
• • 6. They were able to understand the requirements of the study.
• • 7. They were suffering from moderate hemophilia.
• • 8. They were not suffering from acute joint and muscle bleeds during treatment time.
• • 9. None of the children suffered from fixed deformities of the affected lower limb.
• • 10. All the children received the same medical treatment to control bleeding.
• • 11. They had no visual no hearing deficits B. Exclusion criteria
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• 1. Patients with advanced radiographic changes including:
• • Bone destruction.
• • Bony ankylosis .
• • Knee joint subluxation.
• • Epiphyseal fracture.
• • 2. Patients who had congenital or acquired skeletal deformities in both lower limbs.
• • 3. Patients who had any neurological deficits such as convulsions involuntary movements or those receiving muscle relaxants.
• Exclusion Criteria: