Clinical trials: Ambulation
Hypertension
Stretching vs Walking for Lowering Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Traditionally, one of the ways to treat or prevent high blood pressure is to prescribe aerobic exercise training (i.e. brisk walking).
- Trial name
- NCT05252208
- Testing
- Stretching exercise, Walking exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Healthy Volunteers, Robotic Exoskeleton
Effects of Hip-Assist Exoskeleton Torque on Gait Parameters
This study aims to evaluate the impact of assistive torque from a hip-assist exoskeleton on gait patterns in healthy adults. The investigators will analyze how different torque settings affect spatiotemporal parameters, joint…
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Robotic Exoskeleton, Wearable Devices, Assistive Devices
- Trial name
- NCT07450989
- Testing
- ANGEL SUIT H10 (Hip-assist exoskeleton)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Healthy
Drone Biological Samples Transport vs Walking (DBT - Drone Biology Transport)
The transport of biological samples is a key step in the pre-analysis process in health facilities and must meet quality requirements (NF:EN:ISO 151989) to ensure that samples are transported in are transported in good…
- Trial name
- DBT (NCT05957497)
- Testing
- Biological samples transport and analysis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Amputee
Try Walking a Mile in These Shoes: Activity Level of Lower Extremity Amputees
The purpose of this study is to compare the accuracies of the Patient Activity Monitor to that of a standard pedometer during a walking task and some day-to-day activities in a simulated apartment setting.
- Trial name
- PamPed (NCT00439088)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Physical Inactivity
A Test of Different Incentives and How Effectively They Motivate Walking Behaviour
This study aims to test the effectiveness of different types of incentives to motivate walking among people who use a tracker app.
- Trial name
- NCT06395233
- Testing
- BetterPoints App
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Labor Pain
Effects of Ambulation During First Stage of Labour on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
This study investigates the effect of ambulation (walking) during first stage of labour on maternal and neonatal outcomes. In the intervention group women will be encouraged to ambulate and women in the control group will receive…
- Trial name
- NCT03447015
- Testing
- ambulation
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mutah University
Cognitive Function and Well-Being, Healthy Participants
The Effect of Duration and Frequency of Walking Exercise on Cognitive Functions
Physical activity is very important for staying healthy and improving how well our brain works. Walking is a simple and easy way to exercise that can help people of all ages feel better physically and mentally.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Function and Well-Being, Healthy Participants, Walking
- Trial name
- NCT07119684
- Testing
- Short-Duration Walking Exercise, Long-Duration Walking Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Gait Disorder, Sensorimotor
Idiopathic Toe-Walking Position Sensation
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of plantar two-point discrimination on hip-knee-ankle position sense in children with toe walking.The main questions it aims to answer are: Are two-point discrimination and light…
- Trial name
- NCT05692791
- Testing
- Two-point Discrimination Test, Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Critical Illness Myopathy, Critical Illness Polyneuropathy
Improved Recovery of Walking in Acquired Muscle Weakness
The aim of Re-Walk-Easy is to evaluate the effects of rehabilitation based on electrical stimulation on the motor performance of critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- Re-Walk-Easy (NCT06786390)
- Testing
- Rehabilitation protocol: FES, Rehabilitation protocol without FES
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Walking Cast Right Leg Immobilisation Effects, Aircast Right Leg Immobilisation Effects
The Effects of Lower Right Limb Orthopedic Immobilization on Driving Performance
Abstract Background: Effects of orthopedic immobilizations of the lower right limb on driving performances are unknown. Therefore, clinicians and legislators cannot put forth recommendations for road safety for patients requiring…
- Trial name
- NCT00950729
- Testing
- Driving with running shoes, Plaster cast, Driving with Aircast
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Cognitive Decline
Comparison of Three Motor-cognitive Training Programs
Understanding how to delay age-related physical and mental declines is an issue for aging research. It has been shown that isolated aerobic, coordination and cognitive training improve brain functions and cognitive performances.
- Trial name
- EXECO (NCT04504643)
- Testing
- Technology-assisted circuit training, Conventional circuit training, Nordic walking
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aix Marseille Université
Older Adults With Decreased Outdoor Walking Ability
Getting Older Adults OUT-of -Doors
Community walking is an issue that older adults with chronic conditions have described as important to participation in the community.
- Trial name
- GO-OUT (NCT02339467)
- Testing
- GO-OUT program, Task-oriented outdoor walking workshop
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Healthy Subjects
Walking for Stress Reduction
The effectiveness of a mindfulness walking program is tested in subjects with a high level of subjectively perceived stress.
- Trial name
- NCT01716832
- Testing
- Mindfulness Walking
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Healthy Children
Learning and Encouragement Effect on 6 Minute Walking Test in Children Between 6 and 12 Years
Evaluation of the learning and encouragement effect on six minutes walking test in children under 12 years
- Trial name
- NCT03276299
- Testing
- six minute walking test
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Gait Analysis in Healthy Subjects
Effect of Exoskeleton-Assisted Walking on Gait Parameters in Healthy Adults
This study investigated the immediate effects of a single session of EksoNR-assisted walking on gait parameters and plantar pressure distribution in healthy young adults.
- Trial name
- EKSO-GAIT (NCT07499063)
- Testing
- Ekso NR Exoskeleton
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The State Academy of Applied Sciences in Koszalin
Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls
Evaluating Methods to Replicate Stumbles and Slips During Walking
This protocol outlines a study designed to investigate three different methodologies for inducing gait perturbations. Subjects will be divided into two groups: prosthetic users and able-bodied individuals.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls, Amputation of Lower Limb
- Trial name
- NCT07175714
- Testing
- Methodologies to induce gait perturbations
- Where
- 2 sites in Iceland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Össur Iceland ehf
Aging, Age Related Hearing Loss
Cognitive Training to Improve Mobility in Middle-aged and Older Adults
The proposed study is designed to evaluate the effect of at-home executive function training on cognition and mobility in older adults with age-related hearing loss (ARHL), older adults with normal hearing, and middle-aged adults.
- Trial name
- HnW (NCT05418998)
- Testing
- Executive function (EF) training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Concordia University, Montreal
Healthy
Cardiorespiratory Responses to a Pilates Training Session and Treadmill Walking in Healthy Adults
Low cardiorespiratory fitness is related cardiovascular and total mortality. In addition, disease risk is increased with low cardiorespiratory fitness.
- Trial name
- NCT04568733
- Testing
- Pilates exercise session, Treadmill walking at 3.2 kph, Treadmill walking at 4.8 kph
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
Exercise, Rehabilitation
The Turkish Validity and Reliability of "Toe Walking Scale" in Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking
In clinics, many scales have been developed to examine daily living activities and function in children with idiopatic toe walking.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Rehabilitation, Reliability, Validity
- Trial name
- NCT03596021
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Alzheimer Disease, Frail Elderly Syndrome
Comparison of Kinesiophobia, Balance, Falling and Walking Speeds of Elderly's With Physical Frailty With Alzheimer's
In this study, Kinesiophobia, Balance, Falling, Walking Speeds of Elderly People with Cognitive Frailty with Alzheimer's Dementia, Elderly with Physical Frailty and Healthy Elderly Individuals will be compared.
- Trial name
- NCT05761665
- Testing
- Evaluation
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kırıkkale University