Clinical trials: Muscle Loss
Cardiovascular Diseases, Osteoporosis
Guangzhou Nutrition and Health Study (GNHS)
Purpose: The Guangzhou Nutrition and Health Study (GNHS) project aims to assess the determinants of metabolic disease in nutritional aspects, as well as other environmental and genetic factors, and explore possible mechanisms…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Osteoporosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- GNHS (NCT03179657)
- Volunteers
- 5,118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Inflammation, Sarcopenia
The Combined Effects of Resistance Training and Flax Oil Supplementation Upon Inflammation in Older Adults
Loss of muscle mass and functional ability is a major concern for older individuals. Aging is associated with increased inflammation caused by release of hormone-like compounds termed "cytokines" which are involved in muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT00465153
- Testing
- flax oil containing alpha linolenic acid, Resistance exercise training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Sarcopenia, Aging
Dual-benefits of Aerobic and Resistance Training
This study evaluates the effect of three different exercise strategies on physical function in older adults. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three exercise groups: resistance training, moderate-intensity…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Aging, Disability Physical
- Trial name
- DART (NCT03978572)
- Testing
- Resistance Training, Moderate-Intensity Continuous Cycling, High-Intensity Interval Cycling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Sarcopenia
Multicomponent Training and Muscle Quality in Older Women
This study aims to evlauate the effect os a 32-week multicomponent training (MT) program on muscle architecture and muscle quality (assessed by ultrasound) in womer over 60 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07359495
- Testing
- Multicomponent training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Sarcopenia
Physical Fitness, Body Composition and Frailty in Elderly People.Exercise Program Effecsts. EXERNET Elder 3.0
One of the major changes occurring in developed societies is a significant ageing of the population. Nowadays, because of an enhanced life expectancy, 17% of the Spanish population is composed of people over 65 and the number is…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Sarcopenia, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- EXERNETElder (NCT03831841)
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise programe
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
Healthy
Personalised Modeling and Simulation Procedures for the Differential Diagnosis of Dynapenia: a Study on Healthy Volunteers
The ForceLoss study aims to develop personalised modeling and simulation procedures to enable the differential diagnosis for the loss of muscle force, namely dynapenia.
- Trial name
- NCT05091502
- Testing
- Personalised musculoskeletal modeling
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Urinary Incontinence, Sarcopenia
The Urinary Incontinence Treatment Study
Investigators plan a prospective cohort study with an adaptive design based on physical function status. The design will involve tracking the number of women recruited with physical function impairment and those without any…
- Trial name
- UNITS (NCT03057834)
- Testing
- Pelvic floor muscle exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
A Registered Cohort Study on SMA
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disease that causes progressive muscle wasting and weakness due to loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord.
- Trial name
- NCT04010604
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wan-Jin Chen
Respiratory Function Loss, Respiratory Complication
Shear-wave Elastography Compared to Respiratory Function Testing
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) and diaphragm shear-wave elastography (SWE) during state-of-the-art respiratory muscle testing including volitional efforts…
- Trial name
- NCT04959526
- Testing
- Shear-wave elastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
Sarcopenia
The Effectiveness of Squat Exercise for Improving Pre-Sarcopenia in Order Adults
With the growing aging population, it has been reported that approximately 10-20% of older adults have pre-sarcopenia. Pre-sarcopenia is defined as a decline in either muscle mass or muscle strength.
- Trial name
- NCT07726758
- Testing
- Squat Exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tzu Chi University
Disk Herniated Lumbar
Muscle Analyze In Patient With Disc Herniation
This study which was planned to investigate the factors affecting m. erector spinae (ES), m. multifidus (MF), m. psoas major (PM) and m. quadratus lumborum (QL), which stabilize the lumbar region in the case of disc herniation.
- Trial name
- NCT05245214
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms, Bronchial Carcinoma
Effect of an Antioxidant on Cancer-Cachectic Patients Undergoing Exercise Training
The purpose of the study is to tests the hypothesis, that N-acetylcysteine (a thiol-antioxidant)improves the exercise training effect on cancer patients that experience weight loss (cachexia) as assessed by muscle mass and…
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms, Bronchial Carcinoma, Hodgkin Disease, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00196885
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Cancer Research Center
Metastatic Cancer, Cachexia; Cancer
Cancer-Associated Muscle Atrophy and Weakness: An Investigation of Etiology
This study is designed to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms leading to muscle wasting and metabolic abnormalities in skeletal muscle of cancer patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03012139
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Sarcopenia in Elderly
The Study, Conducted With 54 Individuals Over the Age of 65, Aimed to Reveal the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Combined Exercise Program Compared to Otago Exercise Alone.
Falls are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults. Approximately one-third of individuals over 65 years of age fall each year, and 10-15% of these falls result in serious injury.
- Trial name
- OPEP-SARCOBAL (NCT07689903)
- Testing
- Proprioception Exercise, Exercise Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Kinesiophobia (Fear of Movement), Rhematoid Arthritis
Kinesiophobia in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Associations With Functional Disability, Disease Activity, and Related Clinical Factors
Objectives: Impairment of physical function is a core feature of RA, particularly in patients with high disease activity where pain and inflammation directly limit movement.
- Conditions
- Kinesiophobia (Fear of Movement), Rhematoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Rheumatoid
- Trial name
- NCT07435272
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Diabetic Wound
Peer Support for Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers
The objective of the study is to develop a peer support program that helps improve ulcer care in patients with a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU).Diabetes, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), foot ulceration, and subsequent amputation…
- Conditions
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Diabetic Wound, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetic Foot
- Trial name
- NCT06004219
- Testing
- Peer counseling group
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Sarcopenia, Osteoporosis
Effect of Oral Vitamin D3 and Calcium Supplementation on Muscle and Bone Health Among Rural Post-menopausal Women
This will be three-arm parallel group trial. The goal of this intervention study is to observe the effect of vitamin D3 and calcium supplementation for the period of 6 months on improving the sarcopenia indices such as…
- Trial name
- NCT06900387
- Testing
- Tablet Calcinum-Calcium Carbonate (500mg) daily and Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) tablet (60,000 IU) once a month., Tablet Tayo- Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) (60,000 IU) once a month., Control Group
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Anuradha Khadilkar
Sarcopenia
High Intensity Resistance Training and Possible Sarcopenia
Studies conducted so far added the dietary supplements along with resistance training as an intervention, we could not determine whether the observed effects of the intervention were due to the training program and/or dietary…
- Trial name
- NCT05985616
- Testing
- High Intensity Resistance Training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Sarcopenia, Gastrectomy
Practical Ultrasonographic Detection of Sarcopenia in Patients With Long-term Gastrectomy
The investigators aimed to evaluate long-term sarcopenia in patients with total and distal gastrectomy by measuring the anterior thigh muscle with USG, which is a more specific and easy method.
- Trial name
- NCT06354348
- Testing
- USG, Grip strength, Chair stand test (CST)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital