Clinical trials: Exercise Promotion
Physical Activity
An Evaluation of the Active Herts Physical Activity Programme
There is a high prevalence of inactive adults in the United Kingdom (UK), many of whom suffer from conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and poor mental health.
- Trial name
- NCT03153098
- Testing
- Active Herts
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 739 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of East Anglia
Accidental Falls
A Feasibility Study of a Mobile Application Intervention to Promote Strength and Balance Exercises in Older People
This five arm feasibility study aims to promote self-management in strength and balance exercises among community-living older people.
- Trial name
- NCT02916849
- Testing
- Safe Step, OEP
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Current Smoker, Healthy Subject
Physical Activity in Promoting Smoking Cessation in African Americans
This randomized pilot clinical trial studies the use of physical activity in promoting the discontinuation of the habit of smoking (smoking cessation) in African Americans.
- Trial name
- NCT01915810
- Testing
- Exercise Intervention, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Nicotine Patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Prevention/Health Promotion, Awareness Training
Physical Activity Awareness Education for Healthy Young Adults
Background and Rationale: Physical inactivity in young adults is common and increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and some cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT07429682
- Testing
- Physical Activity Awareness Education, Weekly Supervised Group Exercise (40 min)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atlas University
Chronic Disease, Childhood Obesity
SCORE! ACTIVE Trial
Hamilton is a city with a growing newcomer population. Families who are new to Canada do not always have the same resources to access healthy active living (HAL) activities as compared to Canadian-born families.
- Trial name
- ACTIVE (NCT06844786)
- Testing
- Physical activity program, Navigation, Health promotion
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Physical Activity
Prosocial Behavior and Volunteerism to Promote Physical Activity in Older Adults
The purpose of this 12-month study is to compare how well two programs help older adults make physical activity a regular habit.
- Trial name
- NCT01528761
- Testing
- Prosocial Behavior Physical Activity (PBPA), Healthy Aging (HA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Health Behavior
Healthy Youth Places: A Program to Promote Nutrition and Physical Activity in Adolescents
To reduce the risk for chronic disease, adolescents should eat at least five servings of fruit and vegetables and be physically active daily.
- Trial name
- NCT00059527
- Testing
- Healthy Youth Places: a behavior change model
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Aging, Health Promotion
Social Prescribing Intervention for Health Promotion in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
This study evaluates the effects of a social prescribing intervention on health promotion outcomes in community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Health Promotion, Mental Health
- Trial name
- NCT07540117
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation and Walking-Pole Exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
School-based Intervention, Sleep
Educational Intervention for Sleep Hygiene Nursing in Adolescents
There is an urgent need to influence the knowledge and beliefs associated with sleep (TV viewing, use of electronic devices, sedentary activity...) of school children through holistic interventions involving students, parents…
- Trial name
- ENISHA-ST (NCT06805708)
- Testing
- Sleep hygiene training programme
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba
Cancer Prevention
Using Social Networks to Promote Physical Activity in African American and Hispanic Women
The goal of this research study is to learn if enrolling in a program with a partner that involves monitoring each other's physical activity and providing support to one another can help both participants be more physically…
- Trial name
- NCT03199196
- Testing
- Activity Tracker, Smartphone Application, Questionnaires
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Healthy Aging, Lifestyle-related Condition
Nicotinamide Riboside Supplementation and Exercise Training to Promote Healthy Longevity
The prevalence of age-related chronic diseases (like obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases) is mounting worldwide, reaching pandemic proportions.
- Conditions
- Healthy Aging, Lifestyle-related Condition, Metabolic Diseases
- Trial name
- RESTORENAD (NCT06425042)
- Testing
- Nicotinamide Riboside (NR)
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Finis Terrae University
Blood Pressure, High Blood Pressure
Remote Dietary Counseling to Promote Healthy Diet and Blood Pressure
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) hypertension guidelines recommend lifestyle modification for patients with elevated blood pressure.
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, High Blood Pressure, Dietary Modification, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03700710
- Testing
- Self-Guided Approach, Dietitian-led Approach
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 187 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Obesity
"Generation Fit and Exerlearning With In the Groove"
In middle schools participating in a statewide program called "Take Time", we are randomizing youth to a 10-12 week intervention using the dance mat games on the Playstation2 (like Dance Dance Revolution).
- Trial name
- NCT00424918
- Testing
- Physical Activity, reduced sedentary behavior
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MaineHealth
Physical Activity
The "Great Live and Move Challenge" Among Children Aged 7-11 Years
The Great Live and Move Challenge (GLMC) study is a 2-year cluster-randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate a multilevel and theory-based intervention to promote PA practice in children aged 7-11 years from French primary…
- Trial name
- NCT04511585
- Testing
- Great Live and Move Challenge
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle
Physical Inactivity
Free Time For Wellness Pilot Effectiveness Trial
Physical inactivity is pervasive and prevalent in the United States, particularly among women of low socioeconomic position, and women with children.
- Trial name
- FT4W (NCT06474715)
- Testing
- Arms
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Promoting Physical Activity In After-School Programs for Urban Adolescents
RATIONALE: Physical activity may lower the risk of some types of cancer and other chronic diseases. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying ways to increase physical activity in urban adolescents who attend after-school programs.
- Trial name
- NCT00301158
- Testing
- exercise intervention, counseling intervention, educational intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montclair State University
Child Obesity
More Outside Your Door: a Diet/physical Activity Intervention to Decrease Risk of Obesity in Alaska Native Preschoolers
The preschool age is a crucial period of growth and an optimal time to begin to establish healthy eating and physical activity habits leading to better food and activity choices into adulthood, thereby minimizing risk for…
- Trial name
- MOYD (NCT06303544)
- Testing
- Wedge 1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Exercise and Health Education for Musculoskeletal Health in Industrial Workers
This prospective, non-randomised interventional study aims to assess changes in musculoskeletal health, pain and physical activity among industrial workers following a health education and exercise programme adapted to their…
- Trial name
- NCT07844707
- Testing
- Health Education, Tailored Exercise Programme
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad San Jorge
No Specific Conditions Are Being Examined
Examining Physician Counseling to Promote Adoption of Physical Activity: A Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to systematically test the efficacy of two physician-based interventions in changing physical activity patterns of adults over a 20-month period.
- Trial name
- NCT00204399
- Testing
- Telephone counseling support
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Healthy
Effectiveness of an mHealth Application to Promote Home-Based Exercise in Adults Aged 65 and Older
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if drug ABC works to evaluate the effectiveness of an mHealth application to promote home-based exercise in adults aged 65 and older.
- Trial name
- HOME-FIT (NCT06983574)
- Testing
- MIA
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PXL University College