Clinical trials: Environmental Conditions
Intestinal Functional Disorder, Inflammation
The Antagonistic Effect of Composite Polyphenols on Health Damage Caused by Environmental Pollutants
The study attempts to conduct randomized controlled trials to understand whether daily exposure to environmental pollutants can cause harm to human health, explore whether the intake of composite polyphenols can alleviate…
- Trial name
- NCT06437119
- Testing
- Compound plant nutrients
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Childhood Obesity
Feeding, Fun, and Families Study
To develop and evaluate the efficacy of Feeding Fun and Families (FFF), a nutrition education intervention for low-income mothers emphasizing authoritative food parenting skills, on preschool aged children's energy intakes from…
- Trial name
- FFF (NCT03646201)
- Testing
- FFF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Birth Weight, Pregnancy Preterm
Maternal EED and Aflatoxin Birth Outcomes Study Uganda
This prospective cohort study focuses on the relationship between maternal environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) and maternal aflatoxin B1 exposure and birth outcomes, particularly infant anthropometry and gestational age, in…
- Conditions
- Birth Weight, Pregnancy Preterm, Aflatoxins Toxicity, Inflammatory Response
- Trial name
- NCT03429257
- Testing
- Exposures of interest: Maternal EED and Aflatoxin Exposure
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 258 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Dementia
Gait Analysis by Induced Disorientation in a VR Environment
The aim of the study is to investigate whether the effect of disorientation on physical motion and gait among dementia patients, can be reliably measured in a laboratory environment, by means of a virtual reality (VR)…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Dementia, Disorientation, Young Adults
- Trial name
- NCT04134806
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Rostock
Obesity, Childhood, Physical Activity
New Ulm at HOME (Healthy Offerings Via the Mealtime Environment), NU-HOME
The goal of the proposed project is to see if an innovative family-based intervention can reduce childhood obesity by actively engaging the whole family in promoting healthy behaviors in the home.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Physical Activity, Food Intake, Rural Health
- Trial name
- NU-HOME (NCT02973815)
- Testing
- NU-HOME Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity
Tribal Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments
The THRIVE study is a healthy retail intervention that improves the food environments in tribally owned and operated convenience stores in the Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
- Trial name
- THRIVE (NCT03311217)
- Testing
- Healthy retail strategies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,634 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Stress Urinary Incontinence
Changes in the Bladder Micro-environment Following Midurethral Sling Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence
This observational cohort study is aimed at determining changes in the cytokine expression profile as well as the urinary and vaginal microbiome of women undergoing midurethral sling placement for the treatment of stress urinary…
- Trial name
- NCT03942549
- Testing
- Retropubic midurethral sling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
In-home Obesity Prevention to Reach Low-income Infants
Existing obesity prevention efforts have had limited success among underserved, low-income children. This study capitalizes on the strengths of a nationwide ongoing Home Visitation Program (HVP), which serves at-risk, low-income…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- NCT03529695
- Testing
- Standard HVP Curriculum, Obesity Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Hyperthermia, Hypothermia
Comparison of Bi-environmental Conditions During Occupational Related Activity
BHSAI is developing a computational system that provides early alerts of a rise and fall in core body temperature to help reduce the risk of thermal injury in the field and during training.
- Trial name
- COBRA (NCT05059730)
- Testing
- Zero Degrees Cold Environment, Eight Degrees Cold Environment, Ten Degrees Cold Environment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Fall Injury, Postural; Defect
Conscious Movement Processing, Postural Stability and Muscle Efficiency in Older Adults
This study aims to address critical knowledge gaps by investigating the effects of trait conscious movement processing propensity on real-time (state) conscious movement processing propensity, postural stability, and muscle…
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Postural; Defect, Old Age; Debility
- Trial name
- NCT05630911
- Testing
- Standing tasks with different task difficulty
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Obesity
Healthy In-Store Marketing Study
Using a cluster randomized controlled design, this study will evaluate effects of in-store healthy food marketing strategies on sales and purchase of specific healthier items in six product categories (milk, frozen entrees…
- Trial name
- NCT02499211
- Testing
- Intervention stores
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Normobaric Hypoxia, Hypoventilation
Influence of Hypoxic, Normobaric and Hypobaric Training on the Immunometabolism of Post-covid-19 Athletes
COVID-19 has significantly impacted sports globally, with event postponements, training disruptions, and wide-ranging concerns. SARS-CoV-2 infection can result in hyperinflammation and cardiopulmonary changes, with hypoxia as an…
- Conditions
- Normobaric Hypoxia, Hypoventilation, Normoxia
- Trial name
- NCT06128941
- Testing
- Repeated sprint
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Faculdade de Motricidade Humana
Child Obesity
Systems of Underprivileged Preschoolers in Their Home and Preschool EnviRonment: Family Intervention Trial
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of SuperFIT, an integrative lifestyle intervention for preschool children. It will consist of both an preschool component and a family component and is aimed at increasing healthy…
- Trial name
- SuperFIT (NCT03021980)
- Testing
- SuperFIT
- Volunteers
- 212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Aging Problems, Balance; Distorted
Comparison of the Effects of Different Living Environments in Geriatric Individuals: A Pilot Study
In Turkey, 63% of geriatric people who make up approximately 8.3% of the entire population live in their own living environment, 36% live with their children and 1% live in nursing homes.
- Conditions
- Aging Problems, Balance; Distorted, Pain, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT04873791
- Testing
- Assessment of geriatric individuals living in home environment and nursing home.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Covid19, SARS-CoV Infection
COVID-19 in Polish Ice Swimmers.
Ice swimming is an increasingly common phenomenon in Poland. It has been confirmed that it has a beneficial effect on health by increasing the natural non-specific immunity to infections.
- Conditions
- Covid19, SARS-CoV Infection, Resistance, Disease, Hypothermia
- Trial name
- ICE (NCT04817280)
- Testing
- Ice Swimming
- Where
- 3 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 2,534 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw Medical University
Weight, Food Choice
Promoting Employee Health Through The Worksite Food Environment
This project tests a scalable and sustainable approach to weight gain prevention in a population of employees by using the worksite environment to deliver personalized feedback about worksite food purchases, daily calorie goals…
- Conditions
- Weight, Food Choice, Nutrition Intake
- Trial name
- ChooseWell 365 (NCT02660086)
- Testing
- Personalized nutrition feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 602 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity
Healthy Home Offerings Via the Mealtime Environment (HOME) Plus
The goal of the proposed project is to see if an innovative family-based intervention can reduce childhood obesity by actively engaging the whole family in promoting healthy behaviors in the home.
- Trial name
- NCT01538615
- Testing
- HOME Plus intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 413 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Rumination, Chronic Pain
Modulation of Cortical Brain Activity During Attentional Control
The goal of this study is to determine whether an open-loop sham neurofeedback system can effectively modulate EEG alpha rhythms, which are associated with attentional control.
- Conditions
- Rumination, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia
- Trial name
- NCT06748976
- Testing
- Control
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Council of Scientific and Technical Research, Argentina
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Investigation of the Genetic and Environmental Causes of Autism: a Multi-Center Study
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that may contribute to the development of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in individuals of different age groups.
- Trial name
- ASD-Omics-TR (NCT06662591)
- Where
- 20 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research and Treatment Society of Genetic Disorders
Body Temperature, Hypothermia
Core Body Temperature Measurement During Hot and Cold Environmental Exposure
Accurate measurement of core body temperature at the scene of an accident is critical for both diagnosis and treatment/triage decisions for hypothermic patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01793337
- Testing
- Exposure to cold environmental temperature (-20°C)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine