Clinical trials: Fitness
Aging
The Entorhinal Cortex and Aerobic Exercise in Aging
The overall goal of this study is to examine how regular exercise affects brain function, spatial memory, and virtual navigation. Participation in this research study will take approximately 4 months.
- Trial name
- ECE (NCT02775760)
- Testing
- Cardiovascular endurance, Strength, balance, and flexibility
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Accidental Falls
Playware Technology for Balance Training
This study evaluates the use of Playware technology for balance training. Falling among elder is a costly problem. Research shows that training can help prevent falls.
- Trial name
- IMT (NCT02496702)
- Testing
- Training on Interactive Modulare Tiles
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Denmark
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
Exercise Prehab in Older Adults With Hematologic Malignancies
This pilot trial studies a structured exercise program intervention in improving physical activity in older patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing cancer therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02791737
- Testing
- Exercise Intervention, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Peripheral Artery Disease
Daily Step-based Exercise Using Fitness Monitors for Peripheral Artery Disease
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is caused by blockages in the leg arteries. PAD limits patients' walking ability and quality of life. For patients with PAD, home exercise programs can improve walking ability and quality of life.
- Trial name
- EASY FIT (NCT03099369)
- Testing
- Daily Step-based Exercise, Symptom-based Exercise, Fitbit Fitness Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Group Fitness (Traditional), Group Fitness (Game Play-based)
Comparative Effectiveness of Social Physical Play and Traditional Exercise Programming
This study will compare the impact of traditional group fitness versus a game-based fitness program, designed to maximize enjoyment, on physical fitness.
- Trial name
- PlayFit (NCT03913078)
- Testing
- Group Fitness, PlayFit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 431 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Exercise Therapy, Metabolic Syndrome X
Exercise Training Effects on Metabolic Syndrome: Interactions With Medication
To analyze the effects of different exercise training modalities (continuous, intervallic, and resistance training) on cardiorespiratory and metabolic fitness of metabolic syndrome patients when this training interacts with their…
- Conditions
- Exercise Therapy, Metabolic Syndrome X, Cardiorespiratory Fitness
- Trial name
- METSYND (NCT03019796)
- Testing
- MEDICATION AND EXERCISE TRAINING
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Bone Metabolism Biomarkers, Bone Mineral Density
Vitamin D and Physical Activity on Bone Health
This research will examine the effectiveness of vitamin D or placebo (the placebo is a tablet that looks like Vitamin D study drug, but has no Vitamin D study drug in it), with and without physical activity (walking and…
- Conditions
- Bone Metabolism Biomarkers, Bone Mineral Density, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- NCT01419730
- Testing
- Vitamin D3, Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 191 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Breast Cancer, Invasive Breast Carcinoma
Adaptive Training Exercise Programs for Improving Cardiorespiratory Fitness After Breast Cancer Treatment, The ACTIVATE Trial
This clinical trial studies the feasibility of implementing various adaptive training exercise programs to improve cardiorespiratory fitness in patients after receiving breast cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- ACTIVATE (NCT04667481)
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise Intervention, Resistance Exercise Intervention, Exercise Intervention: Digital copies and outline of sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington