Clinical trials: Skeletal Disorders
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Skeletal Muscle as a Mediator of Exercise Induced Effects on Metabolism & Cognitive Function: Role for Myokines & miRNAs
The purpose of this study is to determine specific changes in muscle secretory profile (myokines, miRNA) in association with neurodegenerative disease progression and metabolic dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- Brain-Muscle (NCT02253732)
- Testing
- 3 months exercise intervention program
- Where
- 2 sites in Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Slovak Academy of Sciences
Malocclusion, Angle Class II, Division 1
Evaluation of Mini Plates Anchorage With Forsus Fatigue Resistant Device
The purpose of this study is to determine if the Forsus Fatigue resistant Device appliance with direct skeletal mini plates anchorage is capable of achievement of skeletal mandibular effects while preventing the excessive…
- Trial name
- NCT02475785
- Testing
- FFRD and mini plates group, Conventional FFRD
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sherif A. Elkordy
Sepsis, Primary Myopathies
Muscle Force Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit and in Primary Myopathies
The primary aim of the project is to apply the non-invasive stimulated muscle force assessment system to i) intensive care unit patients and ii) patients with primary myopathy or subclinic myopathy (e.g., Duchenne muscular…
- Trial name
- NCT00735384
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Diabetes
Effect of High Fat Diet on Muscle Metabolism
Skeletal muscle burns a significant amount of the fat and sugar that circulates in the blood stream. Ideally, when sugar is elevated in the blood stream, the muscle will either use it to make new energy or store it for later use.
- Trial name
- NCT02328235
- Testing
- High Saturated Fat Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kevin Davy
Diet; Deficiency, Exercise Intervention
Influence of Low Energy Availability on Skeletal Muscle and Cardiovascular Health
The project is designed as a randomized controlled intervention trial in which 60 young trained (n = 30) (Population A) and recreationally active (n = 30) women (Population B) with regular menstruation are divided into four…
- Trial name
- LEA (NCT04821076)
- Testing
- Diet intervention - caloric restriction, Exercise intervention, Diet intervention - Energy balance
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Community-Based Participatory Research, Aged
Associations Between Self-Reported Sleep Duration and Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
1. BACKGROUNDS: Currently, elderly people comprise more than 10% of the total Taiwanese population. However, within the context of self-reported sleep duration and health risks, research into the association between sleep…
- Conditions
- Community-Based Participatory Research, Aged, Sleep, Body Composition
- Trial name
- NCT02126410
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Prehabilitation, Breast Cancer
Prehabilitation With Resistance-exercise Training for Breast Cancer Neoadjuvant Therapy
Breast cancer stands as the foremost cause of cancer-related deaths among women worldwide, with the highest incidence of any cancer type.
- Conditions
- Prehabilitation, Breast Cancer, Postmenopause, Resistance Training
- Trial name
- NEO STRONG (NCT06309290)
- Testing
- Prehabilitation with resistance-exercise training, Usual care program
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de La Frontera
Aging, Obesity
Resistance Exercise Training in the Older Population With Obesity
Background: Aging leads to an alteration in the immune response, characterized by a chronic inflammatory state, and a progressive decrease in muscle quantity and quality, a situation that increases in women and in the presence of…
- Trial name
- RETOPO (NCT06367296)
- Testing
- Prolonged resistance exercise training
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de La Frontera
Aging, Sarcopenia
Peanut Protein Supplementation to Augment Muscle Growth and Improve Markers of Muscle Quality and Health in Older Adults
This study will evaluate the adaptations in skeletal muscle that occur in response to 10 weeks of weight training with or without peanut protein supplementation in older adult men and women.
- Trial name
- NCT04015479
- Testing
- Peanut Protein Powder, Full body resistance training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Auburn University
Class III Malocclusion, Maxillary Deficiency
Evaluation of Pain and Functional Impairments When Treating Class III Malocclusion Using Two Treatment Procedures
A clinical examination of each recalled candidate patient will be carried out at Adib Al Lahham Centre at the Ministry of Health Damascus to ensure that he/she meets the inclusion criteria.
- Trial name
- NCT06877780
- Testing
- RMR with SME, BAIMT with RME
- Where
- Syria
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Damascus University
Bone Blood Flow Regulation
Exploration of Blood Flow Regulation to Bone in Humans
Without blood flow, bone cannot maintain its integrity. Bone blood flow responds to various local and systemic factors, however, bone perfusion in humans remains relatively unstudied.
- Trial name
- NCT04083794
- Testing
- Laboratory based assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Hypoparathyroidism, Cardiovascular Complication
Cardiovascular, Renal, and Skeletal Complications in Patients With Post-Surgical Hypoparathyroidism
The aim of this observational study is to learn about long term effects to post surgical hypoparathyroidism. The main questions are: 1.
- Conditions
- Hypoparathyroidism, Cardiovascular Complication, Fractures, Bone, Renal Disease
- Trial name
- CAREHYPO (NCT06419270)
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Skeletal Class II Malocclusion, Dental Overjet
Removable Devices in Overjet Reduction
The goal of this clinical trial si to compare two removable devices used to treat the mandibular retrusion in growing patients. The main questions it aims to answer are: the efficacy of the two devices in the reduction of the…
- Trial name
- RemoDevOJ (NCT06955637)
- Testing
- dental movement
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of L'Aquila
Obesity, Osteopenia
Study of Growth Hormone and Bone in Obesity
Obesity is an important risk factor for osteoporosis and fractures. With the growing prevalence of obesity in the U.S., understanding the pathophysiology of bone loss in this population is of importance to public health.
- Trial name
- NCT01724489
- Testing
- Growth hormone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Heart Failure
Heart Failure in Patients With Diabetes: Cells, Crosstalk and Consequences
This will be an observational study to explore differences in pathophysiology between groups of people with and without heart failure (HF) (reduced and preserved ejection fraction) and with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) with…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Heart Failure, HFrEF - Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, HFpEF - Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
- Trial name
- NCT06774014
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Pain, Stress
Norwegian Psychomotor Physiotherapy - The Effect on Quality of Life
More and more people suffer from stress-related illness and ailments that can greatly affect the individual's experienced quality of life and sense of coping since pain, physical, mental and social functioning are closely linked.
- Conditions
- Pain, Stress, Psychosomatic Diseases, Muscle Skeletal Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT02282007
- Testing
- Individual NPMP to the participants
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
CKD Stage 3, CKD Stage 4
The Iron and Muscle Study
This is a multi-center randomized controlled trial that will examine the efficacy of IV iron supplementation when compared to placebo, with and without exercise training, on changes in patient exercise capacity.
- Conditions
- CKD Stage 3, CKD Stage 4, Iron-deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT04862715
- Testing
- Ferinject
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Bone Remodeling
Changes in Bone Turnover With Exposure to a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist
The purpose of this study is to determine changes in bone turnover markers and calcitonin following the initiation of exenatide compared to placebo in postmenopausal women wtih type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- CMBD (NCT01381926)
- Testing
- exenatide, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Cross-over Study on Effect of Lipid Lowering by Acipimox on Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Function
Accumulation of lipid in skeletal and cardiac muscle has been associated with insulin resistance and diabetic cardiomyopathy. In skeletal muscle, lipotoxic damage has been suggested to lead to dysfunction of mitochondria.
- Trial name
- ACP (NCT00943059)
- Testing
- Acipimox, Cellulosum Mycrocryst
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
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.