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Filter by:Impaired physical function and muscle dysfunction are a major consequence of COPD, which may be associated with increased mortality, poor quality of life and increased health care use. This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel group study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of GSK2881078, an SARM over 13 weeks of dosing in older male subjects and post-menopausal female subjects with COPD and muscle weakness. This study will also assess the effect of GSK2881078 on physical strength and function after 13 weeks of treatment. Approximately 100 subjects with COPD and muscle weakness will be randomized into two cohorts of 50 male subjects and 50 female subjects. Within each cohort, subjects will be randomized to receive GSK2881078 or placebo in a ratio of 1:1. All subjects will participate in a standardized home exercise program, which will consist of daily walking, along with several resistance or weight-bearing exercises, such as bicep curls, upright rows, step ups and a sit-to-stand maneuver. The study will consist of a screening/Baseline period of up to 30 days, a 13-week treatment period and a post-treatment follow-up period of 6 weeks.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of RA101495 in patients with generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG). Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive daily SC doses of 0.1 mg/kg RA101495, 0.3 mg/kg RA101495, or matching placebo for 12 weeks.
This study aims to test whether a safe physical activity program with a built-in motivational enhancement component, performed in a seated position, preserves the function and well-being of older home care clients.
Pregnant participants will be recruited at the obstetrics outpatient clinic during their visits 4 weeks before the due date. They are randomized into two groups. The first group will be educated to do digital perineal massage. They will be also educated to do pelvic floor muscle exercises and will receive the usual education program for strengthening the pelvic floor. The second group will receive the usual education program for strengthening the pelvic floor. Occurrence of perineal laceration will be reported at time of delivery.
In several diseases in which muscle weakness is a determining factor for morbidity and mortality, inspiratory muscle training has been shown to be useful in improving the function of ventilatory muscles, delaying or minimizing the development of complications due to the reduction of inspiratory muscle strength. The breath-stacking technique emerges as an easily applicable alternative, and it can be used in poorly collaborative patients. The technique described in the literature aims to increase pulmonary volumes. This gain occurs with the coupling of a silicone mask on the patient's face, a unidirectional valve and with the expiratory branch occluded. Thus, inspirations occur sequentially in this medium, generating pulmonary hyperinflation and increasing the contractility power of the expiratory muscles, which are fundamental for coughing. This hyperinflation also improves the peripheral air distribution in the lungs by increasing intrathoracic pressure. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of the breath-stacking (BS) technique on the ventilatory muscle strength of young and healthy individuals.
This is a population-based study of type 2 diabetes patients with and without neuropathy recruited from the Danish National Type 2 Diabetes cohort (DD2). Diabetic patients with neuropathy may suffer from incapacitating symptoms such as pain, muscle weakness and impaired balance. Muscle weakness may cause reduced balance and postural instability increasing the risk of frequent falls and thereby increased morbidity and mortality. Thus, diabetic neuropathy is associated with significant disabilities having major impact on activities of daily living and quality of life. The effects of resistance training on neuropathy symptoms, muscle strength and muscle structure in patients with and with diabetic neuropathy will be examined.
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) is an important symptom during physical exertion in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is related to respiratory muscle weakness. Dyspnea is a multidimensional sensation. The sensory perceptual domain (perceived dyspnea intensity) has been study extensively. The perception of respiratory distress (unpleasantness of dyspnea) has not received as much attention. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been shown to improve inspiratory muscle function and reduce dyspnea intensity. Balance impairments increasing the risk of falling is another recognized problem in patients with COPD. Postural balance has been shown to be especially impaired in patients with COPD who have pronounced respiratory muscle weakness. Improvements in respiratory muscle function might improve balance control in patients. Respiratory Muscle Metaboreflex is known as respiratory muscle work during exercise reflexively induces sympathetically mediated vasoconstrictor activity, there by compromising blood flow and oxygen delivery to active limb and respiratory muscles. Eight weeks of controlled IMT is hypothesized to reduce both intensity as well as unpleasntness domain of dyspnea perception, improve postural control and improves blood flow and oxygen delivery to limb muscles in patients with COPD who have pronounced respiratory muscle weakness.
The purpose of the study is to systematically capture and characterize mental comorbidities for patients with myasthenia gravis. Anxiety disorders and depression for example, can negatively affect the quality of life and lead to e.g. unemployment and early retirement especially in young patients. Additionally the researchers want to find out in what way certain aspects of the disease have an influence on the quality of life, and whether different concepts of coping with the disease have different effects on the quality of life for patients with myasthenia gravis. During the study, close relatives of patients will also be asked to provide input about their current stress situation in the context of supporting their relative. Based on the results, the investigators want to improve and supplement established treatment concepts, to ensure a more comprehensive and individual treatment.
Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in Brazil, and its treatment, namely surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or hormone therapy, has consequences and side effects that significantly affect the quality of life and associated physical and psychological factors. The practice of physical activity, in turn, may play a beneficial role in these factors, and help the recovery of the patient in relation to the consequences of the treatments. Two types of physical activity can be addressed in the context of breast cancer; Dance and the Pilates method. Thus, the objective of the present study will be to analyze the impact of Pilates practice and dance on quality of life and on psychological and physical factors in patients undergoing adjuvant treatment of breast cancer. Patients older than 18 years who are in adjuvant treatment, namely, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and / or hormone therapy at the Oncology Research Center - CEPON, will be invited to be part of the study. With a randomized clinical trial of three arms, the patients will be submitted to 16 weeks of intervention, and randomized in 3 groups: (A) belly dance protocol group; (B) Pilates method protocol group, and (C) control group who will continue with their routine activities. Sample randomization will be conducted in confidence by one of the researchers in a specific computer program. Information about personal and clinical characteristics, quality of life, psychological factors (depressive symptoms, body image, self-esteem, optimism, perceived stress, fatigue, pain, sexual function and sleep quality) and physical factors (cardiorespiratory fitness, balance , Posture, upper limb functionality and presence of lymphedema). All information will be collected before and after the intervention period. Statistical analysis will use the statistical package SPSS - IBM, version 20.0. Firstly, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation and percentage) will be used in order to know the data, and then the Anova two way test with repeated measurements and Sydak Comparison Test, in order to analyze the data. Groups of the Pilates method, of the dance and control group. Significance level of 5%.
Individuals with chronic liver disease develop significant muscle wasting that remains post-liver transplant. The transplant surgery additionally challenges respiratory mechanics. Respiratory muscle strength has been measured to be impaired in individuals post liver transplant. This study proposes an 8 week intervention designed to increase respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary function that we hypothesize will correlate to improved functional performance and quality of life post-liver transplant. Pre-test post-test design, that will randomize subjects into an experimental group that will receive the inspiratory muscle strengthening exercise in addition to usual post-liver transplant care and a control group that will only receive the usual post-transplant care. Up to 50 subjects will be recruited from the Post-Liver Transplant Outpatient Clinic at the Miami Transplant Institute. The subjects will have repeated measurements of respiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function, functional mobility performance, and quality of life at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks.