Clinical trials: Motor Disorders
Knee Osteoarthritis, Joint Diseases
Feasibility of a Wearable-enabled Intervention for Promoting Physical Activity in People Knee OA
Physical activity is an essential first-line treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, a 2013 systematic review found only 13% met the activity recommendation of 150 minutes or more per week.
- Trial name
- TRACK-OA (NCT02313506)
- Testing
- Education session, Fitbit Flex, and remote coaching by a PT, Same intervention with a 1 month delay
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Trauma, Brain, Brain Injuries
Intervention to Change Attributions That Are Negative (ICAN)
ICAN is the first treatment to target hostile attributions after TBI, making it a novel anger/ aggression management approach in this population. This is a randomized waitlist control trial.
- Conditions
- Trauma, Brain, Brain Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
- Trial name
- ICAN (NCT03648476)
- Testing
- ICAN
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Stroke
Locomotor Experience Applied Post Stroke Trial
The purpose of this study is to compare two different treatments to improve walking after stroke (or post-stroke).
- Trial name
- LEAPS (NCT00243919)
- Testing
- Early locomotor training program, Late locomotor training program, Home Exercise Program
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 408 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Breast Cancer
Peers Promoting Exercise Adoption and Maintenance Among Cancer Survivors
Exercise adoption enhances well-being and recovery from breast cancer. Researchers trained American Cancer Society volunteers to provide exercise counseling to breast cancer survivors and the survivors increased their exercise in…
- Trial name
- NCT02694640
- Testing
- Reach Plus, Reach Plus Phone, Reach Plus Message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Pain, Depression
Stepped Care for Depression and Musculoskeletal Pain
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a stepped care approach in treating depression and reducing pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00118430
- Testing
- Stepped Care, Antidepressants, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Mountain Sickness
Three New Ideas to Protect Special Forces From the Stress of High Altitude
Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) is a well-documented syndrome that affects 42% of non-acclimatized individuals traveling to altitudes above 10,000 feet.
- Trial name
- NCT02463357
- Testing
- Quercetin, Nifedipine extended release, Methazolamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Stroke
Effects of Device-assisted Practice of ADL on Arm/Hand Recovery in Individuals With Moderate to Severe Stroke
A large number of post-stroke survivors cannot functionally use their paretic upper extremity (UE). This study therefore investigates effects of device-assisted practice of activities of daily living (ADL) in a close-to-normal…
- Trial name
- NCT04077073
- Testing
- ReIn-Hand, Robot
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Cerebral Palsy, Prematurity
NEO Rehab Program for Premature Infants at Risk for Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this project is to investigate the acceptability, feasibility and fidelity of an innovative NICU rehabilitation program that will include six multimodal, gestational age (GA) appropriate, parent-administered…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Prematurity, Early Intervention, Family Centered Care
- Trial name
- NCT04330859
- Testing
- NeoRehab Bundle, Routine care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
High Fat/High Calorie Trial in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of long-term use of high fat/high calorie and high calorie diets in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (Lou Gehrig's…
- Trial name
- NCT00983983
- Testing
- Oxepa, Jevity 1.5, Jevity 1.0
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity
School-based Physical Activity Intervention for Obesity Among Adolescents With Intellectual Disability in Hong Kong
Considering that children with intellectual disability (ID) might be more vulnerable to obesity than their counterparts in the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT04463069
- Testing
- Adapted physical activity
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Baptist University
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
A Study of Multiple Doses of Nusinersen (ISIS 396443) Delivered to Infants With Genetically Diagnosed and Presymptomatic Spinal Muscular Atrophy
The primary objective of the study is to examine the efficacy of multiple doses of Nusinersen administered intrathecally in preventing or delaying the need for respiratory intervention or death in infants with genetically…
- Trial name
- NURTURE (NCT02386553)
- Testing
- Nusinersen
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Parkinson's Disease
Multicentre Study in Four Parallel Groups of Parkinson's Disease (PD) Patients
The purpose of this study is to investigate the tolerability and the effect of BIA 9-1067 at steady-state on the levodopa pharmacokinetics in Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients treated with levodopa/dopa-decarboxylase inhibitor.
- Trial name
- NCT01568047
- Testing
- BIA 9-1067, Levodopa/Carbidopa, Levodopa/Benzerazide
- Where
- 7 sites in Romania, Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Bial - Portela C S.A.
Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease
IMPACT: Inactivity Monitoring and Physical Activity Controlled Trial
As individuals age, their physical activity decreases and sedentary time increases. Even small changes in these two behaviors can greatly decrease risks for several major health problems, including cardiovascular disease…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Diabetes
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT01869348)
- Testing
- Monitor intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Transmembrane Electromyography (TM-EMG) for the Assessment of Neuromuscular Function in the Oropharynx
This is a pilot study to examine the diagnostic utility of a novel transmembrane surface sensor, and compare signals obtained with the transmembrane sensor to conventional needle EMG signals from healthy volunteers to those with…
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophies, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03986671
- Testing
- Transmembrane EMG Oropharynx Probe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Powell Mansfield Inc.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Electrical Impedance Myography as an Outcome Measure in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Clinical Trials
Trials evaluating new therapies for stopping or slowing the progression of ALS depend critically upon the use of outcome measures to assess whether a potential treatment is effective.
- Trial name
- NCT00620698
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Cerebral Palsy, Child, Preschool
Effect of Power Wheelchairs on the Development and Function of Young Children With Severe Physical Disabilities
Self-produced locomotion often is limited in children with cerebral palsy and other conditions that cause severe motor impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT01115998
- Testing
- Power wheelchair, No power wheelchairs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Exercise Application in the Treatment of Patients With Subacromial Pain Syndrome
This study evaluate the effectiveness of adding neuromuscular exercises with tactile, visual and auditory feedback to a scapula-focused treatment, both emphasizing the periscapular muscles on improvement of disability in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT02695524
- Testing
- Scapula-focused exercises, Motor control exercises
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Down Syndrome
Promoting Health Through Parent Empowerment and the Activation of Routines (PrO-PEAR)
This study will examine the feasibility of the Promoting Health through Parent Empowerment and the Activation of Routines (Pro-PEAR) intervention using a open case-series for intervention optimization followed by a pilot RCT in…
- Trial name
- Pro-PEAR (NCT05020366)
- Testing
- Promoting Health through Parent Empowerment and the Activation of Routines, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Adapting Multiple Behavior Interventions That Effectively Improve Cancer Survivor Health Cancer Survivor Health
This research study will test the efficacy of interactive, web-based interventions that improve diet, physical activity and weight management changes among early stage survivors of breast, prostate, colorectal, endometrial…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Kidney Cancer
- Trial name
- AMPLIFY (NCT04000880)
- Testing
- Adapting MultiPLe Behavior Interventions That eFfectively Improve (AMPLIFI) Cancer Survivor Health, Diet-Exercise, Exercise-Diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 603 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ovarian Cancer
Stepping Into Survivorship: Harnessing Behavioral Economics to Improve Quality of Life in Ovarian Cancer
This research study will test whether using wearable fitness trackers with a social incentive, delivered through a game-based mobile health intervention, increases physical activity and quality of life in ovarian cancer survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT03364673
- Testing
- Fitness Tracker, Social Incentive (Way to Health)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute