Clinical trials: Improve Physical Activity
Parkinson's Disease
Telemedicine Intervention to Improve Physical Function
This project is investigating whether a one-year in-home exercise program will reduce the rate of falls and improve strength and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01639469
- Testing
- Structured exercise, Lifestyle exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Physical Activity Counseling During Pulmonary Rehabilitation
This randomized controlled trial will assess the effect of adding intensive physical activity counseling to an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program.
- Trial name
- PAC (NCT00948623)
- Testing
- physical activity counseling program
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Physiological Stress
Exercise and Stress Management Post Autologous and Allogeneic Transplant (BMT CTN 0902)
This is a Phase III, randomized, unblinded, multicenter, prospective comparative study. The purpose of this study is to test whether exercise or stress management training delivered to autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic cell…
- Trial name
- NCT01278927
- Testing
- Exercise, Stress Management, Exercise and Stress Management
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 711 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Cardiovascular Diseases
Optimizing a Self-compassion Intervention Designed to Improve Physical Activity Among Women at Risk for Heart Disease
The investigators aim to optimize an intervention which teaches women at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) to cope with this risk using self-compassion (an attitude of kindness towards oneself) in order to adopt a physically…
- Trial name
- NCT05209373
- Testing
- Intervention Condition, Positive Control Condition
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Breast Neoplasm Female, Neoplasm Metastasis
Overcome, a Program of Therapeutic Exercise and Functional Recovery to Improve the Functional Capacity of Women With Breast Cancer and Bone Metastases
The research to be carried out is aimed at patients with metastatic breast cancer, specifically bone metastases. These patients will be recruited from two hospitals in Granada, provided they meet the established inclusion…
- Conditions
- Breast Neoplasm Female, Neoplasm Metastasis, Spinal Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT05244382
- Testing
- Overcome
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, Sleep Disturbances in Children
Telehealth Exercise Boosts Sleep and Reduces Parental Stress in Autism
This study aims to test whether a physical activity program delivered through telehealth can help improve sleep quality in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and reduce stress and improve well-being in their parents.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, Sleep Disturbances in Children, Parental Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07066020
- Testing
- Telehealth-delivered Physical Activity Program for Children with ASD, In-Person Supervised Physical Activity Program, General Health Education Materials
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Hunan Normal University
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Exercise Training to Improve PTSD Symptoms and Health in Older Veterans
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent among military Veterans and is more than just a psychological condition; PTSD has profound negative impacts on health, function, and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04199182
- Testing
- Exercise Training, Healthy Aging Attention Control (HA-ATC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Diabetic Neuropathies
Effects of Aerobic Training and Neurodynamics to Prevent Fall and Improve Balance in Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases, characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, actionor both.
- Trial name
- NCT06240910
- Testing
- Neurodynamics, Aerobic training
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Cerebral Palsy
Do Core Stability Exercise Classes Help Children With Cerebral Palsy Improve Their Balance
This study aims to determine if participation in a core stability physiotherapy group programme can improve the balance of children with cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02351596
- Testing
- Physiotherapy Core Stability Group Programme, Control Group
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Cerebral Palsy, Central Nervous System Diseases
Power Training Combined With Interval Treadmill Training
Ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience walking limitations which negatively influence their ability to physically participate in day to day life.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Central Nervous System Diseases, Brain Damage, Chronic
- Trial name
- PT³ (NCT03625570)
- Testing
- Power training combined with interval treadmill training, Strength training combined with traditional treadmill training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
The AAA Get Fit Trial: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of Community Based Exercise in Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms(AAA) causes 12,000 deaths/year in the UK.1 Elective repair to prevent this carries a perioperative mortality of 4.5% for open surgery and 1% for endovascular repair.
- Trial name
- NCT02997618
- Testing
- Community based exercise programme, Control
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Spondyloarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Improved Cardiovascular Health for Patients With Inflammatory Joint Diseases
Inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) are autoimmune diseases with common symptoms of joint inflammation, pain, stiffness and fatigue.
- Conditions
- Spondyloarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis
- Trial name
- ExeHeart (NCT04922840)
- Testing
- High-intensity exercise (HIIT)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Diakonhjemmet Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Improved Sitting Balance: Body Functions to Participation
The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes in activity and participation domains of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) who received integrated…
- Trial name
- NCT03788317
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin type A
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Congestive Heart Failure
Testosterone Improves Exercise Oxygen Uptake, Insulin Resistance and Muscle Strength in Elderly Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
Background: Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) show muscle mass wasting and decreased testosterone levels. Long-term testosterone supplementation improves walking distance and glucose metabolism of patients CHF.
- Trial name
- NCT00512408
- Testing
- testosterone
- Where
- Italy
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Accidental Falls, Postural Balance
Feasibility of High-intensity Functional Exercise With Simultaneous Cognitive Challenge for Older People With Falls Risk
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a high-intensity functional exercise program with simultaneous cognitive challenge (HIFE+cog) among older people at risk of falls.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Postural Balance, Gait, Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT06774508
- Testing
- HIFE+cog, HIFE
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Athletic Performance, Aerobic Capacity
Individualized Training to Improve Aerobic Capacity and 2,000 m Rowing Performance in Youth Rowers
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to learn whether an individualized rowing training program based on ventilatory thresholds can improve aerobic capacity and 2,000 m rowing performance in youth rowers from Valdivia…
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Aerobic Capacity, Rowing Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07602244
- Testing
- Individualized Rowing Training, Usual Rowing Training
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad San Sebastián
Physical Activity, Cognition
Planning Actions for Consistent Engagement
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether different approaches to action planning can promote physical activity (PA) habits, increase PA behavior, and improve cognitive functioning in older adults who are currently…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Cognition, Habits
- Trial name
- PACE (NCT07447401)
- Testing
- Non-PA Action Planning, PA Action Planning, Consistency in Action Plans
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Parkinson's Disease
Stability and Balance in Locomotion Through Exercise
Persons with Morbus Parkinson commonly develop gait and balance disorders leading to dependence, loss of mobility and a high risk of falling.
- Trial name
- StaBLE (NCT01856244)
- Testing
- treadmill walking, Treadmill
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension
Step Monitoring to Improve ARTERial Health
Many people with diabetes and/or high blood pressure (hypertension) are not very active. When people are more active, they can reduce the chances of having a heart attack or stroke.
- Trial name
- SMARTER (NCT01475201)
- Testing
- Step count prescription, Usual care
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 347 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Spirometry
The INTERvening for LUNG Health Trial
This research study is being done to find out whether a community health volunteer-delivered, multi-component program can improve lung health for people at risk of chronic respiratory diseases (such as asthma or COPD) in…
- Trial name
- INTERLUNG (NCT07540000)
- Testing
- Community health worker-delivered multi-component respiratory health intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University