Clinical trials: Muscle Performance
Sarcopenia, Elderly
Alternative to Gait Speed in Sarcopenia Assessment
This study aims to assess the reliability of the Elbow Performance Test as an upper extremity-based alternative for evaluating sarcopenia severity.
- Trial name
- NCT07065448
- Testing
- physical performance tests
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Gastrointestinal Cancers, Frailty
Longitudinal Geriatric Vulnerability, Chemotherapy Toxicity, and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults With Gastrointestinal Cancer
Older adults with gastrointestinal cancers may be more likely to experience side effects from chemotherapy and difficulties with everyday activities. These problems are not always explained by age alone.
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Cancers, Frailty, Sarcopenia in Elderly, Malnutrition Elderly
- Trial name
- VITAL-GI (NCT07184047)
- Testing
- Standard-of-Care Systemic Chemotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Volleyball, Performance
BFR Rope Training in Male Volleyball Players
The study will be conducted during the preparatory period of the volleyball players and will span eight weeks. Throughout this period, athletes will continue their regular volleyball training four days per week, while the…
- Conditions
- Volleyball, Performance, Power
- Trial name
- 8wBFR_rope (NCT07327177)
- Testing
- Blood Pressure, Muscle Strength, Serve Speed
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Diet; Deficiency, Exercise Intervention
Influence of Low Energy Availability on Skeletal Muscle and Cardiovascular Health
The project is designed as a randomized controlled intervention trial in which 60 young trained (n = 30) (Population A) and recreationally active (n = 30) women (Population B) with regular menstruation are divided into four…
- Trial name
- LEA (NCT04821076)
- Testing
- Diet intervention - caloric restriction, Exercise intervention, Diet intervention - Energy balance
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Sarcopenia in Elderly, Frailty at Older Adults
Effect of Micronized Creatine Monohydrate on Muscle Mass, Strength and Performance in Older Adults Submitted to Total Knee Arthroplasty
Double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial with two parallel arms. The main objective is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of creatine supplementation in older adults who have been operated on for total knee…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia in Elderly, Frailty at Older Adults, Functional Capacity, Creatine Supplementation
- Trial name
- CREAR (NCT06925880)
- Testing
- Creatine Monohydrate
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 262 people
- Sponsor
- Consorci Sanitari del Maresme
Osteoarthritis of Knee
Whole-body Vibration Training on Functional Performance of the Elderly With Knee Osteoarthritis
The present study evaluated the effects of adding whole body vibration to squat training on the isometric quadriceps muscle strength, the plasma concentration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor at rest in elderly woman with…
- Trial name
- NCT03918291
- Testing
- Addition of whole-body vibration to squat training, Squat training
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR), Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation
The Effect of Isokinetic Vs Plyometric Training in Post-ACLR Surgery
The primary goal of this RCT is to evaluate the effects of isokinetic training compared to plyometric training in patients aged 18-40 years who have undergone ACLR surgery.
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR), Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation, Anterior Cruciate Ligament/Surgery, Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT07862868
- Testing
- Isokinetic Training, Plyometrics Training
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Sarcopenia, COPD
Evaluate the Effect of Dietary Supplement Combined Exercise Among Patients With Sarcopenia Comorbid With Lung Disease
This trial is a prospective multi-center study. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of dietary supplement combined with supervised exercised on the physical performance, body composition and lung function among…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, COPD, ILD
- Trial name
- NCT05926713
- Testing
- Sarcojoint®, supervised exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Orient Europharma Co., Ltd.
Frailty, Sarcopenia
Frailty and Muscle Strength Tests in Older Adults Undergoing Major Surgery
The goal of this observational study is to learn if simple tests for frailty and muscle strength can help predict which older adults (age 65 and older) are at higher risk for problems after major abdominal surgery.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sarcopenia, Sarcopenia in Elderly, Muscle Strength
- Trial name
- NCT06988176
- Testing
- Frailty assessment, nutrition assessment, cognition assessment, muscle strength testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Limb-girdle Muscular Dystrophy
A Study of the Natural History of Participants With LGMD2E/R4, LGMD2D/R3, LGMD2C/R5, and LGMD2A/R1 ≥ 4 Years of Age, Who Are Managed in Routine Clinical Practice
This study will follow participants who are screened and confirmed with a genetic diagnosis of Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2E (LGMD2E/R4), Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D (LGMD2D/R3), Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy…
- Trial name
- NCT04475926
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Belgium and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 205 people
- Sponsor
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
Healthy
Influence of an Inspiratory Muscle Fatigue Protocol on Healthy Youngs on Respiratory Muscle Strength, Vertical Jump Performance and Muscle Oxygen Saturation
Respiratory muscle training represents an effective method increasingly utilized in both sports and healthcare domains, employing various devices, among which threshold devices are prominent.
- Trial name
- NCT06271876
- Testing
- Inspiratory muscle training
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sierra Varona SL
Sports Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Blood, Muscle and Exercise Responses to Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation
The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes in activity of transporters of H+ (monocarboxylate transporters; MCT1, MCT4, NHE) following sodium bicarbonate supplementation and subsequent exercise performance.
- Trial name
- NCT03505970
- Testing
- Sodium bicarbonate, Maltodextrin
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Effects of Kinesio Taping in Patellofemoral Pain
The study aims to analyze the immediate effects and 72 hours after application of the Kinesio Taping (KT) in the electromyographic activity of the vastus medialis oblique (VMO) and vastus lateralis (VL), the isokinetic…
- Trial name
- NCT02827084
- Testing
- Kinesio Taping
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Effects of IMT on Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Patients who are followed up in the cardiology clinic with a diagnosis of CHF, who have had a CRT implant at least 1 year ago, and who do not receive cardiac rehabilitation will be included.
- Trial name
- CRT-IMT (NCT07035340)
- Testing
- inspiratory muscle training, standart care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Tarsus University
Heart Arrest
Influence of Core Muscles Activation Using Physical Fitness on the Performance of Chest Compression
Chest compression, a key component of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), has a major role for survival of cardiac arrest patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02780050
- Testing
- core muscle activation using physical fitness
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Accommodating Variable-Resistance Training in Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
This study was designed to investigate the effect of six weeks of accommodating variable-resistance training on muscle architecture, muscle strength, and functional performance in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT05805969
- Testing
- Accommodating variable-resistance training, Standard physical therapy
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Phototherapy
PBMT on Muscular Performance and Recovery in Different Time-points
Recent studies with photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) have shown positive results delaying skeletal muscle fatigue and improving the status of biochemical markers related to skeletal muscle damage when these therapies were…
- Trial name
- NCT03420391
- Testing
- Photobiomodulation Therapy (PBMT)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nove de Julho
Pulmonary Function, Aerobic Performance
Pulmonary Function and Trunk Muscle Performance in Wrestlers
This study aims to investigate the relationships among pulmonary function, aerobic performance, anaerobic performance, and isokinetic trunk muscle performance in professional male wrestlers.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Function, Aerobic Performance, Anaerobic Performance, Isokinetic Test
- Trial name
- NCT07792174
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Epilepsy, Cognitive Dysfunction
Cognitive Function and Glymphatic System in Children with Epilepsy
Epilepsy, one of the most common neurological disorders in childhood, is a chronic brain disease characterized by neurobiological, psychological and cognitive effects.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Cognitive Dysfunction, Seizure, Epileptic
- Trial name
- NCT06143241
- Testing
- Threshold IMT, Antiepileptic medication
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Power Training Exercise Protocols
Recovery of Performance, Muscle Damage and Neuromuscular Fatigue Following Muscle Power Training
Muscle power is one of the most important parameters in almost every athletic action, and expresses the ability of the human muscle to produce great amounts of force with the greatest possible speed.
- Trial name
- PoTrRec (NCT03936595)
- Testing
- Core exercises protocol, Structural exercises protocol, Accentuated eccentric load exercises protocol
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly