Clinical trials: Debility
Neurotypical Adults
Targeting Personalized Brain States Reflecting Strong and Weak Corticospinal Tract Output in Real-time
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) interventions could feasibly strengthen residual corticospinal tract (CST) connections and enhance recovery of paretic hand function after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT06365086
- Testing
- Personalized brain state-dependent single-pulse TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Muscular Weakness
Neuromusuclar Adaptations in the Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes joint inflammation and progressive joint destruction. Rheumatoid cachexia is one of the structural manifestations of RA, and consists of a reduction in muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT03543488
- Testing
- Neuromuscular and functional capacity tests
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Hamstring Injury, Muscle Tone Increased
Cranial Laser Reflex Technique for Hamstring Function
Purpose: To conduct a pilot study of the effect of Cranial Laser Reflex Technique (CLRT) compared with sham laser on hamstring muscle flexibility, strength, and pain pressure threshold.
- Conditions
- Hamstring Injury, Muscle Tone Increased, Muscle Pain, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- CLRTHam (NCT03044106)
- Testing
- CLRT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Low Back Pain, Muscle Weakness
NASM OPT for Gluteal Enhancement in Non-Athletic Women: An RCT
This RCT evaluates a 12-week NASM OPT program targeting gluteal muscle strength, hip aesthetics (shape, lift, circumference), and low back pain in 120 non-athletic women.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Muscle Weakness, Body Image Disturbance
- Trial name
- GlutealEnhan (NCT06977958)
- Testing
- NASM OPT Group, General Exercise Group
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sistan and Baluchestan
Stability, Old Age; Debility
The Feasibility of a Dynamic Exercise Intervention. Psychosocial Effects and Process Evaluation of the Experimental Design.
Current balance and stability interventions have been shown to improve balance through targeting balance impairments and retraining effects.
- Conditions
- Stability, Old Age; Debility, Balance; Distorted
- Trial name
- NCT04932408
- Testing
- Evaluation of the feasibility, psychosocial effects, influence and perception of exercise selection an experimental design of exercises performed at the hip and chest region.
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Derby
Age-related Muscle Decline
CALM-AF-AI: Counteracting Age-related Loss of Muscle With AAV-Follistatin Combined With Angiogenesis-Inducing VEGF Plasmid Gene Therapy
This Phase 1/2a, open-label, non-randomized study is designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of intramuscular AAV9-Follistatin gene therapy administered either as monotherapy or in combination with a VEGF-encoding…
- Trial name
- CALM-AF-AI (NCT07443826)
- Testing
- AAV9-Follistatin gene therapy, VEGF Plasmid
- Where
- Honduras
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unlimited Biotechnology LLC
Muscle Weakness, Dynapenia
Mirror Neurons in Older Participants
A critical problem facing aging adults is muscle weakness. Whereas scientists have traditionally attributed the loss of muscle strength with aging to muscle atrophy, emerging evidence suggests that impairments in the…
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness, Dynapenia, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- MNOP (NCT03946709)
- Testing
- Action Observation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Healthy Subjects
Study to Assess the Effect of a CYP3A Weak Inducer Rufinamide on Quizartinib Pharmacokinetics in Healthy Subjects
This study will evaluate the effect of CYP3A weak inducer rufinamide on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of Quizartinib in healthy subjects
- Trial name
- NCT06740825
- Testing
- Quizartinib, Rufinamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daiichi Sankyo
Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness
Verbal Instruction for Contraction Pelvic Floor Muscles Among Males
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of different verbal instruction on pelvic floor muscle contraction among males. Pelvic floor contraction will be measured via ultrasound.
- Trial name
- NCT03507660
- Testing
- verbal instruction
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Muscle Weakness
Growth Differentiation Factor 15 in ICU Acquired Muscle Weakness
Intensive care unit -acquired weakness (ICU- AW) is a common consequence linked to a worse outcome as evidenced by prolonged mechanical ventilation, longer ICU stays, greater mortality rates and a lower quality of life for…
- Trial name
- NCT06713746
- Testing
- growth differentiation factor 15
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness, Intensive Care Unit Delirium
Efficacy of the "Start to Move" Protocol on Functionality, Delirium and Acquired Weakness in ICU
Background: ICU hospitalization is associated with loss of strength, functionality and delirium. The "Start to Move protocol" demonstrated efficacy in improving and minimizing such effects.
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness, Intensive Care Unit Delirium, Intensive Care Neuropathy, Intensive Care Unit Syndrome
- Trial name
- STM (NCT05053724)
- Testing
- Star to move Protocol
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Felix Bulnes
Muscle Atrophy, Muscle Weakness
FIT Exercise in 30d of ULLS-induced Muscle Disuse
This study aims to determine how flywheel-based inertial training (FIT) implemented according to principles of velocity-based training (VBT) and High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) affects disuse-induced physical…
- Trial name
- NCT06631053
- Testing
- velocity-based FIT (VBFIT), No Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lance Bollinger
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Old Age; Debility
Dual Task Perturbation Training for OAwMCI
Studies have determined that compared to cognitively intact older adults (CIOA), older adults with mild cognitive impairment (OAwMCI) exhibit more pronounced balance and gait impairments which lead to an increased risk of falls…
- Trial name
- NCT04938349
- Testing
- Dual task perturbation training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Breast Cancer
Neurophysiological Evaluation of Training Effect on Cancer-Related Weakness
Breast cancer patients often suffer from long-term physical symptoms of weakness. In this study, investigators propose to compare how two different low intensity physical exercise training programs can improve handgrip strength…
- Trial name
- NCT02844504
- Testing
- Low Intensity Exercise Training 1, Low Intensity Exercise Training 2
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Frailty, Muscle Weakness
Effectiveness of Protein Supplementation on Frailty Improvement, Muscle Strength and Physical Performance Among Pre-Frail Elderly People
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to study the effectiveness of protein supplements in frailty improvement, muscle strength, physical performance, energy intake and body composition of pre-frail elderly people.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Muscle Weakness, Physical Dependence, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- NCT05648617
- Testing
- SUSTINEX Hydrolyzed Whey Protein
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Pain, Weakness
Clinical Trial of CoQ10 for Mild-to-Moderate Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms
This study will evaluate whether a dietary supplement, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), will improve muscle symptoms, such as muscle aches, pains, cramps, and/or weakness, which are experienced by some individuals who use statin medications.
- Conditions
- Pain, Weakness, Cramps, Myalgia or Myositis Nos
- Trial name
- NCT01032993
- Testing
- Coenzyme Q10
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Catherine Buettner
Stress Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Floor; Weak
Systematized Quality Exercise Alternatives for Stress Incontinence
This randomized controlled study evaluates the effect of home biofeedback compared to pelvic floor physical therapy for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence.
- Conditions
- Stress Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Floor; Weak, Incontinence, Urinary, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- SQEASI (NCT03443687)
- Testing
- Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Home Biofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Fall, Old Age; Debility
The Turkish Version of the Survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly
The Survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly (SAFE) was originally developed in English to determine the level of fear of falling and its interactions with activities of daily living.
- Conditions
- Fall, Old Age; Debility, Fear, Activity, Motor
- Trial name
- NCT04139109
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Frailty Syndrome, Geriatric Health
Longitudinal Assessment of Lung Function and Respiratory Muscle Strength Following Training of the Inspiratory Muscles in Frail Older Adults (IMT-3)
This study aims to evaluate the effects of an 8-week inspiratory muscle training program on lung function and respiratory muscle strength in frail older adults aged 80 years and above.
- Conditions
- Frailty Syndrome, Geriatric Health, Respiratory Muscle Weakness, Age-Related Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT07556445
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Frailty Syndrome, COVID-19
Implementation of the Integrated Care of Older People App and ICOPE Monitor in Primary Care (ICOPE)
Introduction: The World Health Organization has launched the INSPIRE-ICOPE-CARE program towards healthy aging. It includes "intrinsic capacity", defined as "the composite of all the physical and mental capacities of an…
- Conditions
- Frailty Syndrome, COVID-19, Healthy Aging, Old Age; Debility
- Trial name
- ICOPE (NCT04413877)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege