Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03201991
ALS Study Determining Various Biomarkers and Strength Comparison After Exercise
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 9 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the muscle strength of a muscle in the thigh after 12 weeks of home exercise.
Detailed description
Study participation lasts a total of three months and includes two study visits. Subjects are asked to undergo strength testing, physical exams, lab draws, and muscle biopsies at each study visit. Muscle biopsies are done in the quadriceps muscle. In between study visits, subjects are asked to maintain a weekly exercise regimen given to them by the study physical therapist.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Resistance Exercise Program | The resistance exercise program will involve three sets of 10 repetitions of each exercise in levels 1 and 2 every day. Participants will be given instructions to follow. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2017-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2018-04-18
- Completion
- 2018-04-18
- First posted
- 2017-06-28
- Last updated
- 2019-12-19
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03201991. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.