Clinical trials: Muscle Health
Elderly, Sarcopenia
Early Detection of Disability and Health Promotion for Community-dwelling Elderly
This study evaluates the effects of exercise intervention on muscle strength and walking speed for the community-dwelling elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT03607136
- Testing
- exercise training
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Healthcare Workers, Musculoskeletal Pain
Effects of Telerehabilitation-Based Clinical Pilates Exercises on Health Care Workers
Musculoskeletal disorders can cause a decrease in employees' work continuity and job performance. During their working hours, healthcare workers stand for long periods of time, sit in wrong positions, actively use their upper…
- Trial name
- NCT06772948
- Testing
- Asynchronised group, Synchronized group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Telemedicine, Elderly
Effectiveness of Mobile Health on Frailty, Muscle Strength and Health Literacy of the Elderly
This study explores the effect of mobile health combined with multi-course intervention on frailty, muscle strength, health literacy and nutrition knowledge among the elderly in the community.
- Conditions
- Telemedicine, Elderly, Health Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT05483478
- Testing
- mobile health combined Multi-course Program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Landseed Hospital
Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(Mol-SHARE) Molecular Study of Health Assessment and Risk in Ethnic Groups
The purpose of this study is to directly compare the body composition, body fat distribution, and morphological and functional features of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle between South Asians and European Caucasians.
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00249314
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Sarcopenia in Elderly, Dynapenia
Reduction in Resistance Training Volume and Neuromuscular Adaptations in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate how reducing resistance training volume affects neuromuscular adaptations in older adults aged 60 to 70 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07046130
- Testing
- Resistance Training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Aging
Age-related Changes in Ovarian Follicular Wave Dynamics
The investigators hypothesize that age-related changes in the number and growth dynamics of ovarian follicles will be associated with changes in hormone levels and corresponding changes in musculoskeletal health.
- Trial name
- NCT01389141
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Dietary Nitrate Supplementation
Evaluating the Metabolic Effects of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation
Dietary nitrate is found to enhance muscle fatty acid oxidation/glucose uptake and increase mitochondrial biogenesis, which in turn, aid in the prevention and management of metabolic diseases.
- Trial name
- NIMMI (NCT05579262)
- Testing
- Beetroot juice
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore
Sarcopenia, Frailty
Whole Grain Job's Tear, Muscle Health, Blood Glucose and Lipid Level
Background: This investigation aims to explore efficacy of Taiwanese whole grain job's tear on muscle health and blood glucose and lipid levels in community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Frailty, Hyperglycemia, Hyperlipidemia
- Trial name
- NCT06503172
- Testing
- Taiwanese whole grain job's tear (red job's tear), White job's tear
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Health Behavior
SWAP-MEAT Athlete: Three Diets on Athletic Performance
This study aims to investigate the impact of two plant-based diets-whole food plant-based (WFPB) and plant-based meat alternatives (PBMA)-vs. an omnivorous diet (Animal) on endurance and muscular strength in recreational athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT05472701
- Testing
- Diet order: WFPB, PBMA, Animal, WFPB, Animal, PBMA, PBMA, WFPB, Animal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Aging, Muscle Strength
Get in Shape in the Team Research: Porukalla Kuntoon Tutkimus
It is well accepted that physical activity in the form of resistance training produces a wide variety of neuromuscular-skeletal and health benefits.
- Trial name
- PoKu (NCT02413112)
- Testing
- Resistance training
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jyvaskyla
Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome
Investigation of Parents' Anxiety Level and Health Related Quality of Life in Different Types of Physical Disabilities
Disability brings many psychosocial problems in society. The effects of the health of a disabled child on the psychological health and quality of life of the family are inevitable.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT04035967
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanko University
Vasomotor Symptoms, Hot Flashes
The Effect of Health Education and Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise on Vasomotor Symptoms and Sleep Problems With Perimenopausal Women
This study aims to determine the effect of health education and progressive muscle relaxation exercise (PMRE) on vasomotor symptoms and sleep problems in women with perimenopausal period; a randomized, pretest-posttest is a…
- Conditions
- Vasomotor Symptoms, Hot Flashes, Sleep Problem
- Trial name
- NCT04808232
- Testing
- progressive muscle relaxation exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sidika Pelit Aksu
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Sarcopenia
A Theory-based Home-based Multi-component Exercise Training Among Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a theory-based home-based multi-component exercise training works to prevent sarcopenia in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Trial name
- NCT06393244
- Testing
- a theory-based home-based multi-component exercise training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cheng Li
Widespread Chronic Pain
The Maintaining Musculoskeletal Health Study
It is known from many studies that when patients have developed chronic widespread pain (CWP) or fibromyalgia that managing such symptoms is extremely challenging for both doctors and patients.
- Trial name
- MAmMOTH (NCT02668003)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,002 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Adolescent Development
Inspiratory and Expiratory Muscle Training in Adolescent Volleyball Players
This study will investigate the effects of inspiratory and expiratory muscle training on respiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function, and performance status in adolescent athletes
- Trial name
- NCT06759779
- Testing
- inspiratory muscle training, expiratory muscle training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Older Adults Without Any Specific Clinical Condition
Essential Amino Acid Supplementation Enhances Post-prandial Amino Acid Availability Following a Standard-protein Breakfast in Older Adults
Healthy older adults and those who have acute and chronic conditions suffer from reduced protein intake and are at risk of developing both chronic and acute sarcopenia.
- Trial name
- NCT07754760
- Testing
- Essential amino acid supplement
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leeds Beckett University
Sexual Dysfunction, Postmenopausal Symptoms
Examination of the Effects of Pelvic Floor Exercises on Vaginal and Sexual Health in Postmenopausal Women.
The purpose of this study; To investigate the effects of pelvic floor muscle exercises on vaginal and sexual health in postmenopausal women.
- Conditions
- Sexual Dysfunction, Postmenopausal Symptoms, Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT06294197
- Testing
- Pelvic Floor Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hatice Gulsah Kurne
Sedentary Behavior, Physical Inactivity
Effect Of 8-Week Online Fitness Intervention Health Related Fitness
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of 8-week online delivered exercise program on actual and perceived physical fitness components.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Physical Inactivity, Body Image
- Trial name
- NCT06116474
- Testing
- Web-Based Physical Fitness Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Technical University
Muscle Loss
Galactooligosaccharide and Aging
Sarcopenia is a progressive muscle disease, most commonly affecting older individuals, that is categorised by 1) low muscle strength, 2) low muscle quantity or quality, and 3) low physical performance.
- Trial name
- NCT06411964
- Testing
- Prebiotic
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bath
Fibromyalgia
An Exploration of the Neuroplasticity of Endogenous Analgesia in Health and Chronic Pain
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a neurophysiological tool for studying cortical functions, and in addition, has an analgesic therapeutic effect whose underlying mechanism is unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT02572726
- Testing
- active repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus