Clinical trials: Functional Ability
Cognitive Ability General, Functional Abilities
Automated IADL Sensing to Refine Measurement of Older Adult Daily Activity
The instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) refer to complex daily activities required for adult independence, such as preparing a meal or taking medications.
- Trial name
- NCT07585864
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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
Parkinson's Disease
Executive, Activities of Daily Living, and Cholinergic Functions in Parkinson's Disease
This research study will evaluate functions of memory, thinking, behavior, and daily life activities and how these relate to the measurement of certain chemicals (acetylcholine and dopamine) in the brain using an imaging…
- Trial name
- NCT00737217
- Testing
- Behavioral assessment/questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Neuromuscular Disorders
Study of Feasibility to Reliably Measure Functional Abilities' Changes in Nonambulant Neuromuscular Patients Without Trial Site Visiting
Clinical trials organization in several neuromuscular disorders (NMD) has some specific issues. Nonambulant status and difficulties with transportation are among them.
- Trial name
- NCT02235090
- Testing
- Direct current stimulation of cervical spinal cord
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charitable Foundation Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Sleep Duration, Child Obesity
Effect of Sleep Extension on Body Weight and Learning in Children (More2Sleep)
More2Sleep is a randomized, controlled, parallel trial with two groups (sleep extension vs control) including 142 school-aged children (6-12 years) who have a BMI above average, defined as age- and sex-specific BMI Z-score above…
- Conditions
- Sleep Duration, Child Obesity, Child Development, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- More2Sleep (NCT06341179)
- Testing
- Sleep extension
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Convalescence, Healthy
Screening Study for the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
The primary function of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine (RMD) is to diagnose and treat patients at the NIH who have problems in locomotion, activities of daily living, occupational roles, communication, swallowing, or…
- Trial name
- NCT00023088
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
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
Cognitive Ability, General
Effect of Sage Extract Supplementation on Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged Men and Women
Sage (Salvia officinalis) has been reported to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties. Several studies indicate that sage supplementation can improve cognitive function.
- Trial name
- NCT07757529
- Testing
- SageXtra
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ESM Technologies, LLC
Frailty
Intrinsic Capacity and Functional Ability Monitoring With an Integrated Data Eco-System for Healthy Ageing.
In this study, 120 older adults (aged 65 years or older) either patients undergoing rehabilitation or older nursing home residents will be provided with an Eforto® device and the eco-System for Healthy Ageing (ISHA) mobile…
- Trial name
- ISHA (NCT06270979)
- Testing
- ISHA
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Ivan Bautmans
Aging
Affordable Mobile Robots for the Elderly
This project develops and tests the use of service robots to track health of the elderly over time. The objectives are to develop a low-cost mobile manipulator capable of a limited set of elder- relevant manipulation tasks (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT02807506
- Testing
- Mobile Service Robot, Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Kartagener Syndrome
Physical Fitness, Exercise Capacity and Activities of Daily Living in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: a Retrospective Study
Decreased pulmonary function, peripheral muscle strength, and exercise capacity were reported in primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) in recent studies.
- Conditions
- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Kartagener Syndrome, Immotile Cilia Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT05040607
- Testing
- Data Collection
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Presbyopia, Near Vision
Validation of an Activities-of-daily-living Framework at Different Light Conditions
Primary objective of this study is the construction and validation of an experimental environment for the simulation of a variety of near- and intermediate-vision activities of daily living (ADLs) in different combinations of…
- Conditions
- Presbyopia, Near Vision, Reading, Daily Activities
- Trial name
- NCT05005624
- Testing
- ADL performance
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Democritus University of Thrace
Hemodialysis Complication
The Effect of Patient Education Based on Nursing Model on Life Activities and Self-Care of Hemodialysis Patients
Chronic Renal Failure (CRF); The result of a decrease in the glomerular filtration value is defined as a chronic and progressive deterioration in the fluid-solute balance of the kidney and metabolic-endocrine functions.
- Trial name
- NCT04797234
- Testing
- Control, Experiment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muş Alparslan University
Plyometric Exercise, Blood Flow Restriction Training
Effects of Ballistic Six Exercises With and Without Blood Flow Restriction in Cricket Players
Cricket is not only a widely played team sport, but it also involves intricate skills that are honed over time, especially in bowling.
- Trial name
- NCT06536777
- Testing
- Plyometric Exercises, Blood Flow Restriction Training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Adolescence Idiopathic Scoliosis
The Effects of Lumbopelvic Rhythm on Postural Control, Daily Activities, and Quality of Life in Individuals With AIS
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) leads to three-dimensional spinal deformity during adolescence, causing deviations in the frontal, sagittal, and axial planes, impairing physical function, balance, and lumbopelvic rhythm.
- Trial name
- AIS (NCT07391488)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Aging, Mortality
Longevity Metrics AI/ML Development Study
This study builds AI models that score diagnostic screening tests, and that predict screening results, clinical judgment, and life expectancy.
- Conditions
- Aging, Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07808619
- Testing
- AIML scored health screening battery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Longevity Metrics, Inc.
Dry Eye Syndrome
The Effect of a New Emulsion in Dry Eye Patients on Tear Layer Aberrometry, Contrast Sensitivity, and Reading Ability
The purpose of this study is to investigate how the addition of a new emulsion artificial tear to the tear layer of dry eye and normal patients affects aberrometry, contrast sensitivity, and reading ability over time.
- Trial name
- NCT01013077
- Testing
- Optive, Soothe, New Emulsion, Soothe, New Emulsion, Optive, New Emulsion, Optive, Soothe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University
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
Parkinson Disease
Perception, Cognition, and Gait in Parkinson's Disease
The investigators are examining how aspects of daily function are perceived in persons with PD and in those who interact with them on a regular basis.
- Trial name
- NCT03241966
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 439 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Physical Disability
Understanding Disparities in Healthcare and Primary Care Provider Quality
The project proposes to fill gaps in the understanding of disparities in healthcare and primary care provider (PCP) quality from the perspectives of adult Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities compared to those without…
- Trial name
- NCT02626910
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania