Clinical trials: Behavior, Sedentary
Obesity, Weight Loss
Empowered With Movement to Prevent Obesity and Weight Regain
This study will help determine the appropriate type, amount and intensity of physical activity most beneficial for preventing weight regain after weight loss in older adults.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT02923674)
- Testing
- Weight loss, Exercise, Sitless
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Obesity
Effect of Changing Sedentary Behavior in Youth
The primary aim is to examine how reduction in sedentary behaviors influences physical activity and energy intake.
- Trial name
- Effects (NCT00962247)
- Testing
- Television reduction device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Prediabetes
Active You: A Novel Exercise Program for African Americans
Barriers to physical activity (PA) among African Americans (AAs) have been extensively studied, yet there is a paucity of innovative PA interventions designed to address them.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Prediabetes, Overweight and Obesity, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04280783
- Testing
- The Physical Activity for The Heart (PATH) intervention, Be Active Your Way Booklet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Physical Inactivity, Health Behavior
The JustWalk JITAI Study: A System Identification Experiment to Understand Just-in-Time States of Physical Activity
The goal of this system identification experiment is to estimate and validate dynamical computational models that can be used in a future a multi-timescale model-predictive controller.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Health Behavior, Healthy Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT05273437
- Testing
- System identification experiment for physical activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Sedentary Employees
Way to Be Active I (Teams)
Employers are increasingly looking for opportunities to motivate sedentary employees to become more physically active. Workplace walking programs have had mixed success and typically show most improvement among participants that…
- Trial name
- NCT02001194
- Testing
- Individual Incentives, Team Incentives, Individual plus Team Incentives
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Effects of Exercise Training Intensity on Fitness and Insulin Sensitivity in African Americans
African Americans are at a substantially greater type 2 diabetes risk compared to Caucasians; however, very little data are available on the effects of exercise training on type 2 diabetes risk factors in at risk African…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- HI-PACE (NCT02892331)
- Testing
- Moderate intensity exercise training (MOD-INT), High Intensity exercise training (HI-INT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Aging, Mental Disorder
Self-Care for Dementia Caregivers
The Self-care for Dementia Caregivers Study is a behavioral health intervention that uses digital monitoring tools and motivational health coaching to help caregivers of persons with dementia engage in a regular routine of sleep…
- Conditions
- Aging, Mental Disorder, Eating, Healthy, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- Care2 (NCT05309577)
- Testing
- Behavioral Self-Monitoring + Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Type 2 Diabetes, Sedentary Behavior
Technology Based Sedentary Reduction Intervention in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to develop and test an 8-week sedentary behavior reduction intervention ("Sit Less" program) for patients with type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT05691452
- Testing
- Sit Less Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Childhood Obesity
Translational Investigation of Growth and Everyday Routines in Kids
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of severe obesity on physical activity, sedentary behavior and cardiometabolic risk factors during childhood and adolescence and whether these associations are modified by…
- Trial name
- TIGER Kids (NCT02784509)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Hypertension, Prehypertension
Effect of Reducing Sedentary Behavior on Blood Pressure
This is a 2-arm, 3-month randomized trial comparing a novel sedentary behavior intervention vs. control in working adults (n=271).
- Trial name
- RESET-BP (NCT03307343)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 271 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cancer, Physical Inactivity
Study of Clinic-delivered Physical Activity Referrals to Cancer Survivors
Background: Cancer survivors have a greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have low physical activity levels. Physical inactivity is one modifiable risk factor for CVD, and increased physical activity has shown a…
- Trial name
- NCT05216380
- Testing
- ActivityLink
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Disability Physical, Developmental Disability
Virtual Reality Exercise in a Community Highschool for Children With Disabilities
The purpose of this study is to work with a community engagement group to develop and pilot a protocol for a virtual reality exergaming program for children with special needs at a high school.
- Conditions
- Disability Physical, Developmental Disability, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT05935982
- Testing
- Virtual reality exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Aging, Sedentary Lifestyle
Nitrites, Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Bioenergetics, and Physical Activity in Old Age
This 2-site randomized double blinded controlled trial is to confirm and more definitively clarify the impact of a 12-week course of nitrite versus placebo on mitochondrial bioenergetics in older sedentary adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Sedentary Lifestyle, Frailty
- Trial name
- Nitrite (NCT04405180)
- Testing
- 20mg sodium nitrite tid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Gladwin, Mark, MD
Sedentary Employees
Way to Be Active 2 (Lotteries)
Employers are increasingly looking for opportunities to motivate sedentary employees to become more physically active. Workplace walking programs have had mixed success and typically show most improvement among participants that…
- Trial name
- NCT02005276
- Testing
- Basic Lottery, Combined Lottery, Jackpot Lottery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Sedentary Lifestyle
Exercise Effects on Brain Health and Learning From Minutes to Months
Given the accelerating growth of older adults worldwide and the decline in cognitive function with aging, therapeutics that remediate age-related cognitive decline are needed more than ever.
- Trial name
- EXTEND (NCT03114150)
- Testing
- Cardiorespiratory fitness training, Functional fitness training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michelle W. Voss
Pregnancy Complications, Sedentary Behavior
Sedentary Behavior Reduction in Pregnancy Intervention Study
This pilot and feasibility study will enroll newly pregnant women at risk for high sedentary behavior (SED) and elevated APO risk (n=53) and will randomize them to either a SED reduction intervention or control.
- Trial name
- SPRING (NCT05093842)
- Testing
- Sedentary Behavior Reduction, Information on Physical Activity Recommendations during Pregnancy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Feasibility, Insulin
The Metabolic Effects of Breaks in Sedentary Time
The purpose of this study is to determine whether acute bouts of sedentary behaviour (with or without breaks and/or structured physical activity) result in measurable changes in metabolic health in children and youth.
- Conditions
- Feasibility, Insulin, Glucose, Lipids
- Trial name
- NCT01398059
- Testing
- Sedentary, Sedentary With Breaks, Sedentary With Breaks and Physical Activity
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Sedentary Lifestyle
Way to Be Active IV (Framing vs Incentives)
Employers are increasingly looking for opportunities to motivate sedentary employees to become more physically active. Workplace walking programs have had mixed success and typically show most improvement among participants that…
- Trial name
- NCT02030080
- Testing
- Financial incentives, Teams, Framing of feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity, Activity, Motor
Healthy Juntos Pilot Study
The purpose of the study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a digital (web and mobile phone-based) program to improve physical activity levels and quality dietary intake among Hispanic…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Activity, Motor, Diet, Healthy, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03986190
- Testing
- Healthy Juntos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Sedentary Behavior
Cognition and Neuroplasticity Sedentary Adults After 8 Weeks of Aerobic Exercise
The overall goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the effects of an 8-week aerobic exercise program on cognition and determine the relationship between cognitive improvements and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)…
- Trial name
- NCT03804528
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami