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Effects of Unloading on Muscle Mass

NCT00936039 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2013-07-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In the present study, the effects of 3 weeks of unloading on muscle mass and muscle fiber characteristics will be determined. In addition, the effects of 6 weeks of recovery will be assessed.

Conditions

  • Immobilization
  • Physical Inactivity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

unloading

2 weeks of unloading of a single leg

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Luc JC van Loon, PhD · Maastricht UMC

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-02-28
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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