Clinical trials: Weak; Muscle
Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Reliability of Muscle Strength and Activation Assessment Tools and Effects of an Online Therapeutic Exercise Program in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
This research aims to evaluate the reliability and reproducibility of muscle strength and activation measurement tools, including isokinetic dynamometry and surface electromyography, in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Muscle Weakness, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT07292311
- Testing
- Reliability Assessment, Online Therapeutic Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Extremadura
Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness
Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction Among Physiotherapy Students Before and After "Women Health" Course
The study aim is to evaluate the ability to correctly contract pelvic floor muscle among physiotherapy students before and after "women health" course.
- Trial name
- NCT03917615
- Testing
- pelvic floor contraction
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Heart Failure, Sarcopenia
Multivariate Biomarker Study for Sarcopenia in Heart Failure
In the United Kingdom, heart failure (HF) affects about 900,000 people with 60,000 new cases annually. Up to 60% of people living with HF also experience sarcopenia, known as loss of muscle mass and strength.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Sarcopenia, Muscle Weakness, Body Weight
- Trial name
- NCT06217640
- Testing
- Dual X Ray Absorptiometry
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Muscle Weakness
Effect of Supplementary Dietary Protein (21g Per Day) on Lean Mass and Strength in Sedentary, Adult Vegetarians
It is possible that the lower protein intake in vegetarians and vegans may relate to a decrease in grip strength. Furthermore, there is limited research examining the effects of plant-based protein intake on strength and LBM…
- Trial name
- MungBean (NCT04076982)
- Testing
- mung bean protein, control biscuit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Fibromyalgia, Old Age; Debility
Frequency of Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Elderly Patients Aged 80 and Above and Its Relationship With Geriatric Parameters
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of fibromyalgia syndrome in patients aged 80 years and over and to examine the relationship between detailed geriatric assessment parameters and fibromyalgia syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT06969716
- Testing
- Detailed geriatric assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan 1. Murat State Hospital
Stroke
Internally Versus Externally Guided Body Weight-Supported Treadmill Training (BWSTT) for Locomotor Recovery Post-stroke
The overriding goal of this proposal is to identify the critical physiological and biomechanical effects of BWSTT for promoting improved locomotor function in persons with post-stroke hemiparesis.
- Trial name
- NCT00125619
- Testing
- Locomotor training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Diabetic Wound
Peer Support for Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers
The objective of the study is to develop a peer support program that helps improve ulcer care in patients with a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU).Diabetes, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), foot ulceration, and subsequent amputation…
- Conditions
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Diabetic Wound, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetic Foot
- Trial name
- NCT06004219
- Testing
- Peer counseling group
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
Physical Activity Intervention Tailored for Rural Men
The goal of this project is to develop a scalable physical activity intervention tailored to rural men. We will recruit participants nationwide from ResearchMatch data base, emails, and social media posts.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior, Weak; Muscle
- Trial name
- NCT05460637
- Testing
- No BS just Fitness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacob Gallagher
Metastatic Cancer, Cachexia; Cancer
Cancer-Associated Muscle Atrophy and Weakness: An Investigation of Etiology
This study is designed to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms leading to muscle wasting and metabolic abnormalities in skeletal muscle of cancer patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03012139
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Postural Imbalance, Muscle Weakness
Effects of Corrective Exercises in Adolescent Fencers
The goal is to learn if a Functional Corrective Training (FCT) exercise program improves posture, core muscle endurance, jumping ability, and reaction time in adolescent fencers.
- Conditions
- Postural Imbalance, Muscle Weakness, Athletic Performance
- Trial name
- FMS exercise (NCT06927778)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Acute Pain, Atrophic
Neurophysiology of Weakness and Exercise in Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
The purpose of this study is to examine deficits in activation and motor patterns, as well as central drive in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Atrophic, Goals, Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT02971072
- Testing
- Subacromial injection, Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Physical Endurance, Hypermobility, Joint
Lateral Neck Flexor Endurance and Hyperlaxity
The lateral neck flexor endurance test has been proposed to assess for unilateral muscular deficits. It is not known if individuals with hyperlaxity have different muscular endurance than individuals without hyperlaxity.
- Conditions
- Physical Endurance, Hypermobility, Joint, Muscular Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT04770987
- Testing
- lateral neck flexor endurance test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hartford
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Developing New Ways to Detect Respiratory Impairment Early in ALS
The goal of this observational study is to develop new ways to detect early changes associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT07844590
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Postpartum, Muscle Fatigue
Muscle Function After Childbirth
This study will evaluate lower extremity and trunk neuromuscular control in 78 nulligravid and postpartum women. Participants will attend two experimental sessions, approximately 1 week apart, to assess neuromuscular function.
- Conditions
- Postpartum, Muscle Fatigue, Force Steadiness, Nulligravid
- Trial name
- NCT05073224
- Testing
- Active Straight Leg Raise Test, Active Straight Leg Raise Fatigue Task, Lower Extremity Strength Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carroll University
Muscle Atrophy, Muscle Weakness
FIT Exercise in 30d of ULLS-induced Muscle Disuse
This study aims to determine how flywheel-based inertial training (FIT) implemented according to principles of velocity-based training (VBT) and High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) affects disuse-induced physical…
- Trial name
- NCT06631053
- Testing
- velocity-based FIT (VBFIT), No Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lance Bollinger
Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness, Pelvic Pain
Movement-Based Pelvic Health Education for Women in Underserved Communities
It is essential to provide the community with evidenced-based care to optimize healthcare outcomes; more specifically, women in underserved communities undergoing health disparities in rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- PHEd (NCT05569694)
- Testing
- Movement-based pelvic health education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Postoperative Pain
Effect of Volume of Local Anesthetic for Adductor Canal Block on Quadriceps Muscle Function: A Dose Finding Study
Adductor canal block is commonly offered to provide pain relief following knee surgery with the hope that they cause less leg weakness than traditionally performed femoral nerve block.
- Trial name
- NCT02541552
- Testing
- Ropivacaine 0.5%
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Old Age; Debility, Muscle Weakness
Probiotic-Muscle Study
This study will examine the effect of probiotic supplementation (Bacillus coagulans) on muscle protein synthesis in older adults in response to a plant-based diet.
- Conditions
- Old Age; Debility, Muscle Weakness, Protein Deregulation, Protein Deposition
- Trial name
- NCT04297111
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
Muscular Atrophy, Muscle Weakness
Combined Effects of Nutritional and Exercise Countermeasures
The purpose of this study is to see if a combination of resistance exercises and amino acid capsules can reduce muscle loss and maintain muscle function during bedrest.
- Trial name
- NCT00447044
- Testing
- Resistance Exercise, diet orange soda, essential amino acids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Hospital Associated Disability, Immobility
Targeting Muscle Strength Loss Due to Hospitalization in Older Adults by Blood-flow Restriction Combined With an Electromyography-driven Serious Game.
This study investigates a new training method designed to help older adults preserve their muscle strength during hospitalization.
- Conditions
- Hospital Associated Disability, Immobility, Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
- Trial name
- GHOSTLY+ (NCT07294131)
- Testing
- Gamified isometric strength training with blood flow restriction, Standard Physiotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel