Clinical trials: Skeletal Muscle
Disuse Atrophy
Bed-rest, Muscle Mass and Insulin Sensitivity
In the present study, the effects of 7 days of bed rest on muscle mass, muscle fiber characteristics and insulin sensitivity will be determined.
- Trial name
- NCT02109380
- Testing
- Bed rest
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Postprandial Lipid Metabolism, Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
The TiMeD-T1D Project
The aim of the proposed study is to investigate the metabolic consequences of varying the timing of meal insulin boluses and skipping boluses altogether in individuals with type 1 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT07172672
- Testing
- 400 mL Fresubin Energy Drink and 100 mL heavy cream with the addition of the 18F-FTHA radiotracer
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Exercise, Histamine
Influence of Endurance Exercise and Histamine Receptors on the Gene Expression in Skeletal Muscle
Blocking histamine H1/H2 receptors blunts chronic endurance training adaptations. The current study addresses a twofold research question: "What is the influence of endurance training (1) and histamine H1 and H2 signaling (2) on…
- Trial name
- NCT05131555
- Testing
- H1 blockade: H1 receptor antagonist + exercise training, H2 Blockade: H2 receptor antagonist + exercise training
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Effects of Strength Training on Knee Osteoarthritis
To understand the effects of leg strengthening exercise, we will study the effects of strength training of the legs in four groups of people: (1) osteoarthritis (OA) with knee pain; (2) OA without knee pain; (3) no OA but elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT00000406
- Testing
- Progressive resistance exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder, Metabolic Disturbance
Markers of Carnitine Acetyltransferase (CrAT) Protein Activity and Carnitine Availability
This study aims to measure skeletal muscle metabolism in vivo during exercise using the non-invasive Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) technique.
- Trial name
- NCT03697928
- Testing
- Exercise metabolism
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University
Insulin Sensitivity, Obesity
Exercise and Insulin Signaling in Human Skeletal Muscle
Obesity is associated with a decrease in skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity. Aerobic exercise can increase insulin sensitivity in the few hours following exercise, however the cellular mechanisms are not completely understood.
- Conditions
- Insulin Sensitivity, Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT02987491
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon State University
Muscle Hypertrophy in Healthy Young Men
Chronic Beta2-adrenergic Stimulation and Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy
Studies in animals have shown that beta2-adrenoceptor activation with selective agonists regulates protein metabolism and muscle growth in skeletal and cardiac muscle tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT02551276
- Testing
- Salbutamol, Resistance training
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Obesity
Relationship Between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Interventricular Septum Thickness in Apparently Healthy Overweight and Obese Subjects
The study was aimed at investigating the relationship between skeletal muscle mass and interventricular septum thickness in overweight and obese subjects (BMI≥25)
- Trial name
- NCT04264091
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Specializzata in Gastroenterologia Saverio de Bellis
Sedentary Behavior
Weekend Warrior Exercise in Sedentary Female University Students
This single-center, single-blind, three-arm randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effects of weekend-concentrated exercise, regularly distributed exercise, and usual lifestyle on aerobic capacity and skeletal muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT07693504
- Testing
- Weekend Warrior Exercise, Regularly Distributed Exercise
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chongqing Normal University
Healthy Volunteers, Female
Progesterone and Muscle Protein Synthesis in Premenopausal Women (MP4-MPS)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if micronized progesterone (PROMETRIUM®) influences the muscle-building response to resistance exercise in healthy premenopausal women aged 18-30 years.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Female, Progesterone, Premenopausal
- Trial name
- MP4 MPS (NCT07173361)
- Testing
- Micronized progesterone (oral capsules)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Sarcopenia
Lysosomal Movement and Anabolic Resistance
Age-associated loss of muscle mass, termed sarcopenia, is strongly associated with functional impairment and physical disability in the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT03032757
- Testing
- Essential amino acids
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Muscle Recovery, Muscle Soreness
Effect of PEA on Muscle Recovery Following Resistance Exercise
This study evaluates the effects of short term palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) supplementation on functional responses (i.e. muscle soreness and performance parameters) to strenuous eccentric exercise, and investigateq the systemic…
- Trial name
- NCT05753111
- Testing
- PEA
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
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
Inflammation
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in Older Adults
The purpose of this study to determine whether Fish oil (Omega-3 Fatty Acid) supplementation has an impact on inflammation and lean body mass in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01666392
- Testing
- Omega-3 fatty acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Memphis
Aging
Glucocorticoid Inflammation Paradox in Human Skeletal Muscle
In this project, we propose to investigate the metabolic consequences of glucocorticoid therapy, given orally as a 6 day Medrol Dose pack, on human skeletal muscle as measured by western blotting and PCR and skeletal muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT03529929
- Testing
- Methylprednisolone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Healthy Adult, Cyclists
Musculotendinous Adaptations to Strength and Endurance Training in Cyclists
This study investigated whether adding strength training to regular endurance training improves performance and muscle function in competitive cyclists.
- Conditions
- Healthy Adult, Cyclists, Athletes
- Trial name
- STEND (NCT07658300)
- Testing
- Strength training, Endurance training
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian Sports University
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
Deep Bite Malocclusion
Effects of Anterior Bite Turbos on Deep Bite Treatment and Chewing Muscles
This study evaluated how anterior bite turbos used during orthodontic treatment of deep bite affect chewing muscle activity and dental and skeletal measurements.
- Trial name
- NCT07851948
- Testing
- Anterior Bite Turbo, Fixed Orthodontic Treatment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Diet, Healthy, Protein Deficiency
Protein and Performance (PROPER) in Endurance Athletes
The present study is a parallel group design with randomised allocation to either a 1) reduced protein diet (RP) or a 2) normal protein diet (NP).
- Trial name
- PROPER (NCT05426447)
- Testing
- Dietary intervention of reduced protein intake, Dietary intervention of normal protein intake
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Sarcopenia, Sarcopenia in Elderly
Determination of Skeletal Muscle Mass Index Values in the Turkish Population Using Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
Sarcopenia is defined by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) as "a syndrome characterized by progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, carrying a risk of adverse outcomes…
- Trial name
- NCT07510009
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent