Clinical trials: Debility
Muscle Weakness
Nasotracheal Suction With Tiemann Catheter Compared to the Classic Technique With the Suction Catheter
The study compares the effectiveness of Tiemann and Suction catheters, with regard to attempts to enter the trachea and the time required for the procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT02261428
- Testing
- Catheter Tiemann, Suction catheter
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Grigoriadis Konstantinos
Cerebral Palsy, Central Nervous System Diseases
Power Training Combined With Interval Treadmill Training
Ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience walking limitations which negatively influence their ability to physically participate in day to day life.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Central Nervous System Diseases, Brain Damage, Chronic
- Trial name
- PT³ (NCT03625570)
- Testing
- Power training combined with interval treadmill training, Strength training combined with traditional treadmill training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Cancer, Skin Fibroblasts
Nicotinamide Riboside on Mitochondrial Function in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Background: Nicotinamide riboside (NR) is a vitamin B3 dietary supplement. It may help improve muscle function, that may in turn may improve a person s exercise capacity.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Skin Fibroblasts, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT03789175
- Testing
- Nicotinamide Riboside (NR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Spinal Cord Injury, Respiratory Muscle Weakness
Albuterol to Improve Respiratory Strength in SCI
Spinal cord injury (SCI), especially involving the cervical and upper thoracic segments, can significantly compromise respiratory muscle function.
- Trial name
- NCT02508311
- Testing
- Oral Albuterol Extended Release
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke, Acute, Cerebral Infarction
Virtual Reality Glove for Hand and Arm Rehabilitation After Stroke
The Virtual Reality Glove for Hand and Arm Rehabilitation (vREHAB) trial is a randomized, controlled, phase 3 trial aiming to evaluate the safety, usability, and efficacy of a virtual reality biofeedback system (Neofect RAPAEL…
- Trial name
- vREHAB (NCT03741400)
- Testing
- Neofect RAPAEL Smart Glove
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Stroke, Weakness, Muscle
EMG Training for Altering Activation Patterns After Stroke
Evaluation of a new EMG controlled game to improve hand function in chronic stroke survivors.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Weakness, Muscle, Coordination Lack
- Trial name
- NCT03619772
- Testing
- Bilateral, Unilateral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Critically Ill, Post Intensive Care Syndrome
Testing of a New Therapeutic Vibration Device to Reduce Neuromuscular Weakness in Hospitalized Patients
Objective: Test the ability of vibration to produce physiologic, biochemical, and anatomic changes consistent with exercise that would help prevent the development of muscle weakness that occurs when patients are immobile for…
- Trial name
- NCT03479008
- Testing
- Therapeutic Vibration Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Erectile Dysfunction
A Bioavailability Study of LY2452473 and Tadalafil
This study compares LY2452473 taken orally as a 5 milligram (mg) capsule at the same time as a 5 mg tadalafil tablet with three different combination tablets (LY900010) of 5 mg LY2452473 and 5 mg tadalafil taken orally.
- Trial name
- NCT01401543
- Testing
- LY2452473, Tadalafil, LY900010
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Sepsis
Project 4A: Inspiratory Muscle Training and Diaphragm Strength
Investigators will assess the effect of exercise on markers of inflammation and protein catabolism. This research study will further our understanding of how treating Chronic Critical illness (CCI) - related respiratory muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT02367170
- Testing
- Bilateral phrenic nerve stimulation and measurement of transdiaphragmatic pressure, Midazolam, Volitional Measurement of Maximal Inspiratory Pressure (MIP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Diaphragm Paralysis
The Effect of Interscalene Peripheral Nerve Block With 0.25% Bupivacaine vs 0.125% Bupivacaine on Lung Function
Peripheral nerve blocks are used to provide post-operative pain relief. Nerve blocks in the neck, in the interscalene area, provide pain relief after shoulder surgery but can cause temporary weakness or paralysis of the…
- Trial name
- NCT01429584
- Testing
- interscalene nerve block with 0.25% bupivacaine, interscalene block with 0.125% bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Weakness, Muscle, Delirium in Old Age
YOOMI: Effect of Gamified Physical Therapy Exercise Software on Inpatient Mobility
Patients admitted to the hospital often develop functional impairments due to being in bed most of the day. Each day of bedrest leads to significant muscle loss.
- Conditions
- Weakness, Muscle, Delirium in Old Age, Muscle Atrophy or Weakness, Muscle Loss
- Trial name
- YOOMI (NCT05815017)
- Testing
- Yoomi Physical Therapy Software
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Luveltamab Tazevibulin (STRO-002) in Infants and Children < 12 Years of Age With Relapsed/Refractory CBFA2T3::GLIS2 AML
This trial will evaluate whether luveltamab tazevibulin is well tolerated and active against a rare form of AML carrying a particular genetic abnormality called CBFA2T3::GLIS2 that arises in infants and children.
- Trial name
- NCT06679582
- Testing
- Luveltamab tazevibulin
- Where
- 36 sites in United States, Austria and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Sutro Biopharma, Inc.
PreDiabetes, Older Adults
Vivo Prediabetes Study: Online, Live, and Interactive Strength Training for Older Adults With Prediabetes
This research trial studies the effect of an online, live and interactive strength training program on physical function and strength in older adults with prediabetes.
- Conditions
- PreDiabetes, Older Adults, Muscle Loss, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT05497960
- Testing
- Vivo workout
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eric Levian
Orthostatic Hypotension, Parkinson's Disease
A Two Part Study (306A/306B) to Assess Droxidopa in Treatment of NOH in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
This is a study to evaluate the effects of an investigational drug, Droxidopa, in participants with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (NOH), associated with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- 306A/306B (NCT01176240)
- Testing
- Droxidopa
- Where
- 60 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Chelsea Therapeutics
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Musculoskeletal Complications
Testosterone Gel in Preventing Weakness Caused by Steroid Therapy in Men With Glioma
RATIONALE: Testosterone gel may be effective in preventing or lessening muscle weakness caused by steroid therapy in men receiving glucocorticoids for newly diagnosed high-grade glioma.
- Trial name
- NCT00631137
- Testing
- testosterone gel applied to skin, whey powder protein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Weakness
Effect of All-Stim 2 Quadriceps Treatments on Limb Muscle Strength In Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Patients that are on mechanical ventilators in medical intensive care units (MICU) have extremely weak leg muscles. Currently there is no treatment to prevent or reverse this weakness.
- Trial name
- NCT02332187
- Testing
- Active electrical stimulation using an All Stim stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Gerald Supinski
Cachexia
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of 13 Weeks of the Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARM) GSK2881078 in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Impaired physical function and muscle dysfunction are a major consequence of COPD, which may be associated with increased mortality, poor quality of life and increased health care use.
- Trial name
- NCT03359473
- Testing
- GSK2881078
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
TBI, Attention Deficits
Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation and Motor Training in Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors
The overall goal of the proposed project is to perform a preliminary study to assess the potential effects of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) on the outcomes of a cognitive test of attention and the outcomes of…
- Conditions
- TBI, Attention Deficits, Motor Impairments
- Trial name
- NCT01749800
- Testing
- GVS, Armeo Spring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Regional Anesthesia, Saphenous Nerve Block
Comparing Subsartorial Saphenous Nerve Blocks With and Without Dexamethasone for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
For patients undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction surgery, the postoperative period can be a painful experience without adequate pain management.
- Trial name
- NCT01586806
- Testing
- Bupivacaine Only, Bupivacaine with 1 mg of Dexamethasone, Bupivacaine with 4 mg of Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Infant Development, Hemiplegia
CIMT and taVNS for Hemiplegia in Infants
Newborns who are born premature or suffer brain injury at birth are at risk for motor problems that may cause weakness in reaching and grasping on one side of the body.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Hemiplegia, Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT05101707
- Testing
- transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, Constraint induced movement therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina