Clinical trials: Functional Ability
Health Behavior
Convergent Validity of DABQ Questionnaire
Time-use epidemiology is a rapidly growing research area that aims to understand how individuals allocate their time to various activities throughout the day.
- Trial name
- DABQ (NCT06467058)
- Testing
- DABQ questionnaire versus Actigraph as reference method
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Low Back Pain
Measuring Deep and Superficial Multifidus and the Activation Pattern During Dynamic Task Correlating With Trunk Stability Ability and Functional Performance in Different Ages Asymptomatic and Unspecific Low Back Pain Adult
The first propose of the study is to understand the contraction of deep and superficial multifidus in patients with non-specific low back pain and the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT04772950
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Dementia
Virtual Reality Training to Support Daily Activities for People Living With Dementia
This study will test whether a home-based virtual reality training program can help people living with dementia practice everyday activities.
- Trial name
- NCT07829913
- Testing
- At-Home VR-Based IADL Training, Cognitive Stimulation Activities
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Measurement Properties of 5iTUG, Physical Disability
Evaluation of the Measurement Properties of a 5 Time Repeated Instrumented Timed Up and Go (5iTUG)
In order to tailor interventions, objective assessments of physical function is needed. A limitation of several of today's clinical assessments is that they require too much time and/or space.
- Conditions
- Measurement Properties of 5iTUG, Physical Disability, Balance, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- 5iTUG (NCT03769220)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für Medizinische Forschung mbH (RBMF)
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
Vertigo, Vertigo, Peripheral
Effectiveness of Gaze Stability Exercises on Balance and Activities of Daily Living Among Patients Suffering Vertigo With Vestibular Neuritis in Saudi Arabia
Gaze stability exercise is a medical procedure for persons with unilateral vestibular disturbances such as vestibular neuritis or persons who have had tumors of their 8th nerve.
- Conditions
- Vertigo, Vertigo, Peripheral, Vertigo Labyrinthine, Migraine
- Trial name
- NCT04842474
- Testing
- Gaze stability exercises and balance exercises
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- King Saud University
Diabetic Neuropathies, Rehabilitation
Comparative Effects of Reactive Balance Training and Task-Oriented Training on Postural Stability in Patients With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of prolonged hyperglycemia that damages peripheral nerves, leading to impaired sensory function, increased fall risk, and reduced quality of life.
- Conditions
- Diabetic Neuropathies, Rehabilitation, Reaction Time, Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- NCT07827417
- Testing
- Reactive Balance Training, TASK ORIENTED TRAINING
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
Aging Problems, Balance; Distorted
Comparison of the Effects of Different Living Environments in Geriatric Individuals: A Pilot Study
In Turkey, 63% of geriatric people who make up approximately 8.3% of the entire population live in their own living environment, 36% live with their children and 1% live in nursing homes.
- Conditions
- Aging Problems, Balance; Distorted, Pain, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT04873791
- Testing
- Assessment of geriatric individuals living in home environment and nursing home.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Spinal Cord Injuries, Constipation
Trancutaneous Abdominal Stimulation on Bowel Function.
This is a prospective, single-center, feasibility study to determine the sensations elicited by non-invasive abdominal electrical stimulation and its effects on bowel function in spinal cord injured individuals and in able-bodied…
- Trial name
- NCT04627168
- Testing
- Non-invasive, surface electrical stimulation device, DS5 Digitimer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Amol Soin, M.D., MBA
Gastrointestinal Cancers, Frailty
Longitudinal Geriatric Vulnerability, Chemotherapy Toxicity, and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults With Gastrointestinal Cancer
Older adults with gastrointestinal cancers may be more likely to experience side effects from chemotherapy and difficulties with everyday activities. These problems are not always explained by age alone.
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Cancers, Frailty, Sarcopenia in Elderly, Malnutrition Elderly
- Trial name
- VITAL-GI (NCT07184047)
- Testing
- Standard-of-Care Systemic Chemotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Hemodialysis
Effect of Core Exercise on ADL in Hemodialysis
Finding the effect of core stability exercises with breathing exercises on Activities of daily living (ADLs), fatigue level and balance in maintenance hemodialysis patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06445647
- Testing
- core Stability exercise, Breathing exercises
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Arm Exercise Capacity, Muscle Strength and Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
The aim of this study is to compare the upper extremity exercise capacity, muscle strength and activities of daily living of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome and healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT06678932
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Homonymous Hemianopia
Assessment of Homonymous Visual Loss and Its Impact on Visual Exploration, Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Quality of Life (QoL)
The purpose of this explorative study, targeting subjects with homonymous visual field loss, is threefold: (i) to identify the perimetric / psychophysical method, that is most closely correlated with an individually assessed…
- Trial name
- Hemi-Drive (NCT01372332)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Accidental Fall, Frailty
Implementing CAPABLE in PSH
This pilot project seeks to implement an intervention known as CAPABLE (Community Aging in Place-Advancing Better Living for Elders) for formerly homeless adults living in permanent supportive housing.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Frailty, Depression, Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- NCT04076319
- Testing
- CAPABLE: Community Aging in Place-Advancing Better Living for Elders
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
CHF, Congestive Heart Failure
Evaluation of Home-based Sensor System to Detect Health Decompensation in Elderly Patients With History of CHF
Sensorum Health (Sensorum) is conducting a pilot study to determine if Sensorum's proprietary passive sensor network can be used to identify signals of early health decompensation in subjects prior to a hospitalization for…
- Trial name
- NCT05865197
- Testing
- Data collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sensorum Health Inc.
Dementia
Telemonitoring of Activities of Daily Living in Home Care Services of Older Adults With Cognitive Deficits
In Canada, it is estimated that two million people are users of publicly funded home care services, with more than half of them being 65 years and older.
- Trial name
- NCT06888713
- Testing
- Telemonitoring of ADL
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal
Glaucoma
Assessment of the Ability to Distinguish Odors in Glaucoma Patients
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. The key feature of glaucoma is damage to the optic nerve head with loss of retinal ganglion cells and local tissue remodeling.
- Trial name
- NCT00304824
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Cognitive Abilities, Performance
EEG-Guided Binaural Beat Audio to Reduce Performance-Related Stress and Improve Cognition
Performance-related stress can impair sustained attention, inhibitory control, and memory. This randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled parallel-arm trial evaluates whether a 30-minute EEG-guided binaural beat audio…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Abilities, Performance, Stress, Cognitive Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07407426
- Testing
- EEG-guided binaural beat audio, Non-binaural audio intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Geriatrics
Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults
In order to maintain independence and prevent disability, it is essential to identify associated factors and reduce functional loss due to concomitant diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT05398523
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Halic University
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
Reclaiming Independence: Daily Activities and Rehabilitation Goals in Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this cross-sectional, observational survey was to assess the importance individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Türkiye place on specific Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and their target levels of…
- Trial name
- NCT07237035
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Medipol University