Clinical trials: Muscle Atrophy
Healthy Aging
Vegan and Omnivorous Diets and Skeletal Muscle Turnover in Healthy Older Adults
Dietary protein intake and physical activity are key to minimise the age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass. While animal-derived protein sources are considered high-quality anabolic foods, it remains unclear whether…
- Trial name
- MVP (NCT05985369)
- Testing
- Controlled diet and resistance exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Sarcopenia
Impact of Fat Co-ingestion With Protein on the Post-prandial Anabolic Response in Elderly Men
Rationale: The progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass with aging, or sarcopenia, has a major impact on our healthcare system due to increased morbidity and greater need for hospitalization and/or institutionalization.
- Trial name
- Pro-Fat (NCT01680146)
- Testing
- PRO+FAT, PRO
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Sarcopenia, Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Concentration
Impacts of Nicotinamide Riboside on Functional Capacity and Muscle Physiology in Older Veterans
Frailty is an age-associated clinical condition of poor physiological reserve that increases risks for falls, hospitalization and mortality.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Concentration, Muscle Quality and NAD+ Content
- Trial name
- NR-VET (NCT04691986)
- Testing
- Nicotinamide Riboside
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Sarcopenia, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Reversing Muscle Loss With Exercise Training and Daily Consumption of Pomegranate Juice
A research study regarding the body's response to several weeks of training using short sprints and pomegranate juice supplementation
- Trial name
- NCT03258346
- Testing
- Inertial Load Cycling Training, Pomegranate Juice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
A Clinical Study on Using Multimodal Ultrasound to Assess Muscle Mass in Metabolic Diseases
This study aims to evaluate the clinical value of multimodal ultrasound for assessing muscle mass in patients with metabolic diseases, including metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and simple obesity.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Sarcopenia, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT07836088
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhangzhou Municipal Hospital
Shoulder Pain, Neuromuscular Diseases
Understanding Control and Mechanisms of Shoulder Instability in FSHD
The aim of this study is to identify factors for shoulder instability in people with Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD). FSHD is a non-life limiting condition with symptoms presenting in the second decade of life (Evangelista…
- Conditions
- Shoulder Pain, Neuromuscular Diseases, Shoulder Injuries, Facio-Scapulo-Humeral Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT05239520
- Testing
- 3D movement analysis with surface electromyography and ultrasound
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Immune Senescence, Sarcopenia
Effects of PS-IPC Supplementation on Muscle Mass and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults
Sarcopenia, the age-associated loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, is a frequent precursor to functional impairment, disability, falls, and loss of independence in the elderly.
- Trial name
- PS-IPC (NCT00926250)
- Testing
- Oral PS-IPC supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Sarcopenia, Metabolic Diseases
Sarcopenia, Metabolic Diseases, and Integrated Aging Longitudinal Evaluation (SMILE)
This study aims to establish an ambispective cohort platform centered on the pathological axis of "sarcopenia-metabolic disorders-aging progression", integrating multimodal data including demographic characteristics, lifestyle…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Metabolic Diseases, All-cause Mortality, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT07205510
- Testing
- nothing
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RenJi Hospital