Clinical trials: Skeletal Disorders
Muscular Atrophy, Immobility Syndrome
Mechanisms of Disuse Atrophy in Human Skeletal Muscle (iMOB)
Loss of muscle can be caused by a variety of stimuli and results in reduced mobility and strength and also impacts whole body health. Whilst it is known that muscles waste the process by which this occurs is not well understood.
- Trial name
- iMOB (NCT04199923)
- Testing
- Single leg immobilisation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
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
Muscle Loss, Muscle Anabolism
Skeletal Muscle Response to Amino Acids and Load Carriage Exercise
Warfighters often experience physical overload, as the uniform and associated gear that they carry burdens them with substantial loads.
- Conditions
- Muscle Loss, Muscle Anabolism, Muscle Performance
- Trial name
- NCT01714479
- Testing
- Leucine-enriched nutritional supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Mitochondrial Energetics, Dietary Nitrate
Effect of Dietary Nitrate on Immobilization-induced Changes in Skeletal Muscle in Young Healthy Men
Diminished use of skeletal muscle, such as occurs with many chronic diseases (e.g., heart failure or cancer cachexia), denervation, bedrest, immobilization (e.g., limb casting or bracing), etc., is a common clinical condition…
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Energetics, Dietary Nitrate, Disuse Atrophy (Muscle) of Lower Leg
- Trial name
- NCT07161973
- Testing
- Beetroot Juice - Active
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Free Fatty Acids and Vascular Function in Subjects With Diabetes
This study will test the hypothesis that reduction in release of free fatty acids from adipocytes will restore insulin-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilation and skeletal muscle glucose metabolism in subject with type 2…
- Trial name
- NCT00153179
- Testing
- acipimox
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cleft Lip and Palate
Transverse Dento-skeletal Effects of Two Rapid Palatal Expansion Appliances in Cleft Lip and Palate Patients
Aim of the study: to compare the effect of Hyrax appliance and the Haas appliance improving the transverse skeletal and dental dimensions in cleft lip and palate patients during mixed dentition.
- Trial name
- NCT04236466
- Testing
- hyrax appliance, haas appliance
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Muscle Atrophy, Aging
The Impact of Energy Intake and Short-term Disuse on Muscle Protein Synthesis Rates and Skeletal Muscle Mass in Middle-aged Adults.
In healthy middle-aged men and women, what is the effect of dietary energy restriction and energy surplus on daily muscle protein synthesis rates and muscle morphology, compared to energy balance, during free-living and…
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, Aging, Energy Malnutrition Protein
- Trial name
- PIE (NCT04900701)
- Testing
- Energy status
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Atrophy of Muscle Due to Disuse, Rehabilitation
Sex-specific Determinants of Early-phase Recovery From Skeletal Muscle Disuse
This project is a 2-phase, randomized clinical trial that includes 7 days of unilateral leg disuse (Phase 1), immediately followed by 1 week of bilateral leg rehabilitation (Phase 2).
- Trial name
- MAC (NCT04151901)
- Testing
- Resistance Exercise Rehabilitation, Walking-based rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Aging, Oxidative Stress
Targeting Oxidative Stress to Prevent Vascular and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction During Disuse
Prolonged periods of reduced activity are associated with decreased vascular function and muscle atrophy. Physical inactivity due to acute hospitalization is also associated with impaired recovery, hospital readmission, and…
- Conditions
- Aging, Oxidative Stress, Vascular Endothelium, Skeletal Muscle
- Trial name
- NCT04351113
- Testing
- MITO-AO, PB-125, Passive Leg Movement (PLM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Joel Trinity
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
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
Muscular Atrophy, Insulin Resistance
Human Skeletal Muscle Response to 5 Days of Bedrest in Young Adults
The goal of this intervention trial is to characterize skeletal muscle atrophy in healthy, young adults during short term bedrest.
- Conditions
- Muscular Atrophy, Insulin Resistance, Muscle Protein Synthesis
- Trial name
- FABRIC (NCT07178353)
- Testing
- Bedrest
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Public Health, Sarcopenia
Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Study
There is a lot of discussion concerning the normal cut-off points of skeletal mass among different populations worldwide. Genetic and environmental differences most probably lead to different measurements.
- Trial name
- SmmS (NCT04584944)
- Testing
- Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Dunant Hospital Center
Age-Related Sarcopenia, Muscle Loss
Impact of Protein and Alkali Supplementation on Skeletal Muscle in Older Adults
The central hypothesis is that higher protein intake and a neutralizing alkaline salt supplement will improve muscle performance and mass, compared to their respective placebos, in older men and postmenopausal women.
- Trial name
- NCT04048616
- Testing
- whey protein isolate, potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3), microcrystalline cellulose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Stroke
Skeletal Muscle Properties and the Metabolic Cost of Walking Post-stroke
Of the ~700,000 persons who suffer a stroke each year, only 50% recover the ability to perform unlimited community walking. One mechanism contributing to locomotor dysfunction post-stroke is an increased metabolic cost of walking…
- Trial name
- NCT00721357
- Testing
- Treadmill walking, Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Malocclusion
Maximum Clinical Insertion Torque and Its Association With the Success Rate of Orthodontic Miniscrews
Orthodontic miniscrews provide temporary skeletal anchorage but are lost prematurely in a proportion of cases despite correct placement.
- Trial name
- MTtorque (NCT07780149)
- Testing
- microscrew
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de los Andes, Chile
Orthodontic Appliance Design, Retrognathism
Effect of the Innovated Seifi's Functional Appliance on Skeletal and Dentoalveolar Changes of Class II/ 1, Deep Bite
For improving the appearance of protruded upper front teeth when lower front teeth may touch palatal mucosa or have proximity to that; the innovated Seifi's Functional Appliance may be used.
- Conditions
- Orthodontic Appliance Design, Retrognathism, Malocclusion, Angle Class II, Deepbite
- Trial name
- Seifi-Fx (NCT00688233)
- Testing
- Seifi's Functional
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
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
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Skeletal Muscle Lipid and Insulin Resistance: Effects of Physical Activity and Weight Loss
102 late- life adults at risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, will be randomized to one of three interventions designed to improve insulin sensitivity thereby potentially preventing future progression of type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- SHELL (NCT00766298)
- Testing
- Exercise, Weight Loss, Exercise and weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Skeletal Dysplasia, Reverse Overjet
Assessment of Artificial Intelligence for Treatment Decision Recommendation of Adult Skeletal Class III Patients
The study titled "Reliability Of Artificial Intelligence for Treatment Decision Recommendation of Adult Skeletal Class III Patients" aims to assess the accuracy and dependability of artificial intelligence (AI) in providing…
- Trial name
- NCT06002373
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University