Clinical trials: Activity Play
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
An Empowering Parent Training Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Preschool Aged Children With Autism
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if WE PLAY for Parents can improve caregivers' knowledge, attitudes, confidence, and skills promoting physical activity with their young child with autism.
- Trial name
- NCT07421830
- Testing
- Wellness Enhancing Physical Activity for Young Children: Parent Version (WE PLAY for Parents)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
Self-Perception, Body Weight
Effects of Active Video Games in Physically Inactive Children
Inactivity was reported to be high in children and considered to be the fourth common cause of death in all ages. The reason for children is usually the increasing indoor use of sedentary screen time.
- Trial name
- AVGAME (NCT03720938)
- Testing
- Active Video Games
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Learning, Spatial, Cognitive Change
Playing AVI During Tennis Training Process
Developing movement capabilities and efficiently acquiring and assimilating movement information and knowledge in middle childhood stages is of great importance for performing complex movement structures in later stages of life.
- Trial name
- AVIT (NCT03946436)
- Testing
- Active video games, tennis training process
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marusic
Physical Activity
Exercise Games and Physical Activity: Can a Home-based Exergame System Increase Physical Activity?
This study will be investigating an innovative and exciting way to increase physical activity in children between the ages of 9 and 12 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT02032667
- Testing
- Multi-player condition
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Victoria
Group Fitness (Traditional), Group Fitness (Game Play-based)
Comparative Effectiveness of Social Physical Play and Traditional Exercise Programming
This study will compare the impact of traditional group fitness versus a game-based fitness program, designed to maximize enjoyment, on physical fitness.
- Trial name
- PlayFit (NCT03913078)
- Testing
- Group Fitness, PlayFit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 431 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Exercise
Active Play Intervention for Preschoolers
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to examine the effects of a planned movement in preschool-aged children. The main question is to determine What are the effects of a planned movement program on physical activity…
- Trial name
- Active Play (NCT05744791)
- Testing
- Active Play planned movement program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Auburn University
Bullying Behavior, Aggressive Behavior
Dramatic Play and Bullying Behaviors in Preschool Children
This study aims to examine the effect of dramatic play-based activities on bullying behaviors in preschool children; and to evaluate the effects of these activities on empathy levels and social interaction skills, thereby…
- Trial name
- DRAMA-BULLY (NCT07371884)
- Testing
- dramatic play intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Immature Newborn, Feeding Behavior
Facilitate the Transition From Passive Feeding to Active Feeding in Preterm Infants Through Early Play
The approach described here is based both on theoretical concepts and on the work of several teams of researchers. By positioning the baby and the appropriate adult, a speech bath, a sustained look and an expressive face, it is…
- Trial name
- ALIJEU (NCT03651258)
- Testing
- Implementation of ALIJEU
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
MCI, Mild Cognitive Impairment
The Interactive Physical and Cognitive Exercise System (v3) for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
The primary purpose of this study is to attempt to replicate and extend promising pilot findings regarding the cognitive benefits of in-home neuro-exergaming with iPACES (interactive Physical and Cognitive Exercise System v3) for…
- Conditions
- MCI, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
- Trial name
- iPACES (NCT05009524)
- Testing
- iPACES (interactive Physical and Cognitive Exercise System), PACE (Physical and Cognitive Exercise)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- iPACES LLC
Amblyopia
An Active Approach to Treat Amblyopia: Video Game Play
Amblyopia, a developmental abnormality that impairs spatial vision, is a major cause of vision loss, resulting in reduced visual acuity and reduced sensitivity to contrast.
- Trial name
- NCT01223716
- Testing
- Perceptual learning, Video Game, Crossover (Occlusion therapy + Video Game)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Intellectual Disability, Mild
Effects of Structured Physical Activity Breaks and Free Play in Children With Mild Intellectual Disability
Children with mild intellectual disability (MID) typically exhibit delays in both intellectual and adaptive functioning, with the onset occurring during the developmental period.
- Trial name
- NCT06943196
- Testing
- Structured physical activity break
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Cold, Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy on Muscle Function
On-field sports injuries are a common issue that significantly impacts athletes' performance and overall health. In team sports such as football, basketball, and volleyball, muscle and joint injuries are particularly frequent.
- Conditions
- Cold, Cryotherapy, Cryotherapy Effect, Muscle Activity
- Trial name
- NCT06970366
- Testing
- Cold pack application, Cold spray application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Okan University
Study Individuals' Activity Choices After Playing a Computer Game
Influence of a Computer Game on Youth's Choices of Activities
Study of activity choices after playing a computer game.
- Trial name
- NCT01409629
- Testing
- Computer game
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University at Buffalo
Physical Inactivity, Overweight and Obesity
Effects of Parental Involvement in Exergames Play on Physical and Mental Health on Overweight and Obese Male Adolescent
In recent years, with the rising obesity rate, overweight and obesity have become a hot issue of public health. As a sensitive and special group, teenagers shoulder the heavy responsibility of building the motherland, so their…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Overweight and Obesity, Psychosocial Problem
- Trial name
- NCT05769374
- Testing
- cooperative versus competitive AVG play
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Children With Typical Neurodevelopment
PLAY UP: An Intervention Program Through Active Play and Environmental Affordances
The goal of this cluster-randomized trial is to investigate how a co-created, affordance-based approach - developed in collaboration with children - and combined with educator training, can support preschool children's engagement…
- Trial name
- PLAY UP (NCT07355179)
- Testing
- PLAY UP
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Évora
Parenting Practices, Co-parenting Practices
The Good Start Matters - Parenting Program
Early childhood is an important period where the family can support the development and maintenance of healthy eating and active behaviors to prevent or reduce childhood obesity.
- Conditions
- Parenting Practices, Co-parenting Practices, Child Eating and Dietary Behaviors, Child Physical Activity/active Play/outdoor Play
- Trial name
- NCT05802160
- Testing
- Good Start Matters - Parenting intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Physical Activity, Activity Play
Active Play in After School Programs
Background: Physical activity (PA) is a key component in health promotion and prevention of overweight. Interventions delivered in after-school programs (ASP) have the potential to become a means of ensuring PA among young…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Activity Play, Motor Activity, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT02954614
- Testing
- Active play in after school programs (ASP)
- Volunteers
- 456 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Nursing Caries
Hand Massage and Play Activity in the Elderly
There is no study found that examined the effects of hand massage and play activity on the loneliness, comfort and psychological well-being of the elderly in nursing homes.
- Trial name
- NCT05569616
- Testing
- Hand massage, Play activity
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Socioemotional Development, Physical Activity
Newenkantun: a Play-based Program to Promote Socioemotional Learning in Early Childhood Education in Chile.
What is this study about? This study will test a program called "Newenkantun" (which refers to a hand-strength game in Mapuche culture) designed to help young children develop important social and emotional skills through play…
- Conditions
- Socioemotional Development, Physical Activity, Sleep, Motor Skills
- Trial name
- Newenkantun (NCT07871929)
- Testing
- Teacher Professional Development, Parent/guardian support, Play-Based Activities and Environmental Modifications
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de La Frontera
Child, Overweight
Active Games: Increasing the Attractiveness of Active Video Game Play for Youth
The purpose of this study is to look at the effects of active video game play on youth physical activity.
- Conditions
- Child, Overweight, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT02940431
- Testing
- High Autonomy, Low Autonomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center