MUSCLE WEAKNESS

This study is testing whether a 12-week virtual group exercise program called Vivo can help improve leg strength and lower blood sugar levels in older adults with prediabetes. Participants are sedentary men and women aged 60 and older. They are randomly assigned to either join th…

This study aims to find better ways to diagnose muscle loss (called sarcopenia) in people with heart failure. Researchers will measure muscle mass, strength, and blood markers in 80 participants to understand how these factors are linked. The goal is to create a clearer picture f…

This study is testing whether a special breathing exercise program helps people recover after a lung transplant. Researchers will compare patients who do the breathing training along with standard physical therapy to those who only get standard therapy. The goal is to see if the …

This study is testing if an online exercise program supervised by physical therapists can help people with chronic kidney disease. It will also check how reliable certain tools are for measuring muscle strength and activity. The goal is to see if remote exercise is a safe and pra…

This study aims to understand if the amount of physical activity a person gets while hospitalized for a very serious illness affects their long-term recovery. Researchers will closely monitor the activity levels of 312 older adults in the ICU and then check on their ability to pe…

This study is creating and testing an Italian version of a tool that measures how well intensive care patients can move. Researchers will use the tool with 100 ICU patients to see if it accurately tracks mobility recovery. The goal is to help healthcare workers better assess pati…

This study aims to understand how pregnancy and childbirth affect a woman's core and leg muscle control and endurance. Researchers will compare 78 women who have recently given birth to their first child with women who have never been pregnant. Participants will perform leg-lifti…