Clinical trials: MYOPATHY
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
MELAS, LHON
A Dose-escalating Clinical Trial With KH176
Mitochondrial Diseases are rare progressive, multi-system, often early fatal disorders affecting both children and adults. KH176 is a novel chemical entity currently under development for the treatment of inherited mitochondrial…
- Conditions
- MELAS, LHON, Leigh Syndrome, Mitochondrial Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02544217
- Testing
- KH176
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khondrion BV
Fibromyalgia
Mechanisms of Affective Touch in Chronic Pain
This study compares how different types of touch found in massage therapies impact pain perception, and whether these effects differ in individuals with and without chronic pain.
- Trial name
- MATCP (NCT04206397)
- Testing
- affective touch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laura Case
Muscular Dystrophies
First Time in Human (FTIH) Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Single and Repeat Doses of GSK3439171A in Healthy Subjects and to Assess Food Effect
The FTIH study with GSK3439171A will evaluate the safety of GSK3439171A in healthy subjects in order to avoid confounding factors due to the disease or concomitant drugs in patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03627494
- Testing
- GSK3439171A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Sports Performance, Injury Prevention
Effect of Whole-body Photobiomodulation on Muscular Performance Enhancement.
Introduction: Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) is based on the emission of light ranging from red to near-infrared spectra by different devices based on diode lasers or light-emitting diodes.
- Conditions
- Sports Performance, Injury Prevention, Muscle Damage, Musculoskeletal Pain
- Trial name
- WBPME (NCT05989815)
- Testing
- Muscle damage protocol training, Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Upper Extremity Injury, Sport Injury
Throwers Ten Exercises On Upper Extremity Function and Explosive Power in Wheelchair Basketball and Basketball Players
Basketball is a challenging sport that requires participants to demonstrate physical fitness and special athletic skills at high levels.
- Conditions
- Upper Extremity Injury, Sport Injury, Shoulder Pain, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT04019990
- Testing
- The effect of throwers ten exercise programme on wheelchair basketball and ambulant basketball players
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Impact of Muscle and Tendon Dysfunction in People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes is a chronic-degenerative metabolic disorder that has reached pandemic proportions mainly because of the increasing incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D).
- Trial name
- T2D_MTU (NCT05585502)
- Testing
- Training (minute oscillation stretching)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
Neuromuscular Disease
Antioxidant Therapy in RYR1-Related Congenital Myopathy
Background: Ryanodine receptor type 1-related myopathies (RYR1-RM) are the most common non-dystrophic muscle diseases that people are born with in the U.S. They affect development, muscles, and walking.
- Trial name
- RYR1 (NCT02362425)
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Musculoskeletal Pain, Analgesia
Intramuscular Ketorolac at Two Single-Dose Regimens
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a single 15 mg intramuscular (IM) dose of ketorolac for analgesic non-inferiority versus a single 60 mg IM dose for the treatment of acute MSK pain in a military emergency department (ED)…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Analgesia, Adverse Event
- Trial name
- NCT04763876
- Testing
- Ketorolac Injection 15 mg, Ketorolac Injection 60 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Beaumont Army Medical Center
Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Pain
Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome With Lidocaine Injection and Physical Therapy.
Background: Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) of the shoulder girdle and cervical region is a common musculoskeletal problem that is often chronic or recurrent.
- Conditions
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Pain, Myofascial Trigger Point Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01250184
- Testing
- Physical therapy, Lidocaine injection, Lidocaine injection + physical therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grupo Rehabilitacion en Salud
Tennis Elbow, Epicondylitis, Lateral Humeral
A Randomized Control Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Autologous Blood Injection Versus Local Corticosteroid Injection for Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis
Lateral epicondylitis, is a common problem encountered in the orthopaedic practice. Histopathological reports have shown that lateral epicondylitis is not an inflammatory process but a degenerative condition termed 'tendinosis'.
- Trial name
- NCT00947765
- Testing
- Autologous blood injection, Local corticosteroid injection
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dojode, Chetan M., MBBS, MS
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
Trigger Finger Disorder
Long Term Effectiveness of Trigger Finger Injections With Triamcinolone vs. Dexamethasone
Trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis) is a very common condition and in office treatment with corticosteroid injection is widely accepted to be first line treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03641508
- Testing
- Triamcinolone, Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ericka Lawler
Trifunctional Protein Deficiency
Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders & Body Weight Regulation Grant
Several hormones involved in body weight regulation increase the subject's ability to burn fat for energy. The purpose of this study is to investigate how burning fat for energy may affect those hormones and body weight in…
- Trial name
- NCT00654004
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
DART Electrical Impedance Myography (EIM) Trial in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and Healthy Controls
Physicians seek a method to assess neuromuscular disease that is both non-invasive and quantifiable. Many patients do not tolerate standard current day assessment tools (such as needle electromyogram), and Electrical Impedance…
- Trial name
- NCT01523964
- Testing
- Testing with EIM
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dart Therapeutics. LLC
Muscle Weakness
Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Muscle Mass and Function Among Older Women Subjected to Resistance Training
To determine, in a double blind trial, the effects of creatine supplementation during 12 weeks on muscle mass and function of community living older women subjected to resistance training.
- Trial name
- NCT02188849
- Testing
- Resistance exercise training, Creatine
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Fibromyalgia
The Effect of Minocycline and N-acetylcysteine for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
Evaluation of the effect of combinatorial treatment of fibromyalgia patients (standard of care + minocycline + N-acetylcysteine (NAC) relative to standard of care on subjective pain measurement Revised Fibromyalgia Impact…
- Trial name
- NCT04594733
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Musculoskeletal Pain
Vitamin D to ENhance TraUma REcovery
The main objective of this study is to determine whether the administration of a single dose of Vitamin D in the Emergency Department following a motor vehicle collision can improve musculoskeletal pain severity as well as reduce…
- Trial name
- VENTURE (NCT05458024)
- Testing
- Vitamin D 2
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Intracranial Pressure Increase, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Vasopressin in Intraabdominal Pressure Elevation
The aim of this study is to investigate any direct correlation between increased intrathoracic pressure, intraabdominal pressure and intracranial pressure, following a controlled elevation in intraabdominal pressure and…
- Trial name
- NCT03707054
- Testing
- Study Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Muscle Weakness
Functional Change With MMS
Evaluate the safety and efficacy of magnetic muscle stimulation (MMS) of abdominal muscle.
- Trial name
- FMS (NCT04506502)
- Testing
- The ZELTIQ System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zeltiq Aesthetics