Clinical Research Directory

Comparison of the Effects of Free Weight and Machine-Based Exercises on Muscular Parameters

The aim of our study is to compare and investigate the effects of resistance exercises performed with free weights and those performed using machine systems on muscular parameters and neuromuscular control.

This Study Investigates β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) and 2-hydroxybenzylamine (2-HOBA), When Administered Either Individually or in Combination Contributes to an Increased Quality of Health, Specifically Improving Muscular Strength and Cognitive Functioning in Adults Over the Age of 65.

In this study, participants will be assigned to receive HMB, 2-HOBA, a combination of both, or a comparison supplement for a set period of time. During the study, participants will attend scheduled visits where researchers will assess muscle strength, physical function, and overall health. Blood samples may be collected to measure markers related to metabolism, inflammation, and oxidative stress. Study staff will also monitor safety and any side effects throughout the study.

Impact Of Muscle Vibration On Gait Control

This is a single-site interventional open label pilot study of a non-significant risk medical device on patients with defined peripheral neuropathy secondary to chemotherapy (N=10). Patients who have received chemotherapy and have evidence of neuropathy will be seen at MD Anderson. Their severity of neuropathy will be documented and assessed by physical therapy, occupational therapy and based on self-reported activities of daily living (ADL) impairment.

The Effect of Vicia Faba Hydrolysate Supplementation on Muscle Strength Recovery

To investigate the effect of Vicia faba protein concentrate, a protein derived from Fava bean extract, on delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Participants receive either 2.4g/day of PeptiStrong® supplement capsules or placebo capsules for 14 days until a strenuous exercise session. For the last 3 days, 2/3 of them stay on the same treatment and 1/3 of them switch from placebo to PeptiStrong®.

Respiratory Rehabilitation Based on Eccentric Exercice on Treadmill After Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic surgeries are frequent and pulmonary rehabilitation is essential, since one of the problems that these patients present is dyspnea when performing aerobic exercise, which limits improvement and in some cases causes them to abandon physical exercise. Thanks to carrying out a correct effort retraining program, combining respiratory physiotherapy with therapeutic exercise, patients with respiratory pathologies manage to improve lung capacity and ventilatory mechanics, increase muscle strength and aerobic resistance, prevent long- term complications, reduce fatigue and, ultimately, improve your quality of life. Likewise, it is important to find the most appropriate type of muscular work that produces more benefits in the short and medium term to optimize our resources.The objective of the study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of eccentric training in patients who have undergone thoracic surgery, in terms of strength, lung capacity, functionality and quality of health in the short and medium term. For this purpose, a randomized clinical trial has been designed, with a blinded examiner, following the CONSORT guideline for clinical trials and the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. A total sample of 57 subjects has been estimated. The study is aimed at patients after scheduled thoracic surgery. A program of 12 group sessions spread over 4 weeks will be carried out. Each of them will last 75 minutes and will include strength and respiratory physiotherapy exercises, common to all subjects. Aerobic interval training will depend on the group assigned: treadmill with negative slope (experimental group), treadmill with positive slope (control group 1) or cycle ergometer (control group 2). On the first and last day of treatment, as well as one month after completing the intervention, the following variables will be measured: thickness, cross-sectional area and ultrasound intensity of the rectus femoris; diaphragmatic excursion and thickness; 6 minute walk test; Borg scale; maximum respiratory pressures; sit-to-stand test; grip strength in both hands; spirometric assessment of FEV1 and SF-12 health quality questionnaire. a

Strategic Ingestion of Creatine Supplementation and Resistance Training in Trained Young Adults

Creatine supplementation improves measures of muscle accretion and performance compared to placebo during a resistance training program. However, the optimal creatine supplementation protocol for maximizing these improvements is unknown.

Research Biobank From Neuromuscular Biopsy Residues (in the Context of Care)

Neuromuscular diseases are rare diseases for which significant progress has been made in the context of diagnosis thanks to advances in molecular techniques, but the intimate mechanisms of lesion formation remain poorly understood. Advances in cellular and molecular biology, the development of a few animal models, such as transgenic mice, which make it possible to mimic human pathology have made it possible to better understand the physiopathology of these diseases. However, they still do so very imperfectly and incompletely, making it even more necessary than ever to study diseased human muscle tissue to find new avenues of research or to confirm results obtained by experimentation. The purpose of this collection of tissue samples for neuro-muscular purposes is to collect such samples under the best conditions in order to promote basic and translational research on muscle diseases. This is why the CHU de Bordeaux wishes to keep the remainders of samples taken as part of the treatment to constitute a collection of biological samples and associated data kept according to quality standards and in compliance with the regulations in force.

How Are the Muscles Affected in Cerebral Palsy? A Study of Muscle Biopsies Taken During Orthopaedic Surgery.

* Cerebral palsy (CP) is a motor disorder caused by an injury to the immature brain. Even though the brain damage does not change, children with CP will have progressively weaker, shorter and stiffer muscles that will lead to contractures, bony deformations, difficulty to walk and impaired manual ability. An acquired brain injury (ABI) later during childhood, such as after a stroke or an injury, will result in similar muscle changes, and will therefore also be included in this study. For simplicity, these participants will in this text be referred to as having CP. * The mechanism for the muscle changes is still unknown. Contractures and the risk for the hips to even dislocate is now treated by tendon lengthening, muscle release and bony surgery. During these surgeries muscle biopsies, tendon biopsies and blood samples will be taken and compared with samples from typically developed (TD) children being operated for fractures, knee injuries, and deformities. The specimens will be explored regarding inflammatory markers, signaling for muscle growth, signaling for connective tissue growth and muscle and tendon pathology. In blood samples, plasma and serum, e.g. pro-inflammatory cytokines and the cytoprotective polypeptide humanin will measured, and will be correlated to the amount humanin found in muscle. With this compound information the mechanism of contracture formation may be found, and hopefully give ideas for treatment that will protect muscle and joint health, including prevention of hip dislocation and general health. * The results will be correlated to the degree of contracture of the joint and the severity of the CP (GMFCS I-V, MACS I-V). * By comparing muscle biopsies from the upper limb with muscle biopsies from the lower limb, muscles that are used in more or less automated gait will be compared to muscles in the upper limb that are used more voluntarily and irregularly. * Muscles that flex a joint, often contracted, will be compared with extensor muscles from the same patient. Fascia, aponeurosis and tendon will also be sampled when easily attainable.