Clinical trials: Contractions
Ventricular Premature Complexes, Myocardial Ischemia
Ranolazine Mediated PVC Reduction in Ischemic Heart Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine whether ranolazine has beneficial effects on cardiac ischemia through reduction of premature ventricular contraction burden.
- Trial name
- NCT02360397
- Testing
- ranolazine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Kent Hospital, Rhode Island
Pregnancy
Effects of Light on Melatonin and Contractions in Pregnant Women
Specific Aim: Test the hypothesis that ocular light exposure will suppress melatonin secretion and reduce uterine contractions in women at late term pregnancies. Secondary aim.
- Trial name
- NCT01863446
- Testing
- Lighting1, Lighting2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Chronic Ankle Instability, CAI
Relationship Between Isokinetic Hip Muscles Performance Parameters and Balance in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability
Observational, Cross- sectional study (one shot study), design will used (Correlation study) This study aims to investigate the relationship between hip muscles performance and balance in patients with chronic ankle instability…
- Trial name
- NCT07086586
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt
Muscle Strength, Sport Injury
Relationship Between the Functional Movement Screen and Isokinetic Muscle Strength of Knee in Different Sport Branches
This study was conducted to demonstrate the correlation between the functional movement screen and the isokinetic muscle strength with objective data.
- Conditions
- Muscle Strength, Sport Injury, Muscle Contraction
- Trial name
- NCT05964556
- Testing
- Functional Movement Screen (FMS), Isokinetic Muscle Evulation of Knee Muscles
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital
Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)
Effects of Pilates With and Without Voluntary Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction Compared to Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence
This assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of three exercise programs for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women: (1) Pilates without voluntary pelvic floor muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT07421531
- Testing
- Pelvic Floor Muscle Training, Pilates Exercise Program, Pilates With Voluntary Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Uberlandia
Premature Ventricular Complexes, PVC - Premature Ventricular Contraction
Sustained Auricular Nerve Stimulation for PVC Suppression
Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation has been clinically tested for the treatment cardiac arrhythmias. However, prior studies have shown mixed results-possibly in part due to inadequate stimulation duration.
- Conditions
- Premature Ventricular Complexes, PVC - Premature Ventricular Contraction, Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Trial name
- SANS-PVC (NCT07093034)
- Testing
- Extended nocturnal use of auricular vagus nerve stimulator device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Stress Urinary Incontinence
Effect of Exercise and Biofeedback on Symptoms of Incontinence in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence
The overall purpose of this research is to determine the effect of ultrasound imaging biofeedback on urine leakage, pelvic floor muscle contractions, and quality of life in women with stress urinary incontinence.
- Trial name
- NCT01337193
- Testing
- Pelvic floor exercises with biofeedback, Pelvic floor muscle exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Dystonia Disorder
Impact of rTMS on Abnormal Cortical fMRI in Patients With Dystonia
By tracking resting-state fMRI scans, we aim to discover how repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) changes brain connectivity in individuals with dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT07626216
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Force Control in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Maximal muscle strength is one of the most commonly assessed neuromuscular parameters in people with COPD due to its accessibility and relevance for prescribing an appropriate workload for resistance training.
- Trial name
- NEUROTIGUE F (NCT06871670)
- Testing
- Submaximal isometric contractions of knee extensors
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer
Muscle Damage
Influence of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAID) on Muscle Regeneration
The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on muscle regeneration. The investigators' hypothesis is that ingestion of NSAID will delay or impair muscle regeneration.
- Trial name
- NCT00832663
- Testing
- NSAID
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder
Scapular Repeated Contractions Facilitation Versus Hold-relax Techniques in Patients With Adhesive Capsulitis
The study was conducted to determine the effects of scapular repeated contractions facilitation versus hold-relax techniques on pain, range of motion and functional disability in patients with adhesive capsulitis
- Trial name
- NCT07403409
- Testing
- Repeated Contraction Facilitation Technique, Hold-Relax Technique, Conventional Physical therapy Treatment for Adhesive Capsulitis
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia
Defining the Risk of Ventricular Tachycardia in Genetic Cardiomyopathies
The goal of this observational study is to determine if electrophysiologic mapping and cardiac MRI can help identify patients that have genetic forms of cardiomyopathy that are at high risk for development of dangerous…
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Premature Ventricular Contraction
- Trial name
- NCT06575881
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vibration
Non-invasive Vibratory Stimulation of the Knee Muscles for the Improvement of the Somatosensory Input and Motor Performance
The goal of this interventional cross-sectional study is to evaluate motor responses to non-invasive vibratory stimulation applied to the hamstring muscle tendons in healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- VIBMOT (NCT07424066)
- Testing
- Vibratory stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Knee Osteoarthrosis
Participants With Knee Osteoarthrosis
Title: Efficacy and Safety Trial of PRP and ICQ for Elderly Women with KOA Goal: To assess if PRP and ICQ reduce symptoms and improve mobility in elderly women with knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- KOA (NCT06535425)
- Testing
- Platelet-Rich Plasma, Isometric Contractions of Quadriceps, Platelet-Rich Plasma Combined with Isometric Contractions of Quadriceps
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Chengdu Sport University
Multiple Sclerosis, Poststroke/CVA Hemiparesis
Voluntary Activation During Isokinetic Contractions in Subjects with Neuromotor Disorders
Activation is the amount of voluntary recruitment of a muscle during voluntary contraction. Full activation implies the recruitment of all muscle fibres at their tetanic frequency.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Poststroke/CVA Hemiparesis, Parkinson Disease, Knee Impairment
- Trial name
- ATTILA (NCT04607174)
- Testing
- Pathologic group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Healthy Adult Participants
Physiological Responses to Upper Limb NMES
The primary objective of this study is to explore the application of the Firefly® device for delivering NMES to anatomically defined regions of the upper limb and to observe associated physiological changes.
- Trial name
- NCT07635979
- Testing
- Firefly NMES device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Kieron.Day
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Superimposed or Not on Voluntary Contraction After Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: a Randomized Controlled Trial
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation with superimposed voluntary contraction (NMES+ group) compared to NMES without voluntary contraction (NMES group) during the initial month of…
- Trial name
- NCT06259968
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation, Neuromuscular electrical stimulation with superimposed voluntary contraction
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Prematurity
Pilot Study of Electronic Uterine Contraction Inhibitor
The objective is to test a novel paradigm for the inhibition of human preterm uterine contractions. The study hypothesis is that human preterm contractions can be safely inhibited with a weak electrical current provided by an…
- Trial name
- PSEUCI (NCT00994058)
- Testing
- Electrical Inhibition (EI) Uterine Pacemaker
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Winthrop University Hospital
Sedentary Lifestyle
Effectiveness of Adding Voluntary Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction to a Pilates Exercises Program
Adding voluntary pelvic floor muscle contraction to a Pilates exercises program can improve the pelvic floor muscle strength on sedentary nulliparous women.
- Trial name
- NCT02748473
- Testing
- Pilates Exercises program, Pelvic floor muscle strength, 3D perineal ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Breathing, Sleep-Disordered
Cheeks Appearance as a Novel Predictor of Obstructive Sleep Apnea The CASA Score Study
Cheeks appearance is a screening tool developed based on cheeks observation to identify volume, flaccidity or both to predict people with probable obstructive sleep apnea.
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Breathing, Sleep-Disordered, Muscle Weakness, Muscle Disorder
- Trial name
- CASA (NCT04980586)
- Testing
- CASA score protocol to Non-obstructive sleep apnea Group, CASA score protocol to Mild obstructive sleep apnea Group, CASA score protocol to Moderate obstructive sleep apnea Group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 319 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre