Clinical trials: Skeletal Muscle
Sleep Disturbance, Postmenopausal Symptoms
Effect of Sleep Restriction on Adipose Tissue and Skeletal Muscle Insulin Sensitivity
Inadequate sleep is an independent risk factor for metabolic abnormalities (such as obesity, insulin resistance, and hyperglycemia).
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Postmenopausal Symptoms, Insulin Sensitivity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- SLEEP-IN (NCT04286451)
- Testing
- Sleep Restriction, Habitual Sleep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Upper Limb Spasticity (Altered Skeletal Muscle Performance) in Children
Efficacy And Safety Of Dysport In The Treatment Of Upper Limb Spasticity In Children
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of multiple doses of Dysport used in the treatment of upper limb spasticity (altered skeletal muscle performance) in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
- Trial name
- PUL (NCT02106351)
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin type A
- Where
- 31 sites in United States, Belgium and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 212 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Type 1 Diabetes
Skeletal Muscle Health in Children With Type 1 Diabetes
The purpose of this research study is to find out if Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) affects skeletal muscle health and if we can improve glycemic control by improving skeletal muscle health.
- Trial name
- NCT04288063
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Masseter, Ultrasonography
Masseter Muscle Thickness and Craniofacial Skeletal Patterns
Facial morphology is influenced by hard and soft tissues, including bone and muscle. While numerous factors can lead to changes in bone tissue, soft tissues such as muscle also have an important influence.
- Conditions
- Masseter, Ultrasonography, Malocclusions, Cephalometry
- Trial name
- NCT06870084
- Testing
- Ultrasonography, Lateral cephalometric radiography, Facial photograph
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
Interstitial Lung Disease, Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction
Assessment of Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Patient With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Interstitial lung disease includes a heterogeneous group of chronic lung conditions that is characterized by exertional dyspnoea and poor health related quality of life .
- Trial name
- NCT03440489
- Testing
- Six-minute walking test, 30 seconds chair stand test
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Pompe Disease
A Pilot Study of Pyridostigmine in Pompe Disease
Pyridostigmine is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, which degrades acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction. Based on recent studies, pyridostigmine may be an effective adjuvant treatment for people with Pompe disease, as it…
- Trial name
- NCT02357225
- Testing
- Pyridostigmine Bromide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Effect of Exercise Training on Protein Expression in Skeletal Muscle Tissue After Exercise in Peripheral Arterial Disease
Cardiovascular disease remain one of the leading causes of death in Australia, accounting for 47637 (36%) of deaths in 2004. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a category of cardiovascular disease, characterised by intermittent…
- Trial name
- NCT01871779
- Testing
- Standard Treadmill Exercise, Intermittent treadmill & resistance training
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Flinders University
Critical Illness
Functional Outcomes in Children Post Critical Illness
Improvements in medical care have led to decreasing mortality rates in critically ill children, which have been reported to be as low as 5%.
- Trial name
- NCT03730844
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Idiopathic Scoliosis
Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue Study
The purpose of this research study is to compare the current standard of care for prophylactic Cefazolin administered every 3 hours intravenously with continuous infusion of Cefazolin during pediatric spinal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03190668
- Testing
- Bolus dose of Cefazolin, Continuous Cefazolin drip, Paraspinal muscle microdialysis catheters
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Hyperdivergent Facial Pattern, Skeletal Open Bite
Effects of Open Bite Activator and Skeletal Anchorage-Supported Vertical Elastics on the Masseter Muscle
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the effects of a combined treatment involving an open bite activator and anterior skeletal anchorage-supported vertical elastics on the masseter muscle in children with skeletal open bite.
- Conditions
- Hyperdivergent Facial Pattern, Skeletal Open Bite, Hyperdivergent Growth Pattern, Anterior Open Bite
- Trial name
- OB-MUSCLE (NCT06949527)
- Testing
- Open Bite Activator with Skeletal Anchorage-Supported Vertical Elastics
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Murat Kaan Erdem
Abdominal Obesity
Physical Activity in Youth: Implications for Reversing Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes
In this randomized controlled trial, we will examine the effect of a 3-month exercise training (aerobic exercise versus resistance exercise) without calorie restriction on total and regional adiposity, and risk of type 2 diabetes…
- Trial name
- NCT00739180
- Testing
- Control, Resistance Exercise, Aerobic exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sarcoma
Combination Chemotherapy, Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Ewing's Sarcoma, Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor, or Rhabdomyosarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of…
- Trial name
- NCT00003081
- Testing
- filgrastim, busulfan, melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Skeletal Disorder
Bone and Muscle Health in Kids
Vitamin D deficiency in childhood leads to poor bone growth and muscle weakness, yet it is unknown if the amount of vitamin D a woman consumes during her pregnancy affects her child's bone and muscle development.
- Trial name
- BONUSKids (NCT03537443)
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 642 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Obesity
Relationship Between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Interventricular Septum Thickness in Apparently Healthy Overweight and Obese Subjects
The study was aimed at investigating the relationship between skeletal muscle mass and interventricular septum thickness in overweight and obese subjects (BMI≥25)
- Trial name
- NCT04264091
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Specializzata in Gastroenterologia Saverio de Bellis
Growth Hormone Deficiency, Idiopathic Short Stature
Skeletal Muscle Effects of GH in Boys
The purpose of the study is to measure the functional effects of recombinant GH in skeletal muscle, in addition to growth promotion, in short prepubertal boys with either growth hormone deficiency or idiopathic short stature.
- Trial name
- NCT04020913
- Testing
- Somatropin injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Muscular Dystrophy, Muscular Disease
Studying Skeletal Muscle, Heart, and Diaphragm Imaging in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a disease in which the muscles are unable to make the protein dystrophin. Without this protein, the muscles become gradually weaker.
- Trial name
- NCT01451281
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Obesity, Weight Loss
Hormonal Regulation of Body Weight Maintenance
The investigators here propose to perform a collaborative clinical research effort including a randomized controlled trial investigating the mechanisms of weight maintenance and their relation to a lifestyle intervention in…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, Weight Gain, Hormone Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT00850629
- Testing
- multimodal lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Peripheral Muscle Microcirculation and Exercise-induced Blood Flow Distribution in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) is a rare, severe disease, characterized by a progressive increase in pulmonary vascular resistance ultimately leading to right ventricular (RV) failure and premature death.
- Trial name
- NCT01520493
- Testing
- Submaximal exercises
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Polyneuropathy, Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (CMT)
Effects of Resistance Exercises in Hereditary Sensory-Motor Neuropathy (Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease)
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of an 8-week resistance exercise training program on skeletal muscle quality, functional capacity, and quality of life in young individuals aged 15 to 29 years, with and…
- Trial name
- PNP (NCT07152197)
- Testing
- Progressive Resistance Exercise Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de La Frontera
Fontan Circulation
Muscle Function in Patients With Single-chamber Heart
Groundbreaking cardiac surgery has significantly improved survival rates for patients with single-chamber hearts. However, despite these life-saving interventions, the long-term prognosis remains concerning, with an increased…
- Trial name
- Muscle in TCPC (NCT07420660)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet