Clinical trials: Muscular Weakness
Muscle Weakness, Mechanical Ventilation Complication
Cycling Exercise in Mechanical Ventilation
Prolonged critical illness renders survivors with increased long-term morbidity associated with high healthcare costs. Muscle weakness and fatigue are reported as the main contributors to long-term poor functional outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT03581760
- Testing
- Cycling Exercise, Conventional Physiotherapy
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava
Chronic Heart Failure
Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a high intensity short duration inspiratory muscle training is feasible, secure and effective to improve respiratory muscle function (strength and resistance), health-related…
- Trial name
- INCA (NCT01606553)
- Testing
- High-intensity IMT
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar
Covid-19, Critical Illness
Optimizing Outcomes With Physical Therapy Treatment for IndividuALs Surviving an ICU Admission for Covid-19
Introduction: Survivors of acute respiratory failure develop persistent muscle weakness and deficits in cardiopulmonary endurance combining to limit physical functioning.
- Conditions
- Covid-19, Critical Illness, Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- OPTIMAL (NCT04412330)
- Testing
- ICU Recovery + Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kentucky
Septic Shock
Interest of Plasma microRNAs
ICU acquired muscle weakness (IAMW) is a common disease that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Patients with septic shock are particularly at risk.
- Trial name
- µARN (NCT02464371)
- Testing
- kinetic of microRNAs
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Diaphragmatic Dysfunction, Muscle Weakness
Recovery of Diaphragmatic Function After Neuromuscular Blockade and Sugammadex
The effect of neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA, e.g. rocuronium) on respiratory muscle activity is well known. However, since the availability of sugammadex, to our knowledge, no study has been conducted to evaluate the effect…
- Conditions
- Diaphragmatic Dysfunction, Muscle Weakness, Muscle Fatigue
- Trial name
- SUDIA (NCT01962298)
- Testing
- sugammadex 2mg/kg, neostigmine, sugammadex 4mg/kg
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Muscle Weakness
PB125, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Mobility, and Energetics
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is an important regulator in the body. It controls how well cells protect themselves against stress.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Knee, Muscle Weakness, Pain, Joint
- Trial name
- NCT04638387
- Testing
- PB125
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Oxidative Stress, Inflammation
Oxidative Stress and Nutritional Supplementation Intervention Study
A major means whereby oxidative stress promotes aging-related disease is by activating inflammatory pathways. Decreasing oxidative stress and inflammation should ameliorate many of the problems associated with aging, including…
- Conditions
- Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Aging, Dementia
- Trial name
- Oxi-Stress (NCT01234506)
- Testing
- secoisolariciresinol diglucoside
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Muscle Weakness, Dynapenia
Mirror Neurons in Older Participants
A critical problem facing aging adults is muscle weakness. Whereas scientists have traditionally attributed the loss of muscle strength with aging to muscle atrophy, emerging evidence suggests that impairments in the…
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness, Dynapenia, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- MNOP (NCT03946709)
- Testing
- Action Observation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Muscle Weakness
Promoting Seniors' Health With Home Care Aides
This study aims to test whether a safe physical activity program with a built-in motivational enhancement component, performed in a seated position, preserves the function and well-being of older home care clients.
- Trial name
- NCT03301116
- Testing
- Healthy Moves for Aging Well (Healthy Moves), Active Mind for Aging Well (Active Mind)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Muscle Weakness Conditions, Weaning Failure
Effects of Levosimendan on Diaphragm Function in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Levosimendan is a relatively new drug that improves cardiac contractility in patients with heart failure. Its main mechanism of action is enhanced binding of calcium to the myocardial contractile proteins.
- Trial name
- NCT01721434
- Testing
- Levosimendan
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Nijmegen
COPD, Muscle Weakness
Feasibility of Strength Training in Patients Hospitalized Due to COPD
To examine the feasibility of progressive unilateral knee-extension strength training using ankle weight cuffs in patients hospitalized due to acute exacerbation in COPD
- Trial name
- NCT01981200
- Testing
- Resistance training in AECOPD
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Frederikssunds Hospital, Denmark
IBM, Inclusion Body Myositis
Imaging Assessment of Swallowing and Speech Muscles in Inclusion Body Myositis
This study will evaluate whether neuromuscular ultrasound and MRI can be used as imaging markers of bulbar involvement and swallowing dysfunction in individuals with inclusion body myositis (IBM).
- Conditions
- IBM, Inclusion Body Myositis, Myopathy, Myositis
- Trial name
- NCT07823101
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins 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
Lung Transplant Recipients, Muscle Weakness
Efficacy of Early Inspiratory Muscle Training in Lung Transplanted Patients
Lung transplantation is an effective therapeutic option in the end-stage of chronic respiratory diseases. Lung transplantation improves lung function in terms of capacity and volume.
- Conditions
- Lung Transplant Recipients, Muscle Weakness, Respiratory Insufficiency, Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT05271019
- Testing
- Threshold load device
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Puerta de Hierro University Hospital
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
Lumbar Paraspinal Muscle Fatty Infilteration
Introducing a unique clinical case of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy associated with LBP that was initially misdiagnosed as non-specific LBP
- Trial name
- NCT06884371
- Testing
- physical therapy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Noha Khaled Shoukry
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Severe, Muscle Weakness
Additional Manual Therapy Over Inspiratory Muscle Training in COPD
The benefits of inspiratory muscle training(IMT) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) were reported.But in severe COPD patients, benefit from IMT may be limited.There is need for further research in new…
- Trial name
- NCT04533516
- Testing
- Manual therapy technics, Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Istinye University
Copd, Muscle Weakness
Mechanical Muscle Proprieties in Patient with COPD
This study aims to determine if patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exhibit altered muscle properties (specifically changes in tone and stiffness) in both their respiratory muscles and skeletal muscles when…
- Conditions
- Copd, Muscle Weakness, Muscle Weakness Condition
- Trial name
- NCT06410950
- Testing
- MyotonPRO Assessment of Muscle Biomechanical Properties
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spitalul Clinic de Boli Infecțioase și Pneumoftiziologie Dr. Victor Babeș Timișoara
Pre-sarcopenia, Old Age; Debility
Effectiveness of Power Training in Older Women With Pre-sarcopenia
This is a randomized, parallel, double-blind clinical trial. The main objective is to compare the efficacy of resistance training based on power training, multimodal exercise with non-specific exercises and a control group on…
- Trial name
- POSARC (NCT05870046)
- Testing
- Power training in women older than 65 years with pre-sarcopenia, Multimodal and nonspecific exercises in women older than 65 years with pre-sarcopenia
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Exercise, Muscle Weakness
The Effect of Core Stability Exercises on Pain, Muscle Strength, and Muscle Architecture in Tennis Players With Rotator Cuff Lesions
This study aims to shed light on the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles, which play a significant role in rotator sheath tendinopathy and tears.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Muscle Weakness, Rotator Cuff Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT06402162
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara University