Clinical trials: Muscle Performance
Muscle Strength, Isokinetic Test
The Effect of Beetroot Juice on Muscle Strength and Muscle EMG Activity During Isokinetic Performance
The primary aim of the current study is determine the effect of beetroot juice consumption on neuromuscular activation, isokinetic muscle strength and power
- Trial name
- NO Isokinetic (NCT07605455)
- Testing
- Beetroot juice
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Athletic Performance, Physical Fitness
Effects of 8-Week Plyometric Training on Basketball Performance and Isokinetic Strength
This study aims to evaluate the effects of an 8-week plyometric training program on the physical performance of male basketball players.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Physical Fitness, Muscle Strength, Plyometric Exercise Adaptations
- Trial name
- PT-BASKET (NCT07399548)
- Testing
- 8-Week Progressive Plyometric Training Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kastamonu University
Athletic Performance
Core Stability Training and Breaststroke Performance in University Students Learning to Swim
The purpose of this study was to find out whether adding core stability exercises to regular swimming lessons could improve breaststroke performance in university students learning to swim.
- Trial name
- NCT07853235
- Testing
- Isometric Core-Stability Training, Low-Intensity Stretching and Relaxation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rongxuan Hu
Shoulder Injuries, Shoulder Pain
Nordic Throwing Shoulder Project (NTS - Project)
As a part of the Olympic program and with 150 countries in the international Handball Federation team handball has become a worldwide popular sport.
- Conditions
- Shoulder Injuries, Shoulder Pain, Injury Prevention, Kinematics
- Trial name
- NCT04056078
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark, Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nord University
Healthy
Kinematical and Muscular Fatigue in Swimmers
During a submaximal task, gradual muscle fatigue occurs, which inevitably results in a decline in performance (mechanical failure).
- Trial name
- NCT06069440
- Testing
- Swimming Fatigue Task
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universita degli Studi di Genova
Soreness, Muscle, Performance Enhancing Product Use
Acute Study on Muscle Soreness, Damage, and Performance
The acute study will evaluate pre- and post-exercise ingestion of a multi-ingredient supplement in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover design.
- Conditions
- Soreness, Muscle, Performance Enhancing Product Use, Damage Muscle
- Trial name
- NCT04230226
- Testing
- Pre-workout plus and protein recovery plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pharmanex
Music Exposure, NoMusic - Control
Effects of Music and Vibration on Morning Muscle Strength and Cognitive Measures in Males
Athletes often compete in the morning when they are biologically weaker; normally in competition heats or quarterfinals to qualify for the finals scheduled in the evening.
- Conditions
- Music Exposure, NoMusic - Control, Music Plus 15 Percent Tempo, Whole Body Vibration
- Trial name
- NCT07558408
- Testing
- Original Music, Music intervention, Control
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Muscle Strength
Influence of Stretching on Muscle Performance
The stretching is performed within sports to improve muscle performance and prevent muscle injury. However, recent studies are contradictory with common practice.
- Trial name
- NCT00947258
- Testing
- Stretching
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fortaleza University
Lower Extremity Explosive Power Deficit, Sports Recovery
Effect of Ischemic Preconditioning on Lower Extremity Motor Ability and Recovery in Basketball Players During Post-Match Recovery Period
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of ischemic preconditioning on lower limb explosive power and post-exercise recovery in basketball players during a 6-week post-season recovery training period.
- Conditions
- Lower Extremity Explosive Power Deficit, Sports Recovery, Basketball Performance, Muscle Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT07604948
- Testing
- Ischemic Preconditioning
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou Sport University
Neuromuscular Manifestations
Acute Effect of Static Stretching and Muscle Warming on the Functional Performance of College Volleyball Athletes
The purpose of this study is analyze the effects of static stretching and active warm up, isolated and associated, in functional performance of the lower limbs in college volleyball athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT02724124
- Testing
- Static Stretching, warm up, static stretching + warm up
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Cyclists, Healthy Adult Male
The Effects of Beta-Alanine Supplementation on Mechanical Performance, Acid-Base Balance, Oxidative Stress, and Enzymatic Antioxidant Defence During Repeated Wingate Anaerobic Tests Under Normoxic and Hypoxic Conditions
Beta-alanine is a dietary supplement that increases skeletal muscle carnosine concentration and may enhance the muscle's ability to buffer hydrogen ions produced during high-intensity exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT07650162
- Testing
- beta-alanine, normoxic conditions, Normobaric hypoxic conditions (≈2500 m)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Postmenopausal Diabetes
Effects of Different Exercise Training Dose on Exercise Performance and Noninvasively Estimated Muscle Oxygen Extraction in Diabetic Postmenopausal Women
The purpose of this study is specifically to investigate (1) the exercising muscle oxygenation response in diabetic postmenopausal women; (2) the dose-response of different physical activity interventions on skeletal muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT00905203
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Hamstring Muscle Tightness, Static Stretching
Fexibility and Jump Performance
This study was conducted to compare the effects of the static and Mulligan bent leg raise (BLR) techniques applied to address hamstring tightness on jumping performance.
- Conditions
- Hamstring Muscle Tightness, Static Stretching, Mulligan Mobilization, Jump Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07138950
- Testing
- Mulligan Bent Leg Raise (BLR) Technique, Static Stretching
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
Dietary Supplementation
Physiological Effects of Creatine Supplementation in Active Males
This study was designed to examine how different forms of creatine impact active males.
- Trial name
- NB4 (NCT03003988)
- Testing
- Creatine monohydrate, Creatine nitrate
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Muscle Architecture
Effect of Eccentric Exercise on Musculus Triceps Surae Muscle Architecture, Muscle Strength, and Performance
This study investigates the architecture, muscle strength, and performance of skeletal muscles. Skeletal muscles constitute a mass of muscle fascicles connected to bones via tendons.
- Trial name
- NCT06573879
- Testing
- Eccentric Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University