Clinical trials: Exercise Sensitivity
Obesity
Females, Aging, Metabolism, and Exercise
This study is designed to determine whether a reduction in hormones (such as occurs during menopause) causes a decrease in calories burned during physical activity.
- Trial name
- FAME (NCT01712230)
- Testing
- GnRH agonist, Supervised cardiovascular exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
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
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Reliability, Sensitivity and Validity of the 6 Minute Step Test in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) leads to a reduction in exercise capacity that affects the quality of life and increases mortality of these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01298661
- Testing
- Six-minute Step Test
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Adolescent Behavior, Asthma
Breathing Retraining for Asthma Trial of Home Exercises for Teenagers
This trial will address the impaired quality of life of young people with asthma, despite appropriate medicines. Research shows that young people report needing to calm themselves down during an asthma attack to control their…
- Trial name
- Breathe4T (NCT05006703)
- Testing
- Breathe for Teens (Breathe4T)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Inflammation, Insulin Sensitivity
Exercise and Inflammation in the Elderly
Persistent low-grade inflammation and impaired fibrinolysis, are independent predictors of several chronic diseases highly prevalent in the older Veteran population including cardiovascular disease (CVD), stroke, and diabetes.
- Trial name
- IRIS (NCT00753363)
- Testing
- Weight Loss, Aerobic Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes
Aerobic Plus Resistance Training and Insulin Sensitivity in African American Men
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of an exercise training intervention on the ability of African American males to use insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone that helps the body use glucose.
- Trial name
- ARTIIS (NCT01787617)
- Testing
- Aerobic Plus Resistance Training Group, Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Asthma in Children, Obesity, Childhood
Reducing Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction in Children With Asthma and Obesity
Guidelines from the American Thoracic Society strongly recommend interval warm-up exercise before planned exercise to reduce exercise-induced bronchoconstriction severity.
- Conditions
- Asthma in Children, Obesity, Childhood, Exercise Induced Bronchospasm
- Trial name
- NCT03586544
- Testing
- Albuterol Sulfate, Interval Warm-up exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Bronchospasm, Exercise-Induced
Effectiveness of Ipratropium Bromide in Preventing Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction in Athletes
This will be a double-blind placebo-controlled study in which we plan to study 40 competitive endurance athletes. We will conduct an exercise test to evaluate maximal oxygen uptake and 2 exercise challenge tests to provoke EIA.
- Trial name
- STAMINA (NCT01691079)
- Testing
- ipratropium bromide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco