Clinical trials: Muscle Loss, open to volunteers
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities, Obesity
GLP-1R Actions on Muscle and the Skeleton
The GRAMS study objectives are to assess the musculoskeletal changes that occur after weight loss using GLP-1 based therapy. A lifestyle intervention with diet and exercise is included to assess any mitigating effects are…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Abnormalities, Obesity, Sarcopenic Obesity, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- GRAMS (NCT07154719)
- Testing
- Tirzepatide, Lifestyle toolkit
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Stroke, Hemiplegia Following Ischemic Stroke
Improving STEP in Stroke Patients
Stroke is the leading cause of acquired disability in adults. Stroke causes death in 10% of patients, disability and functional handicap in 60% of cases.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Hemiplegia Following Ischemic Stroke, Disability Physical, Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke
- Trial name
- I-STEP (NCT07403149)
- Testing
- REMARCHE® shoes
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders
Rare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
The Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford (CoRDS) is an international patient registry that serves as a centralized resource for rare disease research.
- Conditions
- Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders, Disorders of Unknown Prevalence, Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
- Trial name
- CoRDS (NCT01793168)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Critical Illness Myopathy
NLRP3 Inflammasome and Physical Therapy in ICU-Acquired Weakness
The goal of this clinical trial is to study whether physical therapy can reduce NLRP3 inflammasome activation and muscle atrophy in patients with critical illness myopathy (CIM).
- Trial name
- PT-NLRP3-CIM (NCT07017517)
- Testing
- Motomed Letto® servo-assisted cycling + standard physiotherapy, Standard physiotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Exploring the Physiologic, Pharmacodynamic, and Clinical Responses of Skeletal Muscle in Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Treated With SMN-Directed Therapies
In this observational study, researchers are looking at the effects of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) drugs on the muscles and nerve cells in patients with SMA.
- Trial name
- NCT06532474
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Breast Neoplasms, Sarcopenia
Facility-Based Multi-Modal Rehab vs. Home-Based Resistance Exercise for Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors
This study evaluates the comparative effectiveness of a multi-modal facility-based rehabilitation program (therapist-led resistance exercise and relaxation training) versus a self-directed home-based resistance exercise program…
- Trial name
- exercise (NCT07465393)
- Testing
- Multimodal Resistance and Relaxation Training, Home-Based Resistance Exercise Training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Valeria Chiu
Aging, Foot Muscle Dysfunction
Effects of Rehabilitative Exergame Training on Foot Muscle Activity, Balance, and Mobility in Older Adults
This study is designed as a randomized controlled trial. A total of 40 healthy older adults residing in private and public nursing homes and rehabilitation centers in Mersin will be enrolled.
- Conditions
- Aging, Foot Muscle Dysfunction, Sarcopenia, Age-Related Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- EXG-FOOT (NCT07357662)
- Testing
- Exergame-based Balance and Foot Muscle Training, Conventional Functional Balance Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Tarsus University
Frailty, Sarcopenia
Identifying Modifiable PAtient Centered Therapeutics (IMPACT) Frailty
Frailty, the decline in physical and cognitive reserves leading to vulnerability to stressors is increasingly being recognized as a public health concern.
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT04717869)
- Testing
- Ultrasound, Biomarker Analysis, Frailty Index
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Sarcopenia
Improvement of Skeletal and Muscle Health in Patients With Sarcopenia by Protein Powder With Resistance Exercise
Sarcopenia is an age-related progressive skeletal muscle disease, the prevalence of which is increasing year by year with the aging of China's population, seriously affecting the health and quality of life of the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT07049731
- Testing
- Protein powder intervention, Resistance exercise intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Weiwei Ma
Sarcopenia, Liver Cirrhosis
Microbiome and Sarcopenia in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis
Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) occurs in 65-90% of patients with liver cirrhosis. Severity of malnutrition correlates with progression of liver disease and leads to sarcopenia in 30-70% of cirrhotic patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03080129
- Testing
- Fresubin energy
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Heart Failure, Sarcopenia
Mechanism of Sarcopenia in Heart Failure
The aim of the study is to provide information on the interaction between socioeconomic factors, daily physical activity, nutrition and lifestyle on loss of muscle mass and muscle function in patients with heart failure.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Sarcopenia, Cachexia
- Trial name
- MUSCLE-CHF (NCT05063955)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Cancer, Sarcopenia
JUMP Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Chemobrain in Post-cancer Patients
Therapeutic advances in oncology have transformed the prognosis of cancer patients, placing a significant number of them either in a context of recovery or in prolonged remission close to a chronic disease.
- Trial name
- JUMP (NCT05800535)
- Testing
- Study of the adverse effects of long-term oncological treatments, Study of the long-term side effects of oncological treatments on the anxiety-depressive and cognitive state of patients
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
A Registry Based Randomized-Controlled Trial of an Upper Limb Exergaming Intervention for Children and Adolescents With Spinal Muscular Atrophy
This is a multisite randomized controlled registry-based trial to evaluate the efficacy of an 8-week home-based exergaming intervention as compared to usual care on occupational satisfaction of children and youth (8-18 years old…
- Trial name
- INFORM SMA (NCT06396325)
- Testing
- Tales from the Magic Keep™, Usual Care
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Maryam Oskoui, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAAN
Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer
A Study to Learn About the Investigational Drug Rinzimetostat (ORIC-944) in Patients With mCRPC Who Were Previously Treated With Abiraterone Acetate (Himalayas-1)
Himalayas-1 is a randomized, open-label, global, multicenter phase 3 study evaluating whether the combination of rinzimetostat with darolutamide is more effective compared to physician's choice of control; ARPI (darolutamide or…
- Trial name
- Himalayas-1 (NCT07723248)
- Testing
- Rinzimetostat, Darolutamide, Enzalutamide
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- ORIC Pharmaceuticals
Head &Amp;Amp; Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
The FORCE Trial Pilot: Fish Oil-enriched Nutrition for Radiotherapy in Cancer of the hEad and Neck
en-label, proof-of-concept study designed to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and acceptability of a prophylactic fish oil-enriched nutritional supplement (Fresubin Supportan) in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC)…
- Trial name
- FORCE (NCT07180576)
- Testing
- Nutrition counseling, Fresubin Supportan
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Anna Arthur, PhD
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, SMA
A Study to Evaluate How Apitegromab Works in Subjects Who Are Less Than 2 Years Old and Have Spinal Muscular Atrophy
This double-blind, Phase 2, multiple-dose study will be conducted to evaluate the PK/PD, efficacy, safety, and tolerability of apitegromab in subjects <2 years old with 5q autosomal recessive SMA who have delayed motor milestones…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, SMA, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3
- Trial name
- OPAL (NCT07047144)
- Testing
- Apitegromab, Nusinersen, Risdiplam
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Belgium and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Scholar Rock, Inc.
MASLD - Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Cirrhosis
MASLD in Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care - a Follow-up Study
The goal of this observational study is to understand how metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) changes over time in individuals with type 2 diabetes who previously participated in the EPSONIP study.
- Conditions
- MASLD - Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Cirrhosis, Advanced Fibrosis, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- EPSOMIP2 (NCT07312136)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 317 people
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Gynecologic Cancer, Frailty
Measuring Ultrasound Guided Skeletal Muscle Mass of Lower Extremity as a Predictor of Post-Operative Length of Stay in Exploratory Gynae-oncology Surgeries
Increased incidence of Gynae-oncological cancer is observed specifically in women above 50 years of age. Sarcopenia (a progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality, and strength) is considered a reliable…
- Conditions
- Gynecologic Cancer, Frailty, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- MUSLES (NCT06816836)
- Testing
- Bed Side ultrasound guided muscle mass estimation of lower extremity
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Tata Medical Center
Respiratory Function Loss, Respiratory Complication
A Study to Investigate the Effects of Opioid Exposure on the Ability of the Diaphragm Muscle
The purpose of this study is to evaluate opioid dose effects on the ability of the diaphragm muscle to generate higher force behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT05856136
- Testing
- Fentanyl Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Muscle Mass and Strength, Obesity & Overweight
Function and Lean Mass Preservation With Resistance Exercise During a GLP-1RA Treatment
This study aims to investigate the effect that a structured, progressive resistance exercise program may have on maintaining the muscle mass and physical function of overweight/ obese females whilst they experience a tirzepatide…
- Conditions
- Muscle Mass and Strength, Obesity & Overweight, Physical Function
- Trial name
- FLEX (NCT07457437)
- Testing
- Progressive Resistance Exercise Training Program, Habitual physical activity guidelines
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter