Clinical trials: Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
Massage Therapy, Muscular Atrophy
Effect of Percussive Massage on Skeletal Muscle During Limb Immobilization
The primary aims of this study are to determine the effect of percussive massage (30 min/session, 2 sessions/day, daily) during 10 days of unilateral limb immobilization on preserving muscle, vascular, and mitochondrial function.
- Trial name
- NCT06053229
- Testing
- percussive massage, Leg Immobilization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham Young University
Sarcopenia, Muscle Atrophy
Concurrent Assessment of Skeletal Muscle Mass and Synthesis/Breakdown in Old Age
This study involves minimally-invasive techniques to measure muscle mass, muscle protein breakdown and synthesis simultaneously in older age.
- Trial name
- NCT04114383
- Testing
- D3-Creatine, Deuterium Oxide, D3-3-methylhistidine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Heart Failure, Sarcopenia
The Sarcopenia Study
The goal of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with Heart Failure. The main question it aims to answer is: Whether there is a difference in the prevalence of sarcopenia across…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Sarcopenia, Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
- Trial name
- NCT05888688
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction
Heat Therapy During Reduced Physical Activity
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether daily Finnish dry sauna therapy attenuates the adverse cardiovascular, muscular, and metabolic effects of seven days of experimentally reduced physical…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- HEAT-RPA (NCT07847424)
- Testing
- Sauna, Reduced Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham Young University
Aging, Sarcopenia
Assessing the Impact of Age, and a Short-term High-intensity Interval Training (HIIT) on Skeletal Muscle Mass and Mitochondrial Activity
The goal of this interventional study is to learn about the role of mitochondrial function in healthy aging, and then go on and assess the role of a home-based exercise program on the changes seen.
- Trial name
- Mi-HIIT (NCT05934760)
- Testing
- High intensity interval training (HIIT), Resistance based training (RET)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Muscle Atrophy
Can Ultrasound be Used as a Measure of Muscle Quality? A Validation Study Comparing Ultrasound With MRI and MRS in Older and Younger Persons.
This study aims to see if ultrasound can be used as a reliable and valid method to measure fatty infiltration, muscle thickness and muscle architecture to provide a quick, cheap and mobile alternative measure of muscle quality to…
- Trial name
- NCT05729880
- Testing
- MRI, MRS, Ultrasound
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
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
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
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
Healthy Volunteers, Skeletal Muscle
Device Evaluating the Muscular Functional Age
The CHRONOS project aims to provide a device to detect earlier the motor decline, by developing a precise quantitative device measuring "Motor Functional Age" (MFA) of young, middle-aged and old people, thus preventing future…
- Trial name
- CHRONOS (NCT03560648)
- Testing
- High definition surface electromyography combined with accelerometer
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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
Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy, Leg Injury
Straight Leg Raise Continuation
The goal of this study is to compare quadriceps muscle activation in patients recovering from lower extremity injury, such as an ACL tear.
- Trial name
- SLR (NCT05568784)
- Testing
- Straight Leg Raise exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andrews Research & Education Foundation
Muscle Atrophy, Weightlessness
The Effects of Whole Body Unloading on Physiological Function
This study is a collaboration between the Centre of Human \& Aerospace Physiological Sciences (CHAPS) and the Sleep and Brain Plasticity Centre (Department of Neuroimaging) at King's College London and the Sleep Disorders Centre…
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, Weightlessness, Sleep Disturbance, Astronaut-Bone Demineralisation Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03195348
- Testing
- HBF Bed Rest
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
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.
Bone Resorption
The Novel Unloading Device "HEPHAISTOS" and Its Effects Upon Bone, Muscle and Vasculature
The present study aimed to investigate the importance of gravitational induced forces that appear during normal ambulation for the health of muscles, bones and blood vessels.
- Trial name
- HEP (NCT01576081)
- Testing
- HEPHAISTOS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DLR German Aerospace Center
Sarcopenia, Dietary Exposure
Impact of Diet on the Gut-Muscle Axis in Older Adults
Muscle health declines during aging. One factor that may impact muscle health is the community of bacteria that live in our intestines, but studies aimed at improving muscle health by targeting the gut in older adults are sparse.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Dietary Exposure, Microbial Colonization
- Trial name
- NCT05549622
- Testing
- Low-soluble fiber diet, High-soluble fiber diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Healthy
A Study of the Effect of BIIB023 on Muscle Atrophy in Healthy Male Volunteers
The primary objective of this study is to determine whether muscle atrophy induced by immobilization of the lower limb can be attenuated by BIIB023 in healthy male volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01943513
- Testing
- BIIB023
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Muscular Atrophy
Two Weeks of Reduced Activity and Skeletal Muscle Health in Older Men
Muscle size declines at around 0.5-1% per year after 50 years of age, with muscle strength declining up to twice as fast as muscle size.
- Trial name
- NCT02495727
- Testing
- Step-reduction, Pre-training, Exercise snacking
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bath
Sarcopenia
A Prospective Study Of Biomarkers Of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
This is a single center, prospective biomarker study to evaluate serum levels of TWEAK and expression levels of TWEAK and Fn14 in muscle biopsies from patients with sarcopenia as well as healthy, physically active controls.
- Trial name
- TWEAK (NCT02839460)
- Testing
- Outpatient Muscle Biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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