Clinical trials: Activity Play
Physical Activity, Fundamental Motor Skills
An Intervention to Improve Motor Skills in Young Children
The goal of "PLAY" is to adapt and test a developmentally appropriate intervention delivered on a mobile app to parents, with the goal of teaching fundamental motor skill (FMS) proficiency to their preschool-aged children (ages 3…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Fundamental Motor Skills, Development, Child, Self-regulation
- Trial name
- PLAY (NCT03901300)
- Testing
- Fundamental Motor Skills App, Unstructured Physical Activity App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Non-specific Neck Pain, Playing Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Kinematics and Muscle Activation of Scapula in Upper String Players With Neck Pain
This study will analyze and compare scapular kinematics and muscle activation patterns between upper string musicians with and without neck pain during arm elevation and playing tasks (open strings, scales, musical pieces)…
- Trial name
- NCT07448857
- Testing
- motion capture system, surface electromyography
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Activity, Motor
Preschoolers Learning and Active in PLAY (PLAY Extension)
The PLAY 2 Study is the continuation of an R21 pilot PLAY study. In the R21, we tested the acceptability, feasibility and initial efficacy of three early childhood education setting- based, multi-level interventions to promote…
- Trial name
- PLAY (NCT04772638)
- Testing
- PLAY, Wait list control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Reading
Play-based Motor-Cognitive Training for Improved Reading
The PLAYMORE study aims to investigate the effects of two interventions focusing on a close and meaningful coupling between bodily movement and academic content on early pre-reading and word recognition skills in children.
- Trial name
- PLAYMORE (NCT04618822)
- Testing
- Teaching involving whole-body movements, Teaching involving hand movements, Teaching involving minimal motor movements (control)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Emotional Regulation
Examining the Impacts of Parent-Child Interactive Activities
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the effects of online and offline play of games on the Mightier game platform, in comparison to the effects of Mightier online play alone.
- Trial name
- NCT04839861
- Testing
- Mightier Family Games, Mightier online gameplay
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuromotion Labs
Childhood Obesity
Reducing Obesity Through Play Among Toddlers: Tiny Steps to Health (TSHS) Study
The purpose of this study is to test various ways to help toddlers develop healthy eating and activity behaviors. Parents and toddlers, who participate in this research will be randomly assigned to either 1) continue their…
- Trial name
- TSHS (NCT06918821)
- Testing
- Healthy Toddler Parent Group (HTPG), Families Understanding Nutrition and Physically Active Lifestyles (FUNPALs) Playgroup
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Obesity
Team PLAY (Positive Lifestyles for Active Youngsters)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intense family-centered program to help children, 4 to 7 years old, control their weight is more effective than the advise and referrals their health provider gives in the…
- Trial name
- Team PLAY (NCT00528164)
- Testing
- Team PLAY
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Anxiety, Stress
Impact of Play Interventions on Stress and Anxiety Using EEG and AI.
This project will target university students during their exam periods, whether midterms, finals, regular exams, or make-up exams, as this is a time particularly sensitive to academic stress.
- Trial name
- ILOS-WEEG (NCT07555158)
- Testing
- playful intervention
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
Risk Assessment, Parenting
Randomized Controlled Trial of a Risk Reframing Tool to Change Mothers' Parenting Associated With Children's Risky Play
Children's risky play is associated with a variety of positive developmental, physical and mental health outcomes, including greater physical activity, self-confidence and risk management skills.
- Trial name
- NCT03374683
- Testing
- RR Digital Tool, RR In-Person Workshop, Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 451 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Childhood Obesity
Physical Activity and Screen-Time Regulations in Childcare Centers - Aim 3
The objective is to establish community priorities for strategies to improve young children's health behaviors based on focus groups of stakeholders in the greater Baton Rouge area.
- Trial name
- Pause and Play (NCT02751775)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Pediatric Obesity
Fuel for Fun: Cooking With Kids Plus Parents and Play
Fuel for Fun: Cooking with Kids Plus Parents and Play (FFF), is an integrated research, extension, and education project targeting 4th grade students.
- Trial name
- FFF (NCT02491294)
- Testing
- School, Family, About Eating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,640 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Active Outdoor Play and Related Healthy Dietary Behaviours
B-challenged: Co-creating Physical and Social Environments to Promote Children's Active Outdoor Play
BACKGROUND An alarmingly low number of children meet public health guidelines for physical activity and healthy dietary behaviours, and are at increased risk of developing lifestyle-related diseases.
- Trial name
- B-challenged (NCT07136376)
- Testing
- Physical and social environmental interventions.
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 850 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Obesity
Nutrition Intervention and Play Group Exercise for Low-income Latinas
Obesity among Mexican-American women has the potential to become a public health crisis. Hispanics are one of the fastest growing minority populations in the United States and the prevalence of obesity in Mexican American woman…
- Trial name
- CHICOS (NCT00454948)
- Testing
- Home-based nutrition sessions and play group exercise, Group-based nutrition sessions and mail-out activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Obesity
Response Inhibition to High Calorie Food Cues Among Adolescents Following Active and Sedentary Video Game Play
Response inhibition is a cognitive process that helps individuals suppress or avoid unwanted actions and inappropriate behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT03407352
- Testing
- Active Video Game Play, Passive Video Game Play
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham Young University
Teacher Self-efficacy for Teaching PE, Teacher PE Instruction
Evaluation of Aim to Play, a User-Friendly Digital Application for Teacher Skills Training and Physical Education Activities for 3-5 Grade Students
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the newly developed Pocket PE 3-5 app, designed for use by teachers of 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-grade students.
- Conditions
- Teacher Self-efficacy for Teaching PE, Teacher PE Instruction, Student PE Enjoyment, Student Physical Activity
- Trial name
- AimToPlay3-5 (NCT07203313)
- Testing
- Digital PE teaching app
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,872 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saavsus, Inc.
Physical Activity, Adolescent Behavior
Neighborhood Influence on Parenting Practices Regarding Youth Outdoor Play
Parental constraint of outdoor play may be fueling unhealthy emotional and physical development in today's children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Adolescent Behavior, Parenting
- Trial name
- NCT03379090
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Focus on Physical Activity, Recess, and Play
Randomized Experiment of Playworks
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Playworks has an impact on student and school outcomes such as physical activity, behavior, and academic performance.
- Trial name
- NCT02192281
- Testing
- Playworks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Physical Activity, Obesity Prevention
Connect Through PLAY: A Staff-based Physical Activity Intervention for Middle School Youth
The overall goal of the Connect Through Positive Leisure Activities for Youth (PLAY) Project is to improve staff capacity for implementing effective physical activity (PA) programming within middle school after school programs…
- Trial name
- Connect (NCT03732144)
- Testing
- Connect Staff-based PA intervention, Connect Health Curriculum Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
The Effects of Video Game Playing Habits and Some Sports Activities on Intubation Performance With Video Laryngoscopy
Impact of Video Games and Activities on Videolaryngoscopy Success
This study aims to investigate the factors influencing the videolaryngoscopy success among fourth-year medical students participating in anesthesia clerkship.
- Trial name
- NCT07053540
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Child Obesity
YES! We Can PLAY: A Physical Activity and Nutrition After-School Program for Middle School Students
YES! We can PLAY: A Physical Activity and Nutrition After-School Program for Middle School Students, is a collaborative partnership between the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Birmingham City Schools District to…
- Trial name
- NCT04132869
- Testing
- Sports Readiness Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 298 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham