Clinical trials: Muscular Weakness, open to volunteers
Breast Cancer
Respiratory Muscle Strength Training to Prevent Respiratory Muscle Weakness in Adults Newly Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if respiratory muscle strength training can prevent respiratory muscle weakness in adults who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer and are planning to have surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT07229378
- Testing
- Respiratory muscle strength training, Guided Imagery Exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Critical Illness Myopathy
NLRP3 Inflammasome and Physical Therapy in ICU-Acquired Weakness
The goal of this clinical trial is to study whether physical therapy can reduce NLRP3 inflammasome activation and muscle atrophy in patients with critical illness myopathy (CIM).
- Trial name
- PT-NLRP3-CIM (NCT07017517)
- Testing
- Motomed Letto® servo-assisted cycling + standard physiotherapy, Standard physiotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Aging, Foot Muscle Dysfunction
Effects of Rehabilitative Exergame Training on Foot Muscle Activity, Balance, and Mobility in Older Adults
This study is designed as a randomized controlled trial. A total of 40 healthy older adults residing in private and public nursing homes and rehabilitation centers in Mersin will be enrolled.
- Conditions
- Aging, Foot Muscle Dysfunction, Sarcopenia, Age-Related Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- EXG-FOOT (NCT07357662)
- Testing
- Exergame-based Balance and Foot Muscle Training, Conventional Functional Balance Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Tarsus University
Mechanical Ventilation, Critical Illness
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in a Patient on Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (MOVCARE)
This clinical study aims to compare the effects of conventional physical therapy alone versus conventional physical therapy combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in patients admitted to the ICU and undergoing…
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation, Critical Illness, Intensive Care Unit Patients, Muscle Weakness Condition
- Trial name
- MOVCARE (NCT07188350)
- Testing
- Conventional Physical Therapy, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Sedentary Behaviors, Core Muscle Weakness
Pilates for Sedentary Individuals
The global rise in physical inactivity represents an escalating public health crisis, with the proportion of insufficiently active adults projected to reach 35% by 2030.
- Trial name
- NCT07666919
- Testing
- Pilates exercise, Walking exercise
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Sepsis, Acute Lung Injury(ALI)
Recovery of Physical Function After Critical Illness In Older Adults
The proposed study is a prospective, observational study assessing the recovery of muscle and physical function in patients surviving critical illness (n =150) at hospital discharge (baseline) and repeated serially.
- Trial name
- RETURN (NCT07225257)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kentucky
Weakness Acquired in the ICU, Muscle Wasting
Muscle and Subcutaneous Tissue Variation by Ultrasound and Impedance Linked to Fluid Balance in ICU Patients
This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the relationship between variations in muscle thickness and subcutaneous tissue, measured by ultrasound, and fluid compartments, evaluated using bioelectrical impedance analysis…
- Conditions
- Weakness Acquired in the ICU, Muscle Wasting, Edema, Fluid Overload
- Trial name
- NCT06697470
- Testing
- Ultrasound and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for Muscle Thickness and Fluid Balance Assessment Translation
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Dr F Duprez
ICU Acquired Weakness, Muscle Atrophy
Improved Muscle Metabolism by Combination of Muscle Activation and Protein Substitution ( IMEMPRO )
Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness (ICUAW) describes muscle weakness that occurs in around 40% of patients during an intensive care stay.
- Conditions
- ICU Acquired Weakness, Muscle Atrophy, Energy Malnutrition Protein, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT05919940
- Testing
- Dietary Supplement: additional substitution of protein, Neuromuscular electrical stimulation, Early Mobilization
- Where
- 4 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Low Back Pain, Muscle Weakness
NASM OPT for Gluteal Enhancement in Non-Athletic Women: An RCT
This RCT evaluates a 12-week NASM OPT program targeting gluteal muscle strength, hip aesthetics (shape, lift, circumference), and low back pain in 120 non-athletic women.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Muscle Weakness, Body Image Disturbance
- Trial name
- GlutealEnhan (NCT06977958)
- Testing
- NASM OPT Group, General Exercise Group
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sistan and Baluchestan
Arthropathy of Hip, Hip Arthropathy
Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) Block Combined With Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) Block or Wound Infiltration for Postoperative Analgesia in Anterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This prospective, randomized controlled trial aims to compare two multimodal regional anesthesia strategies for postoperative analgesia in elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) performed via anterior approach.
- Conditions
- Arthropathy of Hip, Hip Arthropathy, Locoregional Anesthesia, Complication of Anesthesia
- Trial name
- Peng_lfcn/WI (NCT07284615)
- Testing
- PENG plus LFCN block, PENG plus WI
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Ospedale Edoardo Bassini
Age-related Muscle Decline
CALM-AF-AI: Counteracting Age-related Loss of Muscle With AAV-Follistatin Combined With Angiogenesis-Inducing VEGF Plasmid Gene Therapy
This Phase 1/2a, open-label, non-randomized study is designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of intramuscular AAV9-Follistatin gene therapy administered either as monotherapy or in combination with a VEGF-encoding…
- Trial name
- CALM-AF-AI (NCT07443826)
- Testing
- AAV9-Follistatin gene therapy, VEGF Plasmid
- Where
- Honduras
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unlimited Biotechnology LLC
Intensive Care Unit-acquired Weakness
Skeletal Muscle Regeneration in Survivors of Critical Illness: How to Prevent Satellite Cell Failure?
Modern intensive care enables patients to survive insults that in the past would have been supralethal. Nonetheless, increased number of survivors suffer from failed functional outcomes associated with prolonged muscle weakness…
- Trial name
- SATELLITE (NCT05671614)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Muscle Atrophy, Muscle Weakness
FIT Exercise in 30d of ULLS-induced Muscle Disuse
This study aims to determine how flywheel-based inertial training (FIT) implemented according to principles of velocity-based training (VBT) and High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) affects disuse-induced physical…
- Trial name
- NCT06631053
- Testing
- velocity-based FIT (VBFIT), No Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lance Bollinger
Knee Arthritis, Osteoarthritis
Eccentric vs Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction Training in Knee Osteoarthritis in Knee Osteoarthritis
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to find the effects of eccentric and low-load blood flow restriction training on neuromuscular adaptations, muscle strength, functional performance, and disability in patients with…
- Trial name
- the (NCT07733518)
- Testing
- Eccentric Gastrocnemius Strengthening Exercises, Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction Training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
ICU Acquired Weakness, Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome
Muscle Recovery After Critical Illness
The overarching goal of the proposed study is to determine the trajectories of physical recovery and cellular markers involved with the underlying failure to recover muscle after critical illness, while exploring which…
- Conditions
- ICU Acquired Weakness, Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome, Muscle Weakness, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- TRACER (NCT05537298)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Esther Dupont-Versteegden
Frailty Syndrome, Geriatric Health
Longitudinal Assessment of Lung Function and Respiratory Muscle Strength Following Training of the Inspiratory Muscles in Frail Older Adults (IMT-3)
This study aims to evaluate the effects of an 8-week inspiratory muscle training program on lung function and respiratory muscle strength in frail older adults aged 80 years and above.
- Conditions
- Frailty Syndrome, Geriatric Health, Respiratory Muscle Weakness, Age-Related Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT07556445
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Neuromuscular Diseases
Measuring Physical Activity With ActivPal
This study measures the level of physical activity in participants with neuromuscular disorders. The patient wears a small button like meter on their leg for a period of 1 week every 6 months over a period of 3 years.
- Trial name
- Activpal (NCT06084026)
- Testing
- ActivPal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Critical Illness, Sarcopenia
Effect of Protein, Mobility Therapy and Electric Stimulation on Recovery in Older ICU Survivors
Older ICU survivors with ICU acquired weakness (ICUAW) are malnourished, sarcopenic, and functionally debilitated as a consequence of the high burden of comorbidities common in the elderly.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Sarcopenia, ICU Acquired Weakness
- Trial name
- ProMoTE (NCT05326633)
- Testing
- MRP and High Protein Supplement (HPRO) and Neuromuscular Electric Stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Core Muscle Weakness, Postural Control Deficit
"CORE Training for Musculoskeletal Health: A Study on Adaptive Exercise Protocols"
This study aims to evaluate the effects of an adaptive core training protocol that integrates core stability, core strength, and high-intensity core power exercises on muscle activation, hypertrophy, balance, and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Core Muscle Weakness, Postural Control Deficit, Trunk Stability Impairment, Functional Performance Limitation
- Trial name
- RCT-EMG-US-QoL (NCT07025395)
- Testing
- - Core Training Protocol, Control Group Core Routine
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ioannis Tsartsapakis
Muscle Fatigue (C23.888.592.612.612), Muscle Weakness or Atrophy
A Biomechanical Study of Collaborative FES on Lower Limb Motor Function in the Elderly
This study will first conduct a precise assessment of the differences in muscle coordination among the elderly through muscle synergy analysis; then, based on this, it will extract abnormal synergy patterns and muscle activation…
- Trial name
- NCT07245602
- Testing
- Collaborative Functional Electrical Stimulation, Traditional functional electrical stimulation
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Chen Xuan