Clinical trials: Muscle Adaptation, open to volunteers
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Female
THRIVE Well Cancer FDTN/Exercise_Creatine Supplementation
The study's purpose is to evaluate whether creatine supplementation can help breast cancer survivors respond quicker to exercise by improving strength, endurance, and body composition.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Female, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- THRIVE (NCT06395506)
- Testing
- Creatine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Core Muscle Weakness, Postural Control Deficit
"CORE Training for Musculoskeletal Health: A Study on Adaptive Exercise Protocols"
This study aims to evaluate the effects of an adaptive core training protocol that integrates core stability, core strength, and high-intensity core power exercises on muscle activation, hypertrophy, balance, and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Core Muscle Weakness, Postural Control Deficit, Trunk Stability Impairment, Functional Performance Limitation
- Trial name
- RCT-EMG-US-QoL (NCT07025395)
- Testing
- - Core Training Protocol, Control Group Core Routine
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ioannis Tsartsapakis
Focus on Healthy Infants
Development of Muscle Function in Prepubertal Children As a Response to Growth and Resistance Training
Healthy skeletal muscle development is crucial for a life-long quality of life. Childhood and puberty may be key periods for developing muscle growth and neuromuscular capacities, which are essential for bone-muscle interaction…
- Trial name
- decade-fit (NCT06594900)
- Testing
- resistance training intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ralf Roth
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Non-Invasive Monitoring Of Metabolite Levels Using Novel And Adapted MR Spectroscopy Techniques
This Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) funded project and the linked European project aim to improve magnetic resonance (MR) methods, specifically MR spectroscopy and metabolic imaging (making them more sensitive and…
- Trial name
- NIMM_MRS (NCT05165537)
- Testing
- NIMM_MRS
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Strength Training Adaptations, Recovery
Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera) and Its Effects on Recovery Perceived and Muscle Strength in Male Handball Players
This study aims to assess the potential recovery and strength effects of male handball players.
- Trial name
- NCT07135830
- Testing
- Handball training
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maia
Strength, Stress
Effects of Root Extract Ashwagandha (KSM-66) on Perception of Recovery and Muscle Strength in Adolescents Aged 11 to 19 Engaged in Grassroots Football
This study will test whether six weeks of ashwagandha (KSM-66 root extract), helps teenage footballers recover and improve strength.
- Conditions
- Strength, Stress, Exercise Adaptation, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT07890935
- Testing
- Ashwagandha
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sports Performance and Applied Research in Trials and Analysis
Muscle Strength, Athletic Performance
Nordic vs Blood Flow Restriction Nordic Exercise in Elite Female Pole Vaulters
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the effects of Nordic Hamstring Exercise (NHE) and Blood Flow Restriction-assisted Nordic Hamstring Exercise (BFR-NHE) on hamstring muscle strength, muscle morphology…
- Conditions
- Muscle Strength, Athletic Performance, Hamstring Adaptation, Sports Injury Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT07705698
- Testing
- Nordic Hamstring Exercise, Blood Flow Restriction-Assisted Nordic Hamstring Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toros University
Muscle Adaptation, Body Composition
Creatine and Muscle Health in Madrid's Walking Footballers.
Healthy aging requires effective, accessible, and sustainable interventions capable of preserving functional capacity and preventing age-related decline.
- Conditions
- Muscle Adaptation, Body Composition, Physical Activity in Adults
- Trial name
- MyoCreaWalk (NCT07891936)
- Testing
- Monohydrate Creatine supplementation during Walking Football training
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Europea de Madrid
Hypertension, Elevated Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure Following Isometric Exercise in Inactive Adults
This study investigates how isometric exercise training (IET) affects blood pressure in physically inactive adults. Isometric exercise involves sustained muscle contractions without movement-for example, pushing against a fixed…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Elevated Blood Pressure, Sedentary Lifestlye
- Trial name
- BELIEF-BP (NCT06937164)
- Testing
- Isometric Exercise Training (IET), Expectation-Enhancing Informational Framing
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Canterbury Christ Church University
Sarcopenia in Elderly, Dynapenia
Reduction in Resistance Training Volume and Neuromuscular Adaptations in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate how reducing resistance training volume affects neuromuscular adaptations in older adults aged 60 to 70 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07046130
- Testing
- Resistance Training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Healthy Volunteers, Muscle Hypertrophy
Glycolytic Phenotype (vLapeak) and Magnitude of Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy After Resistance Training
The HyperLa study investigates whether a person's "glycolyticness"-the efficiency with which their body uses glycolysis for energy-can predict how much their muscles will grow (hypertrophy) in response to resistance training.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Muscle Hypertrophy, Glycolysis, Moderately Trainend
- Trial name
- HyperLa (NCT07721766)
- Testing
- Hypertrophy-focused Resistance Training
- Where
- 8 sites in Finland, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Healthy Adult Participants, Exercise Training
The Effect of Olive Leaf Extract Supplementation on Training-induced Skeletal Muscle Functional and Molecular Adaptations in Healthy Volunteers
The goal of this study is to investigate the effect of combining olive leaf extract supplementation with endurance training (moderate intensity continuous training or sprint interval training).
- Conditions
- Healthy Adult Participants, Exercise Training, Neuromuscular Adaptations, Nutritional Intervention
- Trial name
- OLE_Training_1 (NCT07729072)
- Testing
- Olive leaf extract
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne
Exercise, Overreaching
Impact of Training Load on the Gut miCrobiome And Its Relation to exeRcise Performance, mUscle Phenotype, and markerS of Overreaching in Healthy Men
The goal of this study is to learn how different amounts of supervised indoor cycling training change gut health (gut bacteria, the substances gut bacteria make, and the gut barrier integrity), and how these changes relate to…
- Conditions
- Exercise, Overreaching, Butyrate, Gut Microbiome
- Trial name
- ICARUS (NCT07481578)
- Testing
- Supplement, Moderate load exercise training, High load exercise training
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stefan De Smet
Sarcopenia, Anabolic Resistance
Strength Training and Resveratrol
The main goal of this study is to find out if supplementing with resveratrol improves skeletal muscle adaptations to strengthening exercise (resistance training or strength training) in adults age 60+, and to determine whether…
- Trial name
- STaR (NCT06585865)
- Testing
- Resistance training, Resveratrol 500 mg oral once daily.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Cricket Protein, Whey Protein
Insect vs Animal Protein for Building Muscle
This research is being carried out to investigate the potential of insects (crickets) as a sustainable protein source for supporting human muscle tissue by comparing cricket protein to a commonly used animal protein (whey).
- Trial name
- GAINZ (NCT07159919)
- Testing
- protein supplement
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Healthly Volunteers, Oncologic Disease
A Two-Way Path to Health: Environmental Influences on Skeletal Muscle Endocrine Function
Given the well-established anti-inflammatory and health-promoting effects of physical activity as a non-pharmacological intervention, an important question remains whether different types of exercise differ in their ability to…
- Trial name
- COMPASS (NCT07706465)
- Testing
- Experimental: IWT- Interval Walking Training, Exercise training II, Walking
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Supplement, Resistance Training Adaptation
Skeletal Muscle Adaptations to Peptide-Supplemented Resistance Exercise Training
Skeletal muscle size, an important metabolic tissue, is governed by the balance between two opposing processes, muscle protein synthesis and muscle protein breakdown.
- Trial name
- NCT07773142
- Testing
- Resistance Exercise Training with or without daily supplementation, Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) Scan, Muscle Sampling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Healthy Volunteers, Resistance Training Adaptation
Contribution of Corticospinal and Reticulospinal Mechanisms to Neural Adaptations Induced by Muscle Strengthening of Healthy Adults
This controlled trial aims to investigate the neural adaptations induced by a 4-week resistance training program targeting the triceps surae muscles.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Resistance Training Adaptation, Neuromuscular Adaptations
- Trial name
- RenfoRS (NCT07831382)
- Testing
- Resistance training
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Myeloid Cell Infiltration
Effect of Rg1-based Supplementation on Exercise Training-induced Stem Cell Recruitments and Skeletal Muscle Adaptation in Women Aged > 60
This study will provide novel insights into the role of bone marrow-derived stem cells in muscle adaptation to long-term exercise and advance our understanding of an Rg-1 based supplement-Senactiv® as a potential intervention for…
- Trial name
- Senactiv (NCT07703774)
- Testing
- Resistance exercise
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Taipei
Investigating the Effects of Power Training in the Elderly
Effects of Different Power Training Intensities in Older Adults
Power (strength × velocity) is a crucial component for maintaining independence during aging. Therefore, investigating interventions aimed at improving this physical capacity is essential for this population.
- Trial name
- NCT07023146
- Testing
- Moderate to high intensity (PTMH; 65-80% of 1-repetition maximum [1RM]) ), low to moderate intensity (PTLM; 40-60% of 1-repetition maximum [1RM])
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul