Clinical trials: Basic Physiology
Aging, Musculoskeletal Diseases
Effects of a Very Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet or Mediterranean Diet on Markers of Musculoskeletal Health in Older Adults
Preclinical data indicate that very low carbohydrate ketogenic diets (KD) may prevent progression of age-related sarcopenia (skeletal muscle decline) but also may disturb bone metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT06203392
- Testing
- Very low carbohydrate ketogenic diet, Mediterranean diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Exposure to Photocopiers on a Professional Basis
Health Status of Workers in Photocopier Units
Photocopiers are indispensable in today's working environment. However, photocopiers emit a number of harmful chemicals during their operation. Photocopier toners also contain a number of potentially toxic substances.
- Trial name
- NCT01267799
- Where
- 3 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avinashilingam Deemed University
Respiratory Function Tests
Is There a Difference in Pulmonary Functions and Craniovertebral Angle Among Adolescent Based on Smart Phone Usage
The smartphones have become a necessity for most adolescents as they are used for communication and entertainment and education purposes especially in the period of COVID pandemic.
- Trial name
- NCT05847127
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maryan Mamdouh Fayez
Ketosis, Metabolic, Immune Functions
The Effect of Acute Exogenous Oral Ketone Supplementation on Immune Cells Function and Immune Cells Histone Β-hydroxybutyrylation
To conduct a single-arm pilot study to determine how acute ingestion of an exogenous ketone monoester supplement alters the histone lysine β-hydroxybutyrylation and immune function in healthy human monocytes and lymphocytes.
- Conditions
- Ketosis, Metabolic, Immune Functions, Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Activity
- Trial name
- Acute_Ketone (NCT06590623)
- Testing
- Ketone Monoester (KE)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Intact Cognitive Function, MCI
Developing and Testing an AI-Based Cognitive Intervention Program
The goal of this clinical study is to learn if an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted lifestyle intervention program can help protect memory and thinking skills in adults aged 40 years and older who do not have severe cognitive…
- Conditions
- Intact Cognitive Function, MCI, Mild Dementia
- Trial name
- AICog (NCT07766993)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Intervention
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids
Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
School-Based Program On Metabolic Disease
Mexico occupies the first place worldwide in childhood obesity. Its urban and indigenous communities present different levels of westernization which have triggered different epidemiological diseases.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Function, Kidney Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03768245
- Testing
- Health Education and Physical activity program, Nutrition Program
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado
Fibromyalgia
Understanding and Restoring Dopaminergic Function in Fibromyalgia Patients
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a very prevalent and debilitating chronic pain disorder that is difficult to treat. Mindfulness-based techniques are regarded as a very promising approach for the treatment of chronic pain and in particular…
- Trial name
- FIBRODOPA (NCT04451564)
- Testing
- Mindfulness oriented recovery enhancement
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Fribourg
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
HOme-based Brain Monitoring With a GARment-EEG to Study Cognitive Decline in the Aging Population
This study will investigate the validity of the HOGAR EEG/PSG monitoring kit designed by Bitbrain as a tool for characterizing and assessing cognitive function in older adults, as well as for detecting and predicting cognitive…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Alzheimers, Dementia, Mixed
- Trial name
- Hogar (NCT06993207)
- Testing
- Home Lab
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bitbrain
Schizophrenia, Latent Schizophrenia
A Psychopathological Study of Latent (Early) Schizophrenia: Clinical Pathology/Neuropsychological Dysfunctions
Current diagnostic criteria of schizophrenia are based on marked positive and negative symptoms. This definition may impede the exploration of basic phenomenological psychopathology or pathological mechanism of schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT00155519
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Child Behavior
Physical Activity Intervention Effects on Executive Function, Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Children
The current study aims to implement the Activity Breaks intervention and evaluate its effectiveness on outcome measures of executive function (EF), physical activity (PA), and sedentary behaviour (SB) in school children.
- Trial name
- NCT06376864
- Testing
- Activity Breaks
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Baptist University
Attentional Network Function and Emotion Regulation in Adolescent Badminton Athletes
Intervention of Mindfulness Training on Attention Network and Negative Emotion Regulation in Adolescent Badminton Players
This study is a randomized controlled trial to examine whether an 8-week mindfulness training program can improve attentional network function and emotion regulation in adolescent badminton athletes aged 12-18 years at the…
- Trial name
- NCT07555912
- Testing
- Mindfulness Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou Sport University
Traumatic Brain Injury
Home-Based Exergame Motor-Cognitive Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a home-based cognitive-motor telerehabilitation program in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) following discharge from intensive inpatient…
- Trial name
- HOME-TBI (NCT07733336)
- Testing
- HOME-EXER telerehabilitation protocol, OUT-REHAB rehabilitation protocol
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Executive Function
Brain Games to Improve Executive Function in São Paulo, Brazil
A growing body of research has highlighted the critical importance of children's self-regulation and executive function skills for their school performance as well as for their later life outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT03491488
- Testing
- Brain Games
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Diabetes Mellitus, Pre Diabetes
Development and Validation of DM and Pre-DM Risk Prediction Model
Many DM and pre-DM remain undiagnosed. The aim is to develop and validate a risk prediction function to detect DM and pre-DM in Chinese adults aged 18-84 in primary care (PC). The objectives are to: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT04881383
- Testing
- OGTT and HbA1c
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,014 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Malnutrition, Diarrhea
WASH Benefits Bangladesh
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to measure the independent and combined effects of interventions that improve water quality, sanitation, hand washing, and nutrition on child growth and development in the first years…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Diarrhea, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT01590095
- Testing
- Water quality, Sanitation, Hand washing
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 5,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Change in Cognitive Function and Fatigue During Extended Performance of the Cognitive Demand Battery (CDB) at 1, 3 and 6 Hours Post Consumption, Change in Long Term Declarative Memory at 1, 3 and 6 Hours Post-intervention.
Plant Based Extracts and Cognition
Acute, randomized, placebo controlled, double blind, 4 arm crossover study to determine the effect of different combinations of plant based extracts on cognitive function and cerebral blood flow.
- Trial name
- CEOPTB (NCT02202629)
- Testing
- Beverage containing plant based extracts
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D
ADHD, Child, Only
A Randomized Controlled Study of Family Based EF Training for Schoolage Children With ADHD
The goal of this study is to provide a new treatment approach for schoolage children with ADHD, which could facilitate the EF developing well to achieve better outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT05025501
- Testing
- Family based Executive Function Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Circuit-Based Exercise, Exercise Test
Effects of Circuit Training Combine With Square-Stepping Exercise, Strength Training and Balance Training on Senior Fitness and Fall Risk in Elderly in the Community
According to the cause of death statistics compiled by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2022, among the causes of death among the elderly, falls ranked second among the causes of death from accidental injuries over the age…
- Conditions
- Circuit-Based Exercise, Exercise Test, Community Health Nursing, Aged
- Trial name
- SSE (NCT06358170)
- Testing
- Circuit Training Combine with Square-Stepping Exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hsin-ching, Tsai
Myopia
Effects of Autostereoscopic 3D Visual Training on Binocular Vision Function of Myopes
This study intends to conduct a relatively comprehensive binocular visual function examination and follow-up on two groups of myopic subjects, one receiving autostereoscopic 3D vision training and the other receiving 2D vision…
- Trial name
- NCT06266910
- Testing
- Visual training video
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Risk, Postural Control, Postural Awareness
Tele-Based Postural Awareness and Breathing Training for Ergonomic Risk and Fatigue in Flute Students
This randomized controlled study investigates the effects of an eight-week tele-based postural awareness and pranayama-based breathing program on work-related ergonomic risk and cervical somatosensory function in flute students.
- Trial name
- NCT07326527
- Testing
- No Intervention, Tele-Based Postural Awareness and Pranayama-Based Breathing Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University