Clinical trials: Muscle Disuse Atrophy
Aging, Oxidative Stress
Targeting Oxidative Stress to Prevent Vascular and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction During Disuse
Prolonged periods of reduced activity are associated with decreased vascular function and muscle atrophy. Physical inactivity due to acute hospitalization is also associated with impaired recovery, hospital readmission, and…
- Conditions
- Aging, Oxidative Stress, Vascular Endothelium, Skeletal Muscle
- Trial name
- NCT04351113
- Testing
- MITO-AO, PB-125, Passive Leg Movement (PLM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Joel Trinity
Disuse Atrophy
Bed-rest, Muscle Mass and Insulin Sensitivity
In the present study, the effects of 7 days of bed rest on muscle mass, muscle fiber characteristics and insulin sensitivity will be determined.
- Trial name
- NCT02109380
- Testing
- Bed rest
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Disuse Atrophy
Leucine Supplementation and Skeletal Muscle Disuse
Leucine supplementation is widely known for promoting strong influence on skeletal muscle remodeling. This study aims to evaluate the effect of leucine supplementation on disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy.
- Trial name
- NCT01192009
- Testing
- Leucine
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Proteomics, Exercise
Dynamic Proteomics and Integrated Rates of Muscle Protein Synthesis During an Acute Period of Loading and Unloading
Skeletal muscle plays several different roles in the promotion and maintenance of health and well-being. The loss of muscle mass that occurs with aging, chronic muscle wasting diseases, and physical inactivity puts people at an…
- Conditions
- Proteomics, Exercise, Atrophy, Disuse, Hypertrophy
- Trial name
- HYPAT (NCT04514744)
- Testing
- Knee bracing, Unilateral Resistance Exercise Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Mitochondrial Energetics, Dietary Nitrate
Effect of Dietary Nitrate on Immobilization-induced Changes in Skeletal Muscle in Young Healthy Men
Diminished use of skeletal muscle, such as occurs with many chronic diseases (e.g., heart failure or cancer cachexia), denervation, bedrest, immobilization (e.g., limb casting or bracing), etc., is a common clinical condition…
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Energetics, Dietary Nitrate, Disuse Atrophy (Muscle) of Lower Leg
- Trial name
- NCT07161973
- Testing
- Beetroot Juice - Active
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Muscle Atrophy, Disuse Atrophy (Muscle) of Lower Leg
The Regulation of Human Skeletal Muscle Mass by Contractile Perturbation
It is well known that periods of weight training lead to increases in skeletal muscle size and strength. In contrast, periods of inactivity such as bed rest or immobilization result in losses of skeletal muscle size and strength.
- Trial name
- HYPAT (NCT03046095)
- Testing
- Unilateral Resistance Exercise, Immobilization
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Muscle Atrophy, Muscle Disuse Atrophy
Examining Sex-based Differences in Metabolic and Mechanistic Responses to Disuse Induced Muscle Atrophy
The purpose of the proposed research is to define whether there are differences between females and males (i.e. sex-based differences) in the metabolic and mechanistic regulation of disuse-induced muscle atrophy in vivo in humans.
- Trial name
- NCT05314413
- Testing
- Single Leg Immobilization
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Muscular Atrophy, Insulin Resistance
Human Skeletal Muscle Response to 5 Days of Bedrest in Young Adults
The goal of this intervention trial is to characterize skeletal muscle atrophy in healthy, young adults during short term bedrest.
- Conditions
- Muscular Atrophy, Insulin Resistance, Muscle Protein Synthesis
- Trial name
- FABRIC (NCT07178353)
- Testing
- Bedrest
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Healthy
A Study of the Effect of BIIB023 on Muscle Atrophy in Healthy Male Volunteers
The primary objective of this study is to determine whether muscle atrophy induced by immobilization of the lower limb can be attenuated by BIIB023 in healthy male volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01943513
- Testing
- BIIB023
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Disuse Atrophy (Muscle) of Lower Extremities, Muscle Function
The Impact of Bed Rest, Aging and NMES on Skeletal Muscle
Loss of muscle mass is common phenotypic trait of muscular disuse and ageing. The loss of muscle mass affects, among others, the ability to maintain homeostasis of glucose metabolism and the energy reservoir in catabolic…
- Conditions
- Disuse Atrophy (Muscle) of Lower Extremities, Muscle Function, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis
- Trial name
- NCT05617222
- Testing
- Bed rest, Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction
Heat Therapy During Reduced Physical Activity
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether daily Finnish dry sauna therapy attenuates the adverse cardiovascular, muscular, and metabolic effects of seven days of experimentally reduced physical…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- HEAT-RPA (NCT07847424)
- Testing
- Sauna, Reduced Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham Young University
Muscle Atrophy, Disuse Atrophy
Effect of Knee Position on Muscle Loss During Leg Immobilization
This study looks at what happens to leg muscles when the knee is kept straight or bent during five days of wearing a brace. We want to find out if keeping the knee bent (so the thigh muscle is stretched) helps prevent muscle loss…
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, Disuse Atrophy, Immobilization
- Trial name
- NCT07690150
- Testing
- Knee immobilization brace (0°) for 5 days, Knee immobilization brace (60°) for 5 days
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Atrophy, Disuse, Atrophy, Muscular
Effects of Resistance Training Preconditioning on Skeletal Muscle Recovery From a Period of Disuse in Young Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of resistance training (RT) preconditioning vs no training on disuse-induced atrophy and post-disuse resistance training in young healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT05760066
- Testing
- Resistance Training Preconditioning, Control
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Auburn University
Disuse Atrophy, Immobilization
Electrical Stimulation During Immobilization
In the present study, the effects of 5 days of lower limb immobilization with or without daily neuromuscular electrical stimulation on muscle mass and muscle fiber characteristics will be determined.
- Conditions
- Disuse Atrophy, Immobilization, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Trial name
- ESDIM (NCT01513486)
- Testing
- immobilization
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Muscular Atrophy
Timecourse of Immobilization Experiment
The effect of unilateral lower limb immobilisation over one week on muscle atrophy
- Trial name
- TIME (NCT02984332)
- Testing
- Lower limb immobilisation (leg brace)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Disuse Atrophy, Aging
Immobilization and Protein Supplementation (IM-PRO)
In the present study, the effects of 5 days of lower limb immobilization with or without twice-daily protein supplementation on muscle mass and muscle fiber characteristics will be determined.
- Trial name
- IM-PRO (NCT01588808)
- Testing
- Immobilization
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Healthy Volunteers
A Clinical Pharmacology Study to Evaluate the Effect of GYM329 on Disuse Muscle Atrophy in Healthy Volunteer
This study will induce disuse atrophy through unilateral immobilization of the thigh and lower leg in healthy male volunteers to evaluate the PD of a single subcutaneous dose of GYM329 prior to or after unilateral thigh and lower…
- Trial name
- NCT04708847
- Testing
- GYM329
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chugai Pharmaceutical
Muscle Atrophy
Protein Ingestion and Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
The effect of different protein intakes on skeletal muscle atrophy during short term unilateral leg immobilisation.
- Trial name
- NCT03797781
- Testing
- Lower limb immobilisation (leg brace) with varying levels of protein intake
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Muscle Atrophy, Aging
The Impact of Energy Intake and Short-term Disuse on Muscle Protein Synthesis Rates and Skeletal Muscle Mass in Middle-aged Adults.
In healthy middle-aged men and women, what is the effect of dietary energy restriction and energy surplus on daily muscle protein synthesis rates and muscle morphology, compared to energy balance, during free-living and…
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, Aging, Energy Malnutrition Protein
- Trial name
- PIE (NCT04900701)
- Testing
- Energy status
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Muscle Disuse Atrophy
Strength Training Augmenting Rehabilitation
This project aims to determine whether a novel strength training rehabilitation protocol can diminish the negative consequences of limb immobilization and expedite the restoration of muscle function during retraining in healthy…
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT05097092)
- Testing
- Orthopedic immobilization, Unilateral resistance training, Bilateral resistance training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Christian University