Clinical trials: Muscle Health
Back Pain, Low Back Pain
Low Back and Neck Pain in Nursing Students at The University of The West Indies
The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of neck and low back pain in nursing students enrolled at the University of the West Indies, Mona; to assess their knowledge, attitude and practice of good spine health and…
- Conditions
- Back Pain, Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Neck Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07167888
- Testing
- Clinical Control Group (Group A), Spine Exercise Program (Group B)
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Strength, Strength Training Effects
Carrying Heavy Shopping Bags and Muscle Function
What Is This Study About? To find out whether carrying heavy shopping bags twice a week can help adults not currently meeting physical activity strength guidelines improve muscle mass, strength, power, and endurance.
- Conditions
- Strength, Strength Training Effects, Resistance Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT07271108
- Testing
- Experimental: Shopping bag carrying
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Musculoskeletal Pain, Postural; Defect
Posture Training for Middle Schoolers
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate if posture training can improve back pain and posture in middle school students.
- Trial name
- NCT06909747
- Testing
- Posture Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amasya University
Acupuncture Therapy, Sports Medicine
Acupuncture in Adolescent Football Players
Is it feasible to perform acupuncture in the training field after sport performance in adolescent football players? Does acupuncture provide a decrease in muscle soreness and improvement in overall sense of well-being in the…
- Trial name
- NCT03478800
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Focus on Healthy Infants
Development of Muscle Function in Prepubertal Children As a Response to Growth and Resistance Training
Healthy skeletal muscle development is crucial for a life-long quality of life. Childhood and puberty may be key periods for developing muscle growth and neuromuscular capacities, which are essential for bone-muscle interaction…
- Trial name
- decade-fit (NCT06594900)
- Testing
- resistance training intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ralf Roth
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Characterization of the Clinical-epidemiological Profile of Patients With SMA5q Types II and III: Observational Study
This study aims to characterize the clinical-epidemiological profile and baseline characteristics of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) 5q types II and III in follow-up at the Brazilian Unified Public Health System…
- Trial name
- NCT04404764
- Testing
- Nusinersen Injectable Product
- Where
- 9 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Breathing Exercises, PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION EXERCISES
THE EFFECT OF A BREATHING AND PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION PROGRAM
This non-randomized controlled study evaluates a 10-week breathing and myofascial release program in university athletes. The intervention group receives structured training, while the control group receives only an informational…
- Conditions
- Breathing Exercises, PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION EXERCISES, Psychological Well-being
- Trial name
- NCT07553546
- Testing
- Integrated Breathing-Myofascial Program
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Tennis Elbow, Health Adult Subjects
Assessment of Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) and Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) After Effect in Patients With and Without Tennis Elbow (TE)
This study at Hashemite University looks at how people with and without tennis elbow (AKA lateral elbow tendinopathy) feel pressure pain and how their bodies briefly "turn down" pain after a cold stimulus.
- Conditions
- Tennis Elbow, Health Adult Subjects, Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy (Tennis Elbow), Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT)
- Trial name
- NCT07178288
- Testing
- Physiological/measurement-validation study
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hashemite University
Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia, Primary
Understanding Health Services Delivery for Fibromyalgia
This research study aims to: i) Explore and understand how health and social care for people with fibromyalgia living in the UK is organised and delivered.
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia, Primary, Fibromyalgia, Secondary
- Trial name
- NCT04771260
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Bone Health, Muscle Function
Effects of Milk Protein and Vitamin D on Children's Growth and Health
The purpose of D-pro is to investigate the combined and separate effects of milk protein and vitamin D on bone health, growth, muscle function, body composition and cardiometabolic health in 6-8-year-old children.
- Conditions
- Bone Health, Muscle Function, Cardiometabolic Health, Appetite Regulation
- Trial name
- D-pro (NCT03956732)
- Testing
- Milk Protein (high), Vitamin D, Milk Protein (medium)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Vitamin D Deficiency, Musculoskeletal Diseases
Vitamin D in School Children
The primary purpose of this study it to investigate total circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in school children (aged 4-11years) in Northern Ireland; thereby establishing the prevalence of vitamin D status (deficiency…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Cognitive Delay, Mild
- Trial name
- DVinCHI (NCT05018988)
- Testing
- Oral vitamin D spray
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Arrest of Bone Development or Growth, Constitutional Delay of Growth and Puberty
YoUng Adolescents' behaViour, musculoskeletAl heAlth, Growth & Nutrition
More children will survive to adulthood today than at any other point in human history, as evidenced by the proportion of live births and absolute numbers.
- Conditions
- Arrest of Bone Development or Growth, Constitutional Delay of Growth and Puberty, Malnutrition, Child, Gestational Diabetes
- Trial name
- YUVAAN (NCT05603793)
- Testing
- Knowledge, Attitude & Practices
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS
Unhide® Project: A Digital Health Platform to Collect Lifestyle Data for Brain Inflammation Research
The unhide® Project is a non-interventional, longitudinal research study designed to establish a secure data repository of demographic, health, and lifestyle information from individuals with brain inflammation and related…
- Conditions
- Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS, Rheumatic Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
- Trial name
- NCT04806620
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain Inflammation Collaborative
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, Metabolic Parameters in AIS, CAIS, PAIS and MAIS
Androgen Receptor, Implications for Health and Wellbeing: Natural History Study of Individuals With Androgen Insensitivity
Background: Androgen effects in humans are usually (but not always) mediated by the androgen receptor which is coded for by the androgen receptor gene (AR gene).
- Conditions
- Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, Metabolic Parameters in AIS, CAIS, PAIS and MAIS, Tumor Formation in AIS, CAIS, PAIS and MAIS, Sexual Function AIS, CAIS, PAIS and MAIS
- Trial name
- NCT04708431
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Cerebral Palsy
HMB Cerebral Palsy Pilot Study
This is a pilot study of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) + Vitamin D3 supplementation in adolescents with cerebral palsy. The primary objective is to quantify safety, compliance, and acceptability of daily combined HMB + Vitamin…
- Trial name
- NCT05384951
- Testing
- HMB + Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Body Weight Changes, Body Composition
Breakfast and Muscle Health in Children
One in every three children ages 2-19 years is overweight or obese. Although multifactorial in nature, obesity is primarily attributed to a mismatch between energy intake and energy expenditure (EE).
- Conditions
- Body Weight Changes, Body Composition, Muscle Mass, Energy Expenditure
- Trial name
- NCT03602144
- Testing
- Carbohydrate, Protein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Vitamin D Deficiency
The Effect of Vitamin D Supplements on Vitamin D Status, Cardiometabolic Health and Immune Defense in Danish Children
The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether and in which doses vitamin D intake is needed in order to maintain an adequate vitamin D status in 4-8 year-old Danish children during wintertime.
- Trial name
- ODIN Junior (NCT02145195)
- Testing
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Muscle Atrophy
Milk Versus a Pea-based Beverage for Bone and Muscle Health in Young Athletes
Canada's Food Guide places an increased emphasis on plant-based proteins; however, Canadians who consume a plant-based diet may be compromised because of intake of lower-quality protein.
- Trial name
- NCT05382026
- Testing
- Nutritional supplementation during a 6 month resistance training program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Health, Subjective, Activity, Motor
The Effects of Horse-back Riding on Core Muscles in Adolescents
The aim of the study is to examine the effects of riding on the core muscles, balance and muscle strength of the extremities in healthy adolescents.
- Conditions
- Health, Subjective, Activity, Motor, Muscle Strength
- Trial name
- NCT05366348
- Testing
- Recreational activity
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pınar Kuyulu
Child Development, Schools
Kettlebell-classroom Training
Physical fitness is a crucial health marker, predicting both cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Muscular strength, an essential component of physical fitness, underpins physical and psychological well-being, particularly…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Schools, Primary Health Care, Resistance Training
- Trial name
- kettleclass (NCT06910085)
- Testing
- kettlebell-training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland