Clinical trials: Motor Activities
Down Syndrome, Postural Balance
Balance Bike Training in Down Syndrome
Background: Children with Down syndrome (DS) present with hypotonia, impaired balance and poor gross motor proficiency which lead to difficulty learning new motor skills, decreased engagement in physical activity, and limited…
- Trial name
- NCT03677245
- Testing
- Strider Balance Bike
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Dietary Habits
Tanglewood Trail Walking Program in Rural Kentucky 2019
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
- NCT05002972
- Testing
- walking group led by a community organizer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Dawn Brewer
Inactivity
Web-based Physical Activity Intervention for Latinas
This renewal builds upon our successful culturally adapted PA intervention for Latinas (Pasos Hacia La Salud, R01CA159954) and expands its focus to the critical area of maintenance of behavior change.
- Trial name
- NCT03491592
- Testing
- Enhanced Physical Activity Intervention, Original Physical Activity Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Kidney Transplant; Complications, Physical Activity
Increasing Activity Post-Kidney Transplant With SystemCHANGE
Inactivity is a common problem among older kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and is associated with their high incidence of obesity and cardiovascular problems which are the leading cause of death for KTRs.
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplant; Complications, Physical Activity, Cardiorenal; Change, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- CHANGE (NCT03191630)
- Testing
- Fitbit (Control), SystemCHANGE and Fitbit (Intervention)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Sepsis, Respiratory Failure
Study of Sedative Medications in Patients With Severe Infection and Respiratory Failure
Patients with infections in their blood often become very sick. These patients are usually put in an intensive care unit for careful observation and treatment.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Agitation
- Trial name
- PRO-DEFENSE (NCT02203019)
- Testing
- Propofol, Dexmedetomidine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Chronic Diseases, Obesity
Home-Based Exercise and Weight Control Program for Pain Control in Overweight Elderly With Osteoarthritis of the Knee
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a home-based exercise and weight control program applied to elderly overweight individuals with painful osteoarthritis of the knee, would result in pain reduction.
- Conditions
- Chronic Diseases, Obesity, Osteoarthritis, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00126737
- Testing
- Weight Control Nutritional Program, Home-based exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Hypertension
Understanding the Exercise-Hypertension Paradox
Hypertension affects 37% of the Veteran population, making it the most common medical condition treated by the VA Health Care System. Physical activity is the first line of defense in the treatment and management of hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT02034422
- Testing
- Oral Antioxidant, Exercise rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Thyroid Cancer
A Pilot Clinical Trial for Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Cancer - Correlation to Retinoid and Peroxisome-proliferator-activated Receptor (PPARy) Expression
This study plans to learn more about a drug called bexarotene for the treatment of advanced thyroid cancer. Subjects are asked to be in this study because they have thyroid cancer that will not respond to radioactive iodine…
- Trial name
- NCT00718770
- Testing
- Bexarotene
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Mental Illness
Trial of Integrated Smoking Cessation, Exercise and Weight Management in Serious Mental Illness: TRIUMPH
This study will determine whether an 18-month practical tobacco smoking cessation program integrating weight management counseling and exercise will be superior to treatment as usual in achieving prolonged smoking abstinence in…
- Trial name
- TRIUMPH (NCT02424188)
- Testing
- TRIIUMPH Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Effect of Rifaximine on Sleep Disorders in Patients Suffering From Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hepatic encephalopathy is responsible for sleep disturbances and daytime sleepiness. The purpose of our study is to assess sleep quality, quantity, sleep schemes and physical activity in patients suffering from HE, before and…
- Trial name
- NCT02163837
- Testing
- rifaximine
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre
Parkinson Disease
Kick Out Parkinson's Disease- Karate Intervention
The benefits of exercise for general health and wellbeing in older adults are well-established. Balance exercises such as tai chi and yoga, along with resistance training, can improve or maintain physical function in older adults…
- Trial name
- NCT03555695
- Testing
- Karate Classes, Pre-Intervention Focus Group, Post-Intervention Focus Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Exercise, Physical Activity
Community-based Intervention Effects on Older Adults' Physical Activity
The research team will conduct a 2 x 2 factorial experiment testing the individual and combined effects of two empirically and theoretically relevant sets of behavior change strategies on community-dwelling older adults' physical…
- Conditions
- Exercise, Physical Activity, Accidental Fall, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT03326141
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Program, Physical activity monitors (e.g., Fitbit), Interpersonal Behavior Change Strategies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 309 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Pancreas Cancer
A Supervised Prehabilitation Program for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
The purpose of this study is to assess the use of an exercise program in people with pancreatic cancer.
- Trial name
- PREHAB (NCT05692323)
- Testing
- PREHAB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Type 1 Diabetes
Exercise Detection Study
The risk of hypoglycemia in individuals with type 1 diabetes increases considerably during exercise. As a result, many patients with type 1 diabetes experience fear of and reluctance to pursue physical activity, in order to avoid…
- Trial name
- NCT02688218
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise, Resistance Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Physical Activity, Aging
A Study of Physical Activity paTTerns and Major Health Events in Older People With Implantable Cardiac Devices
An observational study of physical activity patterns in 150 older adults with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED)
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Aging, Cardiac Disease
- Trial name
- PATTErn (NCT03544424)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 183 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Diseases
Feasibility of HIIT in Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is debilitating to an individual's health, functional capacity and quality of life. This contributes to a sedentary lifestyle and an elevated risk for cardiometabolic and hypokinetic diseases.
- Trial name
- HIIT-SCI (NCT03152110)
- Testing
- HIIT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cancer-related Cognitive Difficulties
The Effects of Physical Activity and Low-Dose Ibuprofen on Cognitive Function in Cancer Patients
This research seeks to determine if a combination of low-dose ibuprofen along with a structured home-based walking and progressive resistance exercise program, EXCAP, will be effective in reducing cognitive difficulties among…
- Trial name
- NCT01238120
- Testing
- Ibuprofen, Home-Based Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
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
Heart Failure
Acute Effects of Beet Juice Consumption on Exercise Capacity in Heart Failure
The purpose of this project will be to determine whether consumption of beet juice concentrate prior to exercise may acutely improve exercise tolerance in patients with heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT01946542
- Testing
- beet juice concentrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Jason Allen, Ph.D.
Low Back Pain
The Effect of Lumbar Stabilization Exercise and Gait Training on Lower Back Muscles- Electromyographic(EMG) Analysis
The purpose of this study is to determine the effective exercise protocol in chronic low back pain patients.
- Trial name
- EMG (NCT02938169)
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital