Clinical trials: Motor Activities
Dysphagia, Oral Phase, Stroke, Ischemic
Lingual Endurance Exercise in Treating Post-Stroke Dysphagia
Aim 1: Determine feasibility of lingual endurance training for individuals with persistent dysphagia after ischemic stroke. Primary outcome measures: % patient adherence (# of attempted repetitions/# prescribed repetitions) and %…
- Trial name
- NCT05523973
- Testing
- Lingual Endurance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Healthy
Efficacy of Movement Breaks in Real-World Settings
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of performing "exercise snacks" (short movement breaks throughout the day) on various measures of cardiometabolic health.
- Trial name
- NCT05574426
- Testing
- Movement Breaks
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Obesity
Addressing Obesity in Early Care and Education Settings
Childhood obesity is a national epidemic that disproportionately burdens low income and ethnic minority populations. By preschool, nearly one-third of low income children are already overweight or obese, setting the stage for…
- Trial name
- NCT04140032
- Testing
- Multi-level preschool obesity control intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Total Knee Arthroplasty, Osteoarthritis
Optimizing Physical Activity Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Although total knee arthroplasty is an effective intervention for decreasing knee pain and improving physical function, physical activity levels remain low up to a year after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03226106
- Testing
- Physical Activity Behavior Intervention, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Agitation Associated With, Alzheimer's Disease
Safety and Tolerability Study of Flexible Dosing of Brexpiprazole in the Treatment of Subjects With Agitation Associated With Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
To compare the efficacy of flexible dosing of brexpiprazole with placebo in subjects with agitation associated with dementia of the Alzheimer's type
- Conditions
- Agitation Associated With, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Type, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01922258
- Testing
- Brexpiprazole, OPC-34712
- Where
- 70 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Arthritis, Cancer
MoveStrong at Home: A Feasibility Study of a Model for Remote Delivery of Functional Strength and Balance Training Combined With Nutrition Education for Older Pre-frail Adults.
Sufficient muscle strength helps to get out of a chair and can prevent falls. Up to 30% of older adults experience age-related loss of muscle strength, which can lead to frailty and health instability.
- Conditions
- Arthritis, Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Lung Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04663685
- Testing
- Exercise program, Nutrition education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Alzheimer Disease
Socially Assistive Robots for Interaction With Older Adults With Dementia
A 12-month pilot study will be comprised of two groups of people diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's disease and related dementia for a total of 80 senior subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT04384978
- Testing
- Play Serious Games with a Social Robot (Ryan), Play Solitary Games Without a Social Robot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- DreamFace Technologies, LLC
Obesity
Active You: Walk, Dance, and Tone Your Abs to Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes
The phenomenon of physical activity (PA) avoidance in obesity has been detailed in the literature, but there is a lack of programs designed to address the root causes.
- Trial name
- NCT06127251
- Testing
- PATH Intervention, Control Group, Physical activity tracker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
HIV/AIDS
iSTEP - an mHealth Physical Activity and Diet Intervention for Persons With HIV
HIV is associated with a pattern of neurocognitive deficits, metabolic dysfunction, and an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), phenomena that remain untreated despite the use of medications to control the disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03123731
- Testing
- Control Arm, iSTEP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Spinal Cord Injuries
ProACTIVE SCI Physical Activity Intervention
This study will employ a randomized, wait-list controlled trial. A total of 30 participants (15 experimental, 15 wait-list control) between 18-65 years of age who have chronic SCI ≥ 1 year prior will be recruited.
- Trial name
- NCT03111030
- Testing
- ProacTive SCI
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Physical Inactivity, Health Behavior
The JustWalk JITAI Study: A System Identification Experiment to Understand Just-in-Time States of Physical Activity
The goal of this system identification experiment is to estimate and validate dynamical computational models that can be used in a future a multi-timescale model-predictive controller.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Health Behavior, Healthy Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT05273437
- Testing
- System identification experiment for physical activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Stroke, Inflammation
Inflammatory Abnormalities in Muscle After Stroke: Effects of Exercise
The purpose of this study is to first define whether abnormalities of skeletal muscle are related to the presence of inflammation and to poor motor performance and whether this can be modified by exercise interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT00387712
- Testing
- Velocity based treadmill training, Duration based treadmill training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Tonic Immobility Response
Development and Evaluation of a Tonic Immobility Focused Psychoeducational Intervention
A randomized controlled trial is planned to evaluate a brief, web-based intervention intended to educate about tonic immobility (TI) within a sample of those who experienced TI in the context of a traumatic event.
- Trial name
- TIP (NCT05113277)
- Testing
- Tonic Immobility Psychoeducation (TIP), Health Education Training (HET)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Adolescent Behavior
Effects of Self-efficacy, Planning, and Self-efficacy+Planning Interventions on Body Fat Among Adolescents
This longitudinal experimental study tested the effects of three brief interventions: (1) prompting the formation of plans (or implementation intentions), (2) prompting self-efficacy beliefs, and (3) prompting planning +…
- Trial name
- NCT02689973
- Testing
- Self-Efficacy, Planning, Education
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 1,217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw
Schizophrenia
Aerobic Exercise for Cognition in Schizophrenia
This study will evaluate the ability of aerobic exercise (AE) to improve cognition in people with schizophrenia. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two interventions: (1) aerobic exercise class (stationary bicycle…
- Trial name
- NCT02621983
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise, Balance and Stretching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 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
Vision Disorders
Bridging Animal and Human Models of Exercise-induced Visual Rehabilitation
This study will determine whether blood biomarker changes predict sight-saving benefits of exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT02911805
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise, Balance exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Arthritis
Aquatic Exercise and Efficacy Enhancement to Decrease Fall Risk in Older Adults With Hip Osteoarthritis
The objective of this project is to determine the effect of aquatic exercise and aquatic exercise combined with an education program on decreasing fall risk in older adults with hip osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00289458
- Testing
- exercise, 2, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Peripheral Arterial Disease, Intermittent Claudication
High Intensity Interval Training In pATiEnts With Intermittent Claudication
This INITIATE study evaluates the use of high-intensity interval training as a treatment modality for patients with intermittent claudication - an ambulatory leg pain caused by narrowed arteries that supply the lower limbs.
- Trial name
- INITIATE (NCT04042311)
- Testing
- High-intensity interval training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Stroke
Neurofeedback for Stroke Rehabilitation
Real-time neurofeedback aims to alter brain activation patterns through online feedback of ongoing brain activity using magnetic resonance imagining (MRI).
- Trial name
- NCT03775915
- Testing
- Neurofeedback
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford