Clinical trials: Physical Activity Promotion
Obesity, Students
Improving Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Behaviors of University Students
There are many descriptive studies in the literature on health behaviors of university youth.However, there are a limited number of model-based interventional studies explaining the development of positive health behaviors of…
- Trial name
- NCT04195516
- Testing
- web based training,individual counseling, using reminders
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Overweight, Obesity
Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: Fit2Play Prospective Cohort Study
The Fit2Play prospective cohort study examines the effects of a park-based youth physical activity afterschool program on youth participant fitness and mental health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Hypertension, Prehypertension
- Trial name
- F2P (NCT06595251)
- Testing
- Fit2Play curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Childhood Cancer
Mila Blooms Intervention Study
This study is focused on the development and pilot/feasibility testing of a smartphone application to promote a healthy diet, increase physical activity, and prevent weight gain in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01473342
- Testing
- Mila Blooms
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sarcopenia
A Protein Supplementation and Exercise Strategy to Promote Muscle Protein Anabolism in Frail Elderly People
The present study is designed to investigate whether timed protein supplementation will increase skeletal muscle mass in the frail elderly population.
- Trial name
- ProMuscle (NCT01110369)
- Testing
- Protein drink, Resistance exercise training
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Health Promotion
Workplace Physical Activity Intervention
In this study, it investigates the effectiveness of workplace physical activity intervention for staff in a 100-bed hospital in Taipei City, Taiwan.
- Trial name
- NCT04538222
- Testing
- physical activity
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Effects of Exercise Training Intensity on Fitness and Insulin Sensitivity in African Americans
African Americans are at a substantially greater type 2 diabetes risk compared to Caucasians; however, very little data are available on the effects of exercise training on type 2 diabetes risk factors in at risk African…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- HI-PACE (NCT02892331)
- Testing
- Moderate intensity exercise training (MOD-INT), High Intensity exercise training (HI-INT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Overweight
Health Promotion in Adolescents in Ecuador
Worldwide, low-income and middle-income countries are undergoing rapid demographic and nutritional changes. Populations tend to move from their traditional food habits towards dietary patterns characterized by a more energy-dense…
- Trial name
- ACTIVITAL (NCT01004367)
- Testing
- Experimental
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Health Behavior
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Using Mobile Phones
The purpose of this research is to test programs to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior using motivational messages over a cell phone.
- Trial name
- NCT01516411
- Testing
- Mobile Intervention for Lifestyle Eating/Exercise @ Stanford
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Random Assignment of Intervention Messages for Developing Personalized Decision Rules to Promote Physical Activity
Our goal is to develop personalized decision rules for selecting the frequency, timing, and content of messages to promote physical activity.
- Trial name
- RandomAIM (NCT03907683)
- Testing
- Short Message with Text and Optional Image
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Obesity
Program for the Promotion of Physical Exercise and Healthy Eating Among Population of Pakistani Origin With Obesity
This randomized control trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a culturally and linguistically adapted nutrition education and physical exercise program on lifestyle (diet and exercise), metabolic parameters, and fat content…
- Trial name
- PEFAS (NCT07009054)
- Testing
- Nutrition Education and Exercise, Usual Care Group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
Healthy Young Adults
Exergames Enjoyment and Awareness of Their Use for Physical Activity and Health Among Young Adults
The goal of this observational, non-interventional study is to explore how different exergame devices are perceived by young adults in terms of enjoyment and awareness of their potential use for physical activity and health…
- Trial name
- NCT07235631
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 227 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Exercise, Women
Conmigo: A Mother-daughter Intervention to Promote Physical Activity
Regular physical activity (PA) contributes to reduced risk of obesity, chronic disease, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, and can improve emotional and mental health, learning, productivity, and social skills.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Women, Hispanic Americans, Child
- Trial name
- Conmigo (NCT04736030)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Physical Activity
Development and Feasibility of an Incentive Scheme to Promote Walking/Cycling to School
The aim of this study is to investigate whether an incentive scheme is a feasible approach to increase walking/cycling to school.
- Trial name
- RIGHT_TRACKS (NCT02282631)
- Testing
- Incentive scheme
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Newcastle University
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord Injury Program in Exercise
The purpose of this study is to examine two 8-week, remotely delivered exercise interventions: Movement-to-Music (M2M) and Standard Exercise Training (SET), with 327 adults with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- SCIPE (NCT03925077)
- Testing
- Movement-to-Music, Standard Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alzheimer Disease, Physical Activity
Inspiring Seniors Towards Exercise Promotion to Protect Cognition
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the benefits of beat-accented music stimulation (BMS) for behavioral changes of physical activity (PA) in older adults with subjective memory complaints.
- Trial name
- iSTEP+ (NCT06496425)
- Testing
- Beat-accentuated, personalized music stimulation (BMS), Strength Training (ST), Aerobic exercise (AE)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Multiple Sclerosis
The Utilization of Yoga as a Therapeutic Tool to Promote Physical Activity Behavior Change and Improved Postural Control in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis
This randomized control trial will investigate whether using yoga as physical activity improves quality of life, self-efficacy for physical activity, reactive balance, and dual tasking more than education, journaling, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04113135
- Testing
- Yoga, Control
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Winston Salem State University
Aging
Problem Solving/Physical Interventions and Aging
The purpose of this study is to examine the relative and combined efficacy of a physical activity and health promotion program to help sedentary adults over age 70 maintain an independent life style.
- Trial name
- NCT00097643
- Testing
- exercise, health promotion
- Volunteers
- 273 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases
Establishing a Physical Activity Referral Scheme for People With Noncommunicable Diseases in the German Healthcare System
The BewegtVersorgt project involved co-producing a physical activity referral scheme (PARS) for inactive persons with underlying non-communicable diseases.
- Trial name
- BewegtVersorgt (NCT04947787)
- Testing
- Physical activity referral scheme (PARS), Physical activity advice (PAA)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Exercise, Delayed Control
Exercise, Activity and Smoking in Young Adults
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how physical activity levels change in young adults when they start a specific exercise program.
- Trial name
- EASY-A (NCT02527876)
- Testing
- High Intensity Interval Training, Moderate Intensity, Delayed Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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