Clinical trials: Functional Ability
Stroke
Muscle Synergies After Stroke
The aim of this systematic review was to determine the number of muscle synergies and the distribution of muscle weightings in stroke patients during gait.
- Trial name
- NCT03731299
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
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
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
Aging, Generativity
The Baltimore Experience Corps Study
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the Experience Corps program in preventing or delaying physical disability in older adults, by studying the effects of volunteerism on physical, social and cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT00380562
- Testing
- Experience Corps
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 702 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Hemiparesis, Ischemic Stroke
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Robot-Assisted Practice of Activities of Daily Living
The investigators will study motor recovery after robot-assisted therapy after stroke. A small clinical trial will be conducted to quantify the central nervous system changes associated with robotic or standard training, and…
- Conditions
- Hemiparesis, Ischemic Stroke, Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT00878085
- Testing
- Robot Therapy Device, Occupational Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Memory
Galantamine Effects on Cognitive Function in Marijuana Users
To evaluate galantamine's effects on cognitive performance in marijuana users. Galantamine, an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor, is approved for treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00969696
- Testing
- Galantamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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
Lung Cancer
Multidimensional Evaluation Of Daily Living Activities And Quality Of Life In Lung Cancer Patients
The aim of our study was to compare the daily living activities with a performance-based protocol in lung cancer patients and healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT03881046
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Fibromyalgia Syndrome
The Effect of Positive Psychotherapy Based Psychoeducation on Pain Perception With Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by symptoms such as chronic widespread pain, severe fatigue, sleep disturbances, extremity paresthesia, stiffness, mood disturbances, and cognitive impairment lasting more than 3 months without…
- Trial name
- NCT06147882
- Testing
- The group will include patients with fibromyalgia syndrome who will receive positive psychotherapy.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duzce University
Aging, Falling
Effectiveness of Online Exercise Training in Geriatric Population During COVID-19
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of online exercise training in geriatric population whose daily life activity level decreased during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Conditions
- Aging, Falling, Dependence, Inactivity, Physical
- Trial name
- NCT06548880
- Testing
- Structured exercise program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Sleep Disordered Breathing, Able Bodied
Central Apnea in Heart Failure: Physiological Mechanisms to Inform Treatment
Central sleep apnea (CSA) is common in patients with heart failure and those using opioid analgesics. Unfortunately, effective treatment of central apnea remains elusive, pressure therapy given the modest efficiency of positive…
- Trial name
- CSA-HF (NCT07210606)
- Testing
- Trazodone + positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy, Oxygen + positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Healthy
Explore the Nature Factors Relevant to Learning-Pioneering Natural Factors That Influences Science Learning II
Genetic research has provided the most exciting breakthroughs in neuroscience and cognitive science. Partially genetically determined cognitive impairments have been described in people with COMT, 5HT6, BDNF (Swillen et al.…
- Trial name
- NCT00713570
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 2,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disorder
GERD and Anti-Reflux Therapy Between Able-bodied and SCI Individuals
Respiratory dysfunction, esophageal dysmotility, and a gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been demonstrated to be highly prevalent in persons with SCI.
- Trial name
- NCT02584751
- Testing
- Omeprazole, 24 Hour pH Monitor, Pulmonary Function Examination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Home-based Prehabilitation for Elderly Patients
As a consequence of the increasing life expectancy hospitals are seeing a growing number of elderly patients undergoing elective surgery.
- Trial name
- TRAilty (NCT03964363)
- Testing
- Unsupervised home-based physical prehabilitation
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 512 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Spinal Cord Injury
Impact of Assistive Forces on Activities of Daily Living
This study is a cross-sectional study investigating the impact of assistive forces applied by the body-weight support system "the FLOAT" on the study participants.
- Trial name
- FLOAT-ADL (NCT03004144)
- Testing
- FLOAT
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Pain, Anxiety
Structured Education and Multidisciplinary Team
It is well-known that pre-operative education has a positive effect on patient recovery. This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of structured education given by a multidisciplinary team (surgeon, anesthesiologist, and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Anxiety, Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- NCT04850586
- Testing
- Education Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Mental Well-being, Muscle Strengh
Strength for Caregiving
The goal of this single-arm pre-post study is to promote elderly (≥ 65 years) family caregivers' dietary habits, well-being and functional capacity through comprehensive nutritional guidance.
- Conditions
- Mental Well-being, Muscle Strengh, Dietary Habits, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT07615205
- Testing
- Tailored nutritional counselling intervention
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Susanna Kunvik
Sleep, Quality of Life
Effects of a Healthy Lifestyle Program on Health Outcomes in Older Adults
Medical condition or disease under investigation : Quantitative and qualitative aspects of sleep, quality of life, functional ability and well-being in older adults (>55years) Purpose of clinical trial : To study the prospective…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Quality of Life, Functional Ability, Well-being
- Trial name
- NCT03576209
- Testing
- healthy lifestyle program
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Brain Health, Brain Function
Effect of Fish Oil on Athlete's Executive Function
The goal of this study is to determine the impact of long chain omega-3 PUFA (Polyunsaturated fatty acids) supplementation on executive function in collegiate athletes in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
- Conditions
- Brain Health, Brain Function, Brain Development
- Trial name
- NCT04570995
- Testing
- Fish Oil, Safflower Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Brain Injuries
Examination of Virtual Supermarket (Vmall) as an Assessment of Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents With Acquired Brain Injury
The purpose of this research is to find whether or not there are differences in the executive functions during "shopping" in a "virtual mall", between children with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) vs healthy children.
- Trial name
- NCT00425958
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center