Clinical trials: Motor Activities
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure
An Intervention to Improve Function in Severe Cardiopulmonary Illness
The study is a randomized trial of a cardiopulmonary self-management intervention to improve functional capacity, health-related quality of life, and to reduce health care utilization.
- Trial name
- NCT00467298
- Testing
- Exercise adherence, Self-management- prevention of illness, Self-management of illness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia
Actigraphy Improvement With Voxelotor (ActIVe) Study
This is a study to evaluate the effect of voxelotor on daily physical activity and sleep quality, as measured by a wrist-worn device in participants with sickle cell disease (SCD) and chronic moderate anemia.
- Trial name
- ActIVe (NCT04400487)
- Testing
- Voxelotor
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Cognitive Decline
Efficacy of a Multimodal Brain Health Intervention for Older African Americans
This study tests the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a multimodal intervention (walking, social engagement, and reminiscence), including the use of wearable digital biomarkers, for cognitively healthy and mildly…
- Trial name
- SHARP (NCT04863378)
- Testing
- Walking conversational reminiscence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Obesity
Behavioral Weight Loss and Stigma Reduction
This is a randomized controlled trial to test the effects on long-term weight loss of a novel stigma-reduction intervention combined with standard BWL treatment, as compared to BWL alone.
- Trial name
- NCT03704064
- Testing
- Stigma-Reduction Intervention, Behavioral Weight Loss (BWL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Prediabetes, Overweight
FRESH Study (Fitness, Relaxation and Eating to Stay Healthy)
To examine whether a lifestyle program results in weight loss and thereby delays or prevents progression of pre-diabetes to diabetes, we propose a pilot randomized controlled trial of 6 weeks duration with 30 participants held at…
- Trial name
- FRESH (NCT01636258)
- Testing
- Stress Management, Diet, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
Impact of Sitagliptin on Cardiovascular Exercise Performance in Type 2 Diabetes
The goal of this study is to examine whether sitagliptin, an agent which enhances the action of hormones that control the release of insulin and is already in clinical use for type 2 diabetes, might also improve functional…
- Trial name
- NCT01951339
- Testing
- Sitagliptin, Glimepiride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cardiac Arrest, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
Family-Authored ICU Diaries to Reduce Fear in Patients Experiencing a Cardiac Arrest (FAID Fear)
The present study will: Aim 1: Enroll 15 family members of CA patients to (a) pilot recruitment procedures, (b) estimate retention, and (c) assess acceptability of study procedures.
- Trial name
- FAID Fear (NCT05144477)
- Testing
- FAID Fear Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
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.
Mobility Limitation, Motor Activity
Cognitive Remediation to Improve Mobility in Sedentary Seniors
The investigators propose to conduct a single-blind randomized clinical trial to test the efficacy of a computerized cognitive remediation intervention program on improving locomotion in sedentary seniors, a group at an…
- Conditions
- Mobility Limitation, Motor Activity, Difficulty Walking, Cognitive Ability General
- Trial name
- CREM (NCT02567227)
- Testing
- Cognitive Remediation, Active Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 383 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Heart Failure NYHA Class II, Heart Failure NYHA Class III
Effects of a Walking Program and Inspiratory Muscle Training in Individuals With Chronic Heart Failure
Individuals with chronic heart failure need a "safe and effective" exercise program that could enhance their quality of life. In this study, we examined whether an experimental exercise program of autonomous walking and…
- Trial name
- NCT01560871
- Testing
- High-intensity IMT plus walking, Low-intensity IMT plus walking
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Stroke
Biofeedback to Increase Propulsion During Walking After Stroke
Approximately 15,000 Veterans are hospitalized for stroke each year with new cases costing an estimated $111 million for acute inpatient, $75 million for post-acute inpatient, and $88 million for follow-up care over 6 months…
- Trial name
- NCT02667392
- Testing
- Gait Training with Biofeedback, Gait Training with Verbal Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Health Behavior
Comparison of Interventions to Promote Health in Workers
The goal of this research was to investigate different intervention strategies in the workplace and their impact on quality of life of workers from companies in the city of Londrina, Parana, Brazil.
- Trial name
- NCT01484834
- Testing
- Exercise and Education, Exercise, Educational Intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
Aggression
An Evaluation of an Integrated Approach to Prevention and Early Intervention in the Elementary School Years
In this study, the investigators propose to examine whether the combination of a universal, elementary school-based preventive intervention with an indicated preventive and treatment intervention would yield greater impact on…
- Trial name
- P2P+IY (NCT03132805)
- Testing
- PATHS to PAX, PATHS to PAX and the Incredible Years
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public 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
Abdominal Obesity
Multi-component Workplace Energy Balance Intervention
The purpose of the WorkACTIVE-P study is to assess the outcome of an innovative multi-component intervention focused on increasing energy expenditure and re-balancing the disrupted energy balance equation of sedentary workplaces…
- Trial name
- WorkACTIVE-P (NCT02561611)
- Testing
- Intervention Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Overweight
The Influence of Physical Activity on the Gut Microbiome of Pre-Diabetic Adults
The present study is a 100-participant randomized controlled 2-arm parallel trial that employs a metagenomic approach to examine how 8 weeks of supervised moderate-intensity treadmill walking exercise (MWE) for 30-45 min 3…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Overweight and Obesity, PreDiabetes
- Trial name
- NCT04931836
- Testing
- Physical Activity Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity
Effect of Changing Sedentary Behavior in Youth
The primary aim is to examine how reduction in sedentary behaviors influences physical activity and energy intake.
- Trial name
- Effects (NCT00962247)
- Testing
- Television reduction device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
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
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Overweight
Influence of Exercise, Weight Loss, and Exercise Plus Weight Loss on Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent among Veterans, and is associated with significant mortality and multiple morbidities.
- Trial name
- NCT02721251
- Testing
- Exercise, Weight Loss, Exercise + Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging
Muscle Perfusion and Protein Metabolism in Elderly
The purpose of this study was to examine the role skeletal muscle perfusion plays in mediating muscle protein synthesis in healthy older and younger individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT00945256
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise, Sodium Nitroprusside, Amino Acid Drink
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston