Clinical trials: Functional Motor Disorder
Stroke, Healthy Adults
Comparison of Effects of Mirror Therapy Combined With Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation or Binaural Beats Stimulation on Cortical Excitability, Heart Rate Variability and Lower Limb Motor Function in Patients With Stroke
This study aims to compare the effects of mirror therapy combined with either neuromuscular electrical stimulation or binaural beat stimulation on post-stroke lower limb motor function recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT06011018
- Testing
- Mirror Therapy, Mirror Therapy + Electrical Stimulation, Mirror Therapy + Binaural Beat
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Metabolic Disturbance
Exercise, Gut Microbiota in Sedentary Adults With Overweight
This project offers the opportunity to obtain detailed measurements on the health of body composition, metabolic health, and intestinal microbial diversity in overweight adults; moreover to provide information about the effects…
- Trial name
- NCT03515642
- Testing
- HIIT group
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Santo Tomas
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), Irisin
The Effect of Exercise on Serum Irisin Levels and Clinical Parameters in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis.
This study aimed to investigate the effects of high-intensity intermittent exercise and moderate-intensity continuous exercise on serum irisin levels, disease activity, functional status, and quality of life in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT07327073
- Testing
- High-Intensity Interval Training, Moderate-Intensity Continuous Exercise, control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Obesity
Improving Muscle for Functional Independence Trial
Aging is associated with declines in muscle strength, power, and overall functional ability that lead to disability and loss of independence.
- Trial name
- I'MFIT (NCT01049698)
- Testing
- Resistance Training, Resistance Training + Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Stroke, Healthy
Use of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Coupled With Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Stroke Patient
The purpose of this study is to determine whether noninvasive brain stimulation associated with motor learning offers an additional benefit than motor learning alone in patients with stroke.
- Trial name
- tdcs (NCT01143649)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT), transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Elderly Adults, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Agility Training and Its Relations in Elderly Adults With and Without MCI
The following three-part proposal will focus on the effects of agility training as well as the relationship between agility ability and motor and cognitive function, and risk of falls in elderly adults with or without mild…
- Conditions
- Elderly Adults, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT05537363
- Testing
- Health education, Multicomponent training, Agility training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Dysphagia, Esophageal
Striated Esophageal Motor Function Modulation in Health and Disease
The investigators hypothesize that striated esophagus deglutitive motor function is modulated by pharyngeal phase swallowing biomechanics.
- Trial name
- NCT05708885
- Testing
- Concurrent manometry/impedance and fluoroscopy with and without laryngeal restriction, Concurrent manometry/impedance and fluoroscopy before and after six weeks of using swallow muscle exercising device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 557 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Kinesiophobia, Motor Coordination or Function; Developmental Disorder
Influence of Kinesiophobia on the Excitability of Connections Parieto-frontal During a Pointing Movement in Humans
Objective(s) of the trial: Better understand the interaction between kinesiophobia and motor control. Main objective: To measure the influence of induced kinesiophobia on functional connectivity between the posterior…
- Conditions
- Kinesiophobia, Motor Coordination or Function; Developmental Disorder, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Pain, Acute
- Trial name
- pIPS/M1 (NCT06125613)
- Testing
- Experimental
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universite du Littoral Cote d'Opale
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Sports Injury
Neuromusculoskeletal Alterations After ACL Injury
This study investigated how anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries affect not only the knee joint but also brain activity, reaction speed, and psychological readiness to return to sports.
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Sports Injury, Neurocognitive Function
- Trial name
- NEURO-ACL (NCT07163468)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duzce University
Stroke
The Relationship Between Motor Cortex Oxygenation and Motor Function Recovery in Stroke Patients
Stroke is the most common cause of motor function impairment. However, the functional impairment is not totally irreversible. Several mechanisms may involved in both the cortical and motor function recovery after onset of stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT01781689
- Testing
- Functional Electric Stimulation, Rehabilitation programs
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
Exercise
The Effects of 'Functional' Inspiratory Muscle Training
This study was designed as a prospective and experimental study. Geriatric individuals (age ≥ 65 years) with COPD and non-COPD were included in the study.
- Trial name
- NCT04460261
- Testing
- Functional Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ismail OZSOY
Obesity, Hypertension
Physical Activity, Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Older Patients With Chronic Comorbidities
The prevalence of obesity, hypertension (HT) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing. The adoption of an increasingly sedentary lifestyle is one of the main factors contributing to the increased incidence of chronic diseases such…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT06535295
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Arthritis
Fitness and Exercise for People With Arthritis
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a progressive, land-based exercise program, that includes muscular and aerobic conditioning, resistance and stabilization exercises and balance training, for persons with…
- Trial name
- NCT00252070
- Testing
- Functional Exercise for People with Arthritis (FEPA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Obesity
Acute Cognition and Exercise
The central hypothesis is that, while both groups will benefit from the exercise session, participants with obesity will exhibit greater gains in cognitive control, relative to healthy weight adults.
- Trial name
- ACE (NCT05078203)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Heart Failure, Sudden Cardiac Death
Marathon, Genetics, Inflammation and the Cardiovascular System: MAGIC-Trial
The purpose of the study is to determine the myocardial function and vascular adaptation after strenuous exercise in association with genotype/polymorphisms.
- Trial name
- MAGIC (NCT00845286)
- Testing
- Munich Marathon
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Physical Disability, Cognitive Impairment
Improving Aging in Place in Subsidized Housing
This pilot study will evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of an adapted version of the Function Focused Care intervention, delivered by telephone, for improving aging in place for older adults living in…
- Conditions
- Physical Disability, Cognitive Impairment, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT04212442
- Testing
- Independent Living Program for Affordable Housing.
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Respiratory Function, Motor Imagery
Motor Imagery and Action Observation in Respiratory Training
The principal aim of this study was to asses the effects of motor imagery and action observation training on ventilatory and functional capacity through a randomized controlled trial.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Function, Motor Imagery, Action Observation Training
- Trial name
- NCT05662072
- Testing
- Motor imagery, Action observation
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cardenal Herrera University
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Bronchiectasis
The Prevalence of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux in Chronic Lung Disease
Gastric reflux into the oesophagus may further lung damage in respiratory disease. The proportion of adults with chronic lung disease and gastric reflux is unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT00697177
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Study of Structural and Functional Brain Connectivity Changes in ALS (CoALS-II)
This study will try to understand the difference in brain structure between ALS patients and healthy people of similar age. ALS is a condition affecting the nervous system with disruption of the brain networks.
- Trial name
- CoALS-II (NCT05404867)
- Testing
- fMRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Comparison of Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation and Exercise on Quadriceps Function in COPD
Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients develop leg weakness and a reduced walking capacity, due to reduced leg muscle oxygen-utilising capacity (OUC).
- Trial name
- NCT00737698
- Testing
- Exercise, Repetitive magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London