Clinical trials: Muscle Strength
Muscle Strength
The Effects of Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera) Supplementation on Exercise Performance in Female Footballers
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of short-term root extract ashwagandha supplementation on exercise performance in female footballers.
- Trial name
- NCT06264986
- Testing
- Ashwagandha
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Blanca Roman-Viñas, MD
Stroke
Effect of Intensified Physical Activity for Patients With Stroke - a Combined Physical and Behavioural Approach
Chronic conditions such as stroke are associated with physical disability and an economic burden for the family and the society.
- Trial name
- NCT01161329
- Testing
- High-Intensity Functional Exercise Programmes (HIFE)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Post-operative Pain, Quadriceps Muscle Strength
Ultrasound Guided Adductor Canal Versus Femoral Nerve Blocks for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatrics
Both Ultrasound guided Adductor Canal Block ( ACB) and Femoral Nerve Block (FNB) has been used to provide postoperative analgesia for knee surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT03053401
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Block, Femoral Nerve Block, Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Akron Children's Hospital
Tourniquets, Knee Arthroplasty, Total
Tourniquet Pressure in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
This proposed novel randomized control trial (RCT) seeks to address this gap in TKA protocol by gaining a better understanding of the relationship between tourniquet pressure and time, and intraoperative performance and…
- Conditions
- Tourniquets, Knee Arthroplasty, Total, Knee Replacement, Total
- Trial name
- NCT02830087
- Testing
- Tourniquet Cuff Pressure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Urinary Incontinence
Postpartum Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women With and Without Injured Pelvic Floor Muscles
Although pregnancy and childbirth are associated with happiness and a positive life change for most women, it can also be considered as risk periods for injuries to the pelvic floor and development of pelvic floor dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT01069484
- Testing
- Postpartum pelvic floor muscle training
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Use of (-)-Epicatechin in the Treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy (Pilot Study)
(-)-Epicatechin will be evaluated for the treatment of progressive muscle loss and impaired skeletal muscle function in Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01856868
- Testing
- (-)-epicatechin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Craig McDonald, MD
Weakness
Effect of All-Stim 2 Quadriceps Treatments on Limb Muscle Strength In Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Patients that are on mechanical ventilators in medical intensive care units (MICU) have extremely weak leg muscles. Currently there is no treatment to prevent or reverse this weakness.
- Trial name
- NCT02332187
- Testing
- Active electrical stimulation using an All Stim stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Gerald Supinski
Surgery
Study of Recovery of Strength After Surgery Comparing Two Different Medications for Reversal of Muscle Relaxant
The purpose of this study is to compare two different medications (neostigmine/glycopyrrolate and sugammadex) to see if one drug improves patient comfort regarding the return of muscle strength after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03116997
- Testing
- Neostigmine+glycopyrrolate, Sugammadex
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Total Knee Replacement
Controlled Study of Kneehab XP for Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement
The study is a prospective, randomized, double-blind sham study of TKA patients who receive a standard peri-operative treatment program plus Kneehab XP versus a standard peri-operative treatment program plus a sham device.
- Trial name
- NCT01548040
- Testing
- Kneehab XP, Quadriceps TENS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Theragen Inc.
Stroke
Strength Training for Skeletal Muscle Adaptation After Stroke
Chronically disabled stroke survivors experience accelerated skeletal muscle atrophy and other detrimental changes to muscle and surrounding tissues on the paretic side.
- Trial name
- NCT00827827
- Testing
- Exercise- Strength Training, Exercise- Stretching Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Comparison of Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation and Exercise on Quadriceps Function in COPD
Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients develop leg weakness and a reduced walking capacity, due to reduced leg muscle oxygen-utilising capacity (OUC).
- Trial name
- NCT00737698
- Testing
- Exercise, Repetitive magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Pre-Diabetic
Effect of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, Treatment on Insulin Secretion and Muscle Strength in Pre-diabetic Persons
The purpose of this research is to study the effects of 1,25(OH)2 D3 (a prescription form of active Vitamin D) on muscle strength and insulin secretion by the pancreas and glucose utilization by skeletal muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT04286529
- Testing
- Calcitriol capsules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Muscle Atrophy, Physical Deconditioning
Reducing Falls With RENEW in Older Adults Who Have Fallen
This clinical trial will compare the effects of a high intensity Resistance Exercise via Negative Work (RENEW) vs. Traditional resistance exercise (TRAD) as part of a mult-component exercise and fall-reduction program on muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT01080196
- Testing
- RENEW
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Acute Exacerbation of COPD
Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Resistance Exercises in COPDAE In-patient Rehabilitation
This is a randomised controlled trial of the blood flow restriction resistance exercise (BFR-RE) for early rehabilitation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease acute exacerbation (COPDAE) in the Haven of Hope Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT04448236
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction resistance exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
Musculoskeletal Pain
Acetaminophen (APAP) +/- Oxycodone
This is an emergency department based randomized study of oxycodone/ acetaminophen versus acetaminophen alone for patients with acute musculoskeletal pain refractory to ibuprofen
- Trial name
- NCT04122443
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Oxycodone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 393 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Muscle Strength, Botulinum Toxins, Type A
Assessment of the Effect of Botulinum Toxin in Extensor Digitorum Brevis Via Strain Gauge and Nerve Conduction Studies
The purpose of this feasibility study is to determine if temporary weakness of a small foot muscle caused by local injection of botulinum toxin into that muscle can be measured with a strain gauge in addition to the previously…
- Trial name
- NCT00822523
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin, Type A, Saline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Chronic Diseases, Obesity
Home-Based Exercise and Weight Control Program for Pain Control in Overweight Elderly With Osteoarthritis of the Knee
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a home-based exercise and weight control program applied to elderly overweight individuals with painful osteoarthritis of the knee, would result in pain reduction.
- Conditions
- Chronic Diseases, Obesity, Osteoarthritis, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00126737
- Testing
- Weight Control Nutritional Program, Home-based exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Rupture of Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Tear of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Trial Evaluating Postop Pain and Muscle Strength Among Regional Anesthesia Techniques for Ambulatory ACL Reconstruction
Despite the apparent multifaceted benefit in differentiating blockade sites and duration of nerve blockade, the efficacy of continuous adductor canal blockade utilized specifically in ACL reconstruction has not been extensively…
- Trial name
- NCT02584452
- Testing
- Mepivacaine, adductor canal continuous nerve catheter, Normal Saline as bolus followed by bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Becker Muscular Dystrophy
(-)- Epicatechin Becker Muscular Dystrophy
This is a 48-week open-label extension of our initial proof-of-concept study (UCD0113) in patients with Becker muscular dystrophy who participated in the earlier trial.
- Trial name
- NCT03236662
- Testing
- (-)-Epicatechin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Craig McDonald, MD
Knee Injury
Electromyostimulation and Strength Walking for Knee Injuries
The purpose of this project is to compare three treatment regimens for knee injury to the standard rehabilitation protocol: 1) NMES, 2) graduated strength walking (via a weighted vest), and 3) NMES combined with graduated…
- Trial name
- KI (NCT02065518)
- Testing
- NMES, Strength Walking, Standard Rehabilitation Protocol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee