Clinical trials: Weakness
ICU, Trauma Injury
Current Situation and Analysis of ICU Management for Severe Trauma Patients in China
Over the past 10 years, there has not been a consensus on ICU nursing management based on the concept of injury control. Case management for patients with serious trauma continues to be initiated in general services and after…
- Conditions
- ICU, Trauma Injury, ICU Acquired Weakness
- Trial name
- NJJLISTP (NCT04944537)
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lulu Gu
AD - Alzheimer's Disease, Sarcopenia
A Study of Silkworm Pupa Powder Intervention in the Nutritional Status of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if silkworm pupa powder works to improve the nutritional status of Alzheimer's disease patients.
- Conditions
- AD - Alzheimer's Disease, Sarcopenia, Asthenia
- Trial name
- AD (NCT07059871)
- Testing
- Silkworm pupa powder
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang Hospital
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
Neuromuscular Diseases
Measuring Physical Activity With ActivPal
This study measures the level of physical activity in participants with neuromuscular disorders. The patient wears a small button like meter on their leg for a period of 1 week every 6 months over a period of 3 years.
- Trial name
- Activpal (NCT06084026)
- Testing
- ActivPal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Copd, Muscle Weakness
Mechanical Muscle Proprieties in Patient with COPD
This study aims to determine if patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exhibit altered muscle properties (specifically changes in tone and stiffness) in both their respiratory muscles and skeletal muscles when…
- Conditions
- Copd, Muscle Weakness, Muscle Weakness Condition
- Trial name
- NCT06410950
- Testing
- MyotonPRO Assessment of Muscle Biomechanical Properties
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spitalul Clinic de Boli Infecțioase și Pneumoftiziologie Dr. Victor Babeș Timișoara
Sarcopenia, Muscle Weakness
Effects of Mobility Dose in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients
The primary aim of this study is to assess if the mobility dose that patients receive in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) predicts adverse discharge disposition (primary endpoint), and muscle wasting diagnosed by bedside…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Muscle Weakness, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- MQS (NCT03196960)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Disk Herniated Lumbar, Coordination Lack
The Effect of Abdominal Hallowing on Coactivation of Lower Extremity Muscles in Patients With Lumbal Disc Herniation
Intervertebral disc degenerations are the most important cause of chronic low back pain resulting in job loss and associated socio-economic problems in developed and developing industrial countries 1.
- Conditions
- Disk Herniated Lumbar, Coordination Lack, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT05233254
- Testing
- Abdominal Hollowing exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Polyneuropathy
Muscular Electrostimulation of the Sedated and Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patient. Analysis of the Effect on Acquired Muscular Weakness and Its Clinical Consequences.
Even 20-50% of patients under sedation and mechanical ventilation develops myopathy and / or neuropathy which difficulties both the process of extubation and the functional recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT02033057
- Testing
- Muscular electrostimulation and percutaneus muscular biopsy.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario La Fe
Pompe's Disease
Prevalence of Pompe's Disease in Respiratory Clinics
Pompe's disease is a very rare condition which causes weakness of the respiratory muscles and may therefore cause symptoms of breathlessness or even respiratory failure, requiring the use of a ventilator at night.
- Trial name
- PURF (NCT02527239)
- Testing
- Prospective observational study
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness
Dose-response of Physical Exercise on Pelvic Floor Muscle Function in Postmenopausal Women With Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence (UI) symptoms are highly prevalent among women, and menopause is one of the risk factors for UI. During the menopausal transition, not only the hormonal secretion is changed but also the level of physical…
- Trial name
- NCT04351750
- Testing
- general exercise, pelvic floor muscle training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng Kung University
Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Diaphragm Injury
Effect of Diaphragm Stimulation During Surgery
During major surgical procedures general anesthesia is used to make the patient unconscious. General anesthesia insures that the patient is unaware of any pain caused by surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03303040
- Testing
- Electrical stimulation of hemidiaphragm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency
A Retrospective Study of Subjects With Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency
This is a multicenter, multinational, retrospective chart-review study to evaluate survival in patients with Thymidine Kinase 2 deficiency (TK2d).
- Trial name
- NCT05017818
- Testing
- Observational retrospective data
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Russia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Zogenix MDS, Inc.
Muscle Weakness, Exercise
Effect of Open Kinetic Chain Shoulder Exercises on Scapulothoracic Muscle Activity on Stable and Unstable Ground
Exercises used in shoulder rehabilitation compose of open kinetic chain and closed kinetic chain exercises.The force formed on the trunk and legs is transferred to the shoulder in open and closed kinetic chain exercises before…
- Trial name
- NCT04522531
- Testing
- Open cinetic chain shoulder exercise on unstabil ground
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Aging, Foot Muscle Dysfunction
Effects of Rehabilitative Exergame Training on Foot Muscle Activity, Balance, and Mobility in Older Adults
This study is designed as a randomized controlled trial. A total of 40 healthy older adults residing in private and public nursing homes and rehabilitation centers in Mersin will be enrolled.
- Conditions
- Aging, Foot Muscle Dysfunction, Sarcopenia, Age-Related Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- EXG-FOOT (NCT07357662)
- Testing
- Exergame-based Balance and Foot Muscle Training, Conventional Functional Balance Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Tarsus University
Neuropathic Pain, Old Age; Debility
Relationship Between Neuropathic Pain and Geriatric Assessment Parameters in Patients Aged 80 Years and Older
This study aimed to determine the frequency of neuropathic pain in individuals aged 80 years and older and to evaluate the relationship between neuropathic pain and comprehensive geriatric assessment parameters.
- Conditions
- Neuropathic Pain, Old Age; Debility, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07487610
- Testing
- Detailed geriatric assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Sultan 1. Murat State Hospital
Obesity, Insulin Sensitivity
Effect of Weight Loss on Intermuscular Adipose Tissue (IMAT) Signaling
The goal of this intervention study is to learn about how weight loss impacts molecular signaling of intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) in individuals with obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Sensitivity, Muscle Weakness, Adiposity
- Trial name
- NCT06129110
- Testing
- Diet Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Heart Failure
Optoelectronic Pletysmography and Diaphragmatic Thickness in Heart Failure Patients
The investigators aimed to evaluate the effects of cardiomegaly associated with inspiratory muscle weakness on tricompartmental distribution of chest wall volumes, on the thickness of the right hemidiaphragm and on the…
- Trial name
- NCT02481388
- Testing
- Maximal exercise ramp test
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Muscle Weakness
Muscle Wasting in the Critically Ill
Muscle wasting is a common consequence of critical illness, and has a profound impact upon the rehabilitation of those who survive admission to critical to care.
- Trial name
- NCT03770442
- Testing
- Cycling with FES, Routine physiotherapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Epilepsy
Evaluation of Direct Effects of Electric Fields on Brain
Transcranial current stimulation (tCS), a safe, tolerable technique employing weak currents (~ 1 mA) applied to the scalp, has been shown to be a promising technique in alleviating seizures in focal epilepsy patients.
- Trial name
- GALVANI PS-2 (NCT05250713)
- Testing
- Transcranial stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Hearing Loss, Gait, Unsteady
Exercise to Improve Balance in Older Adults With Hearing Impairment - a Proof-of-concept Study
Hearing impairment is common in older adults, and recent research points to associations between hearing impairment and balance/mobility.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Gait, Unsteady, Balance; Distorted, Old Age; Debility
- Trial name
- NCT04283279
- Testing
- Virtual reality exercise, Vestibular rehabilitation exercise, Control
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
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