Clinical trials: Physical Functioning
Chronic Kidney Disease
Pedometers to Assess and Increase Physical Activity Among Children With Chronic Kidney Disease
Hypothesis #1: Most children with CKD stages 2-4, ESRD and kidney transplantation will report participation in physical activity that falls short of recommended levels of physical activity; Children on dialysis will be less…
- Trial name
- NCT01270529
- Testing
- Increasing Physical activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Congenital Heart Disease
Imaging Assessment of Diastolic Function
Diastolic function is poorly studied in children with congenital heart disease. This is mainly due to the lack of validated techniques. Cardiac MRI offers two advantages compared to echocardiography: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT01668264
- Testing
- Echocardiograph, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
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
Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy, Quality of Lifte
Additional Effects of Cuevas Medek Exercises Along With Conventional Physical Therapy on Gross Motor Proficiency and Quality of Life, in Children With Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a prevalent pediatric neurological disorder hindering movement and posture development due to non-progressive disruptions in brain development.
- Conditions
- Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy, Quality of Lifte, Motor Function
- Trial name
- NCT06966609
- Testing
- Control Group, Experimental Group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
Idiopathic Toe Walking
The Effect of Serial Casting and Physical Therapy in Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking
Children who continue to walk on their tiptoes after developing a heel-toe gait normally are diagnosed with idiopathic toe walking (ITW).
- Trial name
- NCT06010485
- Testing
- Serial Casting, Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Physical Activity, Obesity, Childhood
The MOVI-HIIT Pilot Trial: The Impact of Activity Breaks on Cognitive Function, Adiposity and Fitness in Preschoolers
Pilot study to test the acceptability and feasibility of an intervention aimed to test the effectiveness, in preschool children, of an integrated physical activity intervention in the classroom based on intervallic training…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Obesity, Childhood, Cardiovascular Diseases, High Intensity Interval Training
- Trial name
- NCT05243784
- Testing
- MOVI-HIIT intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Sports Physical Therapy, Myofascial Release Technique
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Myofascial Release Technique in Young Basketball Players
In this study, it is aimed to remove the limitations that cause asymmetry and weak connections in functional movement patterns with myofascial relaxation method to be applied to certain muscles and to remove the obstacles in…
- Conditions
- Sports Physical Therapy, Myofascial Release Technique, Performance Enhancement, Basketball Players
- Trial name
- NCT05675514
- Testing
- Myofascial Release Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Congenital Heart Disease
Real-time 3-Dimensional Echocardiography for Assessment of Cardiac Function and Congenital Heart Disease
The propose of this study is to generate normative data of the tree-dimensional echocardiographic(3-DE) measurements for cardiac structure and function in a large cohort of normal infants, children,and adolescents.
- Trial name
- 3DE-CHD (NCT01300221)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Healthy, Renovascular Hypertension
Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Evaluating Kidney Function
Renovascular hypertension (RVH) is a potentially curable disease affecting 0.5-5 percent of patients with hypertension. The current diagnostic work-up of RVH involves a complex algorithm which includes doppler ultrasound…
- Trial name
- NCT00006173
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Machine Learning Prediction of Pulmonary Function in Children With Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is a multisystem genetic disorder characterized by progressive pulmonary impairment and extrapulmonary limitations.
- Trial name
- NCT07770854
- Testing
- Archived Multidimensional Clinical and Functional Assessment Data
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy
Using Neurotechology to Help Children With Physical Disability Due to Cerebral Palsy
Hemiparetic cerebral palsy is a condition in which one side of a child's body becomes weak due to brain injury occurring around birth, often caused by stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT07269353
- Testing
- Brain Computer Interface - Functional Electrical Stimulations
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Childhood Cancer
Examining a Training Program for for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Childhood Cancer Survivors
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric malignancy, with the peak incidences occurring in children two to five years of age.
- Trial name
- JUMP (NCT05086354)
- Testing
- JUMP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Observational Longitudinal Study in Children Affected by Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
The aim of this study is to assess the developmental patterns of lung function in children affected by growth hormone deficiency after one year of GH therapy.The assessment by specific questionnaires of quality of life and of…
- Trial name
- GHD (NCT02507245)
- Testing
- Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Stefania La Grutta, MD
Knee Osteoarthritis
Implementing a Group Physical Therapy Program for Veterans (GroupPT): Function QUERI 3.0
Implementing Group Physical Therapy for Veterans with Knee Osteoarthritis (Group PT): Function QUERI 3.0 aims to compare two implementation approaches for implementing Group PT in 20 VA facilities using a type III…
- Trial name
- GroupPT (NCT07215572)
- Testing
- Implementation Strategy: Foundational Arm, Implementation Strategy: REACH Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD)
Functional Capacity in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease
The aim of our study is to assess the functional capacity of children with chronic kidney disease using various tests.
- Trial name
- NCT06683339
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Multiple Sclerosis
Feasibility of the Multiple Sclerosis Performance Test in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis
The primary objective is to evaluate the feasibility of the Multiple Sclerosis Performance Test (MSPT) in a clinical care setting when used by participants with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Trial name
- NCT03926637
- Testing
- Multiple Sclerosis Performance Test (MSPT)
- Where
- 33 sites in United States, Czechia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 3,073 people
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Preterm Infant
Executive Functions and Preterm Children in 11 to 12 Year Old
Preterm children have a high risk for neurodevelopmental impairments. The impact on motor functions and neurosensory functions is demonstrated but the incidence of executive functions is not described for preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT03700619
- Testing
- BRIEF parental survey
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 355 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Assessment of Respiratory Function Cerebral Palsy Using Plyometric Exercise Sensorimotor Program
To examine if adding plyometric exercises to sensorimotor exercises would improve respiratory function in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
- Trial name
- NCT05506527
- Testing
- Sensorimotor program and plyometric exercise
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Egyptian Chinese University
Functional Constipation
Lactobacillus Reuteri in Children With Constipation
The most common cause of children chronic constipation is functional disorders. Functional constipation is diagnosed after excluding organic causes of constipation (anatomical, neurological, endocrinological) and identification…
- Trial name
- NCT01388712
- Testing
- Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Memorial Health Institute, Poland
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Physical Activity Level and Cognitive Functions in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Although there are studies showing that the effect on motor performance over time in children with DMD is associated with a decrease in the level of physical activity, no publication has been found that directly examines the…
- Trial name
- NCT05641805
- Testing
- PAQ-C (Physical activitiy questionare for children), MoCA (Montreal Cognitive Assessment), PBS (Pediatric Balance Scale), Modified Mini Mental State Examination, BMI (Body Mass Index)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Muş Alparslan University