Healthy Volunteers
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: So far here is no evidence on the interaction of gravitational forces with muscle forces and its influence on deformation of bone. Aim of the study is to determine mechanical deformation of t
Sponsors
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin
Weltraumphysiologie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
20 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • five male healthy subjects • age between 20 and 55 years • Body mass index (BMI): 20 -30 kg/m2 • signed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Apart from the PI of the study, Prof. Jörn Rittweger, no further co-workers of DLR or Cologne University Hospital, or financially dependent persons may participate as test subjects • corticalis-diameter under 4 mm at site of planned screw insertion • muscle or joint disorders • fractures of the lower extremity in the last 12 months • metall-implants • participation in a different clinical study within 2 months prior to start of study • decreased blood-coagulation • unwanted reactions on local anaesthetic in the past • operations on the tibia in the last 12 months • Any other condition that leads to exclusion from the study in the eyes of the clinical investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of the influence of muscle force and gravitational force on the deformation of bone (tibia) with a vicon-camerasystem, motion capturing, electromyography, ultrasound und several devices for force measurements. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJörn Rittweger
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin Weltraumphysiologie
Outcome results
None listed