Clinical trials: Muscle Wasting
Muscle Atrophy or Weakness, Muscle Contraction
Core Exercises Effects on Muscle Imbalances
This study aims in investigating the effects of a core muscles' strengthening program on core muscles' atrophy and contraction ability.
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy or Weakness, Muscle Contraction, Core Stability
- Trial name
- NCT04450615
- Testing
- Core stability
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Athanasios Ellinoudis
Urinary Incontinence, Sarcopenia
Association Between Sarcopenia and Urinary Incontinence And Effect Of Physical Activity Among Over 50 Years Old Adults
As far as the investigators know, until this moment no research has investigated the prevalence of Sarcopenia in both sexes in Hungary.
- Trial name
- NCT05313360
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pecs
Sarcopenia
Protein Timing, Lean Mass, Strength and Functional Capacity Gains in Postmenopausal Women
This study evaluated the effect of protein intake immediately after resistance exercise on lean mass, strength, and functional capacity gains in postmenopausal women.
- Trial name
- NCT03372876
- Testing
- Protein and carbohydrate supplementation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Uberlandia
Sarcopenia, Frailty Syndrome
Fun Exercise Intervention for Older Adults to Improve Intrinsic Capacity and Motivation
This randomized clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured, multicomponent recreational exercise program (FEXO: Fun Exercise for Older Adults) in improving intrinsic capacity, motivation, and adherence…
- Trial name
- FEXO-COM (NCT07133568)
- Testing
- Fun Exercise for Older Adults (FEXO), OTAGO
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cardenal Herrera University
Obesity, Menopause
Calorie Restriction With Leucine Supplementation
The purpose of this study is to determine whether consuming additional leucine during calorie restriction induced weight loss has beneficial or harmful effects on multi-organ (liver, muscle, adipose tissue) insulin sensitivity…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Menopause, Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT01757340
- Testing
- Weight loss with normal protein and leucine intake, Weight loss with protein/leucine supplementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Ageing, Frailty
Physiotherapy Interventions on Functional Capacity, Balance and Mental Domains in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial With Two Parallel Groups
This study will investigate whether two different physiotherapy exercise programs can improve physical function, balance and mental well-being in older adults living in the community in Angola.
- Conditions
- Ageing, Frailty, Sarcopenia, Decline, Cognitive
- Trial name
- NCT07424274
- Testing
- Multicomponent Physiotherapy Exercise Program, Reduced Functional Physiotherapy Exercise Program
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aveiro University
Muscle Atrophy
The Effects of 17β-estradiol on Skeletal Muscle
The maintenance of skeletal muscle mass and function is critical for healthy aging. Muscle loss with disuse, termed muscle disuse muscle atrophy, leads to impaired functional capacity, the onset of insulin resistance, as well as…
- Trial name
- NCT03069781
- Testing
- 17β-estradiol, Polycose
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Muscle Function
Muscle in Obesity: Imaging, Function and microRNA
Growing evidence suggests that dynapenic abdominal obesity is associated with a greater risk of falls, functional disability and hospitalisation compared to those with dynapenia, obesity or neither phenotype.
- Trial name
- NCT04300504
- Testing
- observational study
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Atrophy, Muscular, Atrophy, Disuse
Blood Flow Restricted Electrical Stimulation During Immobilisation
Following injury or surgery to a limb, it is often immobilised to allow tissue healing. Short periods of disuse cause loss of muscle size and strength and impaired mechanical properties of tendons, which leads to reduced…
- Trial name
- NCT05093985
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation with blood flow restriction
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St Mary's University College
Sarcopenia, Aging
Effects of Polyphenol Supplementation and Exercise on Physical Performance in Older Adults
After approximately age 40 years, individuals experience a natural loss of muscle mass, strength, and physical function that is linked to higher risks of falls, disability, loss of independence, and mortality.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Aging, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT07441343
- Testing
- Polyphenol Rich-Extract, Resistance Band-Based & Aerobic Stationary Cycling Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Chris McGlory, PhD
Kidney Diseases, Muscle Loss
Protein and Exercise Training in Chronic KIDNEY Disease
When patients progress to the final stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and require hemodialysis treatment, they typically have lost so much muscle function that they are no longer physically independent.
- Trial name
- PET KIDNEY (NCT05482243)
- Testing
- Whey protein
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Sarcopenia
Multicomponent Intervention for Physical Frailty and Sarcopenia
The SPRINTT study will evaluate the efficacy of a multicomponent intervention programme (physical activity, nutritional counselling/dietary intervention, and information and communications technology intervention) compared with a…
- Trial name
- SPRINTT (NCT02582138)
- Testing
- Multicomponent intervention (MCI), Healthy Aging Lifestyle Education (HALE)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Neuromuscular Disease
Clinical Trial of Exercise in Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
This study is being conducted to test whether exercise can be effectively used as an intervention to treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
- Trial name
- NCT01166022
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Sarcopenia
PET/CT of Skeletal Muscle Amino Acid Kinetics
Our goal is to develop and test a new imaging technique to help scientists study sarcopenia, the process by which muscle becomes weaker with age.
- Trial name
- NCT01698424
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3
Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Motor Deficits in People With Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Upper Limb
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has shown remarkable efficacy in restoring motor function in people with spinal cord injury by recruiting afferent input to enhance the responsiveness of spared neural circuits to residual cortical…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II, Spinal Muscular Atrophy 4
- Trial name
- NCT06300996
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Stimulator (Octopolar Medtronic Vectris Leads)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marco Capogrosso
Neuromuscular Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Safety, Usability, and Effectiveness of a Gait Exoskeleton for Children and Adolescents With Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Neurodevelopmental disorders often result in abnormal development of the Central Nervous System (CNS), frequently causing motor dysfunctions such as the inability to stand and walk.
- Trial name
- NCT07159360
- Testing
- CLINICAL EXPLORER
- Where
- 2 sites in Mexico, Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MarsiBionics
Sarcopenia
Nutrition and Exercise for Sarcopenia
The investigators' general hypothesis is that nutritional factors, including protein/energy malnutrition and/or an impaired response of muscle to nutrition, and inactivity play significant roles in developing sarcopenia, the…
- Trial name
- NCT00872911
- Testing
- Amino acids, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Muscle Atrophy, Age-Related Sarcopenia
Impacts of Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Inhibition on Aged Human Muscle (Rapamune)
As people age, muscle mass and function is lost and exercise training is an important way to reduce the effects of this and remain independent.
- Trial name
- Rapamune (NCT05414292)
- Testing
- Rapamune (sirolimus) 1Mg Tablet, Unilateral resistance exercise training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Sarcopenia
Muscle Mass and Function in Chinese Adults
To describe the normal range of muscle mass and function in Chinese adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02089971
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 412 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Muscular Atrophy
Biological and Functional Markers for Precision Astronautical Biomedicine
In the current study the investigators will study early biomarkers of human degradation. In 10-day horizontal bed rest the investigators will enroll 10 healthy male subjects (18-30years, BMI 20-28kg/m2).
- Trial name
- MARS-PRE (NCT04081467)
- Testing
- Bed rest
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Science and Research Centre Koper