Clinical trials: Muscle Activation, open to volunteers
Burns - Multiple, Critical Illness
Reduction of Muscle Catabolism Through Brain Activation in Burn Patients
Patients with extensive burn injuries frequently develop severe skeletal muscle wasting and weakness as part of critical illness-related myopathy and neuropathy.
- Conditions
- Burns - Multiple, Critical Illness, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- REMBRANT (NCT07435402)
- Testing
- Burn-Bundle Extended Rehabilitation Program, Isoflurane Inhalational Sedation, Functional Proprioceptive Stimulation
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders
Rare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
The Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford (CoRDS) is an international patient registry that serves as a centralized resource for rare disease research.
- Conditions
- Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders, Disorders of Unknown Prevalence, Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
- Trial name
- CoRDS (NCT01793168)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Healthy Young Adults
Development of a Real-time Controller to Estimate Walking Performance Using a Bilateral Ankle Exoskeleton
This study is developing and testing a new controller for a robotic ankle exoskeleton (Biomotum) that can adjust itself in real time to better support people while they walk.
- Trial name
- NCT07393971
- Testing
- Adaptive Torque Control System for Ankle Exoskeleton
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Low Back Pain, Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial
Effects of IASTM, Deep Friction Massage, and Sham Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Electromyographical Activation, Pain and Function in Non-Specific Low Back Pain
Background: Non-specific low back pain is a leading cause of global disability and physical, psychological, and socioeconomic burdens.
- Trial name
- IASTM (NCT07921784)
- Testing
- Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization, Deep Friction Massage
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Normal Pediatric Swallowing Physiology, Swallowing Muscle Activation Patterns in Children
Surface Electromyographic Analysis of Normal Swallowing in Children: An Exploratory Study
This exploratory clinical trial aims to investigate the mechanism of sequential muscle contractions during normal swallowing processes, including spoon, straw, and cup feeding, in children aged 2 to under 10 years without…
- Conditions
- Normal Pediatric Swallowing Physiology, Swallowing Muscle Activation Patterns in Children, Swallowing Function
- Trial name
- NCT07455279
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Pregnancy
The Effect of Ultrasound Visual Feedback on Birth Outcomes in Nulliparous Women With Levator Ani Muscle Co-activation at Term Pregnancy
The study aims to evaluate the effect of ultrasound-based visual feedback training of the pelvic floor muscles in nulliparous women at term pregnancy who present co-activation of the levator ani muscle, on the duration of the…
- Trial name
- CoA_2025 (NCT07675642)
- Testing
- Ultrasound Visual Feedback Training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Subacromial Pain Syndrome
The Effect of Unstable Loads on Scapular Kinematics and Muscle Activation During Overhead Press in Overhead Athletes With Subacromial Pain Syndrome
The research aims to compare the differences between stable and unstable load conditions during shoulder pressing in overhead athletes with SAPS and to compare the differences between SAPS and healthy athletes with stable and…
- Trial name
- NCT07646899
- Testing
- stable load shoulder press, Unstable load shoulder press
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Low Back Pain, Functional Motor Disorder
Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Electrical Stimulation for Gluteus Muscle Dysfunction After Low Back Pain Episode
Percutaneous ultrasound-guided neuromodulation (US-guided PNM) is the electrical stimulation of a peripheral nerve at some point along its pathway or at a muscular motor point under the guidance of an ultrasound probe with a…
- Trial name
- NCT06873386
- Testing
- Valera & Minaya protocol, High-frequency US-guided PNM
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Marc Badia
Flat Feet, Lower-Limb Muscle Activation
Plantar Stimulation, Whole-Body Vibration, and Baduanjin for Muscle Activation
This study will examine how different short-term exercise and vibration conditions affect lower-limb muscle activity in young adults with flat feet and young adults with normal feet.
- Conditions
- Flat Feet, Lower-Limb Muscle Activation, Neuromuscular Response
- Trial name
- NCT07811674
- Testing
- Whole-body Vibration Training,Whole-Body Vibration With Regional Plantar Stimulation,Baduanjin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Spinal Cord Injury
Using Muscle Functional MRI to Study Spatial Muscle Activation Patterns in People With SCI
Several types of treatment and therapy have been shown to promote improvements in movement and other health gains in people with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT07073313
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis
Thumb Muscle Activation During First Dorsal Interosseous Activities of Daily Living in Thumb Base Osteoarthritis
The aim of this study is to investigate whether there are differences in muscle activation of the First Dorsal Interosseous (FDI) and the Abductor Pollicis Longus (APL) between individuals with and without trapeziometacarpal…
- Trial name
- NCT07668986
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaga
Hyperkyphosis
Surface Electromyographic Analysis of Scapular Stabilizer Muscle in Postural Hyperkyphosis
Postural hyperkyphosis is characterized by an excessive thoracic kyphotic curvature and may alter scapular positioning, muscular balance, and upper extremity biomechanics.
- Trial name
- NCT07905014
- Testing
- Traditional Postural Exercises, Schroth-Based Corrective Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Istinye University
Critical Illness
Quadriceps Muscle Activation and Oxygenation Responses During Usual Care Compared to Individualized Interval and Constant Work Rate Bed-cycling. An Experimental Study.
### Study Summary - AcuteBike-ICU Bed-cycling is commonly used as part of early rehabilitation in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- Trial name
- AcuteBike-ICU (NCT07882719)
- Testing
- usual care constant work rate bedcycling, Individualized constant work rate bedcycling, Individualized interval bedcycling
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis
Spinal Cord Associative Plasticity Study
Spinal cord associative plasticity (SCAP) is a combined cortical and spinal electrical stimulation technique developed to induce recovery of arm and hand function in spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Cervical Myelopathy
- Trial name
- SCAP (NCT05163639)
- Testing
- Non-invasive pairing of cortical and spinal stimulation, Intraoperative pairing of cortical and spinal stimulation, Non-invasive repeated pairing of cortical and spinal stimulation (SCAP)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Migraine, Upper Extremity
Scapular Muscle Activation and Shoulder Performance in Migraine
Migraine is a significant health problem due to its high prevalence and substantial contribution to disability. Individuals with migraine have been reported to exhibit myofascial trigger points, increased pain sensitivity, and…
- Conditions
- Migraine, Upper Extremity, Muscle Activity
- Trial name
- NCT07656922
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Knee Osteoarthritis
Effects of Music During Walking on Pain and Muscle Activation in People With Chronic Pain Due to Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this research study is to compare muscle activation, changes in pain sensitivity, and brain function, between different walking conditions, including walking to music, walking to metronome, and walking without…
- Trial name
- NCT07537114
- Testing
- Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation with music, Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation with metronome, Control
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus