Clinical trials: Respiratory Muscles
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Use of Xyrem to Improve Sleep in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disabling illness for which there is no specific treatment. As a group, CFS patients have disturbed sleep with frequent arousals and the sense of not having slept upon awakening.
- Trial name
- NCT00498485
- Testing
- Sodium Oxybate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Investigation of the Acute Effects of Traditional and Functional IMT on Muscle Oxygenation in COPD
This study aims to compare the effects of functional and conventional inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on post-exercise muscle deoxygenation in individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
- Trial name
- NCT07267923
- Testing
- Traditional inspiratory muscle training, Functional inspiratory muscle training (IMT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, Fatigue
Dietary Intervention to Mitigate Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
The primary objective of this study is to conduct a 16-week randomized controlled trial aimed at investigating the effectiveness of the Whole-Diet Approach when following a healthy US-style diet rich in anti-inflammatory…
- Trial name
- Long-COVIDiet (NCT05977179)
- Testing
- Dietary intervention to mitigate Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Voice Fatigue, Voice Disorder
"Effects of EMST and Triflo on Voice Parameters and Vocal Fatigue"
A healthy voice is essential for meeting professional and communicative demands, particularly for professional voice users such as academics, who are at increased risk of voice disorders due to prolonged and intensive voice use…
- Conditions
- Voice Fatigue, Voice Disorder, Academic Voice Use and Voice Fatigue, Academician's Risk of Developing Voice Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07371351
- Testing
- Triflo, EMST
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial
Safe Zone in Trigger Point Injection
The goal of this observational study is to define the safe distance that will reduce the risk of pneumothorax through ultrasonographic imaging measurements in both sitting and prone positions to ensure patient safety during these…
- Trial name
- NCT06664359
- Testing
- Ultrasound guided injection with local anaestethic
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Stroke, Hyperventilation Syndrome
Symptomatic Hyperventilation in Individuals Living With Stroke
This study will investigate the effects of hyperventilation syndrome on respiratory muscle strength, respiratory muscle endurance, pulmonary functions, and functional capacity in individuals living with stroke, and in this…
- Trial name
- NCT07840703
- Testing
- Respiratory Function, Respiratory Muscle Strength, and Functional Capacity Assessments
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Istinye University
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Impact of Muscle Afferent Feedback During Exercise in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Recently, direct evidences point to the contributing role of peripheral muscle fatigue in exercise tolerance among patients with COPD.
- Trial name
- NCT01522729
- Testing
- Fentanyl
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Volleyball Players
The Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Warm-up
The purpose of this clinical study is to find out whether inspiratory muscle warm-up protocols are effective in volleyball athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT07549802
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Warm-Up
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Qualitative Research
IMT in Asthma: Activity, Coping, Self-Management
The aim of this study is to investigate asthma patients' experiences with an 8 week IMT and the perceived effects of this intervention on physical activity, coping strategies, and asthma self-management.
- Trial name
- IMT in Asthma (NCT07320066)
- Testing
- other
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Esenyurt University
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation to Reduce Hyperinflation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
This is an early feasibility study to investigate whether transcutaneous electrical stimulation applied to the abdominal wall muscles synchronous with voluntary exhalation can be used to support ventilation and affect…
- Trial name
- NCT02035228
- Testing
- Abdominal Stimulation - low / early, Abdominal stimulation - low/late, Abdominal Stimulation - low/full
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Liberate Medical
Bronchiectasis Adult, Expiratory Muscle Training
Effects of Expiratory Muscle Training Added to Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With Bronchiectasis
This randomized, single-blind, parallel-group controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of expiratory muscle training added to standard pulmonary rehabilitation on respiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function, cough…
- Conditions
- Bronchiectasis Adult, Expiratory Muscle Training, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Lung Function Tests
- Trial name
- NCT07317531
- Testing
- pulmonary rehabilitation, Expiratory muscle training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Demiroglu Bilim University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Oxygen Deficiency
Oxygenation Changes After 2-month Exercise in Sedentary Older Adults With Diabetes
The aim of the study is to determine the physiological evidence of how muscular and cerebral oxygenation changes link to fatigue, physical, and cognitive performance after moderate-intensity exercise in sedentary older adults…
- Trial name
- NCT04626453
- Testing
- 2-month home moderate-intensity exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
COPD
Inspiratory Muscle Training in COPD
This proposal aims at evaluating an inspiratory muscle training (IMT) method not previously tested in COPD called the Test of Incremental Respiratory Endurance (TIRE).
- Trial name
- NCT03438019
- Testing
- PrO2, Threshold Inspiratory Muscle Trainer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Miami VA Healthcare System
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Fibromyalgia
The Effect of Fibromyalgia Syndrome Accompanying Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome on Clinical Findings
Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a chronic disease that lasts for at least three months and is characterized by various symptoms such as tender points, widespread pain in the musculoskeletal system, sleep disturbance and fatigue.
- Trial name
- NCT05367167
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Snoring, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Genioglossus Muscle Training for Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) carries serious health consequences for patients. Evidence exists that some behavioral (e.g. exercise based) therapies may assist in lessening the severity of this disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT02834767
- Testing
- Genioglossis Strength Trainer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Lung Resection, Adenocarcinoma of Lung
Bioimpedance Analysis in Perioperative Assessment in Thoracic Surgery
The assessment of surgical and postoperative risks in thoracic surgery is a field of significant interest because the surgical procedure causes substantial changes in the body's homeostasis.
- Trial name
- BIVA-18 (NCT06796816)
- Testing
- Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis (BIVA)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS
Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal, Dysphagia
Slow-Stream Expiratory Muscle Strength Training for Veterans With Dysphagia Living in Long-term Care
Sunnybrook Veterans Centre (VC) is a long-term care (LTC) facility with many elderly residents living with swallowing disorders who are at high risk of developing pneumonia from aspirating food/liquid into their lungs.
- Conditions
- Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal, Dysphagia, Dysphagia, Progressive, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT04064333
- Testing
- Slow-Stream Expiratory Muscle Strength Training
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Voice Disorders
Efficacy of Conversation Training Therapy (CTT)
Voice therapy is the standard-of-care for many of the nearly 140 million people in the United States who suffer from voice disorders,1 yet patients claim that current therapies are ineffective at meeting their voice needs.2…
- Trial name
- NCT02441348
- Testing
- Conversation Training Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Mechanical Ventilator Weaning, Respiratory Muscle Training
Muscle Recruitment During Neck Flexion and Inspiratory Muscle Training
Respiratory muscle dysfunction is highly prevalent in patients with prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation and is strongly associated with weaning failure.
- Trial name
- FLEX (NCT05710432)
- Testing
- Quasi-Isometric Neck Flexion, Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Stroke
Respiratory Functions and Muscle Strength, Trunk Control, Functional Capacity and Independence in Hemiplegic Patients
The aim of this study was to invastigate the relationship between respiratory functions and respiratory muscle strength with trunk control, functional capacity and functional independence in hemiplegic patients after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT05290649
- Testing
- clinical assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Halic University