Clinical trials: Muscle Activation
Core Stability
Effects of Core Stability Training on the Function and Control of Deep Stabilizing Muscles
This study investigates the effects of core stability training on the functionality and control of deep stabilizing muscles in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06672809
- Testing
- Core Stability Training, Aerobic Exercise
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kyungdong University
Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy, Leg Injury
Straight Leg Raise Continuation
The goal of this study is to compare quadriceps muscle activation in patients recovering from lower extremity injury, such as an ACL tear.
- Trial name
- SLR (NCT05568784)
- Testing
- Straight Leg Raise exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andrews Research & Education Foundation
Posterior Shoulder Tightness
The Effects of Eccentric-focused Exercise on Posterior Shoulder Tightness in Symptomatic Overhead Athletes
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of shoulder eccentric exercise training on shoulder mobility, rotator cuff strength, pain and dysfunction, scapular kinematics and muscle activation in symptomatic overhead…
- Trial name
- NCT05305196
- Testing
- Eccentric-focused exercises, Stretching exercises, Hot pack
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Urinary Incontinence,Stress, Stress Urinary Incontinence
Synchronized Core-Pelvic Floor Activation in Urinary Incontinence
This study aims to investigate whether co-activation of the pelvic floor and core muscles improves treatment outcomes in individuals with urinary incontinence.
- Conditions
- Urinary Incontinence,Stress, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Mixed Incontinence Due to Prolapse of Female Genital Organ, Urinary Incontinence
- Trial name
- NCT07387640
- Testing
- Conventional Pelvic Floor Muscle Training, Pelvic Floor and Core Muscle Co-activation Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Fibromyalgia
Effect of Milnacipran on Pain Processing and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Activation Patterns in Patients With Fibromyalgia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of milnacipran on how the brain processes pain in patients with fibromyalgia and to assess the relationship between this effect and brain activation patterns during functional…
- Trial name
- NCT00793520
- Testing
- Milnacipran
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Forest Laboratories
Low Back Pain
Non-Specific Chronic Back Pain; Insight From Spatial Aspects of Lumbar Spinal Muscle Activation
There is evidence for altered muscle activity patterns in individuals with non-specific chronic back pain (NSCBP). It is unknown why these alterations in activation pattern occur and how they may be linked to pain experience and…
- Trial name
- NCT01214213
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Venous Ulcer of Leg
Dose-Response Structured Calf Muscle Pump Activation Strategies Versus Unsupervised Home Walks
investigates the comparative effectiveness of two interventions aimed at promoting the healing of venous leg ulcers-a common chronic condition characterized by impaired venous return and poor wound healing in the lower…
- Trial name
- Ulcer (NCT07763782)
- Testing
- Dose-Response Structured CMP Activation, Active Control
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- MTI University
Hemiplegia
Periscapular Muscle Activation During Open and Closed Kinetic Chain in Stroke
The goal of this observational study is to compare the activity levels of the periscapular (levator scapula, serratus anterior, infraspinatus, upper, middle and lower trapezius) muscles during open and closed kinetic chain…
- Trial name
- NCT05990413
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Whiplash Associated Disorder
Neck Muscle Activation in Patients With Long Standing Problems After a Whiplash Trauma Registered With Ultrasound With Speckle Tracking
Today there is evidence for that neck specific exercises reduce neck pain problems in patients with mechanical neck pain. However, there is a lack of consensus on how to optimize neck exercises and dosages in neck rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT01547624
- Testing
- Neck specific exercises
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Skeletal Muscle Damage, Exercise-induced Aseptic Inflammation
Protein Supplementation and Skeletal Muscle Healing Process
In this study the investigators utilized protein supplementation over an 8-day period following eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage in order to test the initial hypotheses : i) protein supplementation after exercise-induced…
- Conditions
- Skeletal Muscle Damage, Exercise-induced Aseptic Inflammation, Skeletal Muscle Performance, Intracellular Signaling in Skeletal Muscle
- Trial name
- NCT02816411
- Testing
- Milk protein isolate
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Effect of CoQ10 Plus Selenium Supplementation on Clinical Outcomes and Biochemical Markers in ME/CFS (CoSeME Study)
In recent years, it has been suggested that nutritional deficiencies may be of causal relevance in individuals with ME/CFS. These include deficiencies of vitamins and trace elements.
- Trial name
- CoSeME (NCT05128292)
- Testing
- CoQ10 plus Selenium
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Multiple Sclerosis, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Relationship Between Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions and Lower Limb Strength and Activation in MS Patients
we aim to investigate the relationship between pelvic floor dysfunctions, core endurance, hip external rotation muscle strength, and tibialis posterior and tibialis anterior muscle activation in patients diagnosed with MS
- Trial name
- NCT06777134
- Testing
- Assessment of pelvic floor dysfunction, The Quality of Life Assessment, Core endurance assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Berivan Beril Kılıç
Unilateral Cerebral Palsy
Sensitivity of an Upper Limb Motion Analysis Protocol to Changes in Kinematics and Muscle Activity After Constraint Induced Therapy in Children With Hemiplegia
In France, Cerebral Palsy (CP) affects 1 in 450 births. It results from lesions of the brain, before, during, or shortly after birth. These non-progressive lesions cause muscle impairments, responsible for activity limitations.
- Trial name
- MouvsupTCIHemi (NCT03099993)
- Testing
- Measurement of maximal forces of elbow pronosupination and flexion-extension
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Muscle Weakness
PB125, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Mobility, and Energetics
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is an important regulator in the body. It controls how well cells protect themselves against stress.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Knee, Muscle Weakness, Pain, Joint
- Trial name
- NCT04638387
- Testing
- PB125
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Epicondylitis, Lateral
Epicondylar Muscle Activation in Tennis Players
Epicondylitis is one of the most common pathologies in tennis players. The search for an effective treatment is necessary for the relief of symptoms and the return to sports practice.
- Trial name
- NCT06160011
- Testing
- Electrical dry needling + Conventional physiotherapy, Dry needling + Conventional physiotherapy, Conventional physiotherapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
The Effects of Dynamic Taping With Exercise on Neuromuscular Control in Individuals With Subacromial Impingement
Background: Subacromial Impingement Syndrome (SIS) is the commonest disorder of the shoulder, accounting for 44%-65% of all complaints of shoulder pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05957952
- Testing
- Motor control exercise with dynamic taping, Motor control exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Hamstring Muscles, Hamstring Muscle Strength
Optimizing Hamstring Activation Through EMG-Feedback and the Hamshell Device
In this study, we investigate whether training of the posterior thigh muscles with visual feedback on muscle activity is more effective than the same training without feedback.
- Trial name
- EMG-BF (NCT07660926)
- Testing
- EMG-Biofeedback-Training, Control
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Praxisklinik Rennbahn AG
Intensive Care Units (ICUs)
Body Lateralization and Its Effects on Respiratory Drive, Ventilation, and Pulmonary Aeration in Critically Ill Patients
The goal of this quasi-experimental study is to investigate how different body positions, performed through Automatic Lateralization Therapy, affect respiratory drive, ventilation, and pulmonary aeration in critically ill adult…
- Trial name
- LATLUNG (NCT07323472)
- Testing
- Automatic Lateralization Therapy, Supine Positioning
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pernambuco
Ankle Sprain
Effect of Joint Mobilization in the Treatment of Chronic Ankle Instability
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a gentle pressure movement performed at the ankle by a physical therapist on muscle function and ankle motion in individuals who frequently twist (sprain) their ankle.
- Trial name
- NCT01438905
- Testing
- Small amplitude (Grade IV) mobilization, High velocity, low amplitude (Grade V) mobilization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Creighton University
Burns - Multiple, Critical Illness
Reduction of Muscle Catabolism Through Brain Activation in Burn Patients
Patients with extensive burn injuries frequently develop severe skeletal muscle wasting and weakness as part of critical illness-related myopathy and neuropathy.
- Conditions
- Burns - Multiple, Critical Illness, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- REMBRANT (NCT07435402)
- Testing
- Burn-Bundle Extended Rehabilitation Program, Isoflurane Inhalational Sedation, Functional Proprioceptive Stimulation
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic