Clinical trials: Respiratory Muscle Weakness
Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (Disorder), Muscle Weakness
Efficacy of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Elite Swimmers
This study is a randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of inspiratory muscle training on swimming performance, airway dysfunction and perceived breathlessness in elite swimmers.
- Conditions
- Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (Disorder), Muscle Weakness, Dyspnea
- Trial name
- PEAK (NCT03062735)
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
Respiratory Muscle Weakness
Inspiratory Training in Children After Fontan
This study will assess physical and respiratory capacity, diaphragmatic mobility and quality of life. Healthy children and children who have undergone Fontan surgery will participate.
- Trial name
- NCT06580808
- Testing
- Fontan Training Group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Developing New Ways to Detect Respiratory Impairment Early in ALS
The goal of this observational study is to develop new ways to detect early changes associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT07844590
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Neurophysiology, Physiology
Functional Implication of Corpus Callosum in Voluntary Strength in COPD Patients
Patients with COPD have lower capability of activating their muscles. At the cortical level, force production is not only controlled by contralateral primary motor cortex but also by ipsilateral motor cortex.
- Trial name
- NCT03807258
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 5 Santé
Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness
The Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Diaphragmatic Function in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
In this study, the effect of inspiratory muscle training on diaphragmatic functions will be investigated radiologically in mechanically ventilated patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05303623
- Testing
- Conventional Physiotherapy, Conventional Physiotherapy+ inspiratory muscle training, inspiratory muscle training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Demiroglu Bilim University
Cough, Vocal Cord Atrophy
Usefulness and Feasibility of Ultrasound in Office Laryngology Procedures
Investigators will assess the usefulness of using ultrasound in office procedures for laryngology interventions. Participants who qualify will be adults who are undergoing superior laryngeal nerve block, injection laryngoplasty…
- Conditions
- Cough, Vocal Cord Atrophy, Vocal Cord Paresis, Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Trial name
- NCT06579989
- Testing
- Ultrasound for cough, Ultrasound for vocal fold atrophy or vocal fold paresis/paralysis, Ultrasound for dysphagia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Hypothyroidism Primary
The Effect of Respiratory Muscle Training on Respiratory Parameters
The goal of this randomized controlled study is to find out whether an eight-week respiratory muscle training program can improve breathing, respiratory muscle strength and endurance, physical capacity, body composition, fatigue…
- Trial name
- NCT07865975
- Testing
- Progressive Muscle Training, Control Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cyprus International University
Heart Failure
Exercise Capacity and Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients With and Without Inspiratory Muscle Weakness
In patients with heart failure, diaphragm dysfunction contributes to decreased quality of life while simultaneously increasing morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT06428227
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Obesity, Overweight
Abdominal and Core Exercises on Respiratory Functions in Obese and Overweight Women (COREBREATH)
This study aims to examine the effects of an 8-week Pilates-based exercise program on breathing functions in overweight and obese women (BMI ≥ 25).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Pulmonary Disease, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- COREBREATH (NCT07103499)
- Testing
- Pilates-Based Core and Breathing Exercise Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Fatigue, Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Post-Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) Rehabilitation Clinics in Saudi Arabia
This intervention study aims to evaluate the before and after changes in physical fitness, cardiorespiratory status, exercise capacity, fatigue, anxiety, dyspnea, psychoemotional conditions, and quality of life through 3 sessions…
- Conditions
- Fatigue, Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Physical Inactivity, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT05799534
- Testing
- Physical Therapy Rehabilitation
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Majmaah University
Hemiparesis, Ischemic Stroke
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Robot-Assisted Practice of Activities of Daily Living
The investigators will study motor recovery after robot-assisted therapy after stroke. A small clinical trial will be conducted to quantify the central nervous system changes associated with robotic or standard training, and…
- Conditions
- Hemiparesis, Ischemic Stroke, Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT00878085
- Testing
- Robot Therapy Device, Occupational Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
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
Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Vocal Cord Paralysis
Detection of Vocal Fold Motion Impairment on Noninvasive Positive Pressure
The goal of this prospective, observational study is to evaluate for the presence of vocal fold motion impairment (VFMI) in the children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation…
- Conditions
- Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Vocal Cord Paralysis, Vocal Cord Paresis, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT06406725
- Testing
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound of the Airway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Sarcopenia, Covid19
Sarcopenia and Related Factors in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Following Intensive Care
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the patients who had pneumonia or severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to COVID-19 in terms of sarcopenia and related factors following Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Covid19, Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT05474157
- Testing
- Standard care treatment for COVID-19 in Intensive Care Unit
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koç University
Physiology
Physiopathology of Lower Cortical Activation in COPD Patients: Contribution of Cortical Neuromodulation
Patients with COPD have lower cortical activation and higher cortical inhibitory levels. The purpose of this study is to test the reversibility the lower cortical activation by counterbalancing the increased cortical inhibitory…
- Trial name
- NCT03368703
- Testing
- Anodal transcranial direct-current-stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 5 Santé
Paresis
Bupivacaine Versus Ropivacaine on Diaphragmatic Motility and Ventilatory Function
Background: Outpatient continuous interscalene brachial plexus blocks are used to control pain after shoulder surgery, with infusions of 0.125% bupivacaine or 0.2% ropivacaine.
- Trial name
- NCT02059070
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anesthesiology WSU/DMC-NorthStar
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Breathing, Sleep-Disordered
Cheeks Appearance as a Novel Predictor of Obstructive Sleep Apnea The CASA Score Study
Cheeks appearance is a screening tool developed based on cheeks observation to identify volume, flaccidity or both to predict people with probable obstructive sleep apnea.
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Breathing, Sleep-Disordered, Muscle Weakness, Muscle Disorder
- Trial name
- CASA (NCT04980586)
- Testing
- CASA score protocol to Non-obstructive sleep apnea Group, CASA score protocol to Mild obstructive sleep apnea Group, CASA score protocol to Moderate obstructive sleep apnea Group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 319 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Muscle Weakness
Ventilatory Muscle Training by Breath-Stacking in Healthy Youngsters
In several diseases in which muscle weakness is a determining factor for morbidity and mortality, inspiratory muscle training has been shown to be useful in improving the function of ventilatory muscles, delaying or minimizing…
- Trial name
- NCT03258944
- Testing
- Breath-Stacking
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Muscle Weakness, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Transforming Growth Factor Beta Signalling in the Development of Muscle Weakness in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease that causes raised blood pressure in blood vessels that pick up oxygen from the lungs. It has a life expectancy similar to some cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT01847716
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Involvement of Nervous System in Muscle Weakness in COPD Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether nervous system alterations and motor drive failure can contribute to muscle weakness in COPD during voluntary movement.
- Trial name
- DesCoM-1 (NCT01679782)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 5 Santé