Clinical trials: Inactive People
Sedentary, Deconditioning
Eccentric Cycling : a Promising Training Modality for Sedentary People
The present study aims to compare the acute and training responses of (1) eccentric high intensity interval training (EI), (2)work-matched continuous eccentric training (EC), and (3) concentric high intensity interval training…
- Conditions
- Sedentary, Deconditioning, Eccentric Exercise Training, Eccentric Cycling Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT07189975
- Testing
- High intensity eccentric cycling training, Moderate intensity eccentric cycling training, High intensity concentric cycling training
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Obesity, Overweight and Obesity
Physical Exercise in Obesity for Health and Quality of Life.
This project aims to develop an intervention on healthy habits based on physical exercise and nutritional education in people with obesity. It is accepted that exercise and nutrition are keys to controlling body weight.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight and Obesity, Overweight or Obesity
- Trial name
- OBEFYSA (NCT05713461)
- Testing
- exercise training program, Feeding training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Aged
The Umeå High-Intensity Training Study
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effect of high-intensity training (HIT) in older sedentary people. Seventy older people, aged 65 and over, will be randomized to HIT or moderate-intensity continuous training…
- Trial name
- Umeå HIT (NCT03765385)
- Testing
- High-intensity training, Moderate-intensity continuous training
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Overweight
NEAT and Insulin Sensitivity
The effect of Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) or inactivity on insulin sensitivity and lipid metabolism is unclear. Research recently published shows that activities associated with everyday activities, summarized as…
- Trial name
- NCT01299311
- Testing
- NEAT, Exercise
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Healthy Young Adults, Physical Activity Levels
Differences in Autonomic Recovery Between Physically Active and Inactive Women Following an Automated Massage Chair Intervention
The goal of this study is to investigate whether an automated massage chair can improve the body's recovery system in healthy young women (aged 19-26 years) who are either physically active or inactive.
- Conditions
- Healthy Young Adults, Physical Activity Levels, Inactive People
- Trial name
- NCT07529678
- Testing
- Massage chair
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Inactive People
A Multicomponent Physical Activity Intervention for Older Adults
ActiveKIT is a three-arm, parallel-group, individually randomized controlled trial. Community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older (n=201) from Madrid and surrounding municipalities who were inactive were randomized into tree…
- Conditions
- Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Inactive People, Fitness, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- ActiveKIT (NCT07729007)
- Testing
- Exercise toolkit, Exercise toolkit plus specialist support
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Physical Activity Self-Definition, Physical Activity
"I am a Physically Active Person!": A Randomized Controlled Trial Aimed to Increase Levels of Physical Activity Self-Definition and Physical Activity Among a Sample of Inactive Adults
This explanatory sequential mixed methods study investigated if an intervention can increase the physical activity identity and physical activity (PA) of inactive individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT06509061
- Testing
- Physical Activity Self-Definition, Control
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
People With Predominantly Sedentary Work
A Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Benefits of CrossFit in People Who Work Predominantly in a Sedentary Manner.
People who predominantly sit down often suffer from spinal complaints. This is mainly caused or intensified by a lack of exercise and a shortened posterior muscle chain.
- Trial name
- NCT05109286
- Testing
- CrossFit
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bundeswehr University Munich
Sedentary Behavior, Stroke
The Art of Moving for Sustainable Health
Sedentary behaviour is particularly high among the older and in the presence of a chronic pathology. Physical activity is limited mainly by the lack of accessibility to activities offered in the city and the lack of motivation.
- Trial name
- ART-M2 (NCT04987255)
- Testing
- Free visit, Guided visit, Guided visit (stroke)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
PEMF Effect
PEMF Stimulation on Physical Exercise in Sedentary People
The pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) are a non-invasive therapy used for clinical treatments. Recent publications in exercise physiology showed that PEMF enhanced the velocity and the quantity of available muscle O2, and the…
- Trial name
- NCT06446466
- Testing
- PEMF ON-OFF, PEMF OFF-ON
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bologna
Obesity, Sedentary
Consistency in Individual Differences in Energy Intake Following Acute Exercise
The importance of exercise for weight control is well documented; however if exercise results in an increase in food intake, the beneficial effect of exercise may not be seen.
- Trial name
- NCT01645956
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Inactivity/Low Levels of Exercise
My Exercise. A Team-based Workplace Intervention for Increased Exercise
The aim of this research study is to assess the effectiveness of an intervention on exercise and health, and to contribute to the understanding of how team-based worksite health promotion programs should be designed in order to…
- Trial name
- Myexercise (NCT02429635)
- Testing
- My exercise
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Resistance Training, Immune System
Minimal-Dose Resistance Training for Improving sIgA and Cortisol
Whereas the role of endurance training on immune function has been widely studied, little is known about the role of resistance training (RT).
- Trial name
- sIgA (NCT05221996)
- Testing
- Resistance training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Physical Inactivity, Overweight
Individual Variability in Energy Compensation After a 12-Week Supervised Exercise Intervention
This prospective, single-arm interventional study will investigate why adults receiving the same prescribed dose and relative intensity of exercise show divergent changes in energy balance, body weight, and body composition.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT07893249
- Testing
- Supervised Aerobic Exercise Programme
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology ,Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sarcopenia
Study of Inactivity on Metabolism of Elderly Muscles
Skeletal muscle mass declines with inactivity (casting is a good example) and increases with activity (such as weightlifting). Whether muscle mass increases or decreases, is determined by whether more new proteins within muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT01818609
- Testing
- Step reduction
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Healthy
mHealth Biometrics for Sedentary People (MotivateLJMU)
The investigators aim to undertake a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) to investigate whether mHealth technology, allowing biometric informed feedback and coaching on exercise and PA, can be effective in previously…
- Trial name
- NCT04979702
- Testing
- Active Control, mHealth technology assisted exercise counselling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Healthy
Effectiveness to Weight Loss in Sedentary and Overweight People Using a Smartphone Application.
This is a randomized clinical trial aimed at obese and sedentary subjects aged 20 to 65 years selected in urban primary care centers of 5 centers (Spain).
- Trial name
- EVIDENT3 (NCT03175614)
- Testing
- Intervention group, Control: Lifestyle counseling
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca
Urinary Incontinence in Old Age, Sedentary Behavior
Urinary Incontinence and Sedentary Behaviour in Nursing Homes
The increase of the older adult population in the past years has generated an important impact on chronic conditions and geriatric syndromes like dementia, falls and urinary incontinence (UI).
- Trial name
- OsoNaH (NCT04297904)
- Testing
- Sedentary behaviour, Urinary Incontinence
- Where
- 15 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Physical Inactivity, Mental Health Issue
Intervening for Increased Quality of Life Among Older People in Sweden
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sweden and other countries have become aware of how life has changed; the world is now a "hybrid world" where many daily activities have moved online.
- Trial name
- NCT05885308
- Testing
- Otago
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karlstad University
Physical Inactivity
The Effect of Brain Breaks on People With Mental Health Problems
Regular physical activity (PA) and adopting an active lifestyle protect against non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, obesity, and colon cancer in the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT05783674
- Testing
- Brain Breaks® Video Exercises, Posture training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istinye University