Clinical trials: Weakness
Muscle Weakness
Effect of Forward Head and Rounded Shoulder Posture on Hand Grip Strength in Asymptomatic Young Adults
see if there is significant difference between subjects with forward head rounded shoulder posture and subjects with normal posture in hand grip strength in asymptomatic young adults see if there is significant difference between…
- Trial name
- FHRSP-RS-FHP (NCT03586440)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Heart Failure
Exercise Capacity and Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients With and Without Inspiratory Muscle Weakness
In patients with heart failure, diaphragm dysfunction contributes to decreased quality of life while simultaneously increasing morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT06428227
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Critically Ill
Towards RECOVER: Outcomes and Needs Assessment in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Survivors of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation and Their Caregivers
Advances in critical care medicine have dramatically improved the survival of critically ill patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation.
- Trial name
- RECOVER (NCT00896220)
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Critical Illness, Nutritional and Metabolic Disease
Diarrhea and Stipsis in Critically Ill Patients (NUTRITI)
This study prospectively observed the complications intended as diarrhea or sti-sis that critically ill patients developed within 7 days after ICU admission.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Nutritional and Metabolic Disease, Nutritional Deficiency, ICU Acquired Weakness
- Trial name
- NUTRITI (NCT05473546)
- Testing
- ARTIFICIAL NUTRITION
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Sanitaria-Universitaria Integrata di Udine
Pulmonary Hypertension
Inspiratory Muscle Training in Pulmonary Hypertension
The purpose of this study is evaluate the effect the inspiratory muscle training on the functional capacity of patients with pulmonary hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT01410279
- Testing
- Inspiratory muscle training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
ICU Acquired Weakness
Effect of the "Sitting Out of Bed in an Arm-chair Position" in ICU on Functional Recovery Among Ventilated Patients
Chair positioning is one of a series of early mobilization techniques. At present, this technique, which involves moving a patient out of the resuscitation bed, can be performed passively or actively.
- Trial name
- STORM (NCT06973746)
- Testing
- sitting out of bed in an arm-chair position
- Where
- 11 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans
Limb Loss, Limb Weakness
Analysis of Human Movement With Assistive Devices
The purpose of this research is to evaluate how people move about in different settings with different assistive devices or components, and to understand how people interact with different assistive technologies.
- Conditions
- Limb Loss, Limb Weakness, Limb Paralysis, Movement Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05729061
- Testing
- Assist-Knee, Prosthetic Knee, Prosthetic Ankle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Orthocare Innovations, LLC
Bone Density, Muscle Weakness
Whole Body Vibration in Middle Aged Men
This study aims of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of an 8-week Whole Body Vibration (WBV) intervention on Bone Mineral Density (BMD), hand grip strength, and vitamin D levels in middle-aged men.
- Trial name
- NCT06644469
- Testing
- Dynatronics VF5 Model vibration platform
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jouf University
Mechanical Ventilation, Expiratory Muscle
Expiratory Muscle Function in Critically Ill Ventilated Patients
Inspiratory muscle weakness develops rapidly in ventilated critically ill patients and is associated with adverse outcome, including prolonged duration of mechanical ventilation and mortality.
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation, Expiratory Muscle, Critical Illness, Muscle Atrophy or Weakness
- Trial name
- EMFIC (NCT04333186)
- Testing
- Data from ultrasound measurements
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Brain Injuries, Dementia
ACT-ICU Study: Activity and Cognitive Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit
Intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization saves lives but often does so at a high personal cost to ICU survivors who frequently experience significant cognitive impairment and an array of physical and functional disabilities that…
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Dementia, Myopathies, Muscle Disorders
- Trial name
- ACT-ICU (NCT01270269)
- Testing
- Behavioral: Physical and functional rehabilitation, Behavioral: Cognitive, physical, & functional rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Muscle Weakness, Muscle Loss
Physical Activity as Intervention Against Age-related Loss of Muscle Mass and Function
A minimum of 450 healthy individuals (62-70 years old) will be recruited. Each individual will be randomized into one of three groups stratified according to gender (M/F), BMI (≤28/>28), and 30 sec chair stand (≤11/>11).
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness, Muscle Loss, Sarcopenia, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- LISA (NCT02123641)
- Testing
- Heavy resistance training, Moderate intensity training, Control
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 451 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Muscular Weakness
Can Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Improve Strength for Shoulder External Rotators Better Than Exercise Alone
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of blood flow restriction therapy to improve strength of shoulder muscles during the sidelying external rotation (ER) exercise versus a control group who only performs the…
- Trial name
- NCT03815760
- Testing
- Blood Flow Restriction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Fox University
ICU-acquired Weakness, Mechanical Ventilation
eCASH and Early Goal-Directed Mobilization to Prevent ICU-Acquired Weakness
This single-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate whether an eCASH concept-based analgesia and sedation strategy combined with early goal-directed mobilization can reduce the incidence of intensive…
- Conditions
- ICU-acquired Weakness, Mechanical Ventilation, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- eCASH-EGDM (NCT07677488)
- Testing
- eCASH-Based Analgesia and Sedation Strategy Combined With Early Goal-Directed Mobilization, Routine ICU Nursing Care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Strain of Fascia of Intrinsic Muscle of Foot (Disorder), Elastography
Integrated Exercise Therapy Interventions on the Performance and Injury Prevention in Competitive Sports
Football is an increasingly popular exercise and common practice among adolescent and elite athletes. However, these athletes tend to have injuries involving the lower extremity and foot.
- Conditions
- Strain of Fascia of Intrinsic Muscle of Foot (Disorder), Elastography, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT04384003
- Testing
- Shear Wave Ultrasound Elastography, The 3-D Motion Analysis, Electromyographic
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Muscle Weakness
Best Practice Using Rocuronium and Reversal With Neostigmine or Sugammadex
This is an estimation study, prospectively evaluating the incidence of postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade (PRNB) when a best practice protocol is implemented for a cohort of abdominal surgery and orthopedic surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT03543826
- Testing
- Protocol for rocuronium neuromuscular block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Oligospermia
A Clinical Study of Gulingji Capsule in the Treatment of Idiopathic Oligospermia, Asthenia, and Teratozoospermia
The object of study for patients with idiopathic disease of OAT, the use of multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled, prospective clinical research, choose according to row, standard units of idiopathic male infertility…
- Trial name
- NCT05320536
- Testing
- Guilingji Capsule
- Where
- 4 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Jinling Hospital, China
Muscle Weakness Condition, Hand Grasp
Effect of Texting and Writing on Grip and Pinch Strength
Texting and writing are common hand activities among college students. Students tend to spend increasing hours of texting and writing for every day activities in addition to the academic assignments that are mainly on line and…
- Trial name
- NCT04810416
- Testing
- Texting- 10 minutes, Writing- 10 minutes, Texting- 15 minutes
- Where
- 2 sites in Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt
Pneumatic Tourniquet, Muscle Weakness
Effect of Tourniquet Use on Muscle Thigh Function.
The use of a pneumatic tourniquet with the purpose of maintaining an operative field free of blood is a common practice in orthopedic surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03473106
- Testing
- Pneumatic tourniquet use
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer
Exercise in Improving Mobility and Reducing Fatigue and/or Weakness in Older Cancer Survivors
RATIONALE: Exercise may help improve mobility and relieve fatigue and/or weakness in cancer survivors. It is not yet known whether exercise is more effective than standard therapy in improving mobility and reducing fatigue and/or…
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00335491
- Testing
- exercise intervention, complementary or alternative medicine procedure, fatigue assessment and management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Rehabilitation
Novel Assistive Device and Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy
Stroke causes neurological deficits, impacting walking, balance, strength, and independence, with high mortality and economic burden.
- Trial name
- NCT07090187
- Testing
- LegoPress , Novel assistive device
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
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