Clinical trials: Behavior, Sedentary
Healthy, Obesity
Break It Up: A Study Evaluating Breaking Up Daily Sedentary Behavior in Youth
Background: Some studies have found that people can better process sugars when they take walking breaks. Studies have also found that children's attention and memory may improve after exercise.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Obesity, Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT03223649
- Testing
- Walking Bouts, Sedentary
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Cognition, Sedentary Behaviors
Sedentary Activities and Passive-to-Intense Effects on Neuro-Cognitive States
Prolonged sedentary behavior is linked to poorer metabolic health, yet its effect on cognitive load and brain function remains unclear.
- Trial name
- SAPIENS (NCT07087236)
- Testing
- Maximum Cognitive Load, Mental active/pasive activities, Baseline Cognitive Load
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso
Childhood Obesity, Physical Inactivity
The Halland Obesity Municipal Effort for Children
A retrospective study to investigate the method called The Halland Obesity Municipal Effort for children. All children participating in the intervention since the start of this specific method will be eligible for inclusion.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Physical Activity, BMI
- Trial name
- NCT05254938
- Testing
- The Halland Obesity Municipal Effort for children
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Sedentary Lifestyle
Physical Activity, Sedentary and Energy Consumption After Bariatric Surgery
The aim is to examine the energy consumption before and after bariatric surgery. The study will contribute to the knowledge if operations should be complemented by interventions to increase energy expenditure, mainly by reducing…
- Trial name
- NCT02938338
- Testing
- Bariatric surgery
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Region Örebro County
Physical Activity, Eating Behavior
"Escola em Ação" (School in Action)
Background: The health promotion actions carried out in the school environment have positive effects on reducing risk factors for chronic diseases in adolescents.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Eating Behavior, Sedentary Lifestyle, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- EA (NCT03153176)
- Testing
- Training, Individual level, Organizational level
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 357 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Healthy Lifestyle
Active Kindergarten - Active Children
The AK-AC study was designed as a two-arm, randomised by ECEC institution, evaluative controlled trial with the overarching aim of increasing the children's PA level and reduce sedentary time.
- Trial name
- AK-AC (NCT04555746)
- Testing
- Physical activity
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South-Eastern Norway
Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors
School Intervention Program to Promote Healthy Lifestyle Among Male Adolescent Students in King Faisal Residential City, Jeddah, Western Region, 2014-15
Through a cluster randomized control trial, 148 male adolescents' students were randomly assigned into either intervention group who received an educational program for two months (n=79), or control groups (n=69) who didn't…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors, Dietary Habits, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03885700
- Testing
- Educational program for 2 months
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
Pregnancy Related, Adolescent Obesity
#BabyLetsMove Physical Activity Feasibility Trial
Black adolescents who are pregnant represent a high-risk and understudied perinatal population in health research. Adolescent pregnancy (<20 years) is disproportionately prevalent among Blacks compared with Whites and is a…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Adolescent Obesity, Behavior, Health, Behavior, Sedentary
- Trial name
- NCT04628065
- Testing
- #BabyLetsMove
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Physical Inactivity, Sedentariness
Effects of a School-Based Physical Activity Intervention on 24-Hour Movement Behaviours and Motor Development in Preschool Children - Study Protocol
This protocol describes a quasi-experimental controlled study evaluating the effects of the Super Quinas in Preschool programme on 24-hour movement behaviours and motor development in preschool children aged 3-6 years.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Sedentariness, Sleep, Motor Skills
- Trial name
- SQP (NCT07553507)
- Testing
- SuperQuinas in Preschool Programme
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Lusofona University
Adolescent Obesity
Motivational Interviewing Nutrition Exercise Obese Adolescents
This study is a randomized controlled study in a quasi-experimental design in the pre-test post-test design.The aim of this study is to examine the effect of motivational interview applied to obese adolescents on nutritional…
- Trial name
- NCT05268653
- Testing
- Motivatıonal İnterviewing (Treatment Group)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muş Alparslan University
Insulin Resistance, Obesity
Financial Incentives to Exercise for Adolescents
Among youth populations, American Indians have the highest prevalence of diabetes in the United States. This study will use exercise as the principal lifestyle modification approach to reduce the risk of diabetes in this…
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- MOVE (NCT01848353)
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Physical Inactivity, Low Physical Fitness
Effect of a Female Strength & Conditioning Specialist on High School Girls' Health
The majority of today's youth do not engage in enough physical activity (PA) to maintain good health. Low PA levels are associated with poor health (e.g. diabetes, high blood pressure) and early mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT02776579
- Testing
- Girls-only resistance training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Endothelial Dysfunction
Interrupting Sitting With High Intensity Exercise on Vascular Function in Adolescents Before and After a Mixed Meal
This study aims to investigate the effect of interrupting a three hour bout of prolonged sitting with high intensity interval exercise on lower limb blood vessel function in adolescents before and after a mixed meal challenge.
- Trial name
- NCT04337385
- Testing
- Interrupting 3 hours of prolonged sitting with high intensity interval exercise, 3 hours of prolonged sitting
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Childhood Obesity, Physical Activity
Active Videogames Against Obesity in Children
Active video games are presented as an exercise option for children with little interest in traditional sports. The main objectives of this study are: 1.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Physical Activity, Sedentary Lifestyle, Body Fat
- Trial name
- VIDEOACTIVO (NCT04418713)
- Testing
- active video-games
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza