Clinical trials: Motor Activities
Obesity, Childhood, Overweight and Obesity
First Heroes: Engaging Fathers in the First 1000 Days
The First Heroes study plans to influence weight and health trajectories, modify disease risk, and improve health care services for mother-father-infant triads from racial/ethnic minority and health disparity populations.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Overweight and Obesity, Social Determinants of Health, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- First Heroes (NCT04477577)
- Testing
- New Parent Intervention, Safety Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 657 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Multiple Sclerosis, Fatigue
Cubii for Exercise in People With MS
The goals of this observational study are to evaluate (1) the feasibility, usability, and satisfaction with the Cubii elliptical and (2) the preliminary efficacy of the Cubii elliptical for increasing activity (primary outcome)…
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Fatigue, Activity, Motor, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- Cubii (NCT05826431)
- Testing
- Cubii elliptical
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Endometrial Neoplasms
Diet and Physical Activity in Uterine Cancer Survivors
Endometrial cancer is the most common gynaecological cancer in developed countries with more than 75% of the patients surviving for at least five years.
- Trial name
- DEUS (NCT02433080)
- Testing
- Shape-Up following cancer treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis (POMS)
Impact of Physical Activity on Cognitive Outcomes in Youth With Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis (POMS)
The purpose of this study is to to determine how implementing a home-based virtual reality video (VR) game exercise program in young people with Multiple Sclerosis(MS) can improve disability outcomes by measuring its impact on…
- Trial name
- NCT03933020
- Testing
- VR active video game intervention, Educational session, Standard Management of Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Drink Too Much, Drinking, Binge
Group-based Intervention for Club Patrons
The purpose of this study is to develop and test a group-based strategy for encouraging groups of young adults who are engaged in party behaviors at nightclubs to intervene with each other to reduce harms associated with overuse…
- Conditions
- Drink Too Much, Drinking, Binge, Drunk, Drug Use
- Trial name
- NCT03652688
- Testing
- Nightlife Safety Plans (NSP), Fire Safety
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 959 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Sedentary Behavior, Screen Time
StandUPTV: Reducing Sedentary Screen Time in Adults
The goal of this study is to develop an optimized intervention for reducing leisure sedentary screen time (SST) in middle-aged adults with overweight or obesity.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Screen Time, Physical Activity, Sleep
- Trial name
- StandUPTV (NCT04464993)
- Testing
- Device-based feedback, self-monitoring, and education: CORE, Sedentary Screen Time lockout: LOCKOUT, Context-based prompts: TEXT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Alcohol Consumption, Violence, Domestic
Proximal Effects of Alcohol on Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence
We will recruit sexual and gender minority couples to complete 56 days of daily surveys in order to evaluate (1) the impact of COVID-19 stress and sexual and gender minority stress on heavy episodic drinking and intimate partner…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Consumption, Violence, Domestic, Stress, Psychological, Aggression
- Trial name
- PASSION (NCT04625465)
- Testing
- CBT Text Messaging, Attention Control Text Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 474 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Aggression, Self-Injurious Behavior
Treatment of Severe Destructive Behavior: FCT Versus Wait-List Control
Children with an intellectual disability often display severe destructive behavior (e.g., aggression, self-injury) that pose risks to themselves or others and represent barriers to community integration.
- Trial name
- NCT02483572
- Testing
- Functional Communication Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Knee Replacement, Total, Knee Arthroplasty, Total
Improving Physical Activity and Gait Symmetry After Total Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the effectiveness of the Physical Activity and Symmetry (PAS) program, compared to an attention (ATT)control group, for patients with post-total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
- Trial name
- PAS-TKA (NCT04090125)
- Testing
- PAS Intervention, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sedentary Employees
Way to Be Active I (Teams)
Employers are increasingly looking for opportunities to motivate sedentary employees to become more physically active. Workplace walking programs have had mixed success and typically show most improvement among participants that…
- Trial name
- NCT02001194
- Testing
- Individual Incentives, Team Incentives, Individual plus Team Incentives
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Activity
Dietary Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors (HDAC)
This pilot, three-week study will help scientists understand more about how the foods people eat can modify histone deacetylases, enzymes the body produces naturally.
- Trial name
- NCT01543074
- Testing
- Garlic oil, BSE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Heart Failure
Exercise Therapy to Reduce Heart Failure Symptoms; Sorting Mechanisms of Benefit
The purpose of this research study is to better understand how exercise training in older adults (≥65 years) with heart failure (HF) affects skeletal muscle both intrinsically and in respect to its impact on functional capacity.
- Trial name
- EXT-HF (NCT03648762)
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise Intervention, Combined Aerobic and Strength Exercise Intervention, Inspiratory Muscle Training Exercise Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Morbid Obesity
Tai Chi as Physical Activity for Women With Morbid Obesity
This study investigated the use of Tai Chi as a feasible form of physical activity for women with morbid obesity utilizing an instructional digital video disc (DVD).
- Trial name
- NCT04106661
- Testing
- Tai Chi
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Husson University
Diabetes, Physical Activity
Improving Neuropathy and Mobility in People With Early Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to determine if an individually tailored diet and physical enhancement program can improve mobility, physical activity, and neuropathy in people with early diabetes.
- Trial name
- INMED (NCT00780559)
- Testing
- Tailored Diet and Physical Activity, Standard of Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Mild Alzheimer Disease
Self-Administered Interactive Exercise Program (Tele-Exergame)
This longitudinal Phase I feasibility trial combines care-as-usual with a 6-week, single-arm exercise intervention using Tele-Exergame, an interactive, self-administered home-based exercise program aimed at improving…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Mild Alzheimer Disease, Memory Deficits
- Trial name
- NCT07072962
- Testing
- home-based self-administered interactive exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Knee Osteoarthritis
Telehealth Exercise and Mindfulness for Pain in Osteoarthritis
This is a parallel-arm mixed-methods randomized controlled trial to investigate the feasibility of telehealth delivered mindful exercise vs. usual exercise interventions for people with knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- TEMPO (NCT05524116)
- Testing
- Mindful Exercise program, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Physical Disability
On the Move: Optimizing Participation in Group Exercise
Community-dwelling older adults fear loss of independence and nursing home placement more than death. Walking difficulty often leads to loss of independence.
- Trial name
- OTM-PCORI (NCT01986647)
- Testing
- On the Move exercise - exercise leader, Standard program - exercise leader, On the Move exercise - staff activity personnel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 424 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cancer, Exercise
How Easy-to-Follow Exercises Can Help Cancer Patients With Anxiety While Receiving Chemotherapy
Cancer is one of the main causes of death, and this study looks at how light exercise and stretching might reduce anxiety in patients receiving chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Exercise, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06943638
- Testing
- Mild Exercise and stretches
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Christine Mavrogiannopoulou
Dietary Habits
Tanglewood Trail Walking Program in Rural Kentucky 2017
The Tanglewood Trail Walking Program is a well-established community health initiative that encourages community members to walk approximately 1 mile to the Whitesburg Farmers Market each Saturday.
- Trial name
- NCT03495648
- Testing
- walking group led by a community organizer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Dawn Brewer
Caloric Restriction, Exercise
Physiological and Psychological Effects of Testosterone During Severe Energy Deficit and Recovery
The objective of this study is to determine whether maintaining a eugonadal state, during severe, sustained energy deficit, attenuates physiological decrements, particularly the loss of lean body mass.
- Trial name
- OPS (NCT02734238)
- Testing
- Sesame Oil, testosterone enanthate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center