Clinical trials: Muscular Atrophy
Sarcopenia
The Effectiveness and Safety of Combined Research on Uremic Sarcopenia
Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of mindfulness meditation during dialysis combined with pre-dialysis progressive resistance training (PRT) for sarcopenia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis…
- Trial name
- NCT07724587
- Testing
- Received mindfulness meditation training during dialysis in addition to exercise therapy.
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital
Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of BVS857 in Patients With Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
The purpose of this study was to determine if BVS857 is safe, tolerable and increases thigh muscle thickness in patients with spinal bulbar and muscular atrophy (SBMA).
- Trial name
- NCT02024932
- Testing
- BVS857
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Denmark and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Elderly, Sarcopenia
Early Detection of Disability and Health Promotion for Community-dwelling Elderly
This study evaluates the effects of exercise intervention on muscle strength and walking speed for the community-dwelling elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT03607136
- Testing
- exercise training
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker Types
Effectiveness of a Multimodal Physiotherapy Program With Virtual Reality Glasses in Duchenne and Becker.
Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy and Becker Dystrophy, hereafter DMD and BMD, is a serious and progressive disease that affects 1 in 3,500-6,000 males born alive.
- Trial name
- RVDuchenne (NCT03879304)
- Testing
- multimodal physiotherapy program with RV, traditional physiotherapy program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Malaga
Obesity, Sarcopenia
Biological Effects of Weight Loss In Older, Obese Women
Obesity and sedentary lifestyle are associated with physical impairments and biological changes in older adults. Weight loss combined with exercise may reduce inflammation and may improve physical functioning in older adults who…
- Trial name
- WL+E (NCT01032733)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling, Educational Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cervical Cancers
The Effects of Immunonutrition Therapy on Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Patients
The goal of this open-label randomized control trial is to study the effect of immunonutrition in locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) with standard concurrent chemoradiotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT06349148
- Testing
- enteral immunonutrition, standard oral enteral nutrition
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- SHUANG ZHENG JIA, PhD
HCC - Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Sarcopenia and Systemic Therapy in HCC
This is a multi-center, retrospective observational study in patients with liver cancer (HCC) to assess the impact of sarcopenia (muscle loss) on the prognosis, duration, and tolerance of systemic treatment.
- Trial name
- Sarco HCC (NCT06805552)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Tadalafil in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Summary for Patients: This study, funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, is intended to build on recent findings published in the journal Nature showing beneficial effects of tadalafil (also known as Cialis) in mice with…
- Trial name
- NCT01070511
- Testing
- Tadalafil
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
FSHD, FSHD1
Phase 2 Open-label Extension Study of AOC 1020 in Participants With Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)
A Phase 2 Open-label Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of AOC 1020 Administered Intravenously to Participants with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)
- Conditions
- FSHD, FSHD1, FSHD2, FMD
- Trial name
- FORTITUDE-OLE (NCT06547216)
- Testing
- AOC 1020
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Avidity Biosciences, Inc.
Muscle Atrophy, Weightlessness
The Effects of Whole Body Unloading on Physiological Function
This study is a collaboration between the Centre of Human \& Aerospace Physiological Sciences (CHAPS) and the Sleep and Brain Plasticity Centre (Department of Neuroimaging) at King's College London and the Sleep Disorders Centre…
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, Weightlessness, Sleep Disturbance, Astronaut-Bone Demineralisation Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03195348
- Testing
- HBF Bed Rest
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Exacerbation Copd
Determinants of Lower Limb Muscle Atrophy Induced During an Hospitalization for Exacerbation of COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent airway obstruction and inflammatory response of the lungs and bronchi.
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Exacerbation Copd, Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- AMI-EX-BPCO (NCT03153826)
- Testing
- Comparison of clinical and biological characteristics of patients
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Neoplasm
Body Composition and Inflammatory-Metabolic Indices in Immunotherapy-Treated Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The SARC-CTI Study
This retrospective, single-center observational cohort study evaluates inflammatory-metabolic, cachexia-related, and computed tomography (CT)-derived body-composition markers in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer…
- Trial name
- SARC-CTI (NCT07192926)
- Testing
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Based Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Liver Disease Chronic, Muscle Weakness
Inspiratory Muscle Training Post-Liver Transplant
Individuals with chronic liver disease develop significant muscle wasting that remains post-liver transplant. The transplant surgery additionally challenges respiratory mechanics.
- Conditions
- Liver Disease Chronic, Muscle Weakness, Respiratory Insufficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03130608
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Sepsis, Critical Illness
Indirect Calorimetry Usage and Effect in Ventilator-free Days and Muscle Thickness in Septic Ventilated Patients
Patients admitted to the ICU with diagnosis of sepsis and requiring mechanical ventilation for at least 24-hours and receiving enteral or parenteral nutrition will be prospectively randomized to one of two arms.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Critical Illness, Respiratory Failure, Nutrition Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03440593
- Testing
- Caloric delivery will target results of IC measurement.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Neuromuscular Disease
Ultrasonographic Muscle Assessment and Functional Scales in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
This study aims to investigate the relationship between ultrasonographic muscle thickness measurement and echogenicity assessment with functional scales in children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
- Trial name
- NCT06599606
- Testing
- Ultrasonographic Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Fatigue
Sleep and Training Aspects in Dialysis Fatigue - Exercise Intervention
The purpose of the current study is to investigate whether changes in patients' sleep quality and quantity will be followed by improvements in parameters related to physical and mental fatigue in patients receiving hemodialysis…
- Trial name
- StandFirm (NCT01721551)
- Testing
- Exercise, Usual Treatment
- Where
- 3 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Sarcopenia, Fatigue
Association Between Sarcopenia, Fatigue and Orthostatic Intolerance in Geriatric Patients: A Case Control Study
This study aims to explore the relationship between sarcopenia, fatigue, and orthostatic intolerance in older adults. It will be conducted among geriatric patients attending Ain Shams University Hospitals.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Fatigue, Orthostatic Intolerance
- Trial name
- NCT07564830
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Heart Failure
Comparison of Different Frailty Assessment Tools
Feasibility and Comparison of the Impact of different Frailty Assessment Tools on the Outcome of Ventricular Assist Device Implantation and Heart Transplantation in advanced heart failure patients
- Trial name
- NCT04222400
- Testing
- Frailty Assessment
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- German Heart Institute
Sarcopenia, Aging
Dual-benefits of Aerobic and Resistance Training
This study evaluates the effect of three different exercise strategies on physical function in older adults. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three exercise groups: resistance training, moderate-intensity…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Aging, Disability Physical
- Trial name
- DART (NCT03978572)
- Testing
- Resistance Training, Moderate-Intensity Continuous Cycling, High-Intensity Interval Cycling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Sarcopenia
Interest of a Tongue Strength Measurement in the Screening for Sarcopenia in Hospitalized Elderly Patients
Sarcopenia is a syndrome characterized by a progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength and function that increases the risk of physical dependence, impaired quality of life and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT03417609
- Testing
- Tongue strength measurement, Blood sampling, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Murielle Surquin
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