Clinical trials: Motor Activities
Accidental Falls
Falls Prevention in Older Home Care Recipients
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a falls-prevention exercise programme on health-related quality of life, fear of falling, falls and physical function in older people receiving home care.
- Trial name
- NCT02374307
- Testing
- Exercise and education
- Where
- 6 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Low Back Pain
Exercise for Low Back Pain in Children
This study aimed to determine the efficacy of an eight-week specific exercise programme in reducing self-reported episodes and intensity of LBP, as well as modifying some of the identified risk factors for LBP, in children.
- Trial name
- LBP (NCT00786864)
- Testing
- exercise programme
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Schizophrenia, Impulsive Behavior
Effects of Transdermal Nicotine on Response Inhibition to Emotional Cues in Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study is to test whether nicotine, a drug that activates receptors called nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain, improves the ability to make or withhold responses to faces that are either emotionally…
- Trial name
- NCT03838484
- Testing
- Nicotine Patch, 7 Mg/24 Hr
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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
Physical Activity
Caminamos: A Smartphone App for Latinas to Connect With Walking Partners
Despite numerous interventions designed to increase physical activity, few are specifically tailored to Latinas, a population where higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases are present.
- Trial name
- Caminemos (NCT03854916)
- Testing
- Caminemos Juntas App, World Walking App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
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
Child, Preschool, Child
Monitoring Activity And Gait In Children
COHORT A: To study whether a digital health tool called Actigraph can be used to collect information on gait and physical activity in healthy children aged 3-17.
- Conditions
- Child, Preschool, Child, Adolescent
- Trial name
- MAGIC (NCT04823650)
- Testing
- COHORT A: Actigraph, Panoramic Bracelet and GENEActiv
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Acute Respiratory Infection
University of Wisconsin Meditation & Exercise Cold Study
The primary goal of this project is to determine whether behavioral training in mindfulness meditation or moderate intensity sustained exercise will lead to reductions in acute respiratory infection (ARI) illness, such as common…
- Trial name
- MEPARI-2 (NCT01654289)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 413 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Exercise,Metabolic Syndrome and Weight Regain (Echocardiography Substudy)
We plan to test the hypothesis that patients with metabolic syndrome will have impaired left ventricular diastolic parameters. These parameters will be measured before and after a stress test at the end of a 3 month period of…
- Trial name
- NCT00543985
- Testing
- Stress Echocardiography
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
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
Overweight and Obesity, Physical Inactivity
A 12-week Field Trial of the Move Physical Activity Support Program
The objective of this study is to design and refine an activity support program for overweight or obese adults called Move. The primary outcomes are feasibility and acceptability of the Move physical activity support program.
- Trial name
- NCT05865392
- Testing
- Move physical activity support program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Mobility Limitation
Effect of Whey Protein Supplementation and Resistance Exercise on Muscle Parameters in Older Adults
This research study is looking at the effects of a whey protein nutritional supplement on changes in muscle mass, strength and physical function in response to a 6 month program of strength training exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT00635739
- Testing
- Whey protein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Exercise, Bone Resorption
Enhancing Skeletal Adaptations to PTH and Exercise
Exercise is essential for building and maintaining bone mass and strength, but current exercise recommendations for how to achieve this lack detail on the optimal exercise prescription.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Bone Resorption, Bone Formation
- Trial name
- ESkAPE (NCT05029128)
- Testing
- Endurance exercise intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Sedentary Lifestyle, Dementia, Mild
Smartphone App to Improve Physical Activity in Older Adults With MCI/Mild Dementia
The purpose of this study is to develop and test a physical activity-tracking smartphone app designed to facilitate physical activity in older adults with mild cognitive impairments or mild dementia.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Dementia, Mild, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory and Thinking Problems
- Trial name
- NCT04950998
- Testing
- Moving Up - A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
The Pitt Retiree Study: A Diabetes Prevention Program for Medicare Eligible Older Adults
The Pitt Retiree Study (PRS) disseminates a novel, yet practical, diabetes prevention program among Medicare eligible adults in Western Pennsylvania.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Eating Behavior, Diet Modification
- Trial name
- PRS (NCT03192475)
- Testing
- GLB plus phone contacts, GLB plus newsletter contacts
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Agitation, Dementia
Dexmedetomidine in the Treatment of Agitation Associated With Dementia (TRANQUILITY III)
A study to determine the safety and efficacy of BXCL501 dosing for episodes of agitation associated with dementia when they occur (given as needed [PRN]), for a maximum of 168 doses within a 12-week treatment period.
- Trial name
- NCT05665088
- Testing
- BXCL501
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- BioXcel Therapeutics Inc
Aging
Modulating Brain Activity to Improve Goal-directed Physical Activity in Older Adults
Although the majority of older adults are aware of the compelling evidence that regular exercise is critical to the maintenance of health into old age, most do not meet recommendations for daily exercise.
- Trial name
- Stim-Fit (NCT04278560)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Behavioral intervention to increase physical activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Post-polio Syndrome, Physical Activity
Glutathione and Health With Post-Polio Syndrome
In this study, people who have symptoms of post polio will take oral glutathione supplements for three months. Their levels of fatigue, physical activity and sleep efficiency will be assessed.
- Conditions
- Post-polio Syndrome, Physical Activity, Depression, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01402570
- Testing
- Glutathione
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Physical Activity
Physical Activity in Women With Infants
This is a study testing ways to motivate new mothers to become more physically active over a one year period.
- Trial name
- "NaMikimiki" (NCT00810342)
- Testing
- physical activity tailored, physical activity standard
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 311 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
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