Clinical trials: Strength Training
Menopause, Hypertension
The Effects of Swimming on Elderly Women With Stage-2 Hypertension
Aging is associated with progressive decreases in arterial health and function as well as overall fitness. It is crucial to prevent or reduce the negative effects of aging on the vasculature and fitness components by implementing…
- Trial name
- NCT03546270
- Testing
- Swimming
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University
Chronic Kidney Disease
Intradialytic Progressive Resistance Training for Maintenance Haemodialysis Patients
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a 12 week progressive resistance training during haemodialysis on muscle quantity and physical functioning in chronic kidney disease patients receiving maintenance…
- Trial name
- PRT (NCT01007838)
- Testing
- Progressive resistance training programme, Progressive resistance training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Bangor University
Knee Osteoarthritis
Assessment of Efficacy of Low Intensity Resistance Training in Men at Risk for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether low intensity resistance training with concurrent application of a peripheral blood flow restriction device to the exercising limb will elicit increased quadriceps…
- Trial name
- PBFR3 (NCT01487525)
- Testing
- Double leg press with partial blood flow restriction, Double leg press without partial blood flow restriction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Progressive Supervised Home-based Strength Training in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
A randomized controlled trail will be carried out to investigate the effect of a 12-week supervised home-based progressive strength intervention in children with spastic cerebral palsy aged 5-11 years.
- Trial name
- NCT03863197
- Testing
- Progressive strength training
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes
Aerobic Plus Resistance Training and Insulin Sensitivity in African American Men
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of an exercise training intervention on the ability of African American males to use insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone that helps the body use glucose.
- Trial name
- ARTIIS (NCT01787617)
- Testing
- Aerobic Plus Resistance Training Group, Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), Oral Appliance and Physical Exercise in the Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Introduction: It is unclear whether exercise training with or without Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Oral Appliance (OA) is more effective in reducing symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) than treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT01289392
- Testing
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), Oral Appliance (OA), Physical Exercise
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa
Muscle Strength Quantitative Trait Locus 1
Cross-Education Of Contralateral Antagonists
Previous studies well documented the impact of unilateral training of limb muscle on the untrained contralateral homologous muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT01103232
- Testing
- Experimental group, Control group
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital
Parkinson Disease
Effects of Exercise Training and Ketone Ester on Muscle Strength and Cardiovascular Response in Parkinson's Disease
The main purpose of this study is to assess changes in exercise capacity in people with Parkinson's disease before and after an exercise training program with ketone ester supplementation.
- Trial name
- CYCLE (NCT05948956)
- Testing
- Ketone Ester Beverage, Electrolyte Beverage, Cycling Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Parkinson's Disease
Masked Faces in Parkinson Disease: Mechanism and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of high intensity respiratory muscle strength training in treating blunted facial expression in people with Parkinson disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00350402
- Testing
- Respiratory muscle strength training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
HIV Infections
Exercise, Oxidative Stress and HIV
The purpose of this study is to compare oxidative stress markers and the immunologic characteristics of HIV-infected and non-HIV subjects during a bout of moderate aerobic exercise followed by resistance exercises
- Trial name
- NCT00950937
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Skeletal Muscle Growth
Muscle Growth Following a Resistance Training Program in Men and Women Consuming Protein Supplements
Soy and whey protein have different concentrations of leucine, an amino acid known to be a particularly potent simulator of muscle protein synthesis.
- Trial name
- NCT03868631
- Testing
- Whey protein supplement, Soy protein supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Point Loma Nazarene University
Weight Loss, Bone Health
Incorporating Nutrition, Vests, Education, and Strength Training in Bone Health (INVEST in Bone Health)
The main goal of the proposed study is to compare the effects of weight loss (WL) alone with WL plus weighted vest use or WL plus resistance exercise training (RT) on indicators of bone health and subsequent fracture risk.
- Trial name
- INVEST (NCT04076618)
- Testing
- Vest, Resistance Exercise Training, weight loss program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Muscle Weakness
Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Muscle Mass and Function Among Older Women Subjected to Resistance Training
To determine, in a double blind trial, the effects of creatine supplementation during 12 weeks on muscle mass and function of community living older women subjected to resistance training.
- Trial name
- NCT02188849
- Testing
- Resistance exercise training, Creatine
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Functional Resistance Training to Improve Knee Function After ACL Reconstruction
The purpose of this study is to examine if thigh muscle weakness and the lack of muscle activation that accompanies ACL injury and reconstruction can be improved with functional resistance training.
- Trial name
- NCT03282565
- Testing
- Functional Resistance Training with Brace, Control, Functional Resistance Training with Elastic Band
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Lower Back Pain
Restorative Exercise for Strength Training and Operational Resilience (RESTORE) for Chronic or Recurrent Low Back Pain
The purpose of the study is to learn about the effect of integrative therapies on chronic or recurrent low back pain. The intervention called RESTORE (Restorative Exercises for Strength Training and Operational Resilience) is…
- Trial name
- RESTORE (NCT02132910)
- Testing
- RESTORE Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management