Clinical trials: Diaphragms
Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms, Poor Sleep Quality
Psychoeducation-Supported Breathing and Relaxation for Earthquake Survivors
This randomized controlled study evaluated whether a structured program combining psychoeducation, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques could reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms and improve sleep quality among adult…
- Trial name
- NCT07781904
- Testing
- Psychoeducation-Supported Breathing and Relaxation Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rana Ceviz
Collapsibility of the Inferior Vena Cava
Respiratory Variations in the Diameter of the Inferior Vena Cava With Spontaneous Ventilation
The main objective of this study is to determine a threshold value of diaphragmatic excursion (ultrasound measures: expiration versus inspiration)that best predicts a 50% collapsibility of the inferior vena cava.
- Trial name
- NCT01644760
- Testing
- Ultrasounds with controlled breathing
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Premature Baby, Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn
Measuring Heart Health in Both Term, Preterm and Unwell Newborn Babies With an Advanced Ultrasound Method: Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
This study aims to improve how neonatologists check the heart function of newborn babies, especially those who are sick. While standard heart ultrasound scans are useful, a more advanced and sensitive technique called 2D speckle…
- Conditions
- Premature Baby, Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn, Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Trial name
- NCT07364682
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Healthy Volunteers, Effect of CPAP on Chest Movement
Effect of CPAP on Breath Hold and Chest Movement in Normal Volunteers
CPAP will be applied to normal volunteers inorder to understand CPAP's effects on breathing and chest wall motion.
- Trial name
- CPAP_normal (NCT02545686)
- Testing
- Chest wall movement assessment without CPAP, Breath hold assessment without CPAP, Chest wall movement assessment with CPAP
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Diaphragm
Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Phrenic Nerve Stimulation and Transcutaneous Electrical Diaphragmatic Stimulation
Transcutaneous electrical phrenic nerve stimulation (TEPNS) and transcutaneous electrical diaphragm stimulation (TEDS) are modalities that use surface electrodes placed on the patients' skin to generate action potentials and…
- Trial name
- NCT06339632
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical phrenic nerve stimulation (TEPNS), Transcutaneous electrical diaphragm stimulation (TEDS)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Sirio-Libanes
Respiratory Insufficiency, Pneumonia
Diaphragm Dysfunction and Ultrasound Perioperatively
This study aims at determining whether diaphragm ultrasound examining diaphragm thickening fraction, excursion and density before and after surgery can predict respiratory complications in the postoperative period.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Insufficiency, Pneumonia, Desaturation of Blood, Tachypnea
- Trial name
- DiaphPeriop (NCT05906030)
- Testing
- Diaphragm ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Healthy
Inspiratory Muscle Training on Diaphragm Thickness, Inspiratory Muscle Pressure and Physical Function
Fatigue of the respiratory muscles is one of the limitations of exercise at high intensity, although the mechanisms that explain it are not yet clear.
- Trial name
- NCT04832165
- Testing
- Inspiratory muscle strength training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Healthy
Effect of Osteopathic Manual Techniques on the Diaphragm Muscle and Its Repercussions
Determining the effects of an intervention plan on the diaphragm related to the center of gravity and range of motion in the lumbar spine (static and dynamic) in healthy individuals is an area that lacks evidence and proper…
- Trial name
- NCT04399993
- Testing
- Intervention Protocol in Diaphragm
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto
SLEEP APNEA PREGNANCY
Effect of Diaphragmatic Release in Sleep Quality During Pregnancy
Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is very common during pregnancy, and is most likely explained by hormonal, physiological and physical changes.
- Trial name
- NCT06273787
- Testing
- diaphragmatic release
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MTI University
Diaphragm; Relaxation, Low Back Pain
Influence of Manual Relaxation of the Diaphragm on the Tension of the Posterior Superficial Fascia
The diaphragm performs many functions that are vital to the body as a whole. Some of them are not related only to ventilation. The diaphragm is part of the myofascial system in the human body.
- Trial name
- NCT05197907
- Testing
- Fascial release of diaphragm muscle., Classic massage of the abdomen.
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jagiellonian University
Yoga
Ultrasound Imaging of the Diaphragm During Yoga Breathing
INTRODUCTION The practice of yoga in recent years is becoming more common. Originating in India, yoga combines physical postures with a philosophy of life and breathing (pranayama).
- Trial name
- NCT05330026
- Testing
- Diaphragm´s study during yoga breathing
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Obesity
The Influence of Inspiratory Muscular Training (IMT) on Diaphragmatic Mobility in Morbidly Obese
The purpose of this study is whether an inspiratory muscle training protocol would be associated with an improvement in of the diaphragm mobility, an increase in pulmonary function values , gain strength and endurance of…
- Trial name
- NCT01449643
- Testing
- Threshold
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Low Back Pain, Chronic Low-back Pain
High Intensity Training to Improve Diaphragm Functioning in Persons With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate 1) the effects of high intensity training (HIT) compared to moderate intensity training (MIT) on diaphragm muscle strength, -endurance, -fatigue and -activation, 2) to which…
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Chronic Low-back Pain, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT05384457
- Testing
- High intensity training, Moderate intensity training
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA)
Diaphragm and Breathing Muscle Characteristics in Women With and Without Diastasis Recti Abdominis After Childbirth
Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA) is a common condition experienced postpartum, in which the abdominal muscles separate along the midline of the abdomen due to stretching and thinning of the linea alba.
- Trial name
- DRA-BREATH (NCT07389993)
- Testing
- Ultrasonographic assessment of the diaphragm, Inspiratory muscle testing
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Patras
Diaphragm Disease
Effect PEEP on Diaphragm
This study evaluates the effect of positive end-expiratory pressure on the position, length and function of the diaphragm. During the first part of the study, physiological measurements of the diaphragm will be performed while…
- Trial name
- NCT03539640
- Testing
- PEEP: 5 cmH2O, PEEP: 10 cmH2O, PEEP: 15 cmH2O
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Diaphragm Fatigue, Healthy
Inspiratory Resistive Loading and Diaphragm Fatigue
The aim of the study is to clarify whether specific loading of the inspiratory muscles induces contractile fatigue of the diaphragm muscle in healthy individuals and individuals with recurrent low back pain.
- Conditions
- Diaphragm Fatigue, Healthy, Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01505517
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Inspiratory Strength Training (IST), Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation
Rehab and Mechanical Ventilation
The goal of this research study is to evaluate the effects of a single session of rehabilitation in healthy adults, before noninvasive mechanical ventilation (MV). MV can help support breathing function during sleep or illness.
- Conditions
- Inspiratory Strength Training (IST), Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation, Sham Spinal Stimulation
- Trial name
- REHAB-MV (NCT07427121)
- Testing
- Spinal cord stimulation, Inspiratory Strength Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Low Back Pain, Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Diaphragm Function in Low Back Pain People
Pathomechanism of nonspecific low back pain is not clear for the researchers yet. Our aim is to evaluate the function of one of the stabilizer muscles of the low back area. Diaphragm's postural function is evident.
- Trial name
- LBP_DIA (NCT05486858)
- Testing
- MSK ultrasonograpy, sitting Functional and Lateral Reach Test
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Szeged University
Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises for Post-COVID-19 Diaphragmatic Dysfunction (DD)
Diaphragm is the principal muscle of inspiration. Diaphragmatic dysfunction is seen in many conditions including following intubation, lung disease, prolonged ventilation, neuromuscular disease, phrenic nerve injury.
- Trial name
- NCT06330376
- Testing
- Usual care of traditional treatment, Specific DB program/Diaphragmatic manipulation program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Diaphragm Issues, Respiratory Failure With Hypoxia
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Diaphragm During NHF Versus NIV Use in Respiratory Failure
This study will describe influence of NHF or NIV to different ultrasonographic parameters of the diaphragm. Therefor subjects will be randomized to the sequence NHF and than NIV or NIV and than NHF.
- Conditions
- Diaphragm Issues, Respiratory Failure With Hypoxia, Respiratory Failure With Hypercapnia, Non-invasive Mechanical Ventilation
- Trial name
- SENNI (NCT04962568)
- Testing
- DTEE, DTEI, DEx
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jens Bräunlich