Clinical trials: Active Ageing
Aging
Effects of Dance on Reaction Time in Experienced Older Adults
Aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 6-month ballroom dance (3 times/wk) on physical fitness and reaction time in twenty- four experienced older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04680364
- Testing
- partnered dance
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Magna Graecia
Inactivity, Physical, Aging
Oral 'Breath Test' to Measure Anabolic Sensitivity to a Protein Meal Across the Age and Physical Activity Spectrum
The purpose of this study is to determine how anabolic sensitivity, in response to the ingestion of a liquid protein meal, differs across the lifespan, between biological sexes, and with varying physical activity levels.
- Conditions
- Inactivity, Physical, Aging, Healthy Aging, Growth & Development
- Trial name
- NFRF (NCT06744491)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Colorectal Cancer
The Biomarkers Of RIsk of Colorectal Cancer (BORICC) Follow-Up (BFU) Study
Worldwide, colorectal cancer is the 3rd most common cancer; risk increases with age and is modified by lifestyle factors notably diet, physical activity and obesity.
- Trial name
- BFU (NCT04005742)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Newcastle University
Stress, Generalized Anxiety
Enhancing Health in Rural Populations: Music as Therapy
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a music-based intervention can improve mental and physical health and strengthen coping skills among adults living in residential care settings in northern Arizona.
- Conditions
- Stress, Generalized Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Depression Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07538427
- Testing
- Music Based Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Sarcopenia, Physical Fitness
Swedish Physical Activity and Fitness Longitudinal Study
Aging means loss of strength, which can affect the ability to lead an active life and be independent. Physical activity can counteract the loss of strength to some extent, but individual differences are large and the mechanisms…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Physical Fitness, Muscle Strength, Dynapenia
- Trial name
- SPAF (NCT06496204)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 429 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Vitamin D3 Deficiency
Vitamin D as a Factor Modifying Adaptation to Exercise
Physical activity is a recommended, indispensable element of a healthy lifestyle as well as a countermeasure against many diseases often accompanied by the acute or chronic low grade inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT03417700
- Testing
- NW training, HICT
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
Fall Patients
Keep Exercising & Stay Steady: Development and Feasibility of a Health Intervention to Encourage Exercise Maintenance After Fall Prevention Exercise Programmes End.
Falls and broken bones are a common health problem faced by older adults. Worldwide, one third of adults aged over 65 years old, and half of adults aged over 80 years, fall each year.
- Trial name
- KESS (NCT06447948)
- Testing
- Keep Exercising and Stay Steady
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University