Clinical trials: Ambulation
Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower
Socket Cooling Effectiveness Take Home Study
The comfort and fit of the residual limb within a prosthetic socket are of primary concern for many amputees. The residual limb is typically covered by non-breathable and non- thermally conductive materials that can create a warm…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower, Amputation Stump, Limb; Absence, Congenital, Lower
- Trial name
- NCT04484805
- Testing
- ICE Condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liberating Technologies, Inc.
Grief, Traumatic Stress
Walk With Me for Perinatal Grief
This research will contribute to therapeutic technology to support bereaved parents who have experienced a perinatal loss. The proposed mobile application would accomplish this objective by providing a series of therapeutic…
- Conditions
- Grief, Traumatic Stress, Usability
- Trial name
- PeriGrief (NCT05318287)
- Testing
- Walk with Me
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Sedentary Lifestyle, Self Efficacy
Planning the Next Steps: Using an Implementation Intention Approach to Increase Daily Walking
The study goal is to design an intervention utilizing implementation intentions to help participants prospectively plan and visualize ways to increase activity for the next day among working adults who do not currently exercise…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Self Efficacy, Control Locus
- Trial name
- NCT03124563
- Testing
- Control Group, Implementation Intention Condition
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brandeis University
Aging
Optimizing Ankle Exoskeleton Assistance for Walking Across the Life Span
The investigators seek to determine whether ankle exoskeletons can reduce metabolic energy expenditure during walking for users across the age-spectrum.
- Trial name
- NCT04033146
- Testing
- Ankle Exoskeleton Assistance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia Institute of Technology
Aging
CONTROL Walking Study
Older adults often experience substantial deficits in walking ability, especially for walking tasks that are more complex such as obstacle crossing.
- Trial name
- NCT03790657
- Testing
- practice of a complex walking task, Active transcranial direct current stimulation (Active tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging
The Entorhinal Cortex and Aerobic Exercise in Aging
The overall goal of this study is to examine how regular exercise affects brain function, spatial memory, and virtual navigation. Participation in this research study will take approximately 4 months.
- Trial name
- ECE (NCT02775760)
- Testing
- Cardiovascular endurance, Strength, balance, and flexibility
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Bilateral Hearing Loss, Healthy Aging
Dual-Task Cost in Bilateral Hearing Loss
The specific aims of the research study are: 1. Compare single-task gait parameters between individuals with hearing loss (HL) and age and education matched controls with normal hearing [normal vs moderate-profound hearing loss…
- Trial name
- NCT05540535
- Testing
- Gait assessment, Cognitive assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Spinal Cord Injuries
Enhancing Corticospinal Activation for Improved Walking Function
For many people with spinal cord injury (SCI), the goal of walking is a high priority. There are many approaches available to restore walking function after SCI; however, these approaches often involve extensive rehabilitation…
- Trial name
- NCT03237234
- Testing
- Motor Skill Training, Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shepherd Center, Atlanta GA
Physical Activity
Caminamos: A Smartphone App to Connect With Walking Partners
Despite numerous interventions designed to increase physical activity, few are specifically tailored to Latinas, a population where higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases are present.
- Trial name
- NCT03059901
- Testing
- Caminamos App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Physical Activity
Caminamos: A Smartphone App for Latinas to Connect With Walking Partners
Despite numerous interventions designed to increase physical activity, few are specifically tailored to Latinas, a population where higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases are present.
- Trial name
- Caminemos (NCT03854916)
- Testing
- Caminemos Juntas App, World Walking App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Aging
Spinal Excitation to Enhance Mobility
Older adults with compromised walking ability have higher rates of morbidity and mortality, more hospitalizations, poorer quality of life, and are less likely to remain independent in the community.
- Trial name
- NCT03667573
- Testing
- tsDCS Dosage (A), tsDCS Dosage (B), textured shoe insoles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Muscle Property, Alignment and Joint Loading in People With Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common chronic painful musculoskeletal condition among older adults. It poses great challenge to the health care system due to its inability to be cured.
- Trial name
- NCT03628508
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Stroke
Power Training Post-stroke
Hemiparesis, strictly defined as (muscular) weakness affecting one side of the body, is seen in three-quarters of individuals following stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT01970592
- Testing
- POWER training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging
Neural Underpinnings of Turning
Older adults and stroke survivors often have difficulty performing complex walking tasks, due in part to changes in the brain. One task often overlooked is turning, which can lead to injury when performed poorly.
- Trial name
- NCT05475236
- Testing
- Experimental: Locomotor Learning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Balance
Villency-Proof of Action: Foot Device, Balance and Sway, Kinematics of Walking
This study involves the use of a newly designed shoe insole device (also referred to as a foot insole device) similar to various shoe insoles or inserts you can buy at a store or pharmacy.
- Trial name
- NCT03663816
- Testing
- experimental foot device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Ambulation Difficulty, Gait, Unsteady
The Sensorimotor Locus of Balance Control in Elderly Gait
The aging population is at an exceptionally high risk of debilitating falls, contributing significantly to reduced independence and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Ambulation Difficulty, Gait, Unsteady, Fall, Position Sense Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03341728
- Testing
- Optical flow perturbations, Normal walking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Physical Activity, Behavior
A Walking Intervention Through Text Messaging
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate adaptive goal setting and feedback interventions (Adaptive Interventions) to promote physical activity behaviors and compare it to static physical activity interventions…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Behavior, Overweight, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- WalkIT (NCT02053259)
- Testing
- Adaptive Goals, Reinforcement, Static Goals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
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
Insufficient Physical Activity
A BCT Intervention for Physical Activity Among Individuals on Statins
The purpose of this project is to identify the minimum effective dose (MED) of a multi-component behavioral change intervention required to increase levels of physical activity (PA) among participants on primary prevention statin…
- Trial name
- NCT05273723
- Testing
- 5 Behavioral Change Techniques
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Type 2 Diabetes
Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Behavioral Change Intervention for People With Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetes Distress
The purpose of this study is to use a Personalized Trial (N-of-1) design to test the effect of an intervention that pairs continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) with text message-delivered behavior change interventions for physical…
- Trial name
- NCT05941000
- Testing
- Self-Monitoring of Behavior for Physical Activity, Action Planning for Physical Activity, Self-Monitoring of Behavior for Mood
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health