Clinical trials: Accelerometer
Neuromuscular Diseases
Measuring Physical Activity With ActivPal
This study measures the level of physical activity in participants with neuromuscular disorders. The patient wears a small button like meter on their leg for a period of 1 week every 6 months over a period of 3 years.
- Trial name
- Activpal (NCT06084026)
- Testing
- ActivPal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Motor Activity
Validating Accelerometers to Study Physical Activity of Toddlers
One way to assess impacts of nutrition supplements to health is to measure physical activity. Physical activity can be measured with small devices called "accelerometers".
- Trial name
- NCT01188044
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Eating Disorders
Response to Acute Exercise in Eating Disorders
Individuals with eating disorders (ED) represent a high-priority clinical population, with among the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric disorder, and driven exercise (DEx) is a symptom evidenced in up to 80% of those with…
- Trial name
- NCT06213883
- Testing
- Biobehavioral Response to in-lab exposure to physical activity
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Physical Inactivity
Girls Can...Move! Testing the Feasibility of a Community-based Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls
The purpose of this research is to learn about how to promote physical activity among adolescent girls by testing the feasibility and initial effectiveness of the Girls Can...Move! intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT05241808
- Testing
- Girls Can...Move!
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Deirdre Dlugonski
Sleep Quantity, Sleep Efficiency
Sleep, Physical Activity, and Dietary Habits Among High School Student-athletes and Non-athletes During an Academic Semester
Adolescent's poor sleep habits have been linked to adverse outcomes. Recent advances in activity tracking have provided researchers with cost-effective and non-invasive measurements of sleep in a free-living environment.
- Trial name
- NCT04997603
- Testing
- Accelerometer
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D
Swimming Kinematics, Front Crawl Technique
Effects of Low-Intensity Technical Tethered Swimming on Front Crawl Kinematics in Adolescent Swimmers
This study evaluated the acute effects of two low-intensity front crawl training conditions on swimming kinematics in adolescent swimmers.
- Conditions
- Swimming Kinematics, Front Crawl Technique, Swimming Technique
- Trial name
- NCT07554248
- Testing
- Low-Intensity Tethered Front Crawl Swimming, Low-Intensity Free Front Crawl Swimming
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
Physical Activity, Academic Achievement
The Effect of Increased Physical Activity on Adolescents' Health and Academic Performance: The School in Motion Study
This study evaluates the effect of 120 minutes extra of physical education (PE) or physical activity (PA) on adolescents' physical health, mental health, academic performance and learning environment.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Academic Achievement, Mental Health
- Trial name
- ScIM (NCT03817047)
- Testing
- Physical education, Physical active learning, Physical activity
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 2,045 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Focus on Physical Activity, Recess, and Play
Randomized Experiment of Playworks
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Playworks has an impact on student and school outcomes such as physical activity, behavior, and academic performance.
- Trial name
- NCT02192281
- Testing
- Playworks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Physical Activity
Assess Whether Knowledge by the Younger of the Function of the Accelerometer Determines Its Amount of Physical Activity
Eighty healthy youngsters, aged 10-18 years, will be equally randomized between the blinded and the non-blinded group. The blinded subjects will be informed that we were testing the reliability of a new device for body posture…
- Trial name
- ACCELORIX2 (NCT02844101)
- Testing
- GT3X Actigraph accelerometer.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Physical Activity
The Effect of a Curriculum-based Physical Activity Intervention on Physical Activity in Schoolchildren
A non-randomised mixed methods controlled before-and-after study. The study evaluated the effects of a classroom-based physical activity intervention in primary school children on physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT04119076
- Testing
- Classroom-based physical activity, Control Group
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
Sleep
The Sweet Dreams Study - Accuracy of Sleep Trackers in Children
The study aims to evaluate the accuracy of sleep trackers in children aged 2 to less than 18 years. Children undergoing polysomnography, the gold standard for assessing sleep quality and duration, at Arkansas Children's Hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT06787378
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Motor Activity, Parent-Child Relations
PLAYshop: A Parent-focused Physical Literacy Intervention for Early Childhood
The PLAYshop program is a novel, brief, theory-based, parent-focused physical literacy intervention designed to address this major public health issue of childhood physical inactivity and to support families.
- Conditions
- Motor Activity, Parent-Child Relations, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT05255250
- Testing
- PLAYshop
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Physical Activity, Sedentary Lifestyle
Validating Machine -Learned Classifiers of Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity
The majority of the US population spends most of the day sitting and the we have new scientific evidence that this can contribute to poor health regardless of how much physical activity a person does.
- Trial name
- iWatch (NCT01775826)
- Testing
- Measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Motor Activity
PLAY (PhysicaL ActivitY) Policy Study
This study examines the effectiveness and appropriateness of a written physical activity policy implemented in licensed centre-based childcare on the physical activity levels of toddlers (1-2) and preschoolers (3-5 years).
- Trial name
- NCT03695523
- Testing
- PLAY (PhysicaL ActivitY) Policy Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Healthy
Assessment of Accelerometric Measurement Devices for Gait Analysis
The objective of this study is to obtain normative accelerometry data during the six minute walk test and a 30 second walk test on healthy subjects in order to determine the accelerometric variables that are the most relevant to…
- Trial name
- ACCELERIX (NCT01522690)
- Testing
- Different walk tests with an accelerometer device
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Myologie, France
Blood Pressure, Pediatrics
Blood Pressure Estimation Using Noninvasive Biosignals During Pediatric Anesthesia
The aim of this study is to estimate blood pressure in pediatric patients using a non-invasive electrocardiogram (ECG), photoplethysmograph (PPG), and an accelerometer on the chest.
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Pediatrics, Electrocardiography, Accelerometer
- Trial name
- NCT04087070
- Testing
- Biosignal measurements
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Child Physical Activity, Child Nutrition
Study on Out of School Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments
The purpose of this study is to design and conduct research to tailor out of school time evaluation materials so they are applicable to various settings in Boston, are efficient in that minimal resources and time are used, and…
- Trial name
- OSNAP (NCT01396473)
- Testing
- Policy and Environmental Change
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 590 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Health Behavior, Adolescent Behavior
Accelerometer-linked Online Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Adolescents
The primary objective of this protocol is to test whether an activity monitor with an online motivational rewards component will increase physical activity levels of middle school-aged students.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Adolescent Behavior, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT02425384
- Testing
- Intervention Group (motivational website, activity meter), Active Control (active video game, activity meter), Passive Control (activity meter)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HopeLab Foundation