Clinical trials: Brain Health Activities
Health and Wellness
Houston Independent School District (HISD) Yoga Evaluation
The goal of this research study is to learn about how brain activity, cognitive tests (tests of participant's brain function), and stress hormones are related to taking part in a health and wellness program in elementary-aged…
- Trial name
- NCT02606591
- Testing
- Electroencephalograph, Cognitive Tests, Hair Sample
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Healthy Adolescents
Activity Breaks for Brain Health in Adolescents
The main aim for this study is to investigate to what extent physical activity of moderate or low intensity, relative to prolonged inactivity, may acutely alter neural activity-related prefrontal cortex oxygenated hemoglobin…
- Trial name
- ABBaH teens (NCT04552626)
- Testing
- Prolonged sitting (social breaks), Prolonged sitting with step-up exercise break, Prolonged sitting with simple resistance activity breaks
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Cognitive Ability, General, Achievement
Enhancing Children's Cognitive and Brain Health Through Physical Activity Training (FITKids2)
The objective of this study is to use a randomized controlled design to determine whether cardiorespiratory fitness training improves neurocognitive function and academic performance during preadolescent development.
- Trial name
- FITKids2 (NCT01619826)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Children, Adolescents
Exercise and Endocannabinoids for Brain and Mental Health
This study will explore how exercise affects brain chemicals called endocannabinoids, which may improve thinking skills and reduce feelings of stress, anxiety, and low mood in children and teens aged 9 to 17.
- Trial name
- EMBH (NCT06808490)
- Testing
- Moderate Intensity Exercise, Light Intensity Stretching, Seated Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida
Virtual Peer Health Coaching for Adolescents With Disabilities
Participation in physical activity (PA) confers clear physical and psychosocial benefits. Yet, many adolescents with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy and spina bifida do not engage in regular PA, putting them at…
- Trial name
- NCT05587634
- Testing
- Virtual Peer Health Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Childhood Brain Tumor
Creating a Decision Support System for the Corporate Management of Physical Therapy
The purpose of this study is to create a software product on the basis of the support technologies for making decisions for the collaboration of the different specialists, the family and the patient himself in the process of…
- Conditions
- Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Childhood Brain Tumor, Physical Activity, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT03586401
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal Research Institute of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology
Stroke, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Effects of an Educational Intervention on Rehabilitation Clinicians' Practices for Health-related Outcomes After Stroke
The overall aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of a study protocol for a future stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial (c-RCT) that will investigate the effects of an innovative KT intervention on 1)…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Physical Disability, Motor Skills Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03807115
- Testing
- Implementation of stroke mobility guidelines
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Brain Health, Cognition
Exercise Effects on Cognition in School-Aged Children
Recent trends have identified decreasing levels of physical activity, fitness, and health in preadolescent children. Examining factors, such as physical activity behavior and aerobic fitness that positively influence cognitive…
- Conditions
- Brain Health, Cognition, Scholastic Achievement
- Trial name
- FITKids (NCT01334359)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cognition
Lion Tracks EEG Pilot: Understand Cognitive Responses to CrossFit in Mother-Child Dyads
The purpose of this study is to examine how participating in exercise together versus separately influences brain function, cognitive performance, mood, and parent-child connection in mother-child dyads.
- Trial name
- Lion Tracks (NCT07677345)
- Testing
- Family-Based Functional Fitness Exercise, Independent Functional Fitness Exercise
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Where Wild Things Grow: Nature- and Activity-based Group Interventions for Neurodivergent Children and Youth
The goal of this action research project is to develop and implement nature- and activity-based group interventions across health care, school and leisure settings in Southern Norway.
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Autism, Tourette Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07203469
- Testing
- Universal approach, Selective approach, Outdoor therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sorlandet Hospital HF
Exercise, Children
Long-term Exercise Effects from Robotic Walking
The vision of the Long-term Exercise Effects from Robotic Walking (LEER) research program is to develop optimal, individualized exercise strategies that would in turn enhance the health and well-being of non-ambulatory children…
- Conditions
- Exercise, Children, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- LEER (NCT04307602)
- Testing
- Exercise - High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Exercise - Submaximal Steady State Training (SST)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Physical Activity
The Effects of an In-school Physical Activity Intervention on Adolescents' Brain Structure and Function
Physical activity has shown beneficial effects for cognitive and brain health, suggesting it may provide a highly scalable intervention to improve academic achievement.
- Trial name
- NCT03593863
- Testing
- Physical Education (PE) programme
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Children With Cerebral Palsy Who Are Ambulant, Cerebral Palsy GMFCS-ER I-II
Exercise Training Among Children With Cerebral Palsy to Increase Health and Well-being - A Feasibility Study
The use of eHealth in children with cerebral palsy (CP) holds promise to increase participation in exercise. eHealth, has shown to increase accessibility to appropriate healthcare professionals as well as reduces time- and energy…
- Trial name
- HOME-EX (NCT07025694)
- Testing
- A eHealth application on a computer tablet contected to a secure severer with an interface on a computer to deliver exercise interventions., A eHealth application on a computer tablet contected to a secure severer with an interface on a computer to deliver exercise interventions, Moderate Intensity Continues Training
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Mental Health Wellness 1
Acute Effects of Physical Activity On Memory, Cognitive Performance and Brain Activity
The overall aim of the study is to investigate the effects of an acute bout of physical activity on cognitive performance and long-term memory in elementary school children.
- Trial name
- NCT03391505
- Testing
- Small-sided soccer game, Walking soccer game, Rest group watching soccer
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Cerebral Palsy
Telehealth Virtual Reality Gaming on Cardiometabolic Health Among Youth With Cerebral Palsy
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the preliminary efficacy of 12-weeks of home-based exercise using consumer available virtual reality gaming technology, compared with a 12 week wait-list control group.
- Trial name
- NCT05336227
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exergaming
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham