Clinical trials: Muscle Weakness
Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness
Comparison of Teaching Methods of Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction in Women
The aim of our study; To evaluate the effectiveness of different teaching methods on correct pelvic floor muscle contraction in women who have not received pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) before.
- Trial name
- NCT06306703
- Testing
- group1, group2, group 3
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duygu Sultan Oge
Weakness, Muscle
Hip Abductor Function During Trendelenburg Test
This study will use electromyography and dynamometry to evaluate gluteal muscle activation during the Trendelenburg hip abduction test in different hip positions.
- Trial name
- NCT05967611
- Testing
- Trendelenburg hip abduction test
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ahram Canadian University
Muscular Weakness, Sexual Behavior
Supplement Study: Strength, Testosterone, Sexual Function, Quality of Life
Decreased muscle mass (sarcopenia) and strength (dynapenia) are common during aging, with a rate of muscle mass loss that is approximately 6% per decade between 30 and 70 years of age.
- Conditions
- Muscular Weakness, Sexual Behavior, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT03457740
- Testing
- Formula 1, Formula 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Appalachian State University
Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness, Stroke
Multimodal Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation in Chronic Stroke Survivors: Long-Term Efficacy, Optimal Protocols, and Adjunctive Therapies for Comprehensive Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.
Evaluate long-term efficacy of multimodal PFMT in chronic stroke survivors with PFD.
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT07420569)
- Testing
- Core PFMT: 8-12 contractions (6-10s hold), 3 sets/day, progressed over 16 weeks. • Group A (Standard PFMT): 3 supervised/week (weeks 1-8), 1/week (9-16) + home. • Group B (Intensified PFMT): 5/week, Core PFMT: 8-12 contractions (6-10s hold), 3 sets/day, progressed over 16 weeks.
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iqra National University
Muscle Weakness, Muscle Damage
Acute Physiological Responses to Twice Daily Blood Flow Restriction Training
The Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation (ADMR) is currently conducting a pan-defence, randomised control trial (RCT) investigating the utility of twice daily blood flow restriction training in UK military personnel…
- Trial name
- NCT06334224
- Testing
- Low load resistance training with blood flow restriction, Low load resistance training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, UK
Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness, Rehabilitation
Effect of PEFLOW on PFM Function Recovery of Postpartum Women
The purpose of this study is to explore the correlation between women's pelvic floor function with their overall state of bodily functions, including body composition, physical activity levels, trunk muscle endurance, body…
- Trial name
- NCT05218239
- Testing
- Active Comparator: Routine education group, Experimental: Global training group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University People's Hospital
Muscle Weakness
Effect of Supplementary Dietary Protein (21g Per Day) on Lean Mass and Strength in Sedentary, Adult Vegetarians
It is possible that the lower protein intake in vegetarians and vegans may relate to a decrease in grip strength. Furthermore, there is limited research examining the effects of plant-based protein intake on strength and LBM…
- Trial name
- MungBean (NCT04076982)
- Testing
- mung bean protein, control biscuit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Osteoarthritis, Sarcopenia
The Strong Brain Study
To evaluate operational aspects of studying pre to post surgery/hospitalization changes in the integrity of a major white matter pathways and how these contribute to reductions in the ability to produce forceful muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT02320864
- Testing
- Total knee replacement surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Low Back Pain, Rehabilitation Program
Oxygenation of Paravertebral Muscles During Exercise in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
The study evaluate paraspinal aerobic metabolism of chronic low back pain patients and healthy people during an original and standardized isokinetic protocol.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Rehabilitation Program, Muscular Weakness
- Trial name
- OXYLOM (NCT03055182)
- Testing
- Physical rehabilitation program
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Chronic Stroke, Weakness, Muscle
Use of Hand-held Dynamometry to Obtain Objective Measures of Lower Extremity Force Production With Chronic Stroke
This study wants to know if using handheld dynamometry (HHD) to test leg strength in persons who have had a stroke, will reduce mistakes and give therapists better information to use for therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT05941962
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Muscle Weakness Condition
A Study to Analyse the Immediate Effect of Dry Needling and Extra Corporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Hand Grip Strength
An argument to analyse the Immediate effect of dry needling or extra corporeal shock wave therapy on hand grip strength in normal healthy individuals with a hypothesis of dry needling or shock wave on forearm muscles have…
- Trial name
- NCT04645758
- Testing
- Dry needling and Extra corporeal Shock wave therapy
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre, Medina, Saudi Arabia
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
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Disorders
Novel Brain Stimulation Therapies in Stroke Guided Expressions of Plasticity
The investigators ultimate goal is to personalize brain stimulation for stroke so outcomes of the upper limb can be maximized for each individual patient.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03020433
- Testing
- rTMS Contralesional M1, rTMS Contralesional PMC, rTMS Ipsilesional PMC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Neuromuscular Blockade
Transmucular Quadratus Lumborum Block: Potential Quadriceps Muscle Weakness
The aim of this study is to examine whether the administration of the TQL block cause motor block of the lumbar plexus and thereby quadriceps muscle weakness.
- Trial name
- NCT05023343
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Quadriceps muscle strength, Timed Up and Go
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zealand University Hospital
Physical Endurance, Hypermobility, Joint
Lateral Neck Flexor Endurance and Hyperlaxity
The lateral neck flexor endurance test has been proposed to assess for unilateral muscular deficits. It is not known if individuals with hyperlaxity have different muscular endurance than individuals without hyperlaxity.
- Conditions
- Physical Endurance, Hypermobility, Joint, Muscular Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT04770987
- Testing
- lateral neck flexor endurance test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hartford
Surgical Smoke Exposure, Occupational Exposure to Surgical Smoke
THE EFFECT OF SURGICAL MASK AND N95 MASK USE ON SURGICAL SMOKE IN OPERATING ROOM NURSES
This study was conducted to compare the effect of surgical mask and N95 mask use on physical symptoms due to surgical smoke in operating theatre nurses.
- Conditions
- Surgical Smoke Exposure, Occupational Exposure to Surgical Smoke, Headache, Dizziness
- Trial name
- NCT07404956
- Testing
- Surgical Mask, N95 Mask
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bartın Unıversity
Obesity, Insulin Sensitivity
Effect of Weight Loss on Intermuscular Adipose Tissue (IMAT) Signaling
The goal of this intervention study is to learn about how weight loss impacts molecular signaling of intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) in individuals with obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Sensitivity, Muscle Weakness, Adiposity
- Trial name
- NCT06129110
- Testing
- Diet Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Stroke
Treatment of Chronic Stroke With IpsiHand
The ultimate goal of this project is to develop a functioning and clinically feasible method for restoring function to motor-impaired stroke survivors. This ultimate goal will be approached through two different means.
- Trial name
- NCT02552368
- Testing
- IpsiHand Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Pelvic Girdle Pain, Diastasis Recti and Weakness of the Linea Alba
The Association Between Pelvic Floor Muscle Function, Diastasis Recti and Postpartum Pelvic Girdle Pain - a Matched Case Control Study.
Background: Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PGP) can appear during pregnancy, directly after labour or can be delayed to 3 weeks postpartum.
- Conditions
- Pelvic Girdle Pain, Diastasis Recti and Weakness of the Linea Alba, Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT04757077
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Żelazna Medical Centre, LLC
Stroke
Stroke Rehabilitation Program Based on a Powered Lower Extremity Exoskeleton in Chile
This research will study the effects of a rehabilitation program assisted by a powered lower extremity exoskeleton in patients after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT04228224
- Testing
- Robot-assisted training with a lower extremity powered exoskeleton (H3 Exoskeleton, Spain), Conventional gait rehabilitation
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corporación de Rehabilitación Club de Leones Cruz del Sur