Clinical trials: Ambulation Time
Healthy
Effects of Real-time Feedback During Decline Walking on Kinematic and Kinetic Gait Parameters in a Healthy Population
Control of the dynamic functional leg alignment (dFLA) and biomechanical load are important joint related aspects regarding the development of osteoarthritis (OA).
- Trial name
- Up_and_Down (NCT04763850)
- Testing
- Decline Walking with real-time Feedback
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klaus Widhalm
Stroke
Real-time Neuromuscular Control of Exoskeletons
The purpose of this study is to develop a real-time controller for exoskeletons using neural information embedded in human musculature.
- Trial name
- NCT04661891
- Testing
- Isometric contractions, Isokinetic contractions, Dynamic contractions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Type2 Diabetes
Breaking up Sitting With a Treadmill Desk in Office Workers
Sitting for long uninterrupted periods of time can increase risk of heart disease, diabetes and early death, even if you take part in the United Kingdom government guidelines for physical activity of 21/2 hours per week of…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Type2 Diabetes, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT03468894
- Testing
- Treadmill desk walking
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bedfordshire
Reaction Time, Physical Fitness
Comparison of Physical Fitness, Walking Speed, Reaction Time In Older Adults With and Without Mild Cognitive Impairment
The aim of the study is to compare physical fitness, walking speed and hand reaction time measurements in older adults with different cognition levels according to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MOCA).
- Trial name
- NCT05472727
- Testing
- reaction time test, Physical fitness test
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Gastrointestinal Motility, Postoperative Pain
Post-Cesarean Caffeine: Pain and Recovery
This study Maims to assess bowel motility, pain and psychological well-being in women in the post-cesarean period by mobilizing them early and encouraging them to consume coffee.
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Motility, Postoperative Pain, Psychological Well-Being
- Trial name
- NCT07369726
- Testing
- caffeine consumption, Decaffeinated coffee
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KTO Karatay University
Physical Activity
A Randomized Trial of Economic Incentives to Promote Walking Among Full Time Employees
This study aims to assess the uptake, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of a scalable walking programme for full-time employees both with and without incentives.
- Trial name
- NCT01855776
- Testing
- Fitbit, Cash Incentives, Charitable Incentives
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
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
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Low Back Pain
Physical Activity in the Elderly Spine Patient
Purpose Physical activity reduces the risk of several diseases of the body and the mind1, 2 and can help the elderly maintain physical abilities and self-efficacy in daily life1.
- Trial name
- PAESP (NCT04079894)
- Testing
- Standard Movement Protocol, Accerelerometer Monitoring
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 206 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malin Eleonora av Kák Gustafsson, MD
Fall Injury, Walking, Difficulty
Attentional Focus Instructions and Conscious Movement Processing in Older Adults
This study aims to provide a novel scientific contribution through addressing critical knowledge gaps, examining the effects of attentional focus instructions on real-time (state) conscious movement processing propensity, gait…
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Walking, Difficulty, Gait, Unsteady
- Trial name
- NCT05411536
- Testing
- Walking trials
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sedentary Time, Frailty
The Sedentary to Active Rising to Thrive (START) Trial
The goal of this behavioral clinical trial is to compare two different ways of becoming less sedentary and more active in 60 older adults at elevated risk of becoming frail.
- Trial name
- START (NCT06023680)
- Testing
- Continuous sedentary reduction intervention, Bouted sedentary reduction intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Pulmonary Disease, Covid19
Effects of Using Mask During the 6-minute Walking Test in Times of COVID-19
Since the beginning of the pandemic caused by SARC-CoV 2, more than 81 million cases have been diagnosed and caused around 1,7 million deaths. Currently, a drug is being sought for the treatment of coronavirus.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Covid19, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT04789603
- Testing
- 6-min-walk surgical mask, 6-min-walk Fpp2, 6-min-walk without mask
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Stroke
Influence of Assistive Device Use While Performing Dual Task in Patients With Stroke
The primary purposes of the this three-year research proposal are to investigate the influence of assistive device use on dynamic balance and the associated attentional demands during standing and walking in patients with stroke
- Trial name
- NCT00173719
- Testing
- Standard cane
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Healthy Young Adults
Development of a Real-time Controller to Estimate Walking Performance Using a Bilateral Ankle Exoskeleton
This study is developing and testing a new controller for a robotic ankle exoskeleton (Biomotum) that can adjust itself in real time to better support people while they walk.
- Trial name
- NCT07393971
- Testing
- Adaptive Torque Control System for Ankle Exoskeleton
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Automobile Driving With an Aircast Walker, Automobile Driving With a Walking Cast
Effects of Right Lower Limb Orthopedic Immobilization on Braking Function
Research on the implications of orthopedic injury and surgery on automobile driving ability has been limited. Only a handful of orthopedic issues have been studied to date, especially the safe postoperative resumption of driving.
- Trial name
- NCT01171287
- Testing
- Driving with an Aircast Walker, Driving with a walking cast, Driving with a running shoe
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Time
Cardiometabolic Effects of Aerobic Exercise Plus Breaking Sitting
The goal of this randomized crossover clinical trial is to investigate the effects of interrupting prolonged sitting with intermittent walks of equal volume but at different frequencies, in addition to moderate-intensity aerobic…
- Trial name
- NCT06106464
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise+6.5 h of prolonged sitting, Aerobic exercise+2 minutes of walking breaks every 30 minutes, Aerobic exercise+4 minutes of walking breaks every 1-h
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yasin Ak
Gait, Thermography
Effects of Treadmill-Based Gait Training in Patients With Stroke
Hemiplegia is one of the most common sequelae after stroke. Most patients develop thermal asymmetry between the affected and contralateral sides of the body, as well as an asymmetric gait pattern characterized by differences in…
- Conditions
- Gait, Thermography, Walking Speed, Mesh id D000072797, Endurance
- Trial name
- TreadmillACV (NCT07127861)
- Testing
- Treadmill gait training, CONVENTIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPY
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hyperglycemia, Postprandial
Exercise-meal Timing and Postprandial Glucose Control
Physical activity helps maintain optimal postprandial blood glucose control. However, there is a lack of clear information regarding the optimal meal-activity timing required to maximize blood glucose control.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hyperglycemia, Postprandial, Physical Activity, Glucose Intolerance
- Trial name
- NCT03730727
- Testing
- Physical activity, Meal
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Tourniquets, Knee Arthroplasty, Total
Tourniquet Pressure in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
This proposed novel randomized control trial (RCT) seeks to address this gap in TKA protocol by gaining a better understanding of the relationship between tourniquet pressure and time, and intraoperative performance and…
- Conditions
- Tourniquets, Knee Arthroplasty, Total, Knee Replacement, Total
- Trial name
- NCT02830087
- Testing
- Tourniquet Cuff Pressure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Physical Activity, Weight
Physical Activity and Leisure-time Study (PALS)
Physical inactivity is a major public health problem and a primary contributing factor to the obesity epidemic. While most Americans do not meet the physical activity (PA) guidelines (30 min/day, 5 day/wk), they do report…
- Trial name
- PALS (NCT01342471)
- Testing
- TV commercial stepping, 30-min walk
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Cerebral Palsy
Does Botulinum Toxin Injections Improve Outdoor Activity in Children With Cerebral Palsy?- a Pilot Study
Background: Motor impairment limits social and recreational activities in children with cerebral palsy (CP), compromising participation and impacting on quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT01335100
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center