Clinical trials: Inactivity, Physical
Healthy Participants, Inactivity
Exercise Approaches and Physical Activity Level in Inactive Adults
This randomized, controlled, single-blind study aims to compare the effects of different exercise approaches on physical activity level and health-related outcomes in inactive adults.
- Conditions
- Healthy Participants, Inactivity, Exercise Training
- Trial name
- NCT07411248
- Testing
- Face-to-Face Supervised Exercise, Mobile App-Based Exercise, Home-Based Video Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Physical Inactivity, Eating Disorders
Adapting Food Culture to the Mediterranean Pattern for International Students in Italy
The goal of this clinical trial is to describe the adherence to the Mediterranean diet, the nutritional status, the level of physical activity, and possible eating disorders in international students attending the University of…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Eating Disorders, Eating Habit, Diet, Healthy
- Trial name
- MeditEat (NCT06474936)
- Testing
- Food education
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pavia
Physical Inactivity, Aging
The Effects of 8 Weeks Post Exercise Hot Water Immersion on Vascular and Cardiometabolic Health in Physically Inactive Middle-aged Adults
This research project aims to determine whether post exercise hot water immersion can improve vascular and cardiometabolic health to a greater extent than post exercise thermoneutral water immersion in healthy middle-aged adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05409404
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise + hot water immersion, Aerobic exercise + thermoneutral water immersion
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Coventry University
Endothelial Dysfunction, Insulin Resistance
The Effects of Sedentarism on Vascular Function, Inflammation, and Insulin Resistance
The purpose of this study are twofold: 1. To understand the effects of physical inactivity (sedentarism) on vascular function, insulin resistance and inflammation; 2.
- Conditions
- Endothelial Dysfunction, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Trial name
- Bedrest (NCT01412216)
- Testing
- Fish Oil (Omega-3 Fatty Acids)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Physical Inactivity
Effects of Exercise With Different Music Frequencies
This study will explore the impact of different music frequencies applied during yoga based exercises on physical performance and cognitive status in inactive young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07006857
- Testing
- Exercise, Low Frequency, High Frequency Music
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Muscle Atrophy, Insulin Sensitivity
Metabolic and Muscular Adaptations During Inactivity in 3 Days of Bed-rest
Space flight is associated with detrimental changes to the human body, including bone and muscle loss, fluid changes and deconditioning of muscles in the heart and blood vessels.
- Trial name
- NCT03495128
- Testing
- Bed Rest, Reconditioning
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Prediabetes
Active You: A Novel Exercise Program for African Americans
Barriers to physical activity (PA) among African Americans (AAs) have been extensively studied, yet there is a paucity of innovative PA interventions designed to address them.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Prediabetes, Overweight and Obesity, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04280783
- Testing
- The Physical Activity for The Heart (PATH) intervention, Be Active Your Way Booklet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sedentary Lifestlye, Exercise
Yoga vs. Stretching-Strengthening: Physical Fitness in Sedentary Young Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if yoga or stretching-strengthening exercises are more effective in sedentary young adults who are currently healthy but at risk due to inactivity.
- Trial name
- NCT07680712
- Testing
- yoga group, stretching-strengthening group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Muscular Atrophy
Effect of 14 Day Bed Rest on Health Outcomes in Young and Older Participants
This investigation aimed to compare the response of older adult and young men to 14 day bed-rest and subsequent 28 day rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- BEDREST (NCT02694471)
- Testing
- physical inactivity or bed rest with supervised recovery
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Primorska
Disability Physical, Developmental Disability
Virtual Reality Exercise in a Community Highschool for Children With Disabilities
The purpose of this study is to work with a community engagement group to develop and pilot a protocol for a virtual reality exergaming program for children with special needs at a high school.
- Conditions
- Disability Physical, Developmental Disability, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT05935982
- Testing
- Virtual reality exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alzheimer Disease, Inactivity
The Link Between Physical Activity and Brain Health in Healthy Adults
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the cross-sectional relationship between physical activity and brain health from a multiscale approach (neuropsychology, neuroimaging, peripheral biomarkers and genetics) in…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Inactivity, Preventive Therapy
- Trial name
- MINA (NCT07025070)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Madrid
Sedentary Behavior, Physical Inactivity
Promoting Physical Activity in Older Hispanic/Latino(a) Adults
In this randomized controlled trial, study staff will randomize 130 Hispanic/Latino adults without dementia and over age 55 from Southern California and from Kaiser Permanente Washington (State) to either the culturally adapted…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Physical Inactivity, Alzheimer Disease, Protection Against
- Trial name
- NCT06362824
- Testing
- De Pie Intervention, Active Comparison Group: Healthy Actions And Lifestyles To Avoid Dementia (HALT-AD)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Spinal Cord Injuries, Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardioprotective Benefit of Passive Heat Therapy in Higher-Level Spinal Cord Injury: Safety and Proof of Concept
As compared to the general population, those living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) are at a greater risk of cardiovascular (CV) diseases.The investigators know that regular exercise can help lessen the risk of CV diseases.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Cardiovascular Diseases, Health Behaviour, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT06027502
- Testing
- Passive Heating
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Sedentary Lifestyle, Hyperinsulinemia
Developing a Physiological Understanding of High Duration Activity
When muscles are not contracting, the local energy demand by muscle and use of specific fuels used to produce energy by oxidative metabolism are minimal.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Hyperinsulinemia, Glucose Tolerance Impaired, Low-density-lipoprotein-type
- Trial name
- NCT05135234
- Testing
- Muscular Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Physical Inactivity
Steps Toward Adapting Physical Activity Guidelines for the Lower Mississippi Delta Population
This feasibility study specifically addresses the issue of adapting US dietary guidelines physical activity recommendations to the population of the Lower Mississippi Delta.
- Trial name
- STEPS (NCT01264757)
- Testing
- Physical Activity Educational Materials, Pedometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Physical Inactivity, Psychological Stress
Fitness Buddy Program to Boost Physical Activity in University Students
This study explores whether a peer-supported "fitness buddy" program can help first-year university students increase physical activity levels and improve mental well-being.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Psychological Stress, Mental Well-being
- Trial name
- NCT06795061
- Testing
- Peer-Supported Exercise with Professional Guidance
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jinan University Guangzhou
Physical Inactivity
Parent-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Black Families
This study is an 8-week parent-based physical activity intervention focusing on increasing physical activity in preschool-aged children. The participants will be randomized into two groups: control and intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT05910671
- Testing
- Physical Activity Phone Calls and Notebook
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Sedentary Behavior
Low- Load- High- Repetitions Training Versus Pilates on Physical Fitness in Inactive Women
Low-weight-high-repetitions (LWHR) programs constitute a popular group-based form of exercise for the general population, accompanied by various health benefits for the participants.
- Trial name
- GetActive (NCT04360499)
- Testing
- Low- weight-high-repetitions training, Pilates training
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Lifestyle Factors, Physical Inactivity
Climbing Lifestyle Intervention for Modifying Physical Activity Behaviors: Pilot Study
The aim of this pilot study is to determine the effects of a 12-week indoor rock climbing training program on heart health, mental health, and behavioral health in generally healthy adults aged 18-35 years old who do not…
- Conditions
- Lifestyle Factors, Physical Inactivity, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- CLIMB (NCT06368128)
- Testing
- Indoor Rock Climbing Exercise Training Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Michigan University
Sedentary Lifestyle, Inactivity
An Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among African American Women
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a faith-based curriculum delivered in small groups, and emphasizing goal setting along with mutual responsibility, increases physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT00473044
- Testing
- Sisters in Motion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)