Clinical trials: Muscle Mass
Obesity
Relationship Between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Interventricular Septum Thickness in Apparently Healthy Overweight and Obese Subjects
The study was aimed at investigating the relationship between skeletal muscle mass and interventricular septum thickness in overweight and obese subjects (BMI≥25)
- Trial name
- NCT04264091
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Specializzata in Gastroenterologia Saverio de Bellis
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Decreased Tongue Strength is Related to Skeletal Muscle Mass in COPD Subjects
Background: Dysphagia is frequently observed in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But tongue strength has not been investigated yet in COPD subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT04761380
- Testing
- balloon-based tongue pressure measurement device
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kindai University
Obesity Associated Disorder
Changes in Muscle Strength, Inflammatory Markers, and Body Composition in Response to Alternate Day Fasting Combined With Krill Oil Supplementation in Adults With Overweight and Obesity
The goal of this double-blind, randomised, controlled trial is to determine the effects of LC n-3 PUFAs supplementation on changes in body composition and muscle strength during body weight loss and body weight maintenance among…
- Trial name
- NCT06001632
- Testing
- krill oil (SuperbaBoostTM), 4g/day of mixed vegetable oil
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Sarcopenia
Muscle Mass and Function in Chinese Adults
To describe the normal range of muscle mass and function in Chinese adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02089971
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 412 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Resistance Exercise, Muscle Strength Development
Myo-Reps Versus Traditional Sets for Muscle Strength, Fat-Free Mass, and Time Efficiency
This study compared two ways of doing strength training in healthy adults. The first, called Myo-Reps, is a time-saving method: one hard first set of 8-15 repetitions, followed by three short "mini-sets" of 3-5 repetitions with…
- Trial name
- NCT07914361
- Testing
- Myo-Reps resistance training, Traditional three-set resistance training
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Muscle Mass, Inflammation
New Protein Bar for Physically Active People
Post-exercise nutrition is an important factor in a nutrition plan for physically active subjects. Focusing on that, the Serbian group is developing protein bars enriched with sports supplements.
- Conditions
- Muscle Mass, Inflammation, Regeneration Muscle
- Trial name
- NCT04007731
- Testing
- DrRip - high protein, high fibre and creatine load, Voltage energy bar
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zala Jenko Praznikar
Healthy
Protein Ingestion and Resistance Exercise in Elderly
The mail goal of this randomized controlled, dietary intervention study is to investigate whether protein supplementation in combination with resistance exercise can increase muscle mass and strength in elderly.
- Trial name
- IceProQualita (NCT01074879)
- Testing
- Whey protein, Milk protein, Carbohydrates
- Where
- Iceland
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iceland
Hypertrophy
D2O Dosing Strategies to Assess Muscle Protein Synthesis
Skeletal muscle mass is regulated by the balance of muscle protein synthesis (MPS) and muscle protein breakdown (MPB). MPS is sensitive to exogenous stimuli, particularly exercise and protein ingestion.
- Trial name
- D2O-MPS (NCT04256343)
- Testing
- Deuterium Oxide (D2O) Dose
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Muscle Loss
Carnitine Supplementation and Skeletal Muscle Mass
The primary aim of the current research project is to investigate the effect of carnitine supplementation on muscle strength and body composition.
- Trial name
- ROM (NCT05009641)
- Testing
- L-carnitine
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
Performance Enhancing Product Use
Effect of Creatine and Caffeine on Muscle Performance
To determine if creatine and caffeine can be co-supplemented without inhibiting the effects of creatine.
- Trial name
- NCT04290819
- Testing
- Creatine Monohydrate, Creatine Monohydrate and Caffeine, Caffeine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Regina
Healthy
The Effect of Different Doses (Mass) of Local Anesthetic on Duration of Adductor Canal Block in Healthy Volunteers - Part 2
To investigate whether increased dose of local anesthetic (lidocaine) increases duration of peripheral nerve block (adductor canal block) and to develop a model for assessing duration of peripheral nerve blockades.
- Trial name
- NCT02172729
- Testing
- Adductor canal block with 20 ml lidocaine, single bolus
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Sarcopenia
Phenotyping of Adult Crohn's Focusing on Sarcopenia
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes two idiopathic chronic relapsing and remitting inflammatory conditions affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract: Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)Malnutrition and…
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Sarcopenia, Digestive System Disease, Nutrition, Healthy
- Trial name
- PACS (NCT05572203)
- Testing
- Intrinsically labelled protein
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Healthy
Muscle Mass, Quality, and the Menopause: Sex-specific Strategies to Mitigate Sarcopenia in Ageing Populations
Aging causes muscles to often become smaller and weaker resulting in physical frailty and functional impairments, such as difficulty raising from a chair, dressing, and preparing meals.
- Trial name
- NCT06806501
- Testing
- Unilateral Resistance Exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Sarcopenia
Creatine Supplementation During GLP-1a Therapy
GLP-1 receptor agonists are effective for weight loss, but significant muscle mass is lost as a proportion of this weight loss. This study combines resistance-training and creatine supplementation to try to prevent this loss of…
- Trial name
- NCT07625202
- Testing
- Dietary supplementation during a 12 week resistance-training program (creatine)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Aging, Sarcopenia
A Prospective Cohort Study of Aged People for Chronic Diseases
This study is a hospital-based, prospective cohort study to elucidate the predictive factors including muscle and fat mass for chronic diseases and mortality in elderly persons aged 60 years and older.
- Trial name
- HAPPY (NCT02640872)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Cushing Syndrome
Alterations of Muscle Secretome Associated With Muscle Atrophy Caused by Glucocorticoids
Several studies have shown that lean mass, in particular muscle mass, is an excellent predictive survival factor in many diseases.
- Trial name
- MYOSECRET (NCT03229395)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Muscle Mass
Strength Training Response of Muscle in GLP-1 Users
GLP-1 medication is being prescribed for weight loss. However, GLP-1 medication may adversely affect muscle mass and muscle function.
- Trial name
- STRONG-GLP (NCT07104539)
- Testing
- Strength Training, Wait first, then strength training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
SMA II, Cerebral Palsy
Paracetamol Study in Patients With Low Muscle Mass
To investigate the safety and toxicity related to paracetamol treatment in children and adults with respectively SMA and CP.
- Trial name
- NCT03648658
- Testing
- Paracetamol 120Mg/5mL Oral Suspension
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mette Cathrine Oerngreen
Hypertrophy, Resistance Training
Quantification of Internal Training Load
The aim of this study is to determine whether the distribution of internal load predicts the distribution of muscle hypertrophy among hamstring heads after a 10-week resistance exercise program.
- Conditions
- Hypertrophy, Resistance Training, Muscle
- Trial name
- QUADRATURE (NCT06164249)
- Testing
- strength training
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Nantes
Sarcopenia
L1 M1 of LDCT for Low Muscle Mass Measurement
The first lumbar spine muscle index (L1 MI) on computed tomography (CT) obtained by measuring muscle surface at the first lumbar vertebrae (L1) level is an indicator of total skeletal mass in specific populations.
- Trial name
- NCT04547478
- Testing
- low dose chest CT(LDCT)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 3,304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital