Clinical trials: Neuromuscular Physiology
Mitochondrial Myopathies, Mitochondrial Diseases
Validation of Oxygen Nanosensor in Mitochondrial Myopathy
Past mitochondrial disease treatment studies have been unsuccessful in determining treatment efficacy, and a major factor has been the lack of validated biomarkers in mitochondrial myopathy (MM).
- Trial name
- NCT04086329
- Testing
- Nanosensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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
Muscle Weakness
Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Muscle Mass and Function Among Older Women Subjected to Resistance Training
To determine, in a double blind trial, the effects of creatine supplementation during 12 weeks on muscle mass and function of community living older women subjected to resistance training.
- Trial name
- NCT02188849
- Testing
- Resistance exercise training, Creatine
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
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
Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke
EXOPULSE Mollii Suit, Motor Function & Stroke (EXOSTROKE)
Spasticity is a common and debilitating complication in neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and stroke.
- Trial name
- EXOSTROKE (NCT06702163)
- Testing
- EXOPULSE MOLLII SUIT (active)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Institut De La Colonne Vertebrale Et Des Neurosciences
Spinal Cord Injuries, Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Upper Extremity Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for Restoration of Upper Extremity Function After Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
The purpose of this research is to examine the effects that functional electrical stimulation (FES) therapy has on the way the arms, brain and spinal cord work.
- Trial name
- NCT06672458
- Testing
- MyndMove Short Term Therapy, Conventional Short Term Therapy, MyndMove Long Term Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Remote Speech and Swallowing Assessment in ALS
The investigators propose a longitudinal home study of ALS patients to measure the severity of speech and swallowing (bulbar) impairment via a smartphone-based, remote speech and swallow assessment (rSSA).
- Trial name
- NCT04889898
- Testing
- Digital recording of speech and swallow sounds using the Beiwe Digital Health App on a personal smartphone, Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS), Speech Intelligibility Test (SIT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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
Hemiplegia
HEMITOX : Effect of Botulinum Toxin Injections on Motor and Functional Ability of Upper Limb in Adults at Earlier Phases of Spastic Hemiplegia After Stroke
Botulinum toxin produced beneficial effects in spasticity in the hemiplegic upper limb. This study will test if botulinum toxin injections at earlier phases (<or = 3 months) in spasticity improve functional and motor tests…
- Trial name
- NCT00276185
- Testing
- Time delay treatment of botulinum toxin
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
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, 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
Knee Osteoarthritis
The Efficacy of Exercise and Alternative Applications of NMES on Pain and Function in Patients With Knee OA
The aim of the study was to investigate the efficacy of exercise and different size electrodes of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) applications on pain, range of motion (ROM), muscle strength, function status and…
- Trial name
- NCT03571698
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulator
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Stroke
Effects of Task-Based Mirror Therapy for Post-stroke Shoulder-Hand Syndrome
The study aims to determine the effects of task-based mirror therapy on edema, pain and upper limb motor function with shoulder-hand syndrome in post stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07428811
- Testing
- Task based mirror therapy, Conventional exercises
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Neuromuscular Function
Vitamin D Supplementation and Muscle Function in Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to see if vitamin D supplementation improves muscle function in older adults.
- Trial name
- EVIDENCE (NCT02015611)
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Muscle Spasticity
Muscle Ultrasound Measures as Biomarkers of Upper Motor Neuron Function
Background: Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a rare disease. It leads to weakness in the muscle of the arms, legs, and face. People with PLS develop muscle stiffness called spasticity.
- Trial name
- NCT02408900
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Neuromuscular Disease
Development of a Proxy Motor Outcome Measure in Young Children With Neuromuscular Disease
Patient reported outcomes (PROs) instruments are often used to measure meaningful treatment benefit or risk in clinical trials. PROs allow patients voices to be heard in ways that assist healthcare clinicians to address treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT02007213
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Safety, Peripheral Neuropathy
Xanamem™ in Healthy Elderly Subjects
Xanamem™ is being developed as a potential drug for Alzheimer's disease. This study drug has been designed to change the cortisol levels in the brain. Cortisol is a naturally occurring hormone in the body.
- Conditions
- Safety, Peripheral Neuropathy, Cortisol, Central Nervous System
- Trial name
- XanaHES (NCT03830762)
- Testing
- Xanamem
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Actinogen Medical
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome of Upper Limb (Disorder)
CRPS - Diagnostics, Pathophysiological Mechanisms, and Response to Treatment With Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
This is a sham controlled, randomized, double-blind, navigated repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nrTMS) study for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS types 1 and 2).
- Trial name
- NCT04439669
- Testing
- Active nrTMS and open phase
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
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The Socioeconomic Status and Child Characteristics on the Physical Therapy Outcome in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
The main outcome of physical therapy interventions is the progress of gross motor functions which result from the interactions between many factors not limited to physical, medical or surgical interventions but also including…
- Trial name
- NCT04160403
- Testing
- physical therapy intervention
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Zeinab Hussein
Dietary Supplement, Placebo
Neuromuscular Responses to Acute Beetroot Ingestion in Women Older Adults
Beetroot juice supplementation has shown the capacity for provoking different physiological effects (e.g. vasodilation and muscle contraction increments).
- Trial name
- BEET_ELDERLY (NCT05337527)
- Testing
- beetroot juice
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco de Vitoria