Clinical trials: Muscle Weakness
Sarcopenic Obesity, Muscle Weakness
Mechanisms of Age-Related Muscle Loss
Two independent, but interrelated conditions that have a growing impact on healthy life expectancy and health care costs in developed nations are the age related loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) and obesity.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenic Obesity, Muscle Weakness, Protein Metabolism Disorder, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT03113279
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (Disorder), Muscle Weakness
Efficacy of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Elite Swimmers
This study is a randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of inspiratory muscle training on swimming performance, airway dysfunction and perceived breathlessness in elite swimmers.
- Conditions
- Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (Disorder), Muscle Weakness, Dyspnea
- Trial name
- PEAK (NCT03062735)
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
Stroke
Internally Versus Externally Guided Body Weight-Supported Treadmill Training (BWSTT) for Locomotor Recovery Post-stroke
The overriding goal of this proposal is to identify the critical physiological and biomechanical effects of BWSTT for promoting improved locomotor function in persons with post-stroke hemiparesis.
- Trial name
- NCT00125619
- Testing
- Locomotor training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pain, Weakness
Clinical Trial of CoQ10 for Mild-to-Moderate Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms
This study will evaluate whether a dietary supplement, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), will improve muscle symptoms, such as muscle aches, pains, cramps, and/or weakness, which are experienced by some individuals who use statin medications.
- Conditions
- Pain, Weakness, Cramps, Myalgia or Myositis Nos
- Trial name
- NCT01032993
- Testing
- Coenzyme Q10
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Catherine Buettner
Muscle Weakness, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D and Physical Performance Before and After Intervention and Birth Outcome in Pregnant Somali and Swedish Women
Somali migrant women, often in veiled clothing, living in a town in mid Sweden on the 60:th parallel were observed to be weak and to have a waddling gate.
- Trial name
- NCT02922803
- Testing
- 1 combination tablet of Vitamin D3/calcium per day, 2 combination tablets of Vitamin D3/calcium per day
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Poor Performance Status, Muscle Weakness
Innovative Training Program for Elderly in Need of Care Individuals
The goal of this randomized controlled study was to examine the effects of a 8 weeks innovative training regime (stochastic resonance whole-body vibration [SR-WBV] and virtual virtual games [VG]) in the skilling up phase on…
- Trial name
- NCT02102919
- Testing
- SR-WBV, Virtual Games (VG), Aktiv Tramp (Swiss Frei AG, Switzerland)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
Muscle Weakness Condition, Therapy Effect
Vibrational-proprioceptive Resistance Exercise Training Versus Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Training in Elderly People With Muscle Weakness
Study the structural behaviours of weak muscle of elderly and evaluate the efficiency of two different types of training.
- Trial name
- MOBIL (NCT01679977)
- Testing
- Vibrational-proprioceptive Resistance Exercise Training, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria, Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation
Muscle Weakness
Respiratory Muscle Training in Subacute Stroke Patients
This study is divided for development in two complementary work packages justified by the need to incorporate new strategies to optimize rehabilitation outcomes in stroke patients.
- Trial name
- RETORNUS (NCT02125760)
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT), High-intensity IMT
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar
Muscle Weakness
Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Muscle Mass and Function Among Older Women Subjected to Resistance Training
To determine, in a double blind trial, the effects of creatine supplementation during 12 weeks on muscle mass and function of community living older women subjected to resistance training.
- Trial name
- NCT02188849
- Testing
- Resistance exercise training, Creatine
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Musculoskeletal Status, Muscle Weakness
Use of Jumping Mechanography as a Method to Assess Musculoskeletal Status in Older Adults
Decline in muscle function may increase risk of hip fracture and decrease quality of life. Different tests are currently used to measure muscle function but they do not work for all individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT00596089
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Muscle Weakness
Effects of Simultaneous Balance and Resistance Training in Older Adults
Aging results in a gradual decline of physical abilities and consequently in functional impairments which increases the risk of falls in elderly people.
- Trial name
- NCT02555033
- Testing
- Resistance training, Instability resistance training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kassel
Muscle Weakness, Sports Performance
Light Therapy and Electrical Stimulation on Functional Performance in Volleyball Athletes
Background: Volleyball players constantly perform vertical jumps, the higher the height of the jump is better sports performance of these players. Several methods have been tested to improve jumping performance in these players.
- Trial name
- NCT02443701
- Testing
- Exercise, LASER, NMES
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro de Traumatologia do Esporte
Low Back Pain, Degeneration of Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc
The Underlying Mechanism of Spinal Manipulative Therapy and the Effect of Pain on Physical Outcome Measures
The purpose of this study is to compare changes in spinal stiffness and back muscle activity between spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) responders, non-responders and asymptomatic participants.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Degeneration of Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc, Muscle Weakness, Spine Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT01761838
- Testing
- SMT for low back pain patients, Pain induction (optional), Low back pain participants without SMT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Muscle Weakness
The Effect of Alfacalcidol on Muscle Strength in Elderly Indonesian Women : A Randomized Controlled Trial
The age-related increase in falls is strongly associated with a decline in muscle strength by the mechanism of sarcopenia. There has been great interest in developing approaches to counteract the effects of sarcopenia, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02327091
- Testing
- alfacalcidol
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Muscular Weakness
Enhancing Gluteus Maximus Recruitment
Can participants enhance gluteus maximus recruitment during a single-leg squat test following a neuromuscular training program?
- Trial name
- NCT02042937
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Smoking Cessation, Body Composition, Beneficial
The Effect of Cigarette Smoking / Smoking Cessation on Skeletal Muscle Mass, Strength and Functional Capabilities
Tobacco smoke is probably the single most significant source of toxic chemicals that humans are exposed to. Smoking is associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases.
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Body Composition, Beneficial, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT02128048
- Testing
- Assessment of body composition and muscle function
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Muscle Weakness Conditions
Biomedical Instrumentation in the Study of Mirror Therapy in Elderly's Hands Motor Activity
Check if the Mirror therapy represents an effective method in improving the motor activity of the hands of institutionalized elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT02104102
- Testing
- Mirror Therapy, Kinesiotherapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Vale do Paraíba
Quadriceps Muscle Weakness, Adductor Muscle Weakness
Ultrasound Guided Adductor Canal Block Versus Femoral Nerve Block for Quadriceps Strength and Fall-risk
Our objective was to determine if an ultrasound guided ACB can preserve quadriceps strength, thus minimizing weakness of knee extension compared with ultrasound guided femoral nerve block.
- Conditions
- Quadriceps Muscle Weakness, Adductor Muscle Weakness, Fall Risk
- Trial name
- NCT01655277
- Testing
- Ultrasound Guided Adductor Canal Block, Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Muscle Weakness, Myalgia
Coenzyme Q10 in Older Athletes Treated With Statin Medications
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of coenzyme Q10 administration in improving mitochondrial function as measured by anaerobic threshold in older athletes on a stable dose of statin medication.
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness, Myalgia, Side Effects of Statins
- Trial name
- NCT01026311
- Testing
- Coenzyme q 10
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Richard Deichmann, MD
Muscle Weakness
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Traditional Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation to Pilates in Increasing Pelvic Muscles Strength.
The objective of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether a standardized Pilates exercise program can effectively strengthen pelvic floor muscles when compared with conventional pelvic muscle rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT00549458
- Testing
- Pilates, Pelvic muscle rehabilitation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atlantic Health System