Clinical trials: Living Environments
Sense of Community
Community Spirit in Residence for the Elderly
The objective of our study is to observe and understand factors that emphasizes the creation of a community spirit. Specific objectives: 1.
- Trial name
- 437_EsCom (NCT06441877)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TOPMED
Healthy Aging
Designing Communities to Support Healthy Living in Aging Residents
The Housing for Health team is making evidence-based recommendations to the developer and design team of an upcoming congregate-living development to support the healthy living of older adults who will be moving into the new…
- Trial name
- NCT05031273
- Testing
- Residents moving into a congregate-living development with more features that support healthy living
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Loneliness
Effects of Nature-based Group Intervention on Quality-of-life in Lonely Older People Living in Assisted Living Facities
RECETAS (Re-imagining Environments for Connection and Engagement: Testing Actions for Social Prescribing in Natural Spaces) is a worldwide project (H2020 No 945095) that addresses loneliness and the role of nature-based social…
- Trial name
- RECETAS (NCT05507684)
- Testing
- Nature-based social prescribing group intervention
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 316 people
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Stroke, Activities of Daily Living
Self-supporting Care Model in Home Environment for Patients With Stroke
The purpose of this study was to administer intervention based on self-supporting care model in home environment and to explore the effects of this intervention on stroke patients' activities of daily living, movement, cognition…
- Trial name
- NCT04744324
- Testing
- Self-supporting Care, Home health education
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Lack of Physical Activity
Change in Executive Function and IADL Using a Virtual Supermarket Environment Among People With MCI
The aim of the study is to investigate the feasibility of using a virtual supermarket as an intervention tool for overcoming deficits in executive function as well as enhancing IADL performance among persons with Mild Cognitive…
- Trial name
- EF-VAPS (NCT01103453)
- Testing
- Virtual Action Planning Supermarket (VAP-S) Software
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Carmel Medical Center
Stroke, Activities of Daily Living
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Approach in Home Environment for Patients With Stroke
The purpose of this study was to conduct a randomized clinical trial. Implement instrumental daily activities of daily living (A-IADL) in home rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT04399759
- Testing
- Approach-Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Home health education
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Pregnancy, Child Development
Improving Maternal and Child Health Through Prenatal Fatty Acid Supplementation
The purpose of the study is to test whether nutritional supplementation during pregnancy is associated with 1) improved maternal health during pregnancy; 2) improved infant birth and neurodevelopmental outcomes, and 3) whether…
- Trial name
- NAPS (NCT02647723)
- Testing
- DHA, Sugar pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Cardiac Rehabilitation
The Use of Contextualised Body Data in Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR)
KiCS1 study : Digital health for current hospital- based Cardiac rehabilitation programmes to increase effectiveness and patient outcomes.
- Trial name
- KiCS1 (NCT05492526)
- Testing
- Ki Monitor without feedback, Ki monitor with contextualised data feedback
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lower Extremity Amputation
Adherence and Perspiration While Wearing Lower Limb Prostheses
Individuals with lower limb amputation often complain about uncomfortable residual limb skin temperatures and the accumulation of sweat inside their prostheses.
- Trial name
- NCT03900845
- Testing
- Dynamic Air Exchange - Rising Edge Design (DAE-RED), Perforated elastomeric liner, As-prescribed prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Suitability of a 26 °C Indoor Environment for Mitigating Heat Strain in Young Adults
While an indoor upper temperature limit of 26 °C has been shown to protect heat-vulnerable older adults (DOI: 10.1289/EHP11651), this guideline has not been verified in young, habitually active adults.
- Conditions
- Heat Stress, Physiological Stress, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT07267598
- Testing
- Simulated indoor temperature upper limit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Neurologic Disorders
The Impact of Environmental Controls on Mental Health
Within the UK there are over 15 million people who live with at least one long term condition. Of these people, over 4 million suffer from mental health problems.
- Trial name
- EC-MH (NCT07049419)
- Testing
- Provision of an environmental control system
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Lothian
Fertility Disorders
Effects of Lifestyle Changes on Semen Quality in Healthy Young Men Living in Highly Polluted Areas (FAST)
We planned a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with the main aim to evaluate the effects of lifestyle changes on semen quality in healthy young men living in polluted areas in Italy.
- Trial name
- FAST (NCT04012385)
- Testing
- lifestyle counseling
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 363 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Sanitaria Locale Salerno
Aging Problems, Balance; Distorted
Comparison of the Effects of Different Living Environments in Geriatric Individuals: A Pilot Study
In Turkey, 63% of geriatric people who make up approximately 8.3% of the entire population live in their own living environment, 36% live with their children and 1% live in nursing homes.
- Conditions
- Aging Problems, Balance; Distorted, Pain, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT04873791
- Testing
- Assessment of geriatric individuals living in home environment and nursing home.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Hydration, Dehydration
The Effect of Proprietary Water on Physiological and Perceptual Responses
The purpose of this study is to determine if drinking proprietary water (PW) during a standardized daily plan as compared to distilled water (control) and carbohydrate-electrolyte (CE) drink can improve hydration status over…
- Trial name
- NCT05451446
- Testing
- proprietary water, Active comparator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Multiple Sclerosis, Fatigue
The Impact of Exercise Training on Living Quality in Multiple Sclerosis Individuals
The most common symptom displayed in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is a pronounced sense of fatigue that can have negative effect on functional ability and quality of life (QOL).
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Fatigue, Mental Status Change, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT03222596
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rijeka
Lung Diseases, Chronic Disease
Housing, Environment, And Living Conditions for Transformed Health
This project will compare the health effects of public housing renovation, neighborhood built and social environment improvements, and indoor air purification, alone and in combination, as well as the cost effectiveness of each…
- Trial name
- HEALTHe (NCT06925373)
- Testing
- Indoor Air Purification, Neighborhood Improvements, Housing Improvements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Food Insecurity
Diet, Nutrient Status, and Food Insecurity
Arkansas has one of the highest rates for food insecurity and 27.7% of children in the University of Arkansas area are food insecure.
- Trial name
- NCT03412825
- Testing
- Egg supplementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Dementia
The Effects of an Empower_ICE-Fit Program in PLwD Living at Home
The purpose of this study is to see if the Empower-ICE_Fit program can help people with dementia live more safely, comfortably, and independently at home.
- Trial name
- NCT07889635
- Testing
- empowerment-based Intrinsic capacity-Environment Fit, Usual Care Group
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Cardiovascular Diseases, Multi-omics
Dongzong Cardiovascular Bio-imaging Registry Study
The DAILY project is a large-scale, multicenter, prospective initiative designed to establish a comprehensive bio-imaging database that integrates multidimensional data, including living environments, psychosocial and cognitive…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Multi-omics, Living Environments, Pulmonary-cardiovascular Imaging
- Trial name
- DAILY (NCT06894095)
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 50,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jinling Hospital, China
Physical Activity of Pregant Women
The Role of the Living Environment in the Social Inequalities in the Physical Activities of Pregnant Women Residing in the Eurometropole of Strasbourg
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy can promote subsequent obesity or increase pre-existing maternal obesity, lead to complications during pregnancy, such as gestational diabetes, hypertension and pre-pregnancy eclampsia…
- Trial name
- ENVIFEM (NCT04705272)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France