Clinical trials: Motor Control
Physical Activity, Mental Health Issue
1:1 and Group-based Exercise Intervention for Post-secondary Student Mental Health and Well-being
Post-secondary students report alarming rates of feeling overwhelmed, hopeless, anxious, and depressed. To better support student mental health, there is a well-documented need to improve the range and quality of mental health…
- Trial name
- NCT06350877
- Testing
- Physical Activity Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Physical Activity
Supervised Group-based Walking Intervention Among Inactive Older Adults in Saudi Arabia
The purpose of the proposed study is to compare the effects of supervised group-based walking and non-supervised individual-based walking interventions on frailty, cognitive function and quality of life among inactive older…
- Trial name
- NCT05151575
- Testing
- supervised group-based walking and non-supervised individual-based walking interventions
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Baptist University
Stroke
VNS-induced Corticospinal Plasticity
The goal of this study is to learn more about the connections between the brain, spinal cord, and muscles and how these connections can be strengthened after neurological injury.
- Trial name
- NCT04088565
- Testing
- Paired-Associative Stimulation (PAS), Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Traumatic Brain Injury
Home-Based Exergame Motor-Cognitive Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a home-based cognitive-motor telerehabilitation program in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) following discharge from intensive inpatient…
- Trial name
- HOME-TBI (NCT07733336)
- Testing
- HOME-EXER telerehabilitation protocol, OUT-REHAB rehabilitation protocol
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Speech
Modulation of Sensory Acuity With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
The purpose of this research study is to understand how the brain processes and controls speech in healthy people. The investigators are doing this research because it will help identify the mechanisms that allow people to…
- Trial name
- NCT05723575
- Testing
- TMS, somatosensory acuity measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Blood Pressure, Physical Inactivity
The Effectiveness of an Exergame-based Intervention
This randomized control trial aims to compare the effects of a regular exergame-based intervention and a regular moderate-intensity endurance exercise in healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT05712317
- Testing
- Exergame Intervention, Moderate-intensity endurance exercise
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Obesity
HealtheTech Lifestyle Program
The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of resting metabolic rate (RMR) using BodyGem and BalanceLog in helping overweight and obese individuals manage their weight.
- Trial name
- NCT00146510
- Testing
- HealtheLifestyle Program, step counters with monthly feedback on logs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cooper Institute
Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes
Effects of Interrupting Sedentary Time on Glycemic Control in Older Overweight and Obese Adults
Increasing physical activity in older adults has important implications for treating obesity related metabolic conditions, however the interaction of aging- and obesity-related declines in physical function may make adding…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, Aging
- Trial name
- B-WELL (NCT01997021)
- Testing
- US, IW, CW
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Spinal Cord Injury
Training of Eccentric Lower Extremity Function After SCI
This project will characterize lower extremity eccentric muscle function among individuals who have undergone locomotor training after spinal cord injury and will evaluate the effect of downhill training at moderate speeds …
- Trial name
- NCT02498548
- Testing
- Trained SCI Knee or Trained SCI Hip
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Non-communicable Diseases (NCD)
Enabling Environments for Non-communicable Disease Risk Reduction in Ethiopia
The ENABLE study focuses on pregnant women attending routine antenatal care (ANC) in urban primary health care facilities in four Ethiopian cities.
- Trial name
- ENABLE (NCT07442318)
- Testing
- Structured lifestyle counseling integrated into ANC, Standard routine ANC
- Where
- 4 sites in Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,268 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Metabolic Syndrome
The Impact of Exercise Methods on Human Body Functions and Metabolism
The objective of this study is to compare the effects of 8 months of yoga and walking exercise training on weight-related body fat and metabolic biomarkers in women.
- Trial name
- EXMET-BW&Y (NCT06523790)
- Testing
- Yoga, Brisk walking
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhoukou Normal University
Obesity, Overweight
FutureShape Family
The number of adults and children living with obesity is increasing worldwide. Once childhood obesity has developed, more than 80% of children carry the obesity into adulthood, with a high risk of cardiometabolic disease, poor…
- Trial name
- NCT07872904
- Testing
- Family Care, Standard Care, Semaglutide (administered by PDS290 pen-injector)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Signe Torekov
Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging
The Effects of an Exergame Training on Body and Brain of Older Adults
This study investigates the effects of an exergame training including strength, balance, and cognitive training components on motor functions, cognition and brain structure of older adults.
- Trial name
- Active@Home (NCT03676452)
- Testing
- Active@Home exergame training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eling DeBruin
Stroke
Brain-behavior Associations of Sensorimotor Therapy Post Stroke
Stroke survivors often encounter impairments in the upper limb after stroke. Sensorimotor impairments are present in 67% of the stroke patients, resulting in problems with independency and performance of activities of daily life.
- Trial name
- NCT03236376
- Testing
- additional sensorimotor therapy for the upper limb, additional motor therapy for the upper limb after stroke
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Hand Grasp
Effects of Mental Practice on Manual Gripping Motor Function
The main objective is to evaluate and quantify the manual gripping force caused by mental practice
- Trial name
- NCT04545684
- Testing
- Motor imagery
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Obesity, Body Weight Changes
Modifying the Home Television Watching Environment
The purpose of this study is to determine if limiting television (TV) and computer time will result in a stabilization or smaller increase in body mass index (BMI), lower energy intake, and increased physical activity in 4-7 year…
- Trial name
- NCT00065052
- Testing
- Behavior modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Pain Modulation
Evaluation of the Hypoalgesic Effects of Transcranial Direct Current (tDCS) in Healthy Subjects
The main objective of this research is to evaluate and quantify hypoalgesic effects caused by imagination and observation with or without the presence of transcranial direct current (tDCS) in healthy participants.
- Trial name
- NCT04127253
- Testing
- Sooma transcranial direct current stimulation device plus Brain training tools, Brain training tools in isolation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorder
tACS and tRNS Studies on Brain Control of Swallowing
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) and transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) are two (CE marked medical devices) new, non-invasive (over the scalp) brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT04040803
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) and transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Drinking, Alcohol, Exercise
Beer or Ethanol Effects on the Response to High Intensity Interval Training: A Controlled Study in Healthy Individuals
HIIT-BEER will determine the effect of habitual and moderate beer intake (330-660 ml / day, 5 days / week) on physical fitness, body composition, psychokinetic abilities and psychological status in sedentary healthy adults…
- Trial name
- BEER-HIIT (NCT03660579)
- Testing
- HIIT-AB Group, HIIT-NAB Group, HIIT-SW Group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Cystic Fibrosis, Exercise
Effects of Telerehabilitation-based Exercises in Cystic Fibrosis
Pulmonary rehabilitation programs are an important part of lifelong therapy in the treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis. Although the possible benefits of exercise are known, physical activity levels and participation in…
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Exercise, Telerehabilitation, Exercise Capacity
- Trial name
- NCT05590169
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Bilgi University