Clinical trials: Skeletal Disorders
Iron Deficiency
Effects of Iron Supplementation on Skeletal Muscle Properties in Females With Suboptimal Iron Storage
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether oral iron supplementation will increase skeletal muscle iron storage and its effects on exercise capacity in females with suboptimal iron status.
- Trial name
- MyoIRON (NCT07084298)
- Testing
- Oral iron supplement
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Iron Deficiency
Iron Status and Human Metabolism
Iron deficiency is common in cardiorespiratory diseases and appears to contribute to a worse outcome. This human physiology study will examine the extent to which human skeletal muscle metabolism and exercise physiology are…
- Trial name
- NCT02308449
- Testing
- Ferric carboxymaltose
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Sepsis
Effect of Lipopolysaccharide on Skeletal Muscle Functions
The investigators aim to examine how the skeletal muscles of the human volunteers respond to experimental septic conditions to aid understanding of muscle wasting and its biology..
- Trial name
- LPS (NCT01423968)
- Testing
- Lipopolysaccharide infusion, saline
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Inflammation In Skeletal Muscle
Natural History of Inflammatory Muscle Diseases
Objective: To collect information and biospecimens (such as blood, muscle, and skin samples) that will be used to research causes and treatments of inflammatory muscle diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT05738824
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Spinal Cord Injuries
The Effect of FES and Therapeutic Exercise on SCI Patients Skeletal Muscles, Sitting Balance, Posture and Quality of Life
Aim of the current study is to evaluate the effect functional electrical stimulation and therapeutic exercise on traumatic spinal cord injured participants'skeletal muscle characteristics, sitting balance, lung function and…
- Trial name
- NCT03517787
- Testing
- FES+TE, TE, REF-FES+TE
- Where
- Estonia
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tartu University Hospital
Diabetes Type 2, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Involvement of Muscle Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Frailty in Older Adults. Role of Exercise
This study aims to investigate the role of skeletal muscle mitochondrial dysfunction in the development of frailty in older adults and to evaluate whether a short-term, supervised resistance training intervention can improve…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Type 2, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Mitochondrial Function, Bioenergetics, Functionality
- Trial name
- MITOSTRENGTH (NCT07828847)
- Testing
- Short-duration resistance training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Clínico de Valencia
Muscle Atrophy, Myotonia
Electromyostimulation (EMS) of Astronauts in Spaceflight (Easymotion-2)
This is a prospective spaceflight study involving an investigational non-risk device called the EasyMotionSkin for whole body electric muscle (myo) stimulation (WB-EMS) onboard the International Space Station (ISS).
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, Myotonia, Stiffness; Spine, Exercise Overtraining
- Trial name
- Easymotion-2 (NCT06492057)
- Testing
- Electromyostimulation (EMS), Myoton, Electromyography (EMG)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Sarcopenia
Effect of Exercise and Protein Supplementation on Muscle Function in Patients With Hemodialysis
Sarcopenia can be easily observed in patients with hemodialysis. However, there were few studies on the precise concept and diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia in patients with hemodialysis.
- Trial name
- NCT04927208
- Testing
- exercise and nutritional support
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chungnam National University Hospital
Elderly, Sarcopenia
Human Muscle Gene Expression Profiles in Young and Old Men
To reach the goals of living longer in better medical conditions, many countries reach the same conclusion: new strategies have to be developed to avoid, or at least limit, the effects of age; this requires a better knowledge of…
- Trial name
- CERA (NCT00725166)
- Testing
- Skeletal muscle aging
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Type 1 Diabetes, Osteopenia
Skeletal Effects of Type 1 Diabetes on Low-Trauma Fracture Risk
Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) have a higher risk of low-trauma (osteoporotic) fracture that is 7-12 times higher than non-diabetics.
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes, Osteopenia, Bone Loss, Fractures, Bone
- Trial name
- NCT05701254
- Testing
- Transilial bone biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Creighton University
Heart Failure, Type 2 Diabetes
Effects of Dark Chocolate on Exercise Capacity, and Mitochondrial Structure and Function
The major goal of this study is to characterize the ability of dark chocolate enriched in epicatechin (a component of dark chocolate) to improve the structural and functional features of mitochondria in two groups 1.
- Trial name
- NCT01671514
- Testing
- Epicatechin-enriched dark chocolate, Low-epicatechin dark chocolate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
HIV/AIDS
People Living With HIV/AIDS, Nitrate, Endotelial Function, Arterial Stiffness and Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation
Administration of antiretroviral therapy has brought benefits for infective human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1)-patients, reducing the number of AIDS-related morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT03485248
- Testing
- Beetroot Juice
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Aging, Muscle Loss
D3-Creatine and Skeletal Muscle in Older Adults
The age-related decline in muscle mass and strength are collectively referred to as sarcopenia. However, the tools currently employed to assess skeletal muscle mass (SMM) (e.g., Dual-energy Xray Absorptiometry; DXA) have…
- Trial name
- D3-Cr (NCT06630949)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Masseter, Ultrasonography
Masseter Muscle Thickness and Craniofacial Skeletal Patterns
Facial morphology is influenced by hard and soft tissues, including bone and muscle. While numerous factors can lead to changes in bone tissue, soft tissues such as muscle also have an important influence.
- Conditions
- Masseter, Ultrasonography, Malocclusions, Cephalometry
- Trial name
- NCT06870084
- Testing
- Ultrasonography, Lateral cephalometric radiography, Facial photograph
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
Insulin Resistance
Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance and Exercise in South Asians
This study determines the effect of aerobic and resistance exercise training on whole-body and skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity in south Asians and evaluate the mechanisms which contribute to improvements in insulin…
- Trial name
- NCT04007926
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise programme, Resistance exercise programme
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Muscle Strain, Neuromuscular Diseases
Posterior Chain EMG Patterns in Athletes With and Without Hamstring Injury
This cross-sectional observational study investigated posterior chain muscle activation patterns in football players with and without a history of hamstring strain injury.
- Conditions
- Muscle Strain, Neuromuscular Diseases, Athletic Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT07171385
- Testing
- Nordic Hamstring Curl (NHC), Kettlebell Swing (KS), Supine Sliding Single-Leg Curl (SSLC)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Healthy Volunteer, Atrophy, Muscular
A Clinical Study to Assess the Effects of SRT2104 Upon Immobilization-Induced Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in Healthy Human Volunteers
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of SRT2104 upon energy production in muscle (specifically the maximum amount of energy produced with muscle contraction), how much sugar and fat are stored in the…
- Trial name
- NCT01039909
- Testing
- SRT2104
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Occupational Diseases, Work Related Upper Limb Disorder
ARPE Training for Manual Handling Workers: A Quasi-Experimental Study on Ergonomic Knowledge and Practice
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether an Augmented Reality-based ergonomic training module (ARPE) can improve ergonomic knowledge, self-prevention, and self-evaluation practices among adult manual material handling (MMH)…
- Trial name
- ARPE;MMH (NCT06993298)
- Testing
- Augmented Reality Ergonomics Training (ARPE), Conventional Ergonomics Training
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Teknologi Mara
Critical Illness
Functional Outcomes in Children Post Critical Illness
Improvements in medical care have led to decreasing mortality rates in critically ill children, which have been reported to be as low as 5%.
- Trial name
- NCT03730844
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Exacerbations
Micro-environment Involvement in Muscle Alteration Induced
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent airway obstruction and inflammatory response of the lungs and bronchi.
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Exacerbations, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- MicAMI-BPCO (NCT04448626)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier