Clinical trials: Lifestyle (Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity)
Healthy, Sedentary Lifestyle
Investigation of Fat Oxidation During Moderate Versus Vigorous Intensity Exercise
Exercise is widely suggested as an important lifestyle change for weight loss, however, the optimal level of intensity moderate versus vigorous remains unclear.
- Trial name
- FATOX (NCT03864679)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Latvia
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis
Obesity, Childhood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
The QUebec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth (QUALITY) Cohort
The QUebec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth (QUALITY) Cohort study is a unique and comprehensive longitudinal study of 630 Caucasian children and their parents that was designed to investigate the natural history and…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- QUALITY (NCT03356262)
- Volunteers
- 630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Sedentary Lifestyle, Physical Activity
Effects of Sustainable Exercise Habits in University Students
This cross-sectional comparative study aims to evaluate the effects of sustainable exercise habits on cognitive awareness, body awareness, and sleep quality in university students.
- Trial name
- SUSTAIN-EX (NCT07676292)
- Testing
- Survey-based Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yeditepe University
Physical Activity, Sedentary Lifestyle
Project Step II: The Effects of Incentives and Feedback on Promoting Walking Within Overweight and Obese Adults
This study will evaluate the main effects of daily vs. weekly feedback and contingent vs. non-contingent incentives for increasing walking behavior among overweight and obese adults.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Sedentary Lifestyle, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03574519
- Testing
- Non-contingent incentives, Contingent incentives, Weekly feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Sedentary Lifestyle, Insulin Sensitivity
Investigation of the Effects of Sedentary Behaviour and Moderate Exercise on Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Sensitivity
Individuals with pre-diabetes or diabetes would benefit from low impact methods that would improve their insulin sensitivity and aid in maintaining glucose homeostasis.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Insulin Sensitivity, Glucose Metabolism
- Trial name
- NCT03827239
- Testing
- Activity/Moderate Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Prince Edward Island
Lifestyle-related Condition, Overweight and Obesity
Study of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Regarding Ergogenic, Anti-inflammatory and Obesity Inhibitory Effects in 8 Year Old Children
This study hypothesizes that supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids (OM3) can increase physical activity, inhibit rapid gain in body weight and BMI in both sedentary and normally active 8 year old children.
- Conditions
- Lifestyle-related Condition, Overweight and Obesity, Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
- Trial name
- STOPP-8 OM3 (NCT01323283)
- Testing
- Omega-3
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Sleep Quality, Sedentary Lifestlye
Impact of a Physical Activity Intervention on Sleep Quality, Mental and Physical Well-Being in Health Sciences Students
This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effects of a regular weekly physical activity program versus a "Weekend Warrior" activity pattern on sleep quality, physical well-being, and mental well-being in sedentary…
- Conditions
- Sleep Quality, Sedentary Lifestlye, Physical Activity, Well-being
- Trial name
- NCT07140185
- Testing
- Regular Weekly Physical Activity Program, Weekend Warrior Physical Activity Program
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sfax
Physical Inactivty, Physical Activity
Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Eating in Latinas
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an Internet-based behavioral intervention can increase physical activity and improve diet quality among Latina adults.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivty, Physical Activity, Diet Quality
- Trial name
- NCT06979297
- Testing
- Web-based physical activity and diet intervention, Wait-list control arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Sarcopenia, Healthy Elderly
Exercise and Nutritional Supplementation
To understand the effects of a novel dietary supplement when used in conjunction with a healthy lifestyle exercise program and to define biomarkers that are specific to sarcopenia.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Healthy Elderly, Healthy Young
- Trial name
- ENSASL (NCT03536871)
- Testing
- multi-nutrient supplement, Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Active Lifestyle Males, Inactive Lifestyle Males
The Effects of Exercise on Dietary Intake
The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not energy and macronutrient intake changes when comparing habitually active and habitually sedentary college-aged males in two different sessions of one resting and one…
- Trial name
- NCT00943436
- Testing
- Exercise Session, Rest Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Sedentary Lifestyle
Exercise Effects on Brain Health and Learning From Minutes to Months
Given the accelerating growth of older adults worldwide and the decline in cognitive function with aging, therapeutics that remediate age-related cognitive decline are needed more than ever.
- Trial name
- EXTEND (NCT03114150)
- Testing
- Cardiorespiratory fitness training, Functional fitness training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michelle W. Voss
Diet, Growth
The prEgnanCy and eArly Childhood nutrItion triaL (ECAIL)
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial among 800 socially disadvantaged pregnant women and their families to test the effectiveness of a multi-component home visitation nutrition program, compared…
- Conditions
- Diet, Growth, Infant, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- ECAIL (NCT03003117)
- Testing
- Experimental: Intervention Program, Active comparator: Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 607 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- French Red Cross
Alcohol Consumption
Motivational Interventions for Lifestyle and Exercise in College Students
Engagement in substance-free activities, such as exercise, has an inverse relationship to substance use in college students. While exercise has numerous physical and mental health benefits, the majority of college students are…
- Trial name
- MILE (NCT01057979)
- Testing
- MET + CM for Exercise, MET + Exercise Contracting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Sedentary Lifestyle
The Psychology of Physical Activity
This study plans to learn more about psychosocial factors that contribute to adopting physical activity. The goal of this study is to improve upon existing theories of behavior change in order to help other people become more…
- Trial name
- NCT02538068
- Testing
- Daily Surveys, Random Surveys (8)
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Sedentary Lifestyle
The Effect of Pilates Group Exercise Program
INTRODUCTION AND AIM: The Pilates exercises were introduced by Joseph Pilates in the 1920s, originally called 'centering'. These exercises work on 6 simple principles with or without special equipment.
- Trial name
- NCT03536273
- Testing
- Pilates Group Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
Exercise After Clinically Significant Weight Loss
The Prescribed Exercise to Reduce Recidivism After Weight Loss Pilot (PREVAIL-P) study will evaluate the effect of aerobic exercise training amount on weight maintenance following clinically significant weight loss.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- PREVAIL-P (NCT03685123)
- Testing
- Physical activity recommendations, Weight maintenance recommendations, OPTIFAST weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Overweight, Obesity
Healthy Habits, Healthy Girls Preventing Unhealthy Weight Gain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a multicomponent school-based intervention based on Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory targeting healthy eating and physical activity for high school adolescent girls from…
- Trial name
- NCT02228447
- Testing
- Healthy Habits, Healthy Girls Group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 244 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Healthy Lifestyle, Sedentary Behavior
Stay Active Physical Activity Program
The pilot study will create, implement, and evaluate a physical activity program in both the school and home setting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Trial name
- NCT04675658
- Testing
- CBPA + family support, CBPA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Physical Inactivity, Health Behavior
OLYMPIC-S: Outcomes of a Life-stYle Multicomponent Physical-activity Intervention in Children at School
OLYMPIC-S is a cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating a four-month school-based intervention designed to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and promote healthy habits among children in the fourth, fifth and…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Health Behavior, Child Health
- Trial name
- OLYMPIC-S (NCT07737548)
- Testing
- Olympic School
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 893 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Sedentary Lifestyle, Self Efficacy
Increasing Physical Activity Among Sedentary Older Adults:What, Where, When, and With Whom
The goal of this study is to develop a smart phone app to administer a behavior change program that helps adults to increase daily steps by planning where, when, and with whom to walk.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Self Efficacy, Control Locus, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03124537
- Testing
- App Experimental condition, App Condition Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brandeis University