Clinical trials: Weak; Muscle
Sepsis
Dysfunctions of Human Muscle Stem Cells in Sepsis
Severe critical illness is often complicated by Intensive Care Unit - Acquired Weakness (ICU-AW), which is associated with increased in and post-ICU mortality, with delayed weaning from mechanical ventilation and with long-term…
- Trial name
- DISCUSS (NCT02789995)
- Testing
- Human biological samples
- Where
- 7 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Muscle Weakness
Ventilatory Muscle Training by Breath-Stacking in Healthy Youngsters
In several diseases in which muscle weakness is a determining factor for morbidity and mortality, inspiratory muscle training has been shown to be useful in improving the function of ventilatory muscles, delaying or minimizing…
- Trial name
- NCT03258944
- Testing
- Breath-Stacking
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Age-related Muscle Decline
CALM-AF-AI: Counteracting Age-related Loss of Muscle With AAV-Follistatin Combined With Angiogenesis-Inducing VEGF Plasmid Gene Therapy
This Phase 1/2a, open-label, non-randomized study is designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of intramuscular AAV9-Follistatin gene therapy administered either as monotherapy or in combination with a VEGF-encoding…
- Trial name
- CALM-AF-AI (NCT07443826)
- Testing
- AAV9-Follistatin gene therapy, VEGF Plasmid
- Where
- Honduras
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unlimited Biotechnology LLC
Low Back Pain, Muscle Weakness
NASM OPT for Pectoral Enhancement and Breast Firmness
This RCT investigates a 12-week NASM OPT program targeting pectoral muscle strength, breast aesthetics (firmness, lift, chest circumference), and low back pain in 120 non-athletic women.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Muscle Weakness, Breast Sagging
- Trial name
- BreastFirmne (NCT06977919)
- Testing
- NASM OPT Program, General Exercise
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sistan and Baluchestan
Muscle Weakness, XLH
Muscle Abnormalities in Children With XLH
XLH rickets is a rare disease with muscle weakness. Fat parameters such as IMAT and intraMAT could be increased in this disease.
- Trial name
- MDmuscleXLH (NCT05312086)
- Testing
- MRI
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Muscle Weakness Conditions
Biomedical Instrumentation in the Study of Mirror Therapy in Elderly's Hands Motor Activity
Check if the Mirror therapy represents an effective method in improving the motor activity of the hands of institutionalized elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT02104102
- Testing
- Mirror Therapy, Kinesiotherapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Vale do Paraíba
Weakness, Muscle
Hip Abductor Function During Trendelenburg Test
This study will use electromyography and dynamometry to evaluate gluteal muscle activation during the Trendelenburg hip abduction test in different hip positions.
- Trial name
- NCT05967611
- Testing
- Trendelenburg hip abduction test
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ahram Canadian University
Muscle Weakness
Effects Resistance Training on Motor Control and Cognition
It is well documented that both balance and resistance training have the potential to mitigate intrinsic fall risk factors in older adults.
- Trial name
- KFPS_2 (NCT03017365)
- Testing
- Stable Resistance Training, Unstable Resistance Training, Adductor/Abductor Resistance Training
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kassel
Muscle Weakness, Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy
NM Balance Regulation With ULLS and Loss of Sleep
The goal of this trial is to learn about how restricted sleep and not bearing weight on the leg affects muscle strength and posture control.
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness, Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT05956964
- Testing
- Sleep Restriction, Sleep Adequate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lance Bollinger
Muscle Weakness
Combination Treatment With BTL-899 and HPM-6000UF Devices II
This study will evaluate the clinical efficacy of the BTL-899 and HPM-6000UF devices in combination for non-invasive strengthening of the core muscles and overall improvement in quality of life in female patients after childbirth.
- Trial name
- NCT05713864
- Testing
- BTL-899, HPM-6000UF
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BTL Industries Ltd.
Sarcopenia, Covid19
Sarcopenia and Related Factors in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Following Intensive Care
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the patients who had pneumonia or severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to COVID-19 in terms of sarcopenia and related factors following Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Covid19, Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT05474157
- Testing
- Standard care treatment for COVID-19 in Intensive Care Unit
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koç University
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
Smoking Cessation, Body Composition, Beneficial
The Effect of Cigarette Smoking / Smoking Cessation on Skeletal Muscle Mass, Strength and Functional Capabilities
Tobacco smoke is probably the single most significant source of toxic chemicals that humans are exposed to. Smoking is associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases.
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Body Composition, Beneficial, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT02128048
- Testing
- Assessment of body composition and muscle function
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness, Stroke
Multimodal Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation in Chronic Stroke Survivors: Long-Term Efficacy, Optimal Protocols, and Adjunctive Therapies for Comprehensive Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.
Evaluate long-term efficacy of multimodal PFMT in chronic stroke survivors with PFD.
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT07420569)
- Testing
- Core PFMT: 8-12 contractions (6-10s hold), 3 sets/day, progressed over 16 weeks. • Group A (Standard PFMT): 3 supervised/week (weeks 1-8), 1/week (9-16) + home. • Group B (Intensified PFMT): 5/week, Core PFMT: 8-12 contractions (6-10s hold), 3 sets/day, progressed over 16 weeks.
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iqra National University
Obesity, Overweight
Abdominal and Core Exercises on Respiratory Functions in Obese and Overweight Women (COREBREATH)
This study aims to examine the effects of an 8-week Pilates-based exercise program on breathing functions in overweight and obese women (BMI ≥ 25).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Pulmonary Disease, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- COREBREATH (NCT07103499)
- Testing
- Pilates-Based Core and Breathing Exercise Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Muscle Weakness, Myalgia
Coenzyme Q10 in Older Athletes Treated With Statin Medications
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of coenzyme Q10 administration in improving mitochondrial function as measured by anaerobic threshold in older athletes on a stable dose of statin medication.
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness, Myalgia, Side Effects of Statins
- Trial name
- NCT01026311
- Testing
- Coenzyme q 10
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Richard Deichmann, MD
Quadriceps Muscle Weakness, Adductor Muscle Weakness
Ultrasound Guided Adductor Canal Block Versus Femoral Nerve Block for Quadriceps Strength and Fall-risk
Our objective was to determine if an ultrasound guided ACB can preserve quadriceps strength, thus minimizing weakness of knee extension compared with ultrasound guided femoral nerve block.
- Conditions
- Quadriceps Muscle Weakness, Adductor Muscle Weakness, Fall Risk
- Trial name
- NCT01655277
- Testing
- Ultrasound Guided Adductor Canal Block, Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy, Muscle Weakness
The Effects of Lifting Light or Heavy Weights on Muscle Growth and Strength in Trained Young Men
When practicing weightlifting regularly the body makes new proteins within the muscle. These new proteins can increase the size of the cells within the muscle to make them larger, a process called hypertrophy.
- Trial name
- NCT02139865
- Testing
- 30% 1RM, 80% 1RM
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Poor Performance Status, Muscle Weakness
SR-WBV Training for Frail Elderly in the Skilling up Stage
This randomized controlled study aims to examine long term effects in the skilling up phase over 4 weeks on physical functional performance and strength of mechanical SR-WBV and dance therapy intervention in a frail elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT01704976
- Testing
- SR-WBV
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
Cerebral Palsy, Muscle Hypertonia
Hypertonia in Patients With Cerebral Palsy
This study will classify types of hypertonia in patients with cerebral palsy and determine if the classifications are reasonable in relation to the functional task of walking. Hypertonia is an abnormal increase in muscle tension.
- Trial name
- NCT00123708
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)