Clinical trials: Skeletal Muscle Performance
Healthy Adult, Cyclists
Musculotendinous Adaptations to Strength and Endurance Training in Cyclists
This study investigated whether adding strength training to regular endurance training improves performance and muscle function in competitive cyclists.
- Conditions
- Healthy Adult, Cyclists, Athletes
- Trial name
- STEND (NCT07658300)
- Testing
- Strength training, Endurance training
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian Sports University
Muscle Loss, Physical Disability
Effects of High Protein Diet on Muscle Mass, Strength, and Physical Performance in Postmenopausal Women
Despite the importance of preventing muscle mass loss during senescence, only a few studies have investigated the relationship between diet and muscle mass in postmenopausal women.
- Trial name
- NCT03652584
- Testing
- High Protein Diet, Control Diet
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Chronic Renal Failure
Efficacy of an Intradialysis Combined Training Program on Disability Level and Physical Performance.
The patient subjected to hemodialysis has a low physical capacity due to being advanced in years and the complexity of the process, which is encouraged by family members and caregivers who lead them to a total dependence.
- Trial name
- PTH-CKD0113 (NCT02883309)
- Testing
- intradialytic physical training program
- Sponsor
- Universidad Austral de Chile
Skeletal Muscle Damage
Recovery Kinetics Following a Soccer Training in Middle-aged Males
This study aims at investigating the recovery kinetics of skeletal muscle damage, neuromuscular fatigue and performance following a single soccer trainning session in middle aged males.
- Trial name
- NCT06260215
- Testing
- ST
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Skeletal Muscle Damage
Recovery Kinetics Following Change of Direction Training
This study aims at investigating the recovery kinetics of skeletal muscle damage, neuromuscular fatigue and performance following a single change of direction (COD) training session in competitive soccer players.
- Trial name
- NCT04795232
- Testing
- COD45, COD90
- Where
- 2 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Stroke
Power Training Post-stroke
Hemiparesis, strictly defined as (muscular) weakness affecting one side of the body, is seen in three-quarters of individuals following stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT01970592
- Testing
- POWER training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Skeletal Muscle Damage, Exercise-induced Aseptic Inflammation
NAC Supplementation and Soccer Specific Performance
In this investigation the investigators utilized NAC supplementation to boost GSH availability during an one-week-microcycle consisting of three soccer games, in order to test the hypotheses that: i) antioxidant supplementation…
- Conditions
- Skeletal Muscle Damage, Exercise-induced Aseptic Inflammation, Skeletal Muscle Performance, Antioxidant Status
- Trial name
- NCT04523675
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Cachexia, Neoplasms
Cancer-associated Muscle Mass - Molecular Factors and Exercise Mechanisms
Muscle mass loss is a common adverse effect of cancer. Muscle mass loss occurs with or without reduction in body weight. Cancer cachexia (CC) is the involuntary loss of body weight of >5% within 6 months and it occurs in 50-80%…
- Conditions
- Cachexia, Neoplasms, Exercise, Metabolism
- Trial name
- PANACEA (NCT05307367)
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Resistance Exercise
Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis: Traditional and Cluster Sets
Traditionally, when performing resistance exercise, repetitions are performed in a continuous manner resulting in a decrease in velocity, and thus power output.
- Trial name
- NCT04028726
- Testing
- Back-squat exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Unilateral Lower Limb Suspension (Simulated Microgravity)
Unloaded Minds - How Prolonged Unloading Shapes Human Performance in Lunar Gravity
During spaceflight and lunar missions, reduced gravitational loading causes the muscles and nervous system to decondition rapidly.
- Trial name
- UnloadedMinds (NCT07607340)
- Testing
- Unilateral lower limb suspension
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Sarcopenia, Aging
Effects of Polyphenol Supplementation and Exercise on Physical Performance in Older Adults
After approximately age 40 years, individuals experience a natural loss of muscle mass, strength, and physical function that is linked to higher risks of falls, disability, loss of independence, and mortality.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Aging, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT07441343
- Testing
- Polyphenol Rich-Extract, Resistance Band-Based & Aerobic Stationary Cycling Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Chris McGlory, PhD
Weight Loss, Other Effects of High Altitude
Substrate Utilization, Exercise Performance, and Skeletal Muscle Response to Energy Deficit and Altitude Acclimatization
This research will evaluate nutrition requirements for missions at high altitude (i.e. >7800 feet above sea level) and the information obtained can be used to optimize nutrient content specifications for combat rations.
- Trial name
- NCT02731066
- Testing
- Standard pro, High pro, carbo bev
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Non Invasive Ventilation on Peripheral Muscle Function and Aerobic Performance
Background: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) reduces respiratory load and demands on peripheral muscles. Methods: This study aims to evaluate the acute effects of bi-level NIV on peripheral muscle function during isokinetic…
- Trial name
- NIV (NCT05417503)
- Testing
- Non-invasive ventilation bi-level
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Musculoskeletal Disorders, Skeletal Disorder
Observational Prospective PMCF Study to Confirm Performance and Safety of Intelect® Devices in Real World
DJO UK Ltd (ENOVIS) is conducting this study to confirm the performance and safety of the Chattanooga Intelect® devices in real world use.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Disorders, Skeletal Disorder, Muscle Disorder
- Trial name
- INTELECT (NCT06809283)
- Where
- 4 sites in France, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- DJO UK Ltd
Postmenopausal Diabetes
Effects of Different Exercise Training Dose on Exercise Performance and Noninvasively Estimated Muscle Oxygen Extraction in Diabetic Postmenopausal Women
The purpose of this study is specifically to investigate (1) the exercising muscle oxygenation response in diabetic postmenopausal women; (2) the dose-response of different physical activity interventions on skeletal muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT00905203
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury
Blood Flow Restriction Exercise for Those With SCI
Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are among the most debilitating conditions an individual can sustain with the estimates of SCI incidence in the United States at 12,000 new cases per year.
- Trial name
- NCT04889092
- Testing
- Blood Flow Restriction exercise, Traditional resistance exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Iron Deficiency
Effects of Iron Supplementation on Skeletal Muscle Properties in Females With Suboptimal Iron Storage
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether oral iron supplementation will increase skeletal muscle iron storage and its effects on exercise capacity in females with suboptimal iron status.
- Trial name
- MyoIRON (NCT07084298)
- Testing
- Oral iron supplement
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Skeletal Muscle, Human Performance
The Effects of L-arginine Supplementation on Anaerobic Exercise Performance
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if acute ingestion of L-arginine will enhance anaerobic exercise performance in young, healthy, and recreationally active adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06475391
- Testing
- L-arginine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Sarcopenia
Skeletal Muscle Apoptosis and Physical Performance; Oxidative RNA/DNA Damage and Repair in Aged Human Muscle
The age-related loss of muscle mass and strength, also termed sarcopenia, is a commonly recognized consequence of aging and has been associated with frailty, functional loss, hospitalization, and increased mortality among older…
- Trial name
- NCT01644279
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Muscle Loss, Muscle Anabolism
Skeletal Muscle Response to Amino Acids and Load Carriage Exercise
Warfighters often experience physical overload, as the uniform and associated gear that they carry burdens them with substantial loads.
- Conditions
- Muscle Loss, Muscle Anabolism, Muscle Performance
- Trial name
- NCT01714479
- Testing
- Leucine-enriched nutritional supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine