Clinical trials: Muscle Dysfunction
Type 1 Diabetes
Effects of Acipimox on Insulin Action, Vascular Function, and Muscle Function in Type 1 Diabetes
Insulin resistance (IR) is an important contributor to increased cardiovascular disease risk in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Non-esterified fatty acid elevation is a significant contributor to IR in T1D and may be a target of…
- Trial name
- AcT1 (NCT01816165)
- Testing
- Acipimox
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Prediabetes, Obese
Inflammation Inhibition in Prediabetic Humans
Prediabetes, characterized by elevated fasting blood sugar or exaggerated blood sugar response to sugar ingestion, effects over 79 million adult Americans and is a precursor to the development of Type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- INCITE (NCT01977417)
- Testing
- Salsalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary L. Pierce
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
Tailored Self-Management of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) Using Health Information Technology
The purpose of this pilot project is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of proposed methods for a subsequent clinical trial of a tailored self-management program (PACT) designed to decrease pain in participants with…
- Trial name
- TMDPACT (NCT03036215)
- Testing
- PACT Experimental Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall
Bingocize: A Novel Mobile Application for Older Adult Health
This study tests the effectiveness of using a new mobile application (Bingocize®) to improve older adults' (a) adherence to an engaging exercise program, and (b) aspects of functional performance, health knowledge, dietary…
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall, Sarcopenia, Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- Bingocize (NCT03629912)
- Testing
- Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Kentucky University
Statin Intolerance
Effects of Epicatechin on Statins for Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Impaired Exercise Capacity
The purpose of this study is to gain insight into the side-effects of statin consumption, and assess the ability of epicatechin (a compound in dark chocolate) to counteract or reverse these changes.
- Trial name
- NCT02490527
- Testing
- Pure epicatechin capsules (50mg), Simvastatin (40mg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Knee Osteoarthristis
Skeletal Muscle Atrophy and Dysfunction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
Total knee replacement, or arthroplasty, is the final clinical intervention available to relieve pain and functional limitations related to advanced stage knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT03051984
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Cognitive Impairments
Efficacy and Safety of Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate in Adults With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Over the past decade, the Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine (RCBM) has evaluated many patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- Trial name
- NCT01071044
- Testing
- Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine
Upper Extremity Dysfunction
Movement Enhancing Device for Children
The purpose of this study is to assess: 1) how infants move their bodies to explore, play, and solve problems, 2) if this is different in a high-risk group of infants, and 3) if these abilities can be advanced in a high-risk…
- Trial name
- NCT01959581
- Testing
- Movement Enhancing Device
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Urinary Incontinence
Postpartum Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women With and Without Injured Pelvic Floor Muscles
Although pregnancy and childbirth are associated with happiness and a positive life change for most women, it can also be considered as risk periods for injuries to the pelvic floor and development of pelvic floor dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT01069484
- Testing
- Postpartum pelvic floor muscle training
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Aging, Vascular Endothelium
Vascular Dysfunction During Physical Inactivity
Prolonged periods of reduced activity are associated with decreased vascular function and muscle atrophy. Physical inactivity due to a sedentary lifestyle or acute hospitalization is also associated with impaired recovery…
- Conditions
- Aging, Vascular Endothelium, Skeletal Muscle
- Trial name
- NCT04872998
- Testing
- Step Count Reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Erectile Dysfunction
A Bioavailability Study of LY2452473 and Tadalafil
This study compares LY2452473 taken orally as a 5 milligram (mg) capsule at the same time as a 5 mg tadalafil tablet with three different combination tablets (LY900010) of 5 mg LY2452473 and 5 mg tadalafil taken orally.
- Trial name
- NCT01401543
- Testing
- LY2452473, Tadalafil, LY900010
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
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
Hypertension
Effects of Nebivolol on Skeletal Muscle During Exercise in Hypertensive Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine if Nebivolol improves microvascular perfusion in skeletal muscle during exercise in hypertensive patients and whether this improvement is accompanied by reduction in vascular oxidative…
- Trial name
- NCT01501929
- Testing
- Metoprolol succinate, Nebivolol, Non-invasive measurement of Cardiac Output (CO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Assessment
The purpose of the study is to understand the exact mechanism of the activity of paratubal muscles in opening eustachian tube in patients with the functional eustachian tube and those with the eustachian tube dysfunction problem.
- Trial name
- ETDA (NCT02667301)
- Testing
- EMG recording, Tympanic Cavity Air Exchange Test, Tympanometer test
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stratejik Yenilikci Girisimler Ltd.
Metabolism
Training Induced Muscle Exosome Release
The primary objective of this study is to quantify miR-1 release from muscle in extra-cellular vesicles following an acute resistance exercise bout and potential delivery to subcutaneous adipose tissue in young healthy and obese…
- Trial name
- TIMER (NCT04500769)
- Testing
- Acute Resistance Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuan Wen