Mitigating Neural Hypoexcitability and Weakness During Disuse in Women
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Muscle Weakness
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 40 – 65
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Basic Science
- Participants needed
- 20 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Kansas State University · Other
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About This Trial
Clinical trial The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how muscle weakness and atrophy develop during short periods of arm immobilization and whether a type of exercise called cross-education can help reduce these effects in women at midlife.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
What changes happen in the nervous system that lead to weakness when a wrist is immobilized?
Can training th…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Women between 40-65 years of age
* Baseline handgrip strength \>16Kg
Exclusion Criteria:
* Personal or family history of blood clots
* Current use of anticoagulant medications
* Neuromuscular or metabolic diseases (e.g., multiple sclerosis, diabetes)
* Arthritis
* Osteoporos…
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