Clinical trials: Lifestyle (Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity)
Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Cardiovascular Diseases
Effects of Breaking up Prolonged Sitting on Postprandial Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Markers in South Asian Adults
The purpose of this study is to examine whether breaking up prolonged sitting with short regular bouts of walking can reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels after eating, which are risk markers for Type 2 diabetes and heart…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT03898206
- Testing
- Breaking up sitting with walking breaks (INT-SIT), Prolonged sitting (SIT)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bedfordshire
Sedentary Lifestyle, Muscle Stimulation
Effects of EMS on Strength in Sedentary Women
Abstract Aim of the Study: This study aimed to compare the effects of Electro Muscle Stimulation (EMS) exercise on physical performance in sedentary women.
- Trial name
- NCT07246772
- Testing
- Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS), Standard Exercise Protocol
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Sedentary Lifestyle, Breast Neoplasms
Step by Step: A Tailored Walking Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors
This study aims to recruit post-treatment breast cancer survivors for a 12-week 2-arm randomized walking intervention. All intervention materials will be delivered electronically.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Breast Neoplasms, Survival Rate (Survivorship)
- Trial name
- NCT01845519
- Testing
- Tailored Email, Targeted Email
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Leanne Kaye
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
Diabetes, Sedentary Lifestyle
Primary Care-Based Physical Activity for Diabetic Latinas
The goal of this proposal is to test the efficacy of a primary care-delivered, print-based physical activity intervention for Latinas with type II diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT02741050
- Testing
- Tailored Physical Activity Intervention, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Hyperinsulinemia, Miscarriages
Maternal Lifestyle and Neonatal Hypoglycemia
tPA has a pivotal role in placentation, mediationg activation of growth factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor, degradation of extracellular matrix and basement membrane…
- Conditions
- Hyperinsulinemia, Miscarriages, Pregnancy, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT01409382
- Testing
- Daily brisk walking plus a carbohydrate-restricted diet
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
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
Obesity, Pediatric
Investigating the Efficacy of a Mobile App Intervention to Change Youth and Their Families' Health Behaviours
This study is the second of three sub-studies aimed at evaluating the outcomes of the Living Green and Healthy for Teens (LiGHT) program, delivered through the Aim2Be app (v2.2).
- Trial name
- NCT03651284
- Testing
- Aim2Be app with Live Coach + Fitbit + BMI tracking tools, Aim2Be app waitlist + Canadian Health Recommendations + Fitbit + BMI tracking tools, then flip to Aim2Be app with Virtual Coach + Fitbit + BMI tracking tools
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Healthy Volunteers, Sedentary Lifestyle
The Effects of Physical Training on Physiological and Psychological Stress-reactions and Cognitive Function.
One of the biggest challenges of today is the high stress levels among employees in companies and organizations. Physical exercise may be an effective preventive measure for stress-related problems.
- Trial name
- ASTI (NCT02051127)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Race, Menopause and Metabolism After Exercise and Diet
The purpose of this study is to test the hypotheses that there are ethnic and genetic differences in the mechanisms and magnitude by which hypocaloric weight loss and aerobic exercise affect body composition, glucose, lipid…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT00882141
- Testing
- Diet modification, Aerobic exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Hypogonadism, Male, Metabolic Syndrome
Physical Exercise as a Sustainability Tool in Men With Dysmetabolic Hypogonadism
Aim of this project is to delineate sustainable physical exercise programs and to assess the effects of such programs mainly on endocrine-metabolic and neurovegetative outcomes in a cohort of men with metabolic syndrome-related…
- Conditions
- Hypogonadism, Male, Metabolic Syndrome, Autonomic Imbalance, Life Style, Healthy
- Trial name
- ExLOH (NCT06094036)
- Testing
- Structured and personalized program of physical exercise
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Obese Adolescents, Sedentary Time
Exercise-snacks for Breaking the Sedentary Lifestyle and Improving the Physical Fitness of Obese Adolescents?
The management of a person with obesity involves long-term behavioral changes with a balanced diet in both quantity and quality, along with the adoption of a more active lifestyle: increasing physical activities and reducing…
- Conditions
- Obese Adolescents, Sedentary Time, Exercise
- Trial name
- SNACKEX (NCT06626295)
- Testing
- exercise-snack group
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Avignon
Diabetes Mellitus, Physical Exercise
Light Intensity Physical Activity Trial
In type 2 diabetes (T2D), physical activity is an important modifiable risk factor of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Unfortunately (long-term) compliance to exercise programs in patients with T2D is poor.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Physical Exercise, Light Intensity Physical Activity, Arterial Stiffness
- Trial name
- LiPAT (NCT03415880)
- Testing
- Interactive workshops LiPAT intervention group, Wrist-worn feedback physical activity monitor, Smartphone application LiPAT
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Sedentary Behaviors, Physical Inactivity
MAFF-CRT: Reducing Sedentary Behaviour in Children
Children today spend many hours sitting at school and at home, often in front of screens. Prolonged sitting in childhood increases the risk of future health problems such as diabetes, heart disease and poor mental wellbeing.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behaviors, Physical Inactivity, Child Health, Lifestyle (Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity)
- Trial name
- MAFF-CRT (NCT07523945)
- Testing
- Name: MAFF (Methodology for Family Physical Activity)
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal
Overweight, Obesity
Social-HEROES: Health and Education on Research Opportunities Empower Students and Tackle Inequalities
Social-HEROES (Social Health and Education Research Opportunities: Empower Students and tackle inequities) is a cluster-randomised study that aims to improve the health of vulnerable preschool children (3 to 6 years old)…
- Trial name
- NCT06993051
- Testing
- Social-HEROES Health-Promotion Program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 478 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minho
Chronic Kidney Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases
SEDentary Lifestyle, Mortality and Major Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Chronic KIDney Disease
The goal of this study is to learn if a simple home exercise program can benefit patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. There is also an observational part of the study without an exercise program.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, Frailty
- Trial name
- SEDKID (NCT06935786)
- Testing
- EXERCISE TRAINING WITH OR WITHOUT MEDICATION
- Where
- 3 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Sedentary Lifestyle, Aerobic Exercise
Aerobic Exercise on Platelet Mitochondrial Function
This study explores how exercise affects blood platelets and their role in clotting. Regular exercise can influence how efficiently clots form in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT06897995
- Testing
- EXERCISE TRAINING WITH OR WITHOUT MEDICATION
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Physical Inactivity, Overweight and Obesity
A Pilot Factorial Trial of an Integrated Lifestyle Intervention
This study plans to learn more about the feasibility and acceptability of integrating the Move physical activity support program within an existing lifestyle intervention program.
- Trial name
- NCT06116435
- Testing
- Prevent T2, Move group-based classes, Fitness Membership
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Sedentary Behavior
ACTLIFE: is Active Life-style Enough?
Sedentary lifestyles in modern obesogenic society produce several dysfunctions that cause chronic diseases in lederly population and this phenomenon is becoming a major public health problem.
- Trial name
- ACTLIFE (NCT04877938)
- Testing
- Echolgical physical activity Intervention
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
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