Clinical trials
Muscle clinical trials
Below are recruiting muscle clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 1,151 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT07763574Enrolling by invitation
Strength training and omega-3 for muscle and brain health
This study tests whether combining strength training with omega-3 supplements improves muscle strength and thinking skills in healthy adults. You would either join an exercise group or a non-exercising control group.
GdanskAges 25–35 - NCT07099170Recruiting
Pelvic floor muscle training study for women
This study compares different ways to teach pelvic floor exercises. It is for women who have not done these exercises before and are not pregnant or recently gave birth.
Izmir, İzmirAges 18 years+ - NCT07329478Recruiting
Muscle Techniques for Neck Pain Strength and Endurance
This study compares two gentle muscle techniques to see which better strengthens neck muscles and improves endurance in people with mechanical neck pain (pain not caused by a serious disease or injury). It may help you move your neck more easily and reduce discomfort.
Islamabad, Punjab ProvinceAges 19–44 - NCT06835309Enrolling by invitation
Hip muscle strength for stress urinary incontinence
This trial tests whether strengthening hip muscles can improve pelvic floor function in women with stress urinary incontinence (leaking urine during activities like coughing or sneezing).
CairoAges 30–50 - NCT06321263Recruiting
Comparing muscle training for older adults: limbs vs. breathing
This study compares two types of muscle training for older adults: one focuses on muscles in your arms and legs, and the other on your breathing muscles. The goal is to see which helps improve your ability to walk and stay active.
ÇanakkaleAges 65–80 - NCT06761040Recruiting
Hip and foot strength training for overweight women
This study tests whether adding hip-strengthening exercises to foot-strengthening exercises helps overweight women with flat feet. If you have foot pronation and are in your early 30s, you may be able to join.
Lahore, Punjab ProvinceAges 30–35 - NCT07061444Recruiting
Breathing muscle training for stem cell transplant patients
This trial tests different breathing exercises to help people recover after a stem cell transplant. It looks at whether these exercises can improve strength and recovery.
Istanbul, ZeytinburnuAges 18–65 - NCT03115203Recruiting
MRI muscle imaging study for facial paralysis
This study uses a stronger MRI machine (3 Tesla) to take detailed pictures of skin and face muscles in people with facial paralysis. It may help doctors better understand what changes happen in the face muscles over time.
Amiens, PicardieAges 18 years+ - NCT05506228Recruiting
Muscle biopsy during surgery study in brain injury conditions
This study looks at how muscles are affected in children and teens with cerebral palsy or an acquired brain injury. Researchers take a small muscle tissue sample during surgery that you were already having for medical reasons, to better understand muscle changes.
StockholmAges 2–18 - NCT07493837Recruiting
Comparing land and water breathing muscle training in young swimmers
This trial compares two ways of training the muscles you use to breathe—either on land or in water—to see which helps young swimmers improve their swimming performance. It may help you breathe more easily and swim faster.
Samsun, AtakumAges 13–18 - NCT07357662Recruiting
Exercise video games for foot strength and balance in older adults
This study tests how playing fun exercise video games (exergames) can improve foot muscle activity, balance, and ability to move around in older adults who are otherwise healthy.
Tarsus, Mersi̇nAges 65–80 - NCT05987241RecruitingPhase 2/Phase 3
Using a blood test to guide immunotherapy after bladder/kidney cancer surgery
This study tests whether a blood test that detects tumor DNA can help guide the use of immunotherapy (nivolumab with or without relatlimab) after surgery for urothelial cancer. The goal is to see if starting immunotherapy based on the blood test results can prevent the cancer from coming back.
Phoenix, ArizonaAges 18 years+ - NCT06666127Enrolling by invitation
Muscle force and growth study
This study looks at how the force of your muscle contractions at different lengths affects muscle growth and strength. You will do leg exercises on a special machine to see how your muscles respond.
Vancouver, British ColumbiaAges 19–30 - NCT05710432Recruiting
Exercises to help breathing during ventilator weaning
This study tests whether specific neck and breathing muscle exercises during ventilator weaning can help people breathe more effectively and safely come off the ventilator. It may help patients who have already had trouble with prior weaning attempts.
Toronto, OntarioAges 16 years+ - NCT06837298Recruiting
Fava bean extract supplement for muscle recovery
This trial tests whether a supplement made from fava bean protein can help your muscles recover strength after exercise. You would take the supplement for about 2 weeks and have your muscle function tested before and after.
Bradenton, FloridaAges 18–45 - NCT07367854Recruiting
Diet and muscle building in active women
This trial tests how different foods or diet patterns work together to help your body build more muscle protein. It’s designed for active, pre-menopausal women who are not pregnant and have regular cycles.
Urbana, IllinoisAges 19–40 - NCT05447338Recruiting
Manual therapy for neck pain with limited neck motion
This trial tests whether hands-on/manual physical therapy helps people with neck pain and reduced neck movement. It may help improve motion and reduce symptoms if your neck pain fits the trial’s type and severity.
CórdobaAges 25–50 - NCT05497609Recruiting
Study of tiny muscle changes in children with cerebral palsy
This study follows children with cerebral palsy (and sometimes acquired brain injury) to learn how the muscles look and change over time at a very small, microscopic level. The results may help researchers better understand what’s happening in the muscles and guide future treatments.
StockholmAges 2–18 - NCT05962541RecruitingPhase 4
Using bladder scans to plan repeat surgery for bladder cancer
This trial checks whether a bladder scan and score (VI-RADS from MRI) can help doctors choose the right way to do a second look surgery for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. The goal is to reduce the chance of needing extra (“secondary”) resections while still catching important disease early.
Rome, LazioAges 18 years+ - NCT07483710Recruiting
CT scan muscle test in ICU for septic shock
This study looks at whether a CT scan of the lower back muscle, taken when you first arrive in the intensive care unit for septic shock, can help predict recovery three months later. It may help doctors better understand how muscle health affects survival.
LyonAges 18 years+ - NCT06819475Recruiting
Muscle health study for childhood leukemia survivors
This study uses imaging to look at how well the mitochondria (the tiny power plants inside your muscle cells) are working. It compares survivors of childhood leukemia who have low muscle mass to healthy volunteers, to understand muscle health and find ways to help.
Memphis, TennesseeAges 18 years+ - NCT06918535Recruiting
Relaxation vs muscle technique for neck pain in computer users
This study compares two therapies for neck pain in people who use computers for long hours. The goal is to see which method better reduces pain and stiffness from tight neck muscles.
Karachi, SindhAges 20–45 - NCT07075900Recruiting
Comparing two exercise programs for stress urinary incontinence
This study compares two different exercise programs for women with stress urinary incontinence. One program focuses on movement coordination, and the other focuses on pelvic floor muscle training. The goal is to find which approach works better.
IzmirAges 18–65 - NCT07205133Recruiting
Vibration therapy for older adults to improve muscle health
This trial tests whether whole body vibration therapy can help improve muscle health in older adults. You stand on a vibrating platform for a few minutes a few times a week, which may strengthen your muscles and reduce frailty.
SingaporeAges 65 years+
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for muscle?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 1,151 recruiting muscle studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a muscle trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a muscle trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
Related conditions
Clin2 helps you find and understand clinical trials and does not provide medical advice. Study data comes from ClinicalTrials.gov. Talk with your doctor about whether a specific trial is right for you.