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NCT ID: NCT01704976 Completed - Muscle Weakness Clinical Trials

SR-WBV Training for Frail Elderly in the Skilling up Stage

Start date: September 2012
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

This randomized controlled study aims to examine long term effects in the skilling up phase over 4 weeks on physical functional performance and strength of mechanical SR-WBV and dance therapy intervention in a frail elderly population.

NCT ID: NCT01679977 Completed - Clinical trials for Muscle Weakness Condition

Vibrational-proprioceptive Resistance Exercise Training Versus Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Training in Elderly People With Muscle Weakness

MOBIL
Start date: June 2008
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Study the structural behaviours of weak muscle of elderly and evaluate the efficiency of two different types of training.

NCT ID: NCT01655277 Completed - Fall Risk Clinical Trials

Ultrasound Guided Adductor Canal Block Versus Femoral Nerve Block for Quadriceps Strength and Fall-risk

Start date: February 2012
Phase: Phase 4
Study type: Interventional

Our objective was to determine if an ultrasound guided ACB can preserve quadriceps strength, thus minimizing weakness of knee extension compared with ultrasound guided femoral nerve block. Our primary outcome was the percent of maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) of knee extension preserved at 30 mins after either an ACB or FNB. Secondary outcomes included MVIC of knee extension at 60 min, hip adduction at 30 and 60 mins, and assessment of fall risk with the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) at 30 minutes.

NCT ID: NCT01624272 Completed - Muscle Weakness Clinical Trials

Respiratory Muscle Training in Institutionalized Elderly Population

Start date: November 2008
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The global loss of muscle mass and strength associated with aging is a cause of functional impairment and disability, particularly in the frail elderly. Respiratory function can be severely compromised if there is a decrease of respiratory (RM) strength complicated by the presence of comorbidities and physical immobility. Previous studies have shown that the specific RM training is an effective method to increase RM strength, both in healthy people and patients. In this case, specific RM training may be regarded as a beneficial alternative to improve RM function, and thus prevent physical and clinical deterioration in this population. The hypothesis is that specific RM training would improve RM strength and endurance in the experimental groups vs. control who do not participate in RM training. Institutionalized elderly people with an inability to walk were randomly allocated to a control group, a Threshold group or a Pranayama group. Both experimental groups performed a supervised RM training, five days a week for six consecutive weeks. The maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressures (MIP and MEP) and the maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) were assessed at four time points in each of three groups.

NCT ID: NCT01604408 Completed - Muscle Weakness Clinical Trials

A Study in Older Participants Who Have Fallen and Have Muscle Weakness

Start date: May 2012
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

LY2495655 is an investigational drug being tested for muscle wasting.

NCT ID: NCT01456910 Completed - Muscle Weakness Clinical Trials

Resistance Training Program, Labor Inclusion, Intellectual Disability

Start date: June 2009
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Resistance exercise (RE) has been proposed as a possible strategy for prevention and rehabilitation of diseases. The increase in both muscle strength and the ability to perform tasks of day-to-day work environment and are well-characterized benefits of this type of training. The literature has been investigating the effectiveness of the RE for humans, yet few studies have been conducted with intellectual disabilities (ID). It is known that a sedentary lifestyle contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, and stress, depression, difficulty in socializing, stigma and discrimination. In particular, the ID is less active and is more likely to develop secondary diseases.

NCT ID: NCT01397396 Completed - COPD Clinical Trials

Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in COPD

IMTCO
Start date: February 2012
Phase: Phase 3
Study type: Interventional

The additional effect of inspiratory muscle training as an adjunct to a general exercise training program in patients with COPD with inspiratory muscle weakness will be studied. The main hypothesis is that inspiratory muscle training combined with an exercise training program improves functional exercise capacity more than an exercise training program without the addition of an inspiratory muscle training program.

NCT ID: NCT01321320 Completed - Muscle Wasting Clinical Trials

Investigation of the Role of FHL-1 and Myostatin in Intensive Care Unit Acquired Paresis (ICUAP)

Start date: April 2011
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The primary hypothesis for this study is that Myostatin and FHL-1 are important in the development of ICUAP and that changes in activity levels of muscle will modify the levels of expression and activity of these proteins.

NCT ID: NCT01277809 Completed - Depression Clinical Trials

The Effects of a Walking Program on Balance, Falls and Well Being in Individuals Residing in Long-term Care

Start date: December 2010
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a regular walking program (which inevitably involves human interaction) compared to a usual care condition and to a human interaction condition (without the extra walking program) in individuals residing in Long-Term Care (LTC). Outcomes of interest include: balance, strength, mobility, endurance, walking distance; rate and severity of falls; activities of daily living; mood and behaviour. It is hypothesized that participants taking part in the walking program will demonstrate maximal benefits compared to the no treatment control group (usual care) and the participants who will only receive social interaction. It is expected that benefits of the walking program will include decreased fall rates, and improved balance, endurance, strength, mood, behaviour, activities of daily living and quality of life indices. Given research findings that the addition of pleasant activities improves resident mood (Teri et al, 1997; 2003), it is expected that participants in the social interaction only group will demonstrate improvements in mood and other indices of quality of life.

NCT ID: NCT01274689 Completed - Clinical trials for m. Orbicularis Oculi Paresis

External Lid Loading for the Temporary Treatment of the Paresis of the M. Orbicularis Oculi: a Clinical Note

Start date: May 1997
Phase: N/A
Study type: Observational

The note re-introduces the external lid loading with the help of a lead weight for the temporary treatment of lagophthalmos. Although simple and effective, the technique is rarely used.Instead of wearing a monoculus, the patient uses an individually tailored lead weight (0.8 mm thickness, 1.0 -2.0 g) sticked on the lid, it enables its closure. A spontaneous ptosis indicates a too heavy weight. With the M. levator palpebrae intact, lid lifting is possible. The effect is gravity dependent, so that the patient has to wear the monoculus at night. To minimize the risk of lead intoxication, the surface of the weight is varnished. In case of a persistent paresis of the M. orbicularis oculi an internal lid loading can follow. A total of 152 lagophthalmos cases have been treated since 1997.All patients could close the lid immediately. Almost half of the patients had to re-adjust the weight several times per day due to hooded eyelids. The compliance was high, and a partial or complete restoration of the function of the M. orbicularis oculi occurred in 60% of the cases. In some subjects, the restoration of the M. orbicularis oculi was faster than of the M. orbicularis orbis. The external lid loading for the temporary treatment of lagophthalmos is simple and effective. Compared to a monoculus, the vision is unimpaired and the aesthetic is more appropriate for most patients. The faster restoration of the M. orbicularis oculi hints at a potentially facilitatory effect of the weight.