Clinical trials: Muscle Performance
Musculoskeletal Pathology to the Lower Extremity
The Effect of Astym Treatment on Muscle Performance
Subjects were randomized into 3 treatment groups (15 subjects per group): 1) Control - received no treatment 2) Placebo - received a sham Astym® treatment 3) Astym® Treatment - received Astym® treatment to the lower extremity.
- Trial name
- Astym (NCT02349230)
- Testing
- Astym treatment
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Duquesne University
Healthy
Verbal Encouragement in Swimming
Verbal encouragement (VE) is used to enhance the performance in several sports, even though no studies have been conducted in swimmers and no effects have been reported in elite athletes by some Authors.
- Trial name
- NCT05573971
- Testing
- with verbal encouragement
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universita degli Studi di Genova
Athletes
The Effect of SHOOT Exercise Program on Shooting Performance, Muscular Strength and Endurance
The aim of this study is; to create a special exercise program that will improve the performance of shooting athletes and to examine the effect of this exercise program on shooting performance, muscular strength and endurance of…
- Trial name
- NCT05897281
- Testing
- SHOOT exercise group, routine training group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Healthy Adult Male
Effects of Caffeine on Agility in Amateur Soccer Players
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover clinical trial aims to investigate the acute effects of caffeine supplementation on motor and perceptual-cognitive components of agility performance in male amateur…
- Trial name
- NCT07844122
- Testing
- Caffeine 300 MG
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Comenius University
Balance, Proprioception
Foot Positions Affect Basketball Players With Flatfoot
This study investigated the effect of various initial foot positions on knee and ankle proprioception, balance, dynamic balance, vertical jump, and electromyographical muscle activity in basketball players with FF.
- Conditions
- Balance, Proprioception, Jumping Performance, EMG
- Trial name
- NCT06948812
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Elastic Band Exercises, Blood Flow Restrictive Exercises, Tennis
Elastic Band Exercises With Blood Flow Restriction Technique in Tennis Players
Considering that therabant (elastic band) training combined with blood flow restriction exercises can be an effective training program for achieving muscle hypertrophy in practical applications, the aim of this study was to…
- Trial name
- NCT07676071
- Testing
- Blood flow restricts exercise, Elastic band exercises without occlusion
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Temporomandibular Disorder, Bruxism
Botulinum Toxin Administration on Masticatory Performance
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injection on masticatory performance and nutritional status in temporomandibular disorder patients with bruxism caused by both intra-articular and…
- Trial name
- NCT05562531
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Frailty Syndrome
TrackFrailty Project
The TRACKFRAILTY project aims to answer the following main research questions: i) What is the prevalence of physical frailty in individuals living in residential care facilities (RCF) from Portugal's Cova da Beira subregion…
- Trial name
- TrackFrailty (NCT06812286)
- Testing
- Less-volume, More-volume, Control
- Where
- 6 sites in Portugal
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Beira Interior
Spinal Cord Injuries
Muscle and Bone Changes After 6 Months of FES Cycling
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of FES cycling in terms of changes morpho-functional characteristics of the leg muscles, training performance and bone trophism in 5 subjects with Spinal Cord Injury…
- Trial name
- FES-Bike (NCT06321172)
- Testing
- FES Bike
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Psychological Phenomena: Central Fatigue
Impact of Varying Doses of Amino Acids on Exercise, Muscular and Mental Performance
A number of studies have shown that ingestion of crystalline amino acids, in particular branched chain amino acids (BCAA) can affect endurance performance, markers of muscle damage, and possibly mental focus.
- Trial name
- NCT01215396
- Testing
- AminoVital Amino Acid formulation, Amino Vital Amino Acid formulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Telerehabilitation-based Motor Imagery Training in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
When the field of neurorehabilitation is examined, most of the current physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches are based on real movements to stimulate damaged motor neural connections through neuroplasticity.
- Trial name
- NCT06109103
- Testing
- telerehabilitation-based motor imagery training, telerehabilitation-based physiotheraphy training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Sarcopenia, Body Weight Changes
Effects of Resistance Training on Physical Performance, Health and Quality of Life in Elderly (RTCHealth)
Physical exercise is considered an important intervention for promoting well-being and healthy aging. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effects of moderate-to-high intensity resistance training circuit on…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Body Weight Changes, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- RTCHealth (NCT03551132)
- Testing
- Exercise test
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Tissue Compliance
Implication of Stiffness of the Hamstrings, Achilles Tendon and Calf Muscles for Jumping Performance
For optimal jumping performance an adequate interaction of muscles and tendons is required. A parameter in the functional evaluation of both structures is their stiffness (resistance of the tissue against deformation by external…
- Trial name
- NCT02842892
- Testing
- Tissue stiffness
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Goethe University
Older Adults
Effects of Home-based Lower Extremity Muscle Power Training on Functional Muscle and Balance Performance in Older Adults
Background: Muscle power, defined as the rate at which muscular force is generated to produce movement, declines more rapidly with age than muscle strength.
- Trial name
- NCT06901700
- Testing
- Experimental Group, control group
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Hemiplegia, Spastic
THE EFFECTS OF SUBTALAR JOINT MOBILIZATION ON PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC STROKE
Adequate ankle motion for normal gait ranges from 10° to 15° of dorsiflexion passive range of motion (DF-PROM) to allow the tibia to move over the talus.
- Trial name
- NCT03788629
- Testing
- Talocrural joint MWM mobilization, Subtalar joint MWM mobilization
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Gait, Yoga
An Investigation of the Gait Performance and Balance in Yoga Instructors
Yoga is a popular exercise and thought to be beneficial to many aspects such as mood, flexibility and balance, etc. Gait performance is a indicator of overall health and functional status.
- Conditions
- Gait, Yoga, Balance
- Trial name
- NCT05449730
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cheng-Hsin General Hospital
Muscle; Fatigue, Heart, Skeletal Muscle Recovery
Infrared Low-level Laser Therapy Before Intense Progressive Running Test of High-level Soccer Players
Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) has recently been used to alleviate postexercise muscle fatigue and enhance muscle recovery, demonstrating positive results.
- Trial name
- NCT03803956
- Testing
- Active PBMT
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nove de Julho
Healthy Men
The Effect of Post-Training Cold Compression in Professional Volleyball Players
Our study examining the effects of post-training cold compression on muscle oxygen saturation (MOS9), fatigue and jumping performance in professional male volleyball players.
- Trial name
- NCT06701435
- Testing
- Cold Compression
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
Mastication
Effects of Masticatory Muscles Training Exercises on the Masticatory Performance and Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients
Stroke is one of the top causes of death and morbidity of adults, especially the older population in the economically developed countries.
- Trial name
- NCT05503420
- Testing
- Masticatory muscle training exerciser
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Knee Osteoarthritis
High-speed Power Training in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
We are exploring a unique weight-training program for men and women 55 years or older with knee osteoarthritis (OA) that emphasizes high-speed movements.
- Trial name
- NCT01328340
- Testing
- High-speed power training, Slow-speed strength training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia