Clinical trials: Muscle Loss
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3
Whole Body Vibration Therapy in Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are one of the common physical disabilities in childhood. For SMA, progressive muscle weakness and early fatigue hamper the mobility of the sufferers.
- Trial name
- NCT03056144
- Testing
- whole body vibration therapy
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prediabetes, Obesity
Veterans Achieving Weight Loss and Optimizing Resilience-Using Protein
Diabetes is a major health concern in obese older Veterans, especially in those who are African American. The negative impact of diabetes on muscle and physical function contributes to metabolic as well as physical decline and is…
- Trial name
- VALOR-UP (NCT03835416)
- Testing
- Foods rich in high quality protein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Pre-Symptomatic Study of Intravenous Onasemnogene Abeparvovec-xioi in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) for Patients With Multiple Copies of SMN2
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi in pre-symptomatic patients with SMA and 2 or 3 copies SMN2
- Trial name
- SPR1NT (NCT03505099)
- Testing
- onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi
- Where
- 16 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Gene Therapies
Breast Cancer
Phase II Trial of SAHA & Tamoxifen for Patients With Breast Cancer
Phase II trial to explore the efficacy of vorinostat and tamoxifen combined.
- Trial name
- NCT00365599
- Testing
- suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA, Vorinostat), tamoxifen citrate (Tamoxifen)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Frailty, Sarcopenia
FrAilty Care and wEll-funcTion in Community Dwelling Older Adults
This study is looking at whether older people could benefit from an online monitoring platform to support their individual ambitions to maintain or improve functional ability.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sarcopenia, Aging
- Trial name
- FACET (NCT03707145)
- Testing
- Consultation, Online Support, Empowered
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aberystwyth University
Prostate Cancer
Use of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate to Counteract Muscle Loss in Men With Prostate Cancer on Androgen Ablation
This is a study of HMB plus amino acids in older men with prostate cancer starting androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). The investigators hypothesize that the use of this nutritional supplementation will decrease the loss of…
- Trial name
- NCT01607879
- Testing
- Standard of care ADT + (HMB + arginine + glutamine), Standard of care ADT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive (COPD)
Inspiratory Flow Rates Achieved by the COPD Patients Through Breezhaler®, Ellipta® and Handihaler® Inhaler Devices
The purpose of this study was to compare dynamic inspiratory flow rates achieved by a population of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients through the Breezhaler®, Ellipta® and Handihaler® dry powder inhaler (DPI)…
- Trial name
- NCT02596009
- Testing
- Breezhaler®, Ellipta®, Handihaler®
- Where
- 5 sites in Argentina
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Muscle Loss
Enhanced Bioscaffold for Volumetric Muscle Loss
This is a prospective, single center study conducted at the University of Pittsburgh designed to test the applicability and utility of XenMatrix™ AB Surgical Graft in the restoration of function in the setting of volumetric…
- Trial name
- MTEC-VML (NCT04051242)
- Testing
- XenMatrix™ AB Surgical Graft
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- J. Peter Rubin, MD
Sarcopenia
Effect of an EAA/Whey Composition on Protein Metabolism
Sarcopenia, a progressive loss of muscle mass, strength and function, is an inevitable natural process of aging. While it may be impossible to completely reverse the progress of sarcopenia, it is well established that intake of…
- Trial name
- NCT03502941
- Testing
- 6.3 g of EAAs mixture and whey protein isolate, 12.6 g of EAAs mixture and whey protein isolate, 12.6 g of whey protein isolate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
ICU Acquired Weakness
Evaluation of FDY-5301 in Major Trauma Patients in ICU
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of FDY-5301 compared to placebo in major trauma ICU patients at risk of intensive care unit acquired weakness (ICUAW)
- Trial name
- NCT04430283
- Testing
- FDY-5301
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
A Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Nusinersen (ISIS 396443) in Infants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
The primary objective is to examine the clinical efficacy of multiple doses of nusinersen (ISIS 396443) administered intrathecally to participants with Infantile-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
- Trial name
- NCT01839656
- Testing
- nusinersen
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Type 2 Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Efficacy and Safety of Intrathecal OAV101 (AVXS-101) in Pediatric Patients With Type 2 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
This was a Phase III multi-center, single dose (1.2 x 10^14 vector genomes), randomized, sham controlled, double-blind study that investigates the efficacy, safety and tolerability of OAV101B in treatment naive, sitting and never…
- Trial name
- STEER (NCT05089656)
- Testing
- OAV101
- Where
- 42 sites in United States, Brazil and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 4
Spinal Cord Stimulation in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has shown remarkable efficacy in restoring motor function in people with spinal cord injury by recruiting afferent input to enhance the responsiveness of spared neural circuits to residual cortical…
- Trial name
- SCSinSMA (NCT05430113)
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Stimulator (octopolar Medtronic Vectris Leads)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Marco Capogrosso
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type III
Clinical Trial of Sodium Phenylbutyrate in Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Types II or III
The purpose of this study is to identify the maximum tolerated dosage of sodium phenylbutyrate in children with spinal muscular atrophy types II or III; and to determine if the drug has an effect on SMN mRNA and protein levels.
- Trial name
- NPTUNE01 (NCT00439569)
- Testing
- sodium phenylbutyrate
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Westat
Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Prostate Cancer
Apalutamide Plus Cetrelimab in Patients With Treatment-Emergent Small Cell Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer
Despite the low androgen receptor (AR) transcriptional activity of treatment-emergent small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer, there is persistent AR expression observed in the majority of treatment-emergent small-cell…
- Conditions
- Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Prostate Cancer, Small Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04926181
- Testing
- Apalutamide, Cetrelimab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Rahul Aggarwal
Sarcopenia, Inflammation
Effect of Fermented Milk Containing Lactobacillus Casei Strain Shirota in Sarcopenia Elderly
Sarcopenia, which refers to the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, shares many characteristics with other disease states typically associated with risks of falling and fracture, including osteoporosis…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Inflammation, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT04985877
- Testing
- Yakult 300 LIGHT Fermented Milk
- Where
- 3 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Kennedy's Disease
A Study of NIDO-361 in Patients With SBMA
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of NIDO-361 in adult patients with Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy (SBMA).
- Trial name
- PIONEER KD (NCT06411912)
- Testing
- NIDO-361
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark, Italy and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Nido Biosciences, Inc.
Prediabetes
Metformin and Muscle in Insulin-resistant Older Veterans
Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass, strength and function with aging and is associated with increased disability, falls and fractures.
- Trial name
- M&M (NCT01804049)
- Testing
- metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
A Study of Risdiplam (RO7034067) in Adult and Pediatric Participants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy
This is a multi-center, exploratory, non-comparative, and open-label study to investigate the safety, tolerability, PK, and PK/PD relationship of risdiplam in adults, children and infants with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)…
- Trial name
- Jewelfish (NCT03032172)
- Testing
- Risdiplam
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, Belgium and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Epilepsy; Seizure, Neuromuscular Diseases
North Carolina Genomic Evaluation by Next-generation Exome Sequencing, 2
The "North Carolina Clinical Genomic Evaluation by Next-gen Exome Sequencing, 2 (NCGENES 2)" study is part of a larger consortium project investigating the clinical utility, or net benefit of an intervention on patient and family…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy; Seizure, Neuromuscular Diseases, Brain Malformation, Intellectual Disability
- Trial name
- NCGENES2 (NCT03548779)
- Testing
- Pre-visit prep, usual care + exome seq
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 548 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill