Clinical trials: Muscle Synthesis
Ventral Incisional Hernia
Open Complex Ventral Incisional Hernia Repair Using Biosynthetic Material for Midline Fascial Closure Reinforcement
Prospective, multicenter, observational study to evaluate performance of GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement when used to reinforce midline fascial closure in single-staged open complex ventral incisional hernia repair.
- Trial name
- COBRA (NCT01325792)
- Testing
- GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- W.L.Gore & Associates
Muscle Protein Synthesis
Effects of Ingesting Multiple Boluses of Collagen on Muscle & Skin Connective Protein Synthesis in Vivo in Humans
Rationale: Collagen protein is the central structural component of extracellular connective tissues within skeletal muscle, bone, cartilage and skin.
- Trial name
- CODIAK (NCT06435637)
- Testing
- Collagen protein, Resistance exercise
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
COPD
Casein Protein and Leucine Supplementation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Weight loss commonly occurs in patients with COPD, negatively influencing their quality of life, treatment response and survival.
- Trial name
- NCT01734473
- Testing
- Hydrolyzed casein protein, Hydrolyzed casein protein + carbohydrates, Hydrolyzed casein protein + leucine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction
Heat Therapy During Reduced Physical Activity
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether daily Finnish dry sauna therapy attenuates the adverse cardiovascular, muscular, and metabolic effects of seven days of experimentally reduced physical…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- HEAT-RPA (NCT07847424)
- Testing
- Sauna, Reduced Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham Young University
Regulation of Muscle Protein Synthesis
Role of Leucine in the Regulation of Human Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis at Rest and Following Resistance Exercise
Muscle mass is normally maintained through the regulated balance between the processes of protein synthesis (i.e. making new muscle proteins) and protein breakdown (breaking down old muscle proteins).
- Trial name
- NCT01492010
- Testing
- whey protein, whey protein supplemented with leucine, whey protein supplemented with essential amino acids
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Health, Recreational Activities
Improving the Anabolic Action of Plant-based Foods Using Complementary Proteins
In a crossover design 10 young healthy adults (20-35 y) will receive stable isotope tracer infusions and perform a single bout of resistance exercise.
- Conditions
- Health, Recreational Activities, Muscle Protein Synthetic Response to Protein, Muscle Protein Synthesis
- Trial name
- CompProtein (NCT06781723)
- Testing
- Resistance Exercise, Isolated Mixture, Rice and Beans
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
A Study to Examine the Safety, Tolerability and Effects on Abnormal Bone Formation of REGN2477 in Patients With Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
This is a three period study design consisting of a 6-month, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled treatment (period 1) followed by a 6-month, open-label treatment (period 2) and a follow-up treatment period (period 3).
- Trial name
- LUMINA-1 (NCT03188666)
- Testing
- REGN2477
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Canada and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Effect of Food
Nutrient and Hormonal Profile and Muscle Protein Synthesis Response to Consuming Chicken
The study aims to evaluate if there is a difference between eating conventionally raised or organic chicken. The investigators will measure and compare the nutrient and hormone levels in the participant's blood and the muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT06489886
- Testing
- Conventional Chicken, Regenerative Chicken
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Malnutrition or Risk of Malnutrition
Long-term Muscle Synthetic Effects of Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
This study examines the effects of intradialytic parenteral nutrition (IDPN) on muscle growth and blood pressure in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis.
- Trial name
- LOTUS (NCT07254897)
- Testing
- intra dialytic parenteral nutrition (Olimel N12, Baxter, 1L/session)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Stroke
Exercise For Sub-acute Stroke Patients in Jamaica
Chronic hemiparetic stroke is associated changes in body composition, skeletal muscle and cardiometabolic health; specific changes include paretic limb muscular atrophy, increased intramuscular fat deposition, elevated prevalence…
- Trial name
- JAMMS (NCT01392391)
- Testing
- Task Oriented Exercise Training, Stroke Care "Get with the Guidelines"
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Baltimore VA Medical Center
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, Metabolic Parameters in AIS, CAIS, PAIS and MAIS
Androgen Receptor, Implications for Health and Wellbeing: Natural History Study of Individuals With Androgen Insensitivity
Background: Androgen effects in humans are usually (but not always) mediated by the androgen receptor which is coded for by the androgen receptor gene (AR gene).
- Conditions
- Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, Metabolic Parameters in AIS, CAIS, PAIS and MAIS, Tumor Formation in AIS, CAIS, PAIS and MAIS, Sexual Function AIS, CAIS, PAIS and MAIS
- Trial name
- NCT04708431
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Fibroid, Myoma
Post Market Study for an Adhesion Barrier Following Laparoscopic Myomectomy
This study is planned as a prospective, randomised, parallel, controlled, multi-centre, open label, comparative evaluation of SprayShield™ Adhesion Barrier plus good surgical technique, versus good surgical technique alone, with…
- Conditions
- Fibroid, Myoma, Leiomyoma
- Trial name
- NCT00891657
- Testing
- SprayShield™
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Integra LifeSciences Corporation
Healthy
The Implementation of Novel 'Heavy' Water Techniques for Determining Modulation of Muscle Protein, DNA and Lipid Synthesis Due to Ageing
Maintenance of body's skeletal muscle is key to a healthy older age. However, as we age we lose on average 1-2% of our muscle each year.
- Trial name
- NCT02152839
- Testing
- Resistance Exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Cardiac Disease, Mitochondrial Biogenesis
CO as a Stimulant for Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Human Cardiac Muscle
This study will test if inhalation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) will increase the numbers of mitochondria in heart muscle. Mitochondria are the small components of muscle and other cells that convert fuel and oxygen to the easily…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Disease, Mitochondrial Biogenesis, Carbon Monoxide
- Trial name
- NCT01727167
- Testing
- 200ppm CO for one hour, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- John J Freiberger
Muscle Metabolism
The Muscle Protein Synthetic Response of Algal and Fungal Protein
Dietary protein intake is vital for the maintenance of skeletal muscle mass and health. The production of animal-based proteins sources is associated with growing environmental and ethical challenges.
- Trial name
- SCAM (NCT05016557)
- Testing
- Protein ingestion
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Sarcopenia
Impact of Carbohydrate Co-ingestion on the Post-prandial Anabolic Response of Protein in Young and Elderly Men
Rationale: Age related muscle loss (sarcopenia) is assumed to be related to the impaired postprandial muscle protein synthetic response to protein and/or amino acid administration in the elderly vs the young.
- Trial name
- PRO-CARB (NCT01576848)
- Testing
- Protein, Protein + carbohydrate
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Protein Metabolism
Validating IAAO for Muscle Outcomes
Consuming dietary protein stimulates whole-body and muscle protein synthesis, the latter of which is typically measured using invasive primed constant infusions of stable isotopes with concurrent muscle biopsies.
- Trial name
- VIM (NCT07317921)
- Testing
- Protein + Stable Isotope Tracer Beverage
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries
Testosterone Therapy With or Without Finasteride After Spinal Cord Injury: TRT-SCI Trial
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in lower limb muscle loss, bone loss, and high fat mass that impede the recovery of physical function, increase bone fracture risk, and worsen health and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries, Injuries, Spinal Cord, Spinal Cord Contusion
- Trial name
- TRT-SCI (NCT07742553)
- Testing
- testosterone cypionate, finasteride
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Ventral Hernia, Postoperative Pain
Full-thickness Skin vs. Synthetic Mesh in the Repair of Large Incisional Hernia
This is a prospective randomized study to compare surgical methods for the repair of large abdominal hernia.
- Trial name
- NCT01413412
- Testing
- Ventral hernia repair using full thickness skin graft, Ventral hernia repair using mesh
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet