Clinical trials: Muscular Disorders, Atrophic
Sarcopenia
Protein Supplementation and Muscle Function in the Elderly
Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome associated with functional lost and disability, leading to an increase in healthcare costs. Physical activity, especially multicomponent exercise program, seems to be the most effective…
- Trial name
- NCT03815201
- Testing
- Group 2, Group 1
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Basque Health Service
Sarcopenia, Frailty
Protein and Skeletal Muscle in Older Twins: Role of the Gut Microbiome
Research Question: Does the gut microbiome contribute to muscle anabolic resistance to protein supplementation in older adults? Background: Loss of muscle occurs with age and skeletal muscle in older adults can display anabolic…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Frailty, Age-Related Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- PROMOTe (NCT04309292)
- Testing
- Prebiotic food supplement, Protein supplement
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Muscle Protein Synthesis, Sarcopenia
The Anabolic Properties of Fortified Plant-based Protein in Older People
Rationale: Consumption of sufficient dietary protein is fundamental to skeletal muscle mass maintenance and overall health. Conventional animal-based protein sources such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and dairy are considered…
- Trial name
- Strongplant (NCT05711095)
- Testing
- Fortified plant-based protein blend, Plant-based protein blend, Whey protein
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Sarcopenia
Effects of Eccentric Training Intervention in Older Adults
Sarcopenia leads to loss of muscle mass and muscle strength during the aging process. It has been reported that eccentric training has some positive effects on the preservation of eccentric strength, with less delayed onset…
- Trial name
- NCT04099316
- Testing
- Eccentric exercise, Conventional resistance exercise
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Sarcopenia
Carnitine Supplementation and Skeletal Muscle Function
Research project objectives The primary aim of the current research project is to use carnitine supplementation as the anti-inflammatory intervention for exploring the relationship between inflammation and associated with aging…
- Trial name
- NCT02692235
- Testing
- carnitine
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
Healthy Volunteer, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Phenomics in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases
The family of inflammatory/autoimmune systemic diseases (IAD) form a continuum from pure inflammatory diseases to pure autoimmune diseases, encompassing a large panel of inflammatory diseases with some autoimmune components, and…
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteer, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus/Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Trial name
- TRANSIMMUNOM (NCT02466217)
- Testing
- 1: AID groups, 2: Control groups
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 537 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Telerehabilitation in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive inherited disease that affects the muscles and causes functional limitations to varying degrees. It is vital to start physiotherapy follow-ups immediately after diagnosis.
- Trial name
- Duchenne (NCT05305976)
- Testing
- Telerehabilitation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
Myopathy, Muscular Dystrophies
Muscle Health Measurements Using Electrical Impedance Myography
This study is being done to further develop a device, the mScan, to measure muscle health as compared to measurements of muscle health using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).
- Conditions
- Myopathy, Muscular Dystrophies, Myositis, Myofibrillar Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT07502989
- Testing
- Electrical Impedance Myography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia
Bone Microstructure by Using HR-pQCT After Esophagectomy
Esophagectomy is most curative treatment to esophageal cancer. However, osteoporosis , which is characterized by both the loss of bone mass and the deterioration of bone architecture, is a serious complication in the long course…
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia, Esophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT05812235
- Testing
- esophagectomy
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nagasaki University
Osteoarthritis, Sarcopenia
The Efficacy of Nutrilite All-plant Protein Booster to Improve Sarcopenia and Osteoarthritis in Middle-aged and Elderly People
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether Amway Nutrilite All-plant protein booster prototype product (test product) will improve sarcopenia (SA) and osteoarthritis (OA) in middle-aged and elderly people.
- Trial name
- NCT06499012
- Testing
- All-plant Protein Booster Product Group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amway (China) R&D Center
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Fascioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
Assessments in Patients With Muscular Pathology and in Control Subjects : The ActiLiège Next Study
The objective of the ActiLiège Next study is to collect longitudinal data from patients and control subjects using a wearable magneto-inertial device.
- Conditions
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Fascioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy, Myotonic Dystrophy 1, Charcot-Marie-Tooth
- Trial name
- NCT05982119
- Testing
- ActiMyo/Syde
- Where
- 8 sites in Belgium, Czechia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Sarcopenia
The Importance of Additional Protein to Benefit More From Training During and After Hospitalization
The purpose of the study is to investigate if an increased protein intake, in the form of a protein-enriched, milk-based supplement, can enhance the beneficial effect of resistance training, offered during hospitalization and 12…
- Trial name
- PEPOP (NCT02717819)
- Testing
- Protein, Resistance training, Vitamin D
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Forskningsenheden
Sarcopenia, Stroke
Studying the Impairment of Stroke and Sarcopenia Patients Using Maximum Voluntary Contractions of the Leg Joints.
The goal of this study is to obtain the maximum voluntary torques of the lower-limb joints and to monitor oxygen level in the main lower-limb muscles. This will be done for three joints: i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT07465328
- Testing
- MVC measurements of participants
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Postpolio Syndrome
Whole Body Vibration on Muscle Strength in Patients With Postpolio Syndrome
Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a neurological disease that affects polio survivors at least 15 years after the initial polio infection.
- Trial name
- NCT04387864
- Testing
- Whole-body Vibration Device
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koç University
Sarcopenia
Exercise Intermittent Isometric Handgrip and Blood Flow Restriction
Isometric handgrip exercises are used to explain the effects of fatigue on the strength and activation of the muscles involved. Blood flow available at the time of exercise can influence this fatigue process, as some studies…
- Trial name
- NCT02384161
- Testing
- Isometric exercise Intermittent
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Muscle Atrophy, Insulin Sensitivity
Metabolic and Muscular Adaptations During Inactivity in 3 Days of Bed-rest
Space flight is associated with detrimental changes to the human body, including bone and muscle loss, fluid changes and deconditioning of muscles in the heart and blood vessels.
- Trial name
- NCT03495128
- Testing
- Bed Rest, Reconditioning
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Burden, Dependency
Your Voice; Impact of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) on the Lives of Families
The purpose of this study is to improve the understanding of the treatment goals that a person with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) or the caregiver may be most interested in, based on the severity of the person's disease.
- Conditions
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Burden, Dependency, Disability Physical, Disease Management
- Trial name
- NCT03680365
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jett Foundation, Inc.
Dermatomyositis, Glycogen Storage Disease Type II
Genetic and Family Studies of Inherited Muscle Diseases
The purposes of this study are to identify gene mutations in patients with the muscle diseases phosphofructokinase (PFK) deficiency, acid maltase deficiency (GAA deficiency) and to learn more about how these diseases develop.
- Conditions
- Dermatomyositis, Glycogen Storage Disease Type II, Glycogen Storage Disease Type VII, Myositis
- Trial name
- NCT00001331
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Type 2 Diabetes, Muscular Atrophy
Exercise Training as an Intervention to Improve Muscle Function and Recovery Following Bed Rest in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of this research is to gather data on how exercise can help recovery of muscle mass, strength, and physical function after bedrest in older adults with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Muscular Atrophy, Sedentary Behavior, Exercise
- Trial name
- RECOVER (NCT04057677)
- Testing
- Bed Rest Intervention, Exercise Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
PreDiabetes, Older Adult
Examining the Effects of Vivo on Physical Function and Glycemic Level in Sedentary Older With Prediabetes.
This is a 12-week randomized, controlled trial that seeks to examine the effect of Vivo on 1) change in lower extremity strength defined as number of chair stands done in 30 seconds and 2) change in average glycemic level (HbA1c)…
- Conditions
- PreDiabetes, Older Adult, Muscle Loss, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT06458530
- Testing
- Vivo
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Impactiv, Inc.