Clinical trials: Muscle Contraction
Gallbladder; Functional Disturbance
The Optimal Measurement Time for the New Gallbladder Function Assessment Method
This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-blind, crossover study involving healthy individuals, aiming to evaluate the stability of oral protein bars + olive oil as a new method for determining gallbladder…
- Trial name
- NCT07321431
- Testing
- oral administration of 2 fried eggs, oral protein bars + 50ml olive oil
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Institute of Gansu Province
Muscle Activity, Electromyography
Muscle Activity of the Gastrocnemius and Soleus Muscles by Surface Electromyography.
This cross-sectional, comparative study aims to evaluate and compare the surface electromyographic (sEMG) activity of the gastrocnemius (medial and lateral) and soleus muscles during static and dynamic contraction tasks.
- Conditions
- Muscle Activity, Electromyography, Lower Limb
- Trial name
- NCT06953401
- Testing
- Muscle contraction protocol for electromyographic assessment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Extremadura
Aging, Muscle Strength
Mental Effort and Muscle Strength
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of mental effort on improving muscle strength.
- Trial name
- NCT00059436
- Testing
- Mental effort in muscle strengthening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Abdominal Muscles
Abdominal Electromyographic Control in Vojta Therapy
A randomized clinical trial on a cohort of healthy subjects of legal age, both sexes, recruited from the university community and who will be randomly distributed into two groups (experimental and control).
- Trial name
- NCT04818879
- Testing
- Vojta, Control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Evaluation of Muscle Contraction in People With PD
EMG to Detect and Monitor Freezing of Gait Among People With Parkinson's Disease
The main goal of this study is to evaluate, via EMG (electromyography) system, the muscle activity in the lower limbs, to understand the contribution of the muscle activity to FOG (freezing of gait) in Parkinson's patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05693207
- Testing
- EMG
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Postural Balance
Effects of Two Compression Socks on Balance and Ankle Stability in Healthy Adults
This randomized study will compare a novel tensioning compression sock with a commercially available elastic foot and ankle compression sock in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- Not provided (NCT07812454)
- Testing
- Novel Tensioning Compression Sock, Elastic Compression Sock
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Sleep Bruxism, Masseter Muscle Hypertrophy
Changes in Electromyographic Activity in Aligner Treatment of Adult Patients With and Without Nocturnal Bruxism
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of clear aligners on the symptoms and signs reported by bruxism patients.
- Conditions
- Sleep Bruxism, Masseter Muscle Hypertrophy, Grinding Teeth
- Trial name
- EMG_BRUX (NCT06343194)
- Testing
- Bruxoff ®
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Magnesium, Skeletal Muscle Contraction Properties
Effects of Magnesium Oil Application on the Muscle Contractile Properties
This study will aim to investigate the effects of magnesium oil administration on skeletal muscle contractile properties.
- Trial name
- MG-MCP2022 (NCT05339308)
- Testing
- Magnesium oil (BetterYou) dermal application
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia, Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ljubljana
Ageing, Muscle Fatigue Caused by Repetitive Muscle Exercise
The Effects of Age on Muscle Endurance During Resistance Exercise With and Without Blood Flow Restriction
The purpose of this study is to learn how aging affects muscle endurance during resistance exercise, and how oxygen delivery to the muscles plays a role in these changes.
- Trial name
- NCT07090603
- Testing
- Knee extension exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Muscle Injury
The Effects of PeptiStrong and Exercise to Enhance Muscle Strength in Young Subjects
A randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled study to evaluate the effect of PeptiStrong supplementation in conjunction with an exercise program to enhance muscle strength and endurance in young male and female subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT05946746
- Testing
- PeptiStrong
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nuritas Ltd
Chronic Ankle Instability, CAI
Effects of Ankle Evertor Fatigue on Force Sense and Neuromuscular Activation in Subjects With Chronic Ankle Instability
The goal of this observational study is to investigate whether ankle evertor muscle fatigue impairs force perception and alters neuromuscular activation patterns during submaximal isometric contractions, and whether these effects…
- Trial name
- NCT07252219
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ljubljana
Thumb Joint Stiffness
Electrical Stimulation to Recover Greater Range of Motion After Surgery
Background One of the potentially debilitative complications of operative repair and subsequent immobilization is stiffness that appears secondary to inflammation and adhesions.
- Trial name
- NCT01082432
- Testing
- electrically induced muscle activation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Joseph Fourier
Knee Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Osteo Arthritis of the Knee
Quadriceps Muscle Quality and Clinical Outcomes in Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this cross-sectional, observational study is to evaluate the relationship between quadriceps muscle quality-specifically muscle echogenicity and thickness change during isometric contraction-and clinical outcomes…
- Trial name
- NCT07541274
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir City Hospital
Low Back Pain
Manipulation Effects on Abdominal Muscles
The purpose of this study is to understand how different physical therapy interventions affect the use of certain abdominal muscles in patients with low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01745939
- Testing
- Lumbar Manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Ischemia, Placebo - Control
Effects of Muscle Flossing on Quadriceps Muscle Potentiation
Tissue flossing involves wrapping a thick rubber band around a joint or muscle, which can partially occlude blood flow. In practice, it is often used while concomitantly performing a range of motion exercises (ROM) for 1 to 3…
- Trial name
- MF_TMG_CMJ (NCT05094713)
- Testing
- Flossing experimental group, Low wrapping pressure
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Science and Research Centre Koper
Vibration; Exposure, Muscle Physiology
Feature of Reflex Pathway Activated by WBV and Voluntary Contraction
Whole-body vibration (WBV) has beneficial neuromuscular effects on muscle strength increase. Supraspinal, spinal, and peripheral mechanisms have been proposed to explain these beneficial effects.
- Trial name
- NCT05221541
- Testing
- vibration
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Pelvic Floor, Abdominal Muscles
Effectiveness of Abdomino-pelvic Muscle Contraction Education Programme in Healthy Male University Students
This research study investigates the effectiveness of an educational intervention aimed at improving awareness and control of pelvic floor (PF) and abdominal muscle contractions in healthy young male university students.
- Conditions
- Pelvic Floor, Abdominal Muscles, Abdominal Muscles/ultrasonography
- Trial name
- NCT06786182
- Testing
- PFM Educational Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European University of Madrid
Muscle Atrophy or Weakness, Muscle Contraction
Core Exercises Effects on Muscle Imbalances
This study aims in investigating the effects of a core muscles' strengthening program on core muscles' atrophy and contraction ability.
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy or Weakness, Muscle Contraction, Core Stability
- Trial name
- NCT04450615
- Testing
- Core stability
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Athanasios Ellinoudis
Knee Osteoarthritis, Osteearthritis
Effect of 0° and 50° N-K Table Load Angles on Quadriceps Activation in Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative joint disease that leads to pain, reduced mobility, and functional limitation. Quadriceps femoris weakness plays a significant role in disease progression and disability.
- Trial name
- NCT07456254
- Testing
- Isotonic Quadriceps Exercise Using NK Table
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Diaphragm
The Impact of Diaphragmatic Breathing Instructions and Inspiratory Pressures on Diaphragm Contraction in Healthy Adults
This is a cross-sectional obsessional study. This study aims (1) to investigate the relationship between sternocleidomastoid muscle recruitment and diaphragm thickness fraction during increasing inspiratory resistance in healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT06347549
- Testing
- Various intensities of inspiratory muscle training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University