Research Study
Muscle Health after Knee Injury
Have you had an ACL Injury?
Closed Recruitment
Health Areas
Other Bones, Joints, Muscles, Exercise and Physical Fitness, Physical Therapy
Study Purpose
The goal of this study is to compare muscle structure, muscle composition, strength and leg function of people who experienced an anterior cruciate ligament tear with uninjured controls.
Details
Participants will do a 15-min eligibility interview (phone or Zoom). Then they will complete an online questionnaire (15 min) about their exercise habits. Third, they will come to UBC-Vancouver to assess the strength and power of their knee & ankle muscles. And last, they will come to UBC-Vancouver campus again (at least 7-days after the first visit) for a body composition scan and muscle biopsies (one on each quadricep muscle [front of thigh]).
location
Lower Mainland
recruitment end date
2023-12-21
eligibility
Age: 19 Years - 35 Years Old
Accepting Healthy Volunteers: No
Research Team Information
Principal investigator
Jackie Whittaker
health authority affiliation
Vancouver Coastal Health
academic affiliation
University of British Columbia - Vancouver
collaborating organizations
Arthritis Research Canada
collaborators
Dr. Cameron Mitchell
Dr. Fabio Rossi
Dr. Michael Hunt
Justin Losciale
Dr. Marine Theret
Dr. Michael Kohle
Dr. Jess Polley
Bruce Lin
Allyson Schweitzer
Dr. Navin Prasad
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