Clinical trials: Muscle Loss
Obesity, Menopause
Calorie Restriction With Leucine Supplementation
The purpose of this study is to determine whether consuming additional leucine during calorie restriction induced weight loss has beneficial or harmful effects on multi-organ (liver, muscle, adipose tissue) insulin sensitivity…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Menopause, Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT01757340
- Testing
- Weight loss with normal protein and leucine intake, Weight loss with protein/leucine supplementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Sarcopenia
Home-based Progressive Resistance Exercise to Enhance Physical Performance of Older Adults With Possible Sarcopenia
The overall aim of the proposed project is to improve muscle strength in older adults with possible sarcopenia by promoting home-based progressive resistance exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT04851262
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Cirrhosis, Liver
Leucine Enriched Essential Amino Acid Mixture to Reverse Muscle Loss in Cirrhosis
Loss of skeletal muscle mass or sarcopenia is the most common and potentially reversible complication in cirrhosis that increases morbidity and mortality before, during and after liver transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT03208868
- Testing
- Leucine enriched essential amino acid (EEA/LEU), Balanced amino acid supplement (BAA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Muscle Hypotrophy, Exercise Performance
Resistance Training Adaptations and Caffeine Intake
This parallel-group, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigates the effects of three different caffeine supplementation strategies on resistance training-induced adaptations in 120 caffeine-naive, inactive…
- Conditions
- Muscle Hypotrophy, Exercise Performance, Muscle Strength, Adaptation
- Trial name
- NCT07410195
- Testing
- Caffeine (Constant Daily Dose), Caffeine (Escalating Dose), Caffeine (Training Days Only)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Muscle Weakness After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Contralateral Strength-training After Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction
The main aims of the study are (1) to examine the impact of contralateral strength training on the quadriceps muscle function after ACL surgery and (2) to compare the magnitude of cross-education induced by NMES versus eccentric…
- Trial name
- NCT01901965
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation, eccentric training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Schulthess Klinik
Sarcopenia;, Osteoporosis
Effects of Whole-body Vibration in the Frail Elderly
Objective: To study the acute and chronic effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercises on the lower extremity blood flow, mobility function, balance, muscle strength, bone density, and general health status, and its…
- Trial name
- NCT02090192
- Testing
- WBV training, PRT training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Li Zhang
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
A Drug-drug Interaction Study With Risdiplam Multiple Dose and Midazolam in Healthy Participants
This will be a Phase I, 2-part, open-label, non-randomized study to investigate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of a multiple-dosing regimen of risdiplam (Part 1) and the effect of risdiplam on the PK of…
- Trial name
- NCT03988907
- Testing
- Risdiplam, Midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Muscle and Bone in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Neuropathy
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate muscle fiber type composition in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with a common complication of T2DM: diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DNP), specifically diabetic…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- SVT-DNP (NCT06519942)
- Testing
- Blood sampling, Electromyoneurography (EMNG), Muscle biopsy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
Study of Muscle Wasting and Altered Metabolism in Patients With Myotonic Dystrophy
OBJECTIVES: I. Examine the interrelationships between muscle wasting (phenotype), the degree of myotonic dystrophy (DM) gene expression (genotype) in patients with DM. II. Characterize the insulin resistance in these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00004769
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Frailty, Sarcopenia
A Randomized Control Trial of an Intervention to Reverse Frailty and Enhance Resilience Through Exercise and Education
Resistance training done at home and protein supplementation may be the most effective and easiest to implement interventions to reverse frailty and build resilience.
- Trial name
- REFEREE (NCT04628754)
- Testing
- Exercise and protein
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Neonatal Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Screening
Parents or legal guardian of neonates who signed agreement will receive SMA screening test if their neonates are affected with SMA.
- Trial name
- SMA (NCT03217578)
- Testing
- SMA Newborn Screening
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 250,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Urinary Incontinence, Sarcopenia
The Urinary Incontinence Treatment Study
Investigators plan a prospective cohort study with an adaptive design based on physical function status. The design will involve tracking the number of women recruited with physical function impairment and those without any…
- Trial name
- UNITS (NCT03057834)
- Testing
- Pelvic floor muscle exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Sarcopenia
Multicomponent Intervention for Physical Frailty and Sarcopenia
The SPRINTT study will evaluate the efficacy of a multicomponent intervention programme (physical activity, nutritional counselling/dietary intervention, and information and communications technology intervention) compared with a…
- Trial name
- SPRINTT (NCT02582138)
- Testing
- Multicomponent intervention (MCI), Healthy Aging Lifestyle Education (HALE)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Sarcopenia, Healthy Elderly
Exercise and Nutritional Supplementation
To understand the effects of a novel dietary supplement when used in conjunction with a healthy lifestyle exercise program and to define biomarkers that are specific to sarcopenia.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Healthy Elderly, Healthy Young
- Trial name
- ENSASL (NCT03536871)
- Testing
- multi-nutrient supplement, Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Orthostatic Hypotension, Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia and Orthostatic Hypotension
Elderly patients generally have a tendency for having sarcopenia which refers to muscle loss that may be related to many factors. These patients also have a tendency to falls and injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT03732716
- Testing
- blood pressure measurement
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital
Sarcopenia, Aged
HIT Training in the Frail Elderly.
This pilot study aims to investigate whether high intensity interval training can result in rapid improvements in physical fitness amongst the frail elderly (over 70 years old).
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Aged, Exercise, Preoperative Care
- Trial name
- eHIT (NCT03138265)
- Testing
- HIIT Device: ergometer
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia
Does Potassium Bicarbonate Improve the Effect of Dietary Protein on Bone and Muscle?
The purpose of this study is to examine whether adding the basic salt potassium bicarbonate to the diet will have a positive effect on how dietary protein affects your bone and muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT00730184
- Testing
- potassium bicarbonate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Sarcopenia, Sleep
Exercise and the Sleep for the Sarcopenic Elderly
International data indicate that approximately 10% of the elderly will be affected by sarcopenia, a multifactorial syndrome that leads to the progressive and generalized loss of mass and muscular strength, leading to a decrease…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Sleep, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- ESSE (NCT03616249)
- Testing
- Sleep, Resistance Exercise
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Burns, Muscle Loss
The Mechanical Properties of Burned Muscles
The investigate of mechanical properties of muscles in burned patients.
- Conditions
- Burns, Muscle Loss, Viscoelastic Properties, Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT04654572
- Testing
- Myotonometric measurement
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Diabetic Wound
Peer Support for Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers
The objective of the study is to develop a peer support program that helps improve ulcer care in patients with a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU).Diabetes, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), foot ulceration, and subsequent amputation…
- Conditions
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Diabetic Wound, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetic Foot
- Trial name
- NCT06004219
- Testing
- Peer counseling group
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare