Clinical trials: Bed Rest
Muscular Atrophy
Effect of 14 Day Bed Rest on Health Outcomes in Young and Older Participants
This investigation aimed to compare the response of older adult and young men to 14 day bed-rest and subsequent 28 day rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- BEDREST (NCT02694471)
- Testing
- physical inactivity or bed rest with supervised recovery
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Primorska
Microgravity, Caloric Restriction
BRAHMS: Bed Rest And HypoMetabolism Study
The goal of this single arm, interventional monocentric clinical trial is to investigate the physiological effects of a combination of head-down bedrest and caloric restriction on the human body.
- Trial name
- BRAHMS (NCT07499167)
- Testing
- head down bedrest and caloric restriction
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
Dural Tear, Bedrest
Symptom Prevalence and Severity in Lumbar Spine Surgery With and Without Dura Rupture
The primary purpose of this study is to assess whether lumbar spine surgery patients with dura rupture differ in symptom prevalence and severity from other lumbar spine surgery patients in the early postoperative phase.
- Conditions
- Dural Tear, Bedrest, Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04794166
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Weightlessness Simulation
A Comparison Study Between 10 Days of Dry Immersion Versus 10 Days of Head-down Bedrest on 20 Healthy Male Volunteers
The space agencies are actively engaged in studying the physiological adaptation to space environment through studies on board the International Space Station (ISS) but also on the ground.
- Trial name
- VIVALDI 3 (NCT06777329)
- Testing
- 10 days of dry immersion, 10 days of Head Down Bed Rest
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
Type 2 Diabetes, Muscle Atrophy
The Role of Type 2 Diabetes on Skeletal Muscle Atrophy and Recovery Following Bed Rest in Older Adults
The goal of this study is to determine the impact of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes on muscle atrophy during a period of bed rest and recovery of muscle mass, strength, and physical function following bed rest.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Muscle Atrophy, Aging, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- REST (NCT03761446)
- Testing
- Bed rest
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Acid-Base Imbalance
Short Term Bed Rest Study: Evaluation of the Use of Artificial Gravity, Induced by Short-arm Centrifugation
Randomized cross-over design with 10 male subjects and 3 campaigns to test whether the negative effects of bed rest (6º head-down tilt) on the various systems of the body and the consequences to health of simulated weightlessness…
- Conditions
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Acid-Base Imbalance, Muscular Atrophy, Sprains and Strains
- Trial name
- SAG (NCT01820702)
- Testing
- Defined Training Programme
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DLR German Aerospace Center
Muscular Atrophy, Insulin Resistance
Human Skeletal Muscle Response to 5 Days of Bedrest in Young Adults
The goal of this intervention trial is to characterize skeletal muscle atrophy in healthy, young adults during short term bedrest.
- Conditions
- Muscular Atrophy, Insulin Resistance, Muscle Protein Synthesis
- Trial name
- FABRIC (NCT07178353)
- Testing
- Bedrest
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Spinal Cord Injury
Mechanisms of Orthostatic Intolerance in Spinal Cord Injured Individuals and Following Bed Rest
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the extent of neurologic (nerve) impairment in patients with spinal cord injuries and how well the nerves passing down the spine to the heart and blood…
- Trial name
- NCT00175773
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Weightlessness, Weightlessness; Adverse Effect
A New Nutritional Countermeasure to Prevent the Deconditioning Induced by 60 Days of Antiorthostatic Bed Rest
The objective of this study is to investigate whether the cocktail of natural antioxidants XXS-2A-BR2 comprising vitamin E and coupled with omega-3 helps to prevent and / or reduce the deleterious effects induced by long term…
- Trial name
- LTBRCocktail (NCT03594799)
- Testing
- Bed Rest Control Group, Cocktail intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
Metabolic Responses to Inactivity
Bed Rest, Inactivity and Early Responses
To evaluate the early metabolic responses (whole body and within muscle tissue) to a single day of whole body physical inactivity (i.e. bed-rest), and evaluate the contribution of inactivity per se vs alterations in diet
- Trial name
- BIER (NCT02981927)
- Testing
- Physical inactivity
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Preterm Premature Rupture of Membrane
Bed Rest After Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes
Antepartum bed rest is widely prescribed after preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM), although its effectiveness to prevent preterm birth has not been demonstrated.
- Trial name
- NCT03814278
- Testing
- complete bed rest, activity restriction
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte
Hyperthermia, Heat Stress
Efficacy of Ceiling Fans for Mitigating Thermal Strain During Bed Rest in Older Adults During Heat Waves
With the increasing regularity and intensity of hot weather and heat waves, there is an urgent need to develop heat-alleviation strategies able to provide targeted protection for heat-vulnerable older adults.
- Conditions
- Hyperthermia, Heat Stress, Cooling, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT06142890
- Testing
- No cooling (control), Cooling with ceiling fan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Endothelial Dysfunction, Aging
Passive Mobilization and Vascular Function
With aging, vascular function (VF) declines. Inactivity and sedentary life style have been shown to contribute to the worsening of VF.
- Conditions
- Endothelial Dysfunction, Aging, Bed Rest
- Trial name
- NCT03087643
- Testing
- Passive mobilization - PM
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
Countermeasure Evaluation
Medium-term Bedrest Whey Protein (MEP)
The human being has shown that he can live and work in the space environment, but due to the lack of essential mechanical load on muscle and bone, the fluid-shift as well as alterations in the acid-base balance (mainly on account…
- Trial name
- MEP (NCT01655979)
- Testing
- Whey Protein + Potassium bicarbonate, Control
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DLR German Aerospace Center
Glucose Intolerance
A Low Glycemic Index Diet for Prevention of Glucose Intolerance During Bed Rest
Recovery from surgery, injury or illness might require periods of bed rest in-hospital or at home. Bed rest may be needed for recovery but also has negative consequences.
- Trial name
- NCT03595943
- Testing
- Low glycemic index, pulse-based diet, Moderate glycemic index hospital diet
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Muscle Atrophy, Insulin Sensitivity
Metabolic and Muscular Adaptations During Inactivity in 3 Days of Bed-rest
Space flight is associated with detrimental changes to the human body, including bone and muscle loss, fluid changes and deconditioning of muscles in the heart and blood vessels.
- Trial name
- NCT03495128
- Testing
- Bed Rest, Reconditioning
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Type 2 Diabetes, Muscular Atrophy
Exercise Training as an Intervention to Improve Muscle Function and Recovery Following Bed Rest in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of this research is to gather data on how exercise can help recovery of muscle mass, strength, and physical function after bedrest in older adults with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Muscular Atrophy, Sedentary Behavior, Exercise
- Trial name
- RECOVER (NCT04057677)
- Testing
- Bed Rest Intervention, Exercise Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Aging
Understanding the Negative Effects of Bed Rest and Using Exercise as Countermeasure
Physical activity appears to be an important lifestyle habit to achieve healthy aging by promoting autonomy and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04964999
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Acid-Base Imbalance
The Effect of Potassium Bicarbonate on Bone and Several Physiological Systems During Immobilisation
Mainly due to the absence of gravitational forces in weightlessness, astronauts suffer from an increased bone loss- negatively affecting health and vitality during a mission.
- Conditions
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Acid-Base Imbalance, Muscular Atrophy, Sprains and Strains
- Trial name
- NUC (NCT01509456)
- Testing
- Potassium Bicarbonate
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DLR German Aerospace Center
Pregnancy, High Risk, Anxiety State
The Effects of Music on the Anxiety and Sleep Quality of Pregnant Women on Bed Rest for a High-risk Pregnancy
The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of music on the anxiety and sleep quality of women with high-risk pregnancy having bed rest in the hospital in Turkey.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, High Risk, Anxiety State, Sleep Quality
- Trial name
- NCT05316415
- Testing
- Acemaşiran Music Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cukurova University