Clinical trials: Functional Abilities
Post -Partum Low Back Pain, Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS)
This Study Aimed to Evaluate the Effect of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) on Pain Intensity and Functional Disability in Women With PLBP as Common Problem Affect t he Women After Birth Which Often Impacting Their Quality of Life and Ability to Perform Daily Activities
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of DNS on women with post-partum LBP. Post-partum low back pain (PLBP) represents a prevalent and clinically significant condition that adversely impacts mobility, pelvic floor…
- Conditions
- Post -Partum Low Back Pain, Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS), Women's Health / Physiotherapy, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT07099755
- Testing
- Intervention Group: Name: Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) Exercises, Control Group:Name: Conventional Physiotherapy (Ultrasound and Infrared Therapy)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gehad Alaa
Anxiety Disorder, Head Injury
Neuropsychological Evaluation of Psychiatric and Neurological Patients
This study will allow researchers to use various types of tests to evaluate cognitive and sensory functions. These tests, referred to as "batteries" will evaluate attention, executive functions, general intellectual functioning…
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Head Injury, Mood Disorder, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT00001192
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Driving
Accessing the Driving Skills After the Endoscopy of Intravenous Anesthesia by Driving Simulator
The purpose of this study is to assess the driving and cognitive ability of gastrointestinal endoscopy patients at different time points after intravenous anesthesia (propofol for example), and to explore whether the driving and…
- Trial name
- NCT02280148
- Testing
- Endoscopy of Intravenous Anesthesia, Driving Simulator, Propofol
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Friendship Hospital
Posterior Shoulder Tightness
Comparison of the Acute Effects of Different Warm-up Protocols in Overhead Athletes With Posterior Shoulder Tightness
The aim of this study is to investigate the immediate effects of different warm-up protocols on Shoulder mobility, Muscle stiffness, Muscle power performance, Shoulder functional ability and Shoulder endurance in overhead…
- Trial name
- NCT06928103
- Testing
- Dynamic stretching, Static stretching and dynamic stretching, Dynamic stretching and foam rolling
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Cognitive Deficits, Cognitive Ability, General
Childhood Anesthesia and Cognitive Function
The purpose of this study is to determine whether pediatric anesthesia is associated with long-term hippocampal dysfunction
- Trial name
- UCSF-Anes-01 (NCT01359215)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cognitive Ability, General
INSIGHT, A Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Brain Training System
Adaptive reasoning and problem-solving are critical skills that allow for accurate decisions to be made based on varying levels of information.
- Trial name
- INSIGHT (NCT02780739)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training - 48 sessions, Fitness, Active Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 521 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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
Healthy Volunteer, Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
Ability of Muscle Imaging and Motor Function Measure (MFM) to Detect Changes in Disease Progression in Ambulant Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients Compared to Healthy Volunteers.
This non-drug, single center, 24-week, longitudinal study in ambulant spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients and in age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers will assess the detection of disease progression by magnetic resonance…
- Trial name
- NCT02044029
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Aging, Healthy
ACTIVE: Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly
The purpose of the ACTIVE study was to test if cognitive training interventions could maintain functional independence in elders by improving basic mental abilities, with follow-up assessments through five years.
- Trial name
- ACTIVE (NCT00298558)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,832 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carelon Research
No Disease or Condition is Being Studied, The Aim: to Determine the Impact of a 25-minute Nap on Cognitive Function
The Effect of a Nap Protocol on the Cognitive Abilities of Experienced Teachers
This protocol aims to investigate the effects of a 25-minute nap on various cognitive variables, such as, simple and selective reaction time, stress and the detection and management of disruptive behaviors during instructional…
- Trial name
- NCT07655167
- Testing
- the nap routine
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Ksar-Said
Cold, Cold Symptom
Ability of Beta-glucan Supplementation to Augment Immune Function
This proposed study is designed to assess the efficacy of a capsule containing beta-glucan taken orally daily as compared to a placebo capsule on the URTI symptoms, and the immune response change in marathon runners
- Conditions
- Cold, Cold Symptom, Flu, Flu Symptom
- Trial name
- NCT03769012
- Testing
- Beta-Glucan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kemin Foods LC
Child Development
The Role of Motion in Infants' Ability to Categorize
This study is concerned with psychological and physiological development in infants. Specifically, researchers are interested in when and how babies are able to group similar objects, like animals or vehicles, into the same…
- Trial name
- NCT00362076
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 941 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Well-being, Functional Ability
MIndfulness for Students
The aim of the study is to find out, weather the students' wellbeing and functional ability can be enhanced by two different type of mindfulness interventions: 1) face-to-face group-based training, and 2) internet-based training…
- Conditions
- Well-being, Functional Ability, Stress, Mindfulness
- Trial name
- Mindfulstud (NCT03669016)
- Testing
- Face-to-face group-based mindfulness, Internet-based mindfulness
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Inattention and Memory, Affect
Effect of Preksha Meditation on Cognitive Abilities and Pulmonary Function in Students
The goal of this project is to assess impact of an 8 week course of Preksha Meditation (combination of Green color and buzzing sound meditation), in a group of college students to assess potential benefits to their pulmonary…
- Trial name
- NCT03779269
- Testing
- meditation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Orlando Regional Medical Center
Aging
Comparison of an Easy to Read Advance Directive Versus a Standard Advance Directive
The purpose of this study is to compare the acceptability, usefulness, self-efficacy and comprehension of an easy-to-read advance directive form versus a standard advance directive form written at a post graduate reading level.
- Trial name
- NCT00328055
- Testing
- AD-Easy (Advance Directive-Easy), AD-Standard (Advance Directive-Standard)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Scoliosis Idiopathic, Vestibular Function Disorder
Evaluation of Vestibular Dysfunction or Visuospatial Perception in Individuals With Idiopathic Scoliosis
This study was planned to investigate whether there is a visual-spatial perception disorder in individuals with idiopathic scoliosis and also to reveal its dependent/independent relationship with vestibular dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Scoliosis Idiopathic, Vestibular Function Disorder, Visuospatial/Perceptual Abilities
- Trial name
- NCT05045014
- Testing
- Balance assessment, Unterberger test, Corsi Block Tapping (mobıl app)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Aging
The Ability of Pecan Consumption to Improve Vascular Function and Reduce Chronic Disease Risk in Aging Adults
Background: To date, there are no published studies on the effects of pecans on vascular function following a high-fat meal. Purpose: To examine the impact of daily pecan consumption for a 4-week period on vascular health and…
- Trial name
- NCT04385537
- Testing
- PECAN
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
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
Cognitive Change, Memory; Disturbance, Mild
The Influence of Food for Special Dietary Use - Spread Enriched With 5-hydroxytryptophan, Theanine and Gamma-aminobutyric Acid on Psychophysiological Functions of Subjects Without Meaningful Organic and Cognitive Pathology
This is a single-centre, single-blind, two-arms, controlled study to assess the efficacy and safety of food for special dietary use enriched with 5-hydroxytryptophan, L-theanine and Gamma-aminobutyric acid in generally healthy…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Memory; Disturbance, Mild, Emotional Regulation, Concentration Ability Impaired
- Trial name
- Spread Bogatyr (NCT05543811)
- Testing
- Food for special dietary use
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution
Obesity
Genetic Influences Between Cognitive Function and BMI
In this study the investigators will interrogate an existing data set to examine whether genetic variants contribute to an inverse association between weight status and cognitive function.
- Trial name
- NCT03116334
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 869 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine