Clinical trials: Functional Abilities
Electrode Site Reaction, Therapy, Directly Observed
Improvement of Motor Imaginative Ability Through Functional Electrical Stimulation
This is a experimental, randomised, parallel-group, clinical study. A sample of university students will be divided into 4 groups, where one of them will act as a control group (no intervention), and the other three will undergo…
- Trial name
- NCT06109025
- Testing
- FESIA GRASP, VIRTUAL REHAB, GLOBUS ELITE
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Burgos
Individuals With Functional Limitations Which May Impact Their Forward Reach
Normative Biomechanical Measures of Reaching in Able-Bodied Adults
A study to obtain normative values and repeatability measures during functional reaching tasks in able-bodied individuals with no functional limitations.
- Trial name
- NCT05328947
- Testing
- Modified Functional Reach and Functional Reach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Functional Abilities, Cognitive Abilities
Effect of Instrument-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Functional and Cognitive Abilities in Elderly
PURPOSE: To determine the effect of Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization on functional and cognitive abilities in elderly. BACKGROUND: There is an increased interest in health care with growth of the older population.
- Trial name
- IASTM-AGE (NCT07208630)
- Testing
- Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization, Traditional physical therapy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Frailty, Sarcopenia
FrAilty Care and wEll-funcTion in Community Dwelling Older Adults
This study is looking at whether older people could benefit from an online monitoring platform to support their individual ambitions to maintain or improve functional ability.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sarcopenia, Aging
- Trial name
- FACET (NCT03707145)
- Testing
- Consultation, Online Support, Empowered
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aberystwyth University
Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury
Synergistic Effect of Non-invasive Brain and Spinal Cord Stimulation
The goal of this clinical study is to investigate the potential synergy between non-invasive brain and spinal cord stimulation administered during a cognitive-motor task, in terms of their immediate effects on sensorimotor and…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Able Bodied
- Trial name
- BrainSpineStim (NCT07334977)
- Testing
- tDCS, tSCS, Cognitive-Motor Task
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Aging
Effects of Home-Based Ankle Training Program on The Muscle Strength, Balance and Gait Function in the Elderly
The occurrence of frequent falls influences the independence of the elderly's physical functions, and the factors related to falls include: weakness in the lower limbs, age, past injury experiences and so forth.
- Trial name
- NCT05790369
- Testing
- Resistance training (New ankle machine training), Resistance training (Elastic band training )
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Chronic Pain, Postoperative, Quality of Life
Quality of Life and Pain After Appendectomy in Children
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common emergency general surgical conditions worldwide and represents the leading cause of emergency abdominal surgery in children.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Postoperative, Quality of Life, Functional Ability, Appendectomy
- Trial name
- CAPA-Peds (NCT07629362)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 231 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli City Hospital
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Influence of Proprioceptive Reweighting Ability on Lower-limb Biomechanics During Functional Tasks
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are frequent in handball especially among young players. Recent investigations highlighted the implication of the central nervous system as a potential risk factor for ACL rupture.
- Trial name
- NEURIBIO (NCT04736511)
- Testing
- Star Excursion Balance Test, Single leg Drop Vertical Jump, Unplanned sidestep cutting manoeuvre
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Osteopathic Manipulation, Postural; Defect
The Ability of Osteopathic Structural Evaluation to Assess Gait
Movement and loading asymmetry have been associated with injury risk for a variety of both acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries.
- Conditions
- Osteopathic Manipulation, Postural; Defect, Somatic; Functional Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT04860999
- Testing
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Motor Imagery Training
Effects of Motor Imagery on Autonomic Function
Most studies on motor imagery suggested the effects of motor imagery are related to neuroplastic changes in the brain. In addition to that the neuroplastic changes, it is thought that motor imagery can alter metabolic responses…
- Trial name
- NCT04171271
- Testing
- Activating kinesthetic motor imagery training, Relaxing kinesthetic motor imagery training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
Physical Inactivity, Aging
Motivating Activity Through Text Communications - Helping Adults Increase Movement
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effect of different types of text messages on physical activity levels of middle-aged and older adults and to determine whether these messages are effective in adults age 40 and…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Aging, Cognitive Ability, Behavior Change
- Trial name
- MATCH AIM (NCT07593677)
- Testing
- Text Messaging Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease and Physiological, Cognitive Function and BDNF Levels of Plasma Adaptation After Exercise Training
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease leading to one of the most common forms of dementia in humans and memory disorder is one of the first symptoms that lead to diagnosis.
- Trial name
- MARAE (NCT02968875)
- Testing
- Endurance Training, therapeutic education meetings
- Where
- Martinique
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Center of Martinique
Musculoskeletal Pain, Physical Function
The Effect of a Resistance Training Program in Healthcare Workers on Pain, Workability and Physical Function.
The prevalence and consequences of musculoskeletal pain is considerable among healthcare workers, allegedly due to high physical work demands of healthcare work.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Physical Function, Work Ability
- Trial name
- NCT03501147
- Testing
- Resistance training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Healthy
Effects of Heavy-load Resistance Training
The study aims to investigate effects of 8-weeks of heavy-load resistance training on mechanical muscle function and functional performance in elite female team handball players from the Danish Women's Handball League.
- Trial name
- NCT06356935
- Testing
- RT, CON
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Performance Enhancement
CAF & Firefighters Performance
The aim of the study being to investigate chewing caffeine-containing gum could effectively improve firefighters' balance under conditions of brain fatigue.
- Trial name
- CAF & FFT (NCT07570030)
- Testing
- Caffeine (300 mg)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chih-Hui Chiu
Chemokine Receptor 2 (CXCR2) Antagonist
AZD5069 Neutrophil Function Study
Study in healthy volunteer to see effect of AZD5069 and placebo on neutrophil number and function (phagocytosis and oxidative burst) in the circulation, following a burst of strenuous exercise and following subcutaneous injection…
- Trial name
- NCT01480739
- Testing
- 100 mg (50 mg x 2) AZD5069
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3B, Chronic Kidney Disease stage4
Physiopathology of Neuromuscular Function Related to Fatigue in Chronic Renal Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) induces many metabolic troubles especially for the advanced CKD (stage 3b-5) patients and their prevalence and importance grow with the deterioration of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR).
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3B, Chronic Kidney Disease stage4, Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5, Fatigue
- Trial name
- PIONEER (NCT04330807)
- Testing
- Handgrip fatigability test, Questionnaires
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier le Mans
Multiple Sclerosis
Exercise on Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are characterized by thermoregulatory failure, known as Uthoff's phenomenon. Precisely, 60-80% of the MS patients present adverse clinical symptoms when their body temperature is increased.
- Trial name
- NCT04125628
- Testing
- Exercise with cooling, Exercise without cooling
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Petros Dinas
Cognitive Function, Exercise Training
Aerobic Exercise Effects on Cognitive Function in Aging Individuals
Positive effects are exerted by participating in moderate exercise training with physical activity which positively affects body health, including cognitive abilities, among older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06650345
- Testing
- supervised aerobic exercise
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Saud University
Obesity, Childhood, Obesity, Adolescent
Reading Ability in Childhood Obesity
There is some evidence about the negative impact of overweight and obesity on reading ability, with negative consequences on quality of life and school success.
- Trial name
- Lettura_evOB (NCT06295406)
- Testing
- Neuropsychological assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano