Clinical trials: Activity Play
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder
SPARK Exercise Program and Game-based Training in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will compare the effects of the SPARK program versus game-based circuit training on motor skills and social interaction in 22 children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) aged 5-12 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07579000
- Testing
- Structured Sports, Play, and Active Recreation for Kids Exercise program (SPARK), Game-based Training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Multiple Sclerosis
Cognitive Stimulation in Patients With Sclerosis Multiple
The primary objective of the study is to determine if the training for 6 months with a specific set of games ( previously selected according to the cognitive domain stimulate : attention, memory , executive functions and…
- Trial name
- JuguEMos (NCT06714487)
- Testing
- cognitive stimulation through games
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Investigacio Sanitaria Pere Virgili
Cognition Disorders
PET Scan to Map the Areas of the Brain Involved in Planning
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a technique used to investigate the functional activity of the brain. The PET technique allows doctors to study the normal processes of the brain (central nervous system) of normal…
- Trial name
- NCT00001363
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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
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
COPD
Harmonica Playing Improves Quality of Life in Patients With COPD
15 patients who have completed the Baylor Martha Foster Lung Center Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program at least six months ago will be selected to participate in a 12 week training program with six months of follow up.
- Trial name
- NCT03442140
- Testing
- Harmonica playing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
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
Prader Willi Syndrome, Childhood Obesity
Family-based Intervention for Youth With Prader-Willi Syndrome: The Active Play at Home Study
Compared to other children, those with disability have additional challenges to being physically active. Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a genetic form of childhood obesity that is characterized by hypotonia, growth hormone…
- Trial name
- APAH (NCT02058342)
- Testing
- Active Play at Home
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- California State University, Fullerton
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
Child Behavior Problem, Disruptive Behavior
Pilot Study of Parent Training With Role-plays in Virtual Reality for Parents of Children With Behavior Problems
The main aim of this pilot trial is to evaluate preliminary effects and feasibility of a new parent training program for parents of children aged 8-16 years with disruptive behavior (e.g., angry, aggressive or defiant behavior).
- Conditions
- Child Behavior Problem, Disruptive Behavior, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Problems
- Trial name
- NCT06559813
- Testing
- Step-by-step: A cognitive behavioral parent program with role-plays in virtual reality
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
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