Clinical trials: Muscular Disorders, Atrophic
Dynapenia, Muscle Weakness
Effect Of The Presence Of Dynapenia On Posture, Spine Muscle Elasticity, Strength And Endurance In Young Adults
The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of dynapenia on posture, spinal muscle elasticity, strength and endurance in young adults.
- Conditions
- Dynapenia, Muscle Weakness, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT06621875
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aynur Ayazzade
Sarcopenia, High Blood Pressure
The Impact of a Resistance Training Intervention on Blood Pressure Control in Older Adults With Sarcopenia
Current prevention and treatment of high blood pressure (BP) in sarcopenia, by non-pharmacological approaches remain limited and are far from optimal.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension
- Trial name
- INERTIA (NCT04255745)
- Testing
- progressive resistance training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Insulin Resistance, Sarcopenia
Muscle Insulin Resistance in Aging (Mirage)
The purpose of this study is to provide information regarding potential factors underlying metabolic dysfunction, insulin resistance, and loss of muscle mass in aging muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT02230839
- Testing
- Exercise, Energy Restriction-Induced Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Sarcopenia, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Reversing Muscle Loss With Exercise Training and Daily Consumption of Pomegranate Juice
A research study regarding the body's response to several weeks of training using short sprints and pomegranate juice supplementation
- Trial name
- NCT03258346
- Testing
- Inertial Load Cycling Training, Pomegranate Juice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Acid-Base Imbalance
The Effect of Potassium Bicarbonate on Bone and Several Physiological Systems During Immobilisation
Mainly due to the absence of gravitational forces in weightlessness, astronauts suffer from an increased bone loss- negatively affecting health and vitality during a mission.
- Conditions
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Acid-Base Imbalance, Muscular Atrophy, Sprains and Strains
- Trial name
- NUC (NCT01509456)
- Testing
- Potassium Bicarbonate
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DLR German Aerospace Center
Sarcopenia, Frailty
Muscle Biopsies in Healthy Volunteers
Background: In individuals as they age, changes in muscle tissue can significantly affect their muscle strength and exercise endurance.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Frailty, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT01431677
- Testing
- Muscle Biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Old Age (Focus; Not a Recognized Condition)
Dysfunction of Nutritive Blood Flow as a Determinant of Anabolic Resistance With Age; the Role of Amino Acids in Modulating Muscle Metabolism
The investigators plan to measure changes in muscle protein metabolism in response to feeding, comparing between a single large essential amino acid (EAA) feed (the normal building blocks of protein) and the provision of the same…
- Trial name
- Ajinomoto1A (NCT01735539)
- Testing
- 15g EAA bolus, 4 x 3.75g Mixed EAA Pulses, 15g EAA Bolus supplemented with 3g Arginine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Muscle Loss, Obesity
Long-term Intervention Effects of a Personalized, Home-based Exercise Program and Nutritional Advice, Along With the Inclusion of a Pre-workout Multi-ingredient Supplement on the Body Composition, Functional Capacity and Quality of Life of Middle-aged and Older Adults (40-70 Years)
The purpose of this study is to analyse the potential benefits of ingesting a commercially available pre-workout multi-ingredient supplement providing ~90 Kcal.
- Conditions
- Muscle Loss, Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- NCT04630977
- Testing
- Multi-ingredient Pre-workout supplement, Progressive Resistance Training, Nutritional Patterns Guideline
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Greenwich
Myotonic Dystrophy
Development of Quantitative Muscle Imaging as a Biomarker of Disease Endpoints in Myotonic Dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy (dystrophia myotonica; DM), the most prevalent form of muscular dystrophy in adults, is characterized by progressive myopathy, myotonia, and multi-systemic involvement.
- Trial name
- DeQoDE-DM (NCT07362875)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Muscular Dystrophies
A Study to Assess the Feasibility of Non-invasive Dried Blood Sampling
This is a Phase I, open-label, single-dose, 1-period study to compare EDG-5506 concentrations measured from venous and capillary blood sampling in healthy adult subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT05492734
- Testing
- EDG-5506
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc.
Muscle Loss, Muscle Weakness
Enhancing Muscle Health and Metabolism in Pre-frail Middle-aged and Older Adults
To evaluate the effects of protein-enriched soup plus exercise on muscle mass and muscle strength. Besides, the investigators use the valued-based healthcare standard set as well as the Center for Epidemiological…
- Trial name
- NCT05828134
- Testing
- protein-enriched soup
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Sarcopenia, Hypertension
Effects of Variable Load Exercise on Aging Atrophy
The primary aim of this research proposal is to examine whether this novel training program approach is capable to tackle excessive loss in muscle mass, function and contractile capacity with aging.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Hypertension, Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03690258
- Testing
- Variable load exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Split
Immune Senescence, Sarcopenia
Effects of PS-IPC Supplementation on Muscle Mass and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults
Sarcopenia, the age-associated loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, is a frequent precursor to functional impairment, disability, falls, and loss of independence in the elderly.
- Trial name
- PS-IPC (NCT00926250)
- Testing
- Oral PS-IPC supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Sarcopenia
Nutritional Intervention for Age-related Muscular Function and Strength Losses-Study 2
Men and women lose muscle mass and strength with age. Loss of muscle mass and strength is accompanied by a loss of muscle function which can lead to diminished quality of life and more importantly can lead to serious fall…
- Trial name
- NCT02043171
- Testing
- HMB plus Vitamin D, Non-Exercise, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Metabolic Technologies Inc.
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Sarcopenia
A Theory-based Home-based Multi-component Exercise Training Among Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a theory-based home-based multi-component exercise training works to prevent sarcopenia in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Trial name
- NCT06393244
- Testing
- a theory-based home-based multi-component exercise training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cheng Li
Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction
Heat Therapy During Reduced Physical Activity
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether daily Finnish dry sauna therapy attenuates the adverse cardiovascular, muscular, and metabolic effects of seven days of experimentally reduced physical…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- HEAT-RPA (NCT07847424)
- Testing
- Sauna, Reduced Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham Young University
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia and Diabetes Mellitus
The association of diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) with sarcopenia has not been adequately investigated. Sarcopenia is characterized by progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass which may affect performance.
- Trial name
- SARCoDM (NCT04407819)
- Testing
- WHOLE BODY DXA
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dionyssiotis, Yannis, M.D.
Muscle Loss
Muscle Protein Synthesis in Dialysis Patients
The most severe form of chronic renal failure is end-stage-renal-disease with maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) as the most common treatment strategy.
- Trial name
- NCT03478722
- Testing
- Protein Meal, Stable Isotope Amino Acid Infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sarcopenia, Ageing Well
Effects of Microcurrent Treatment With and Without Resistance Exercises
Aim: to analyse the effects of microcurrent treatment alone, and combined with a resistance exercise programme, on muscle strength, body composition and physical functional capacity in middle-aged adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05567237
- Testing
- Microcurrent treatment with resistance exercise programme, Resistance exercise programme, Microcurrent treatment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Greenwich
Sarcopenia
The Krill Ageing Muscle Mechanisms (KAMM) Study
This study aims to determine the mechanisms via which krill oil supplementation increases muscle strength and whether this translates to improvements in gait and functional characteristics in older adults.
- Trial name
- KAMM (NCT06296875)
- Testing
- Vegetable oil, Krill oil
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow