Clinical trials: Functional Ability
Functional Decline, Aging
GRACE: Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a collaborative model of team care as compared to usual care in improving functional outcomes among community-dwelling low-income older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00182962
- Testing
- Geriatric Resources for Assessment & Care of Elders (GRACE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Anticholinergic Syndrome, Anticholinergic Adverse Reaction
The Effects Of Anticholinergic Burden On Daily Living Activities In Elderly Patients
The anticholinergic burden was calculated based on the medications that the patients had used for more than 10 days. Short-term medications used by patients were not evaluated.
- Conditions
- Anticholinergic Syndrome, Anticholinergic Adverse Reaction, Antispasmodic Adverse Reaction, Antiarrhythmic Drug Adverse Reaction
- Trial name
- NCT05902676
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Upper Limb Function
Investigating the Upper Limb During the First 6 Months After Sustaining a Cervical Spinal Cord Injury,
The goal of this observational study is to investigate and describe the injury patterns, secondary complications, and biomechanical properties of the upper limb during the initial 6 months post-SCI.
- Trial name
- In Ul 6 SCI (NCT06740279)
- Testing
- Assessment of upper limb function
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Diabetic Neuropathy Peripheral, Activities of Daily Living
Prevalence of Peripheral Neuropathy and Its Impact on Activities of Daily Living in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
The trend of diabetes prevalence was increased by comparing these two national surveys in 2009 and 2014. However, the studies only focused on the prevalence and risk of diabetes and non-communicable diseases in Myanmar.
- Trial name
- NCT03440203
- Testing
- difficult activities of daily living in each group
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 975 people
- Sponsor
- Okayama University
Knee Osteoarthritis
EXercise as TReatment for osteoArthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a chronic musculoskeletal disease, and a major cause of pain and disability worldwide. Exercise has previously demonstrated good effect in alleviating OA symptoms.
- Trial name
- EXTRA (NCT03215602)
- Testing
- NEMEX and education + strength training, NEMEX and education
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Slagelse Hospital
Neurologic Disorders
The Impact of Environmental Controls on Mental Health
Within the UK there are over 15 million people who live with at least one long term condition. Of these people, over 4 million suffer from mental health problems.
- Trial name
- EC-MH (NCT07049419)
- Testing
- Provision of an environmental control system
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Lothian
Cerebrovascular Accidents
Development of a Comprehensive ADL Scale for Stroke Patients
our research team will develop a new CADL scale for stroke patients over the next three years. In the first year, we had established a CADL item bank of 50 items.
- Trial name
- NCT00173771
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
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
Stroke Gait Rehabilitation
Effects of Kinesio Taping in Subacute Stroke Patients
A study was designed to investigate the effects of KT on gait ability, balance, and neuromuscular functions in subacute stroke patients with foot drop.
- Trial name
- NCT07192484
- Testing
- KT group, Conventional group
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Fooyin University
Health Behavior, Activities of Daily Living
Physical Activity on Prescription in Patients With Metabolic Risk Factors.
The aim of this study is to evaluate a one year intervention with physical activity on prescription (PAP) treatment for patients in a primary health care center setting versus an enhanced PAP-support with physiotherapist…
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Activities of Daily Living, Metabolic Syndrome X, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT03012516
- Testing
- PAP-treatment by physiotherapist, Ordinary PAP-treatment at the health care center
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Effects of Exercise on Functional Ability in People With Dementia in Nursing Homes:a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
This is a cluster randomised controlled trial composed of two research arms: exercise training group (experimental group) and a social activity group (control group).
- Trial name
- LEDEN (NCT02444078)
- Testing
- Exercise, Social Activity
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Speech or Language Impairment Following Stroke
Assessing the Effectiveness of Communication Therapy in the North West (The ACT NoW Pilot Study)
This study investigates the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of speech and language therapy for adults who suffer communication difficulties following a stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT00158106
- Testing
- Speech and Language therapy for dysarthria and/or aphasia
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme
Childhood Cancer
ADLs at the End of Acute Treatment for Childhood Leukemia and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Reduced activity levels and reduced muscular strength could severely impair the activities of daily living (ADLs) in pediatric leukemia and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05235633
- Testing
- Assessment of the accomplishment regarding Activities of Daily Living at the end of acute treatment
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Chronic Widespread Pain, Fibromyalgia
Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation of Patients With Chronic Widespread Pain
The primary objective of the current study is to evaluate the outcome of an interdisciplinary multi-component rehabilitation programme customized to patients with chronic widespread pain (CWP) based on multidimensional diagnostic…
- Trial name
- IMPROvE (NCT01352052)
- Testing
- interdisciplinary rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Frederiksberg University Hospital
Myasthenia Gravis
Cognitive Functioning in People With Myasthenia Graivs: Impact on Daily Life Activities, Work, Disability and Quality of Life
MYCOG primarily aims to estimate the prevalence of cognitive difficulties in patients with MG treated at Besta Institute. Secondary aims include: a) assess the degree to which cognitive difficulties are associated to work…
- Trial name
- MYCOG (NCT06718855)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
System-IGF-1 Pathway and Alzheimer's Disease
The aim is to assess the relationship between levels of IGF-I system components and cognitive status in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), in elderly subjects with normal cognitive function, and in patients with mild…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Function 1, Social, Control With Normal Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- SIGAL (NCT00647478)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 693 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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
Traumatic Brain Injury
Application of Trans Cranial Direct Current Stimulation for Executive Dysfunction After Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) particularly affects the frontal lobes and patients often suffer from executive dysfunction and behavioral disturbances.
- Trial name
- NCT02331615
- Testing
- neuroConn_CE_DC-STIMULATOR
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Loewenstein Hospital
Activities of Daily Living, Postural Control
Effect of Callisthenic Training on Mobility and ADL Performance in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy Patients
Almost 2 to 3 out of every 1000 children have Cerebral palsy in Pakistan.Spastic type of CP is dominant about 75%, diplegia (40%) and hemiplegic are (35.5%).Spastic diplegics have tightness of lower limb more than upper…
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Postural Control, Spasticity, Mobility
- Trial name
- NCT06966076
- Testing
- calisthenic training, Conventional physical therapy group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Managing Dysexecutive Syndrome (DS): CIHR 2011-2014
Successful community participation following acquired brain injury (ABI) continues to be an elusive goal for patients, clinicians and researchers.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), Acquired Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT01414348
- Testing
- Conventional rehabilitation., Novel rehabilitation approach
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Baycrest