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Exercise Training Effects on Muscle Function in Adults With Mitochondrial Myopathy
Led by University of Copenhagen · Updated on 2026-03-05
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
250 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Copenhagen
Lead Sponsor
R
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this observational study is to learn how exercise training affects molecular processes in skeletal muscle in adults with mitochondrial myopathy, compared with healthy adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How does exercise training affect mitochondrial activity and energy production pathways in skeletal muscle in people with mitochondrial myopathy? * How does exercise training affect molecular signals related to muscle growth, stress responses, and muscle-nerve communication in people with mitochondrial myopathy? Researchers will compare the trained leg to the untrained leg within the same participant, and also compare responses between participants with mitochondrial myopathy and healthy control participants, to see how molecular responses to exercise differ between groups. The participants will: * Complete a 3-4-week supervised exercise training program using one leg. * Undergo muscle biopsies from both the trained and untrained leg. * Complete basic muscle strength and physical function tests.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Exercise Training Effects on Muscle Function in Adults With Mitochondrial Myopathy
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 years or older
- For mitochondrial myopathy group: known mitochondrial DNA or nuclear DNA mutations
- For healthy controls: age 18 years or older
You will not qualify if you...
- Medical conditions making participation unsafe or incomplete
- Use of medications that interact with study outcomes
- Pregnancy
- Any other reason likely to prevent completing the study
- For healthy controls: chronic medical conditions affecting outcomes
- For healthy controls: frequent medication use
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Copenhagen, Dept of Biomedical Sciences
Copenhagen, Denmark, DK-2100
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Research Team
T
Tue L Nielsen, MD
CONTACT
L
Lykke Sylow, Ass.prof
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
2
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