Clinical trials: Electromyography
Stroke
Rehabilitating Corticospinal Control of Walking
The VHA estimates that over 15,000 Veterans incur a stroke each year. As the population of older Veterans grows, stroke will become an increasingly important problem to the VHA.
- Trial name
- ABC of Walking (NCT02132650)
- Testing
- ACC training, SS training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Diabetic Neuropathy
Exercise-facilitated Neurorehabilitation in Diabetic Neuropathy
This study will determine the type and combination of exercise needed to rehabilitate the neuro-compromised diabetic Veteran. Guided exercise protocols may prove to be practical therapeutic options for the prophylactic management…
- Trial name
- NCT00955201
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alcohol Use Disorder
Orexin Receptor Antagonists as Modulators of Threat Sensitivity in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this double-blind clinical trial is to further explore if, how, and for whom orexin antagonism modifies brain-behavior stress targets in moderate to severe alcohol use disorder (AUD).
- Trial name
- NCT05656534
- Testing
- Suvorexant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Neuromuscular Blockade
Evaluation of the Tof Cuff for Perioperative Neuromuscular Transmission
Acceleromyography (AMG) is the most wide spread used method to assess neuromuscular block during anesthesia. However AMG is known to be inaccurate when compared to the gold standard in neuromuscular transmission monitoring…
- Trial name
- NCT03117387
- Testing
- Measurements of the level of neuromuscular blockade
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Fatigue
The Effect of Sildenafil and Tadalafil on Skeletal Muscle and Perceptual Fatigue
This study is funded by the Moody Endowment. In this project, we will investigate the potential effect of skeletal muscle nitric oxide (NO) production on skeletal muscle anabolism, muscle strength, physical function, and body…
- Trial name
- NCT01661595
- Testing
- Sildenafil, tadalafil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Nerve Compression Syndromes
Treatment for Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow
The purpose of the study is to investigate utility and appropriateness of treatment interventions taking into account the presumed mechanisms of two main varieties of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE).
- Conditions
- Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Nerve Compression Syndromes, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Trial name
- UNETREAT (NCT03651609)
- Testing
- Simple decompression of the ulnar nerve, Conservative treatment
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Stroke
Portable EMG-triggered Hand Robot for Individuals After Stroke
This is an interventional pilot study investigating the feasibility of using the hand of hope (HOH) device for individuals with decreased hand function after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT02364700
- Testing
- Hand of Hope (HOH)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Rehab-Robotics Company Limited
Spinal Manipulation
The Role of the Rate of Force Application in Responses to Spinal Manipulation Therapy
The objective of the present study is to determine if spinal manipulations with a constant rate of force application but with different peak force and time to peak force lead to similar responses in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02550132
- Testing
- Spinal manipulation, Apparatus used to deliver spinal manipulations
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Transmembrane Electromyography (TM-EMG) for the Assessment of Neuromuscular Function in the Oropharynx
This is a pilot study to examine the diagnostic utility of a novel transmembrane surface sensor, and compare signals obtained with the transmembrane sensor to conventional needle EMG signals from healthy volunteers to those with…
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophies, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03986671
- Testing
- Transmembrane EMG Oropharynx Probe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Powell Mansfield Inc.
Stroke
Efficacy Study of FES Controlled by Electromyographic Signal for the Treatment of Upper Limb in Post-stroke Patients
Goal of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of Myoelectrically-controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation (MeCFES) for the rehabilitation of upper limb in post-stroke patients.
- Trial name
- RiSES (NCT03019744)
- Testing
- MeCFES-assisted task-oriented upper limb rehabilitation, Usual Care task-oriented upper limb rehabilitation
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Therapeutic Nanocatalysis to Slow Disease Progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The objective of this trial was to assess the efficacy, safety, and PK/PD effects of CNM-Au8 as a disease-modifying agent for the treatment of ALS by utilizing electrophysiological measures to detect preservation of motor neuron…
- Trial name
- RESCUE-ALS (NCT04098406)
- Testing
- CNM-Au8
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Clene Nanomedicine
Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia
Multimodal Exercises to Improve Leg Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Many people with spinal cord injury (SCI) retain at least some movement below their injury, but their muscles often have a 'mind of their own'.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia, Paraparesis
- Trial name
- NCT01740128
- Testing
- Robotic body weight supported treadmill training, Harness-supported multimodal balance training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cerebrovascular Accident
Mechanisms of Upper-Extremity Motor Recovery in Post-stroke Hemiparesis
The results of this study will provide sound, scientific evidence of physiologic mechanisms responsible for upper-extremity weakness; evidence of the processes involved in neuromuscular adaptation; and will elucidate the…
- Trial name
- NCT00125658
- Testing
- Control, Experimental
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Residual Neuromuscular Blockade
Thumb vs Great Toe Recovery
Researches are comparing the accuracy of measuring muscle relaxation in the thumb versus the great toe.
- Trial name
- NCT04312256
- Testing
- TetraGraph
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Lower Extremity Pain of a Mechanical Origin
Custom Molded Foot Orthoses Effect on Foot Kinematics and Lower Extremity Electromyography During Walking and Running.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of two types of in-shoe custom made orthotics in altering the motion of the foot and muscle activity of select muscles of the lower leg in individuals experiencing…
- Trial name
- SOLE (NCT02143947)
- Testing
- Maximal Arch Subtalar Stabilization, Full Contact Orthosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Quinnipiac University
Stroke
Novel Training Environment to Normalize Altered Finger Force Direction Post Stroke
Despite the functional importance, fingertip forces are rarely explicitly addressed with feedback in therapy. This gap in treatment is due to a lack of tools to provide explicit feedback on patients' volitional finger force…
- Trial name
- NEAD (NCT03995069)
- Testing
- 3D, 1D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Neuromuscular Diseases
Acute Intermittent Hypoxia and Breathing in Neuromuscular Disease
This project seeks to investigate the effects of a single acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) session on respiratory and non-respiratory motor function and EMG (electromyography) activity on patients with ALS (amyotrophic lateral…
- Trial name
- AIH-ALS (NCT03645031)
- Testing
- Acute Intermittent Hypoxia
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Chronic Low Back Pain, Mechanical Low Back Pain
Use of Biofeedback Training to Correct Abnormal Neuromechanical Pattern in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the benefit of biofeedback training on the capacity of chronic low back pain patients to decrease their lumbar paraspinal muscles activity during trunk full flexion and its…
- Trial name
- NCT02239289
- Testing
- Biofeedback
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Assessment
The purpose of the study is to understand the exact mechanism of the activity of paratubal muscles in opening eustachian tube in patients with the functional eustachian tube and those with the eustachian tube dysfunction problem.
- Trial name
- ETDA (NCT02667301)
- Testing
- EMG recording, Tympanic Cavity Air Exchange Test, Tympanometer test
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stratejik Yenilikci Girisimler Ltd.
Low Back Pain
The Effect of Lumbar Stabilization Exercise and Gait Training on Lower Back Muscles- Electromyographic(EMG) Analysis
The purpose of this study is to determine the effective exercise protocol in chronic low back pain patients.
- Trial name
- EMG (NCT02938169)
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital