Clinical trials: Physical Disability
Health Services for the Aged, Frailty
e-GAB: Electronic Geriatric Assessment Bundle: Development of an Arabic Self-administered Android CGA Application
The aim of this study is to design and assess the accuracy of administering the electronic Geriatric Assessment Bundle (e-GAB) compared to geriatrician performed comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in a group of Egyptian…
- Conditions
- Health Services for the Aged, Frailty, Cognitive Impairment, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04211285
- Testing
- e-GAB, standard physician performed CGA
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Physical Disability
On the Move: Optimizing Participation in Group Exercise
Community-dwelling older adults fear loss of independence and nursing home placement more than death. Walking difficulty often leads to loss of independence.
- Trial name
- OTM-PCORI (NCT01986647)
- Testing
- On the Move exercise - exercise leader, Standard program - exercise leader, On the Move exercise - staff activity personnel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 424 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Burden, Dependency
Your Voice; Impact of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) on the Lives of Families
The purpose of this study is to improve the understanding of the treatment goals that a person with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) or the caregiver may be most interested in, based on the severity of the person's disease.
- Conditions
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Burden, Dependency, Disability Physical, Disease Management
- Trial name
- NCT03680365
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jett Foundation, Inc.
Down Syndrome, Alzheimer's Dementia
Relationship Between Down Syndrome (DS) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
In order to treat individuals with Down syndrome (DS) better and more efficiently and to gain more insights on its relation to Alzheimer's disease (AD), a comprehensive understanding is needed for its progression in the early or…
- Trial name
- NCT02759887
- Testing
- biospecimen collection, cognitive assessments, caregiver questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
Physical Activity, Social Responsibility
Imitation-based Dog Assisted Intervention, for Children With Developmental Disabilities.
This R21 application will provide a multidisciplinary One Health approach to DAID physical activity intervention for adolescents with developmental disabilities and their family dog.
- Trial name
- NCT03462407
- Testing
- DAID, Dog walking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon State University
Physical Disability
Improving Posture Parameters of Primary Care Providers to Individuals With Disabilities
The aim of this research is to create and implement an exercise program so that primary caregivers can have the correct posture and improve health-related physical fitness parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT05909449
- Testing
- exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Learning Disabilities
Exercise and Physical Fitness in Children With Specific Learning Disabilities
Specific learning disabilities (SLD) are characterized by difficulties in reading, comprehension, arithmetic, and written expression, often accompanied by impairments in motor skills, balance, and coordination.
- Trial name
- NCT07230093
- Testing
- Combined Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bartın Unıversity
Physical Disability, Intellectual Impairment
HIIT Versus High-Volume Training in Competitive Para Swimmers
This study compared the effects of four weeks of reduced-volume high-intensity interval training and higher-volume moderate-intensity swimming training on repeated-sprint ability, physiological responses, and body composition in…
- Conditions
- Physical Disability, Intellectual Impairment, Athletic Performance, Exercise Training
- Trial name
- NCT07862036
- Testing
- Reduced-Volume High-Intensity Interval Swimming Training, Higher-Volume Moderate-Intensity Swimming Training
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Disability Physical
Community-based Complex Intervention to Prevent Loss of Physical Function and Disability in Home-dwelling Older Adults
The aim of this study is to compare the effect of 12 weeks group-based exercise program enhanced with 24 weeks health empowerment program (HEP) to an extended usual care condition (the HEP program alone) on physical function…
- Trial name
- NCT04531852
- Testing
- CALSTI - Complex Active Lifestyle Intervention, SEMAI - Self-Management Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Physical Disability, Healthy
"When Movement Moves" - The Health Benefits Among Individuals With Low Physical Mobility Moved by Others
The purpose of the trial is to investigate the physiological, mental, social health effect among individuals with low physical mobility participating in one of the two pre-existing initiatives: the Danish 'Team Twin' and Cycling…
- Trial name
- WMM (NCT04536779)
- Testing
- Training in the local departments of TT and cycling trips with CUA
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Childhood Brain Tumor
Creating a Decision Support System for the Corporate Management of Physical Therapy
The purpose of this study is to create a software product on the basis of the support technologies for making decisions for the collaboration of the different specialists, the family and the patient himself in the process of…
- Conditions
- Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Childhood Brain Tumor, Physical Activity, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT03586401
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal Research Institute of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology
Disability Physical
Group-Based Online Virtual Reality Gaming to Improve Mental Health Among Children With Physical Disabilities
COVID-19 has had a negative impact on the mental health of many children with physical disabilities. This project aims to test the potential effects of an online multiplayer virtual reality group-based, active video game program…
- Trial name
- NCT05259462
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy
Enhance Wellness for Individuals With Long-Term Physical Disabilities
This project is an adaptation trial, testing the efficacy of an evidence-based community wellness program, Enhance Wellness (http://www.projectenhance.org/enhancewellness.aspx), in a sample of middle and older-aged adults living…
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Post-polio Syndrome, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT02815878
- Testing
- Enhance Wellness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Intervention, Life Style
A Transdiagnostic Intervention for Health-related Habits (LEV)
Research problem and specific questions: Health-related habits influences mental and physical health. Still, screening and treatment of health-related habits, which can help to remedy health problems, is not done at all or very…
- Conditions
- Intervention, Life Style, Health-Related Behavior, Feasibility
- Trial name
- NCT05889936
- Testing
- Lev
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Stockholm
Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida
Virtual Peer Health Coaching for Adolescents With Disabilities
Participation in physical activity (PA) confers clear physical and psychosocial benefits. Yet, many adolescents with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy and spina bifida do not engage in regular PA, putting them at…
- Trial name
- NCT05587634
- Testing
- Virtual Peer Health Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Physical and Cognitive Impairments in People Suffering From Long COVID
Of the 1,900,000 Canadians who have been infected by COVID-19, 8 to 15% will continue to experience COVID-19 related symptoms well after 12 weeks. The persistence of such symptoms is now defined as "long COVID" syndrome.
- Conditions
- COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Corona Virus Infection, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT05216536
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Neuromuscular Diseases, Physical Disability
Physical Status and Upper Airway Function in Neuromuscular Patients
Inside of studies that report an upper airway function impaired, the upper limb strength has been demonstrated to be determinant in breath, speech and swallow performance.
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Diseases, Physical Disability, Airway Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04473612
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Functional Disability, Dynapenia
Exercise Based on Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Older Individuals
The goal of this clinical trial was to determine whether an intervention using resisted sit-to-stand and walking exercises with Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) techniques improved gait and sit-to-stand in older…
- Conditions
- Functional Disability, Dynapenia, Sarcopenia in Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT06690944
- Testing
- Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Physical exercise without proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation control group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Physical Disability
Understanding Disparities in Healthcare and Primary Care Provider Quality
The project proposes to fill gaps in the understanding of disparities in healthcare and primary care provider (PCP) quality from the perspectives of adult Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities compared to those without…
- Trial name
- NCT02626910
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Aging, Mortality
Longevity Metrics AI/ML Development Study
This study builds AI models that score diagnostic screening tests, and that predict screening results, clinical judgment, and life expectancy.
- Conditions
- Aging, Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07808619
- Testing
- AIML scored health screening battery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Longevity Metrics, Inc.