Clinical trials: Motor Activities
Serious Mental Illness
Coach to Fit Weight Loss Intervention for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness
This project addresses obesity in the population with SMI by evaluating a weight management program that is not only evidence-based, it is sustainable, transportable, appealing to patients, easy to use, and minimally burdensome…
- Trial name
- C2F (NCT04560335)
- Testing
- Coach to FIt, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 257 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Agitation and Aggression in Alzheimer's Disease
A Study of Pimavanserin for the Treatment of Agitation and Aggression in Subjects With Alzheimer's Disease
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of pimavanserin over 52 weeks of treatment in subjects with probable AD who have symptoms of agitation and aggression
- Trial name
- NCT03118947
- Testing
- Pimavanserin
- Where
- 28 sites in United States, Chile and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Obesity
Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana
The primary aim of this trial is to develop and test the effectiveness of a 24 month, patient-centered, pragmatic and scalable obesity treatment program delivered within primary care, inclusive of an underserved population.
- Trial name
- PROPEL (NCT02561221)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 803 people
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Stress, Psychological, Social Isolation
Stay Healthy In Nature Everyday: Family Nature Outings in a Low Income Population
The SHINE study is a randomized controlled study of the effect of a park-based family support group on multiple outcomes (including stress and physical activity) in a low income population.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Social Isolation, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- SHINE (NCT02623855)
- Testing
- Family outings, Park prescription, Pedometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Stroke
PROPEL Randomized Trial
It is important for people with stroke to exercise in order to improve their overall recovery and general health. However, these individuals are less physically active than people without stroke, and they often do not achieve the…
- Trial name
- NCT02951338
- Testing
- PROPEL program, Group aerobic exercise
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
COPD
COPD Access to Pulmonary Rehabilitation Intervention
Persons with COPD have significant functional disability but cannot access rehabilitative treatment at hospital-based conventional pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs.
- Trial name
- CAPRI (NCT03794921)
- Testing
- Every Step Counts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chronic Kidney Disease
Intradialytic Progressive Resistance Training for Maintenance Haemodialysis Patients
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a 12 week progressive resistance training during haemodialysis on muscle quantity and physical functioning in chronic kidney disease patients receiving maintenance…
- Trial name
- PRT (NCT01007838)
- Testing
- Progressive resistance training programme, Progressive resistance training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Bangor University
Obesity, Sedentary
Effects of Obesity and Physical Inactivity on Pregnancy Outcomes
Regular maternal physical activity leads to the delivery of lighter, leaner infants. Higher birth weights and childhood obesity are both strong predictors for adult obesity, suggesting that the impact of maternal physical…
- Trial name
- NCT02039414
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Safety, Tolerability and Activity of SRX246 in Adults With Intermittent Explosive Disorder
This study is designed to explore the safety and tolerability, and to compare the activity of SRX246 against placebo, in adults with Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED).
- Trial name
- AVN009 (NCT02055638)
- Testing
- SRX246
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Azevan Pharmaceuticals
Body Weight Changes, Overweight
Lifestyle Education for Activity and Nutrition for a Leaner You
Although weight loss programs are effective in the short-term, maintaining weight loss is more challenging. Regularly tracking and logging physical activity (PA) and diet is related to greater improvements in PA and diet and to…
- Trial name
- LEAN (NCT00957008)
- Testing
- Group weight loss program, Group weight loss program plus use of the Senseware Armband, Use of the senseware armband alone program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Agitation in Patients With Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
Assessment of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of AVP-786 for the Treatment of Agitation in Patients With Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of AVP-786 (deudextromethorphan hydrobromide [d6-DM]/quinidine sulfate [Q]) compared to placebo for the treatment of agitation in participants with…
- Trial name
- NCT04408755
- Testing
- AVP-786
- Where
- 95 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Obesity
A Primary Care Behavioral Approach for Addressing Childhood Overweight
The purpose of this study is to determine whether participation in a group-based health education curriculum is superior to receipt of standardized health educational materials for children who are overweight or at risk for…
- Trial name
- NCT00284557
- Testing
- Group-based behavioral intervention
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Drug Dependence, Alcohol Dependence
Impact of Exercise and Affirmations (IntenSati) on Addiction-related Cognitive and Psychosocial Deficits
Addiction to illicit and prescribed drugs, alcohol and tobacco is associated with a panoply of brain changes that contribute to structural and micro-structural deficits, altered metabolism and neurotransmission, and related…
- Trial name
- NCT01171677
- Testing
- IntenSati
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Parkinson Disease
Effects of Exercise Training and Ketone Ester on Muscle Strength and Cardiovascular Response in Parkinson's Disease
The main purpose of this study is to assess changes in exercise capacity in people with Parkinson's disease before and after an exercise training program with ketone ester supplementation.
- Trial name
- CYCLE (NCT05948956)
- Testing
- Ketone Ester Beverage, Electrolyte Beverage, Cycling Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Exercise, Physical Activity
Companion: Sensor-based Two-way Communication for Physical Activity in Older Adults
This pilot study is a small sample (N=46) 16-week clinical trial with a follow-up after 24-weeks among sedentary adults >60 y with a BMI >25 kg/m2 to tests the impact of a hybrid artificial intelligence behavior change system…
- Trial name
- NCT04827212
- Testing
- Companion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
Chronic Pain, Obesity
A Mobile Intervention to Reduce Pain and Improve Health (MORPH)
Chronic pain contributes to declining health and function in older adults; effects that are intensified by obesity and sedentary (sitting) behavior.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT03377634
- Testing
- MORPH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Activity, Motor, Social Isolation
Using Social Connectedness to Increase Physical Activity
A randomized controlled trial will test the effectiveness of social incentives relative to traditional incentives in promoting walking behavior among college students (N=200).
- Trial name
- NCT04573972
- Testing
- Social Incentive, Standard Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carnegie Mellon University
Depression
Effectiveness of The Step Up Wellness Program for People With Depression
This randomized pilot study will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a phone-based wellness program for improving mood, physical activity, and smoking abstinence rates among people with depression who also are…
- Trial name
- NCT00644995
- Testing
- Step Up Wellness Program, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Obesity
Phone Coaching and Internet-delivered Weight Loss
The purpose of this study is to examine whether adding phone coaching to an Internet-based weight loss program can improve weight loss outcomes at 4 months and 1 year.
- Trial name
- NCT03867981
- Testing
- Internet-based weight loss program, Brief phone coaching, Extended phone coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 452 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Childhood Obesity
Physical Activity and Nutrition Intervention in Afterschool Programs
The investigators long-term goal is to advance the adoption and successful implementation of policies that promote PA and nutrition in after school programs (ASP) nationwide. The investigators objective here is two fold.
- Trial name
- NCT02144519
- Testing
- Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
- Volunteers
- 2,635 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina