Clinical trials: Motor Activities
Exercise
Smartphone-Based Use of Phonocardiography Technique for Estimating Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability: Performance Study
This study aims to investigate the use of heart sound recordings, or phonocardiograms, recorded with smartphones' built-in microphones and accessory microphones to estimate heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV).
- Trial name
- NCT06848179
- Testing
- Computer algorithms, Exercise
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
The Role of FODMAPs in Upper GI Effects, Colonic Motor Activity and Gut-brain Signaling at the Behavioral Level
In this study, the investigators aim to assess the effect of acute FODMAP infusion on gastric motility and on gastrointestinal and psychological symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT02980406
- Testing
- FODMAP, Glucose (control)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Physical Activity, Dietary Habits
Physical Activity and Dietary Attitudes and Behavioural Patterns in the Hong Kong Community
The health benefits of regular physical activity and a healthy diet are well established in literature. Regular physical activity and a healthy diet may reduce the risk of certain non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart…
- Trial name
- NCT03606226
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Developmental Articulation Disorder, Stuttering
Study of Brain Activity During Speech Production and Speech Perception
The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the brain's activity and organization in the development of speech disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00004991
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 411 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Health Behavior
Physical Activity-related Health Competence in Apprenticeship and Vocational Education
Although the health-promoting effects of physical activity are well known and apprentices often possess an insufficient amount of physical activity, there is a lack of interventions promoting physical activity in vocational…
- Trial name
- PArC-AVE (NCT05018559)
- Testing
- BuG lesson, Tutoring system
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Childhood Obesity
Evaluation of a Commercial Gaming Impact in a Childhood Obesity Intervention
Recently, researchers have been interested in the use of game play, mechanics and psychology for health-related engagement and behavior change.
- Trial name
- NCT01757925
- Testing
- weight managment program, Active Gaming
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UnitedHealth Group
Gestational Mothers, Weight Gain
The HealthyMoms Trial to Promote Healthy Gestational Weight Gain
Excessive gestational weight gain is a major public health problem. Traditional face-to-face intervention programs has been shown to be succesful in order to promote healthier weight gains, however, they are time-consuming and…
- Trial name
- NCT03298555
- Testing
- Mobile phone based intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 305 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Resistance Exercise, Muscle Hypertrophy
Muscle Adaptations in Children and Adults Following Twelve Weeks of Flywheel or Weight Stack Resistance Exercise
The goal of this trial is to compare resistance exercise using traditional techniques and flywheel training to controls in healthy children ages nine to 13 and adults ages 18 to 50.
- Conditions
- Resistance Exercise, Muscle Hypertrophy, Skeletal Muscle, EMG
- Trial name
- KidREx (NCT06698055)
- Testing
- Flywheel Resistance Exercise, Weight Stack Resistance Exercise
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Björn Alkner
Quality of Life, Physical Activity
Trial of a Behavior Change Intervention to Increase Aerobic and Resistance Exercise and Quality of Life in Older Prostate and Breast Cancer Survivors
This trial is a three-armed randomized controlled trial which will explore the utility of an implementation intention intervention on aerobic and resistance exercise in older (60+) prostate and breast cancer survivors and…
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Physical Activity, Fatigue, Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- OutPACE (NCT02321358)
- Testing
- Two-time implementation intention, One-time implementation intention, Physical Activity Materials
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
Obesity
Adipogenic Capacity as a Mediator of Weight Gain
To demonstrate differences in response of subjects with a high, low or medium predisposition for weight regain after weight reduction in terms of: body composition; energy expenditure; physical activity; and adipogenic capacity.
- Trial name
- NCT01015508
- Testing
- Very Low Energy Diet (VLED), Weight maintenance
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
Intervention in Habit, Automatic Affective Evaluations and Physical Activity Among University Students
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of the LifelongU intervention in habit, automatic affective evaluation and physical activity among university students.
- Trial name
- NCT06140680
- Testing
- LifelongU, Physical education
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Caregiver, Lobectomy Patient
Physical Activity Intervention Before and After Surgery in Older Adults With Lung Cancer and Their Family Caregivers
This trial studies whether a telephone-based physical activity intervention before and after lung cancer surgery can be provided to older patients and their caregivers.
- Conditions
- Caregiver, Lobectomy Patient, Lung Carcinoid Tumor, Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04085081
- Testing
- E-mail, Exercise Intervention, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Growth Acceleration, Overweight or Obesity
Diet and Well-being of Young Danish Children
The overall objective with the study was to contribute to the scientific basis for dietary and life strategies, policies and dietary guidelines to infants and young children in Denmark and with special focus on prevention of…
- Conditions
- Growth Acceleration, Overweight or Obesity, Biomarkers of Metabolic Syndrome, Programming and Tracking
- Trial name
- SKOT I (NCT02170428)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 263 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Healthy
Incentivizing Planning & Output in Exercising
This study will test whether incentivizing pre-workout activities (i.e., planning workouts) is more effective than incentivizing actual workouts.
- Trial name
- NCT03742765
- Testing
- Incentivizing planning, Incentivizing exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Major Risk Factors for Noncommunicable Diseases
A School-based Prevention Intervention to Promote Wellbeing in Preadolescents
This is a field study aiming to evaluate a school-based prevention intervention, Diario della Salute (DDS).
- Trial name
- DDS (NCT01720199)
- Testing
- Diario della Salute (DDS)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 2,630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Sanitaria Locale CN2 Alba-Bra
Overweight, Physical Capacity
Physical Exercise, Dietary Counseling and Cognitive Behavioral Training as a Combined Intervention to Reduce Weight and Increase Workability in Health Care Workers
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a 1 year worksite based life-style intervention can reduce body weight and increase physical capacity and subsequently reduce musculoskeletal disorders and increase workability in…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Physical Capacity, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Work Ability
- Trial name
- FINALE-Health (NCT01015716)
- Testing
- Intervention-group, Control-group
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Physical Activity
Home-based, Individually-tailored Physical Activity Print Intervention for African American Women in the Deep South
This pilot study represents an initial foray into delivering home-based individually-tailored physical activity interventions for cancer risk reduction among African American women in the Deep South.
- Trial name
- HIPP (NCT02574689)
- Testing
- HIPP, Wellness contact control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Behaviour Change
Targeted Vs Generic Print Materials on Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Young adult cancer survivors (YACS) are an understudied group in cancer survivorship research that have unique psychosocial, medical and survivorship issues.
- Trial name
- NCT05450315
- Testing
- Stride to Survive:An Exercise Guide for Young Adult Cancer Survivors, Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Exhaustion; Syndrome
Effects of Acute Physical Activity in Patients With Exhaustion Disorder
A new stress-related diagnosis, Exhaustion disorder (ED), was introduced in the Swedish version of ICD-10 in 2005 and has since then increased rapidly.
- Trial name
- NCT06429423
- Testing
- Acute exercise low intensity, Acute exercise moderate intensity
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Victoria Blom
Sarcopenia, Osteoporosis
Ibuprofen Supplementation After Resistance Training and Its Effects on Bone in Older Women
Inflammation increases with aging and is implicated in the reduction of bone mass, muscle mass, and strength. Resistance training is safe and effective for increasing muscle mass and strength in older adults,however resistance…
- Trial name
- NCT01886196
- Testing
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (Ibuprofen), Resistance exercise, Flexibility training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
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