Clinical trials: Physical Functioning
Blood Loss Anemia, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication
Red Blood Cell Transfusion in ECMO - A Feasibility Trial
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is an invasive and resource intense treatment used to support critically ill patients who have suffered severe cardiac arrest, cardiac failure or respiratory failure (including severe…
- Conditions
- Blood Loss Anemia, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication, Disability Physical, Cognitive Ability, General
- Trial name
- ROSETTA (NCT05814094)
- Testing
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre
Functional Motor Disorders
Study of Biomorkers and Rehabilitation Strategies in Functional Motor Disorders (FMD)
Functional motor disorders (FMD) are prevalent and highly disabling conditions characterized by abnormal movements (functional weakness, tremor, dystonia) significantly altered by distractive manoeuvres and incongruent with…
- Trial name
- NCT06328790
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Training, Cross-sectional study on patients with FMD and patients with structural/organic diseases, Cross-sectional study on patients with FMD and healthy controls (HC)
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michele Tinazzi, MD, PhD
Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Effect of Home Rehabilitation on State of Patients With PAH, HFREF and IHD
The aim of the study is to evaluate the influence of physical training and respiratory rehabilitation performed by patients at home on quality of life, symptoms, physical endurance, force of respiratory and skeletal muscles and…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, Ischemic Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03780803
- Testing
- home cardiac rehabilitation and respiratory rehabilitation
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Bialystok
Heart Failure, Nursing Caries
Physical Activity Program on Clinical Output in Heart Failure
Background: This study was carried out to determine the effect of physical activity program applied to individuals with heart failure on quality of life, functional capacity and mortality risk level.
- Trial name
- Heartfailu (NCT05349786)
- Testing
- Physical activity program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Frailty, Frailty At Older Adults
ASSESSMENT of FRAILTY AS a PROGNOSTIC FACTOR for MORTALITY, DISABILITY, and QUALITY of LIFE AFTER ICU ADMISSION
Between 30% and 40% of elderly patients (over 70 years old) who require hospitalization and treatment in Intensive Care Units (ICU) exhibit a state of frailty.
- Trial name
- FG-UCI (NCT06793462)
- Volunteers
- 246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Abdominal Surgery
Development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure to Assess Recovery After Abdominal Surgery
As surgery enters the era of value-based care, it is advocated that postoperative recovery be measured using patient-reported outcomes (PROs) as they provide a mean to incorporate the patient's perspectives and experiences into…
- Trial name
- NCT03461497
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Brazil and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 530 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Exercise Adherence, Healthy Aging
Effectiveness of a Smartphone Chatbot to Improve Exercise Adherence in Older Adults
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a smartphone-based chatbot in improving adherence to a 12-week home-based multicomponent exercise program in community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- EXEBOT (NCT07832097)
- Testing
- Chatbot-Supported Home-Based Exercise Program, Paper-Based Home Exercise Program Mostrar más líneas
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Kinesiology Taping
Acute Effects of Kinesiology Taping in Handball Players
The aim of this randomised placebo-controlled study was to investigate the acute effect of kinesiology taping in the gastro-soleus muscle group of handball players.
- Trial name
- NCT05691946
- Testing
- Kinesiology Taping
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amasya University
Multiple Sclerosis, Performance Enhancement
Effects of DHA in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
This clinical trial will investigate the effects of combining therapeutic exercise with DHA supplementation in 100 patients with multiple sclerosis using a randomized controlled design.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Performance Enhancement, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education, Strength Outcomes
- Trial name
- DHAME (NCT07346703)
- Testing
- Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Dietary Supplement, Sunflower Oil
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Francisco Javier Martínez Noguera
Caregiver Distress, Physical Function
Caring for Caregivers With Mind-body Exercise
This pilot study will lay the foundation for the first large-scale trial evaluating the psychosocial and physical health benefits of a widely available and promising Qigong intervention (Eight Brocades) for distressed cancer…
- Conditions
- Caregiver Distress, Physical Function, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT04019301
- Testing
- Baduanjin Qigong, Community-based, Baduanjin Qigong, Internet-based
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Parkinson Disease
Respiratory Functions in Parkinson's Disease
The aim is to examine respiratory functions, inspiratory muscle strength, respiratory function, physical fitness and aerobic capacity in Parkinson's disease patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07010783
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Preeclampsia, Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy
Multiparametric Assessment of Maternal Vascular Function in the Prediction of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
The present study is a single-centre prospective study that will enrol pregnant women during their first trimester of pregnancy (11+0 - 13+6 weeks of gestation).
- Trial name
- EDIPE (NCT05999851)
- Testing
- Arterial applanation tonometry, In vivo endothelial glycocalyx measurement, Serum markers of angiogenesis and endothelial dysfunction
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Vitamin D Deficiency
Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy on Clinical Outcomes and Immune Function
Researchers at the USDA Western Human Nutrition Research Center and clinicians at UC Davis Medical Center are currently conducting a study on the effects of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on maternal health and immune…
- Trial name
- NCT01417351
- Testing
- 400 IU vitamin D3, 2,000 IU Vitamin D3
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Pregnancy
Echo-Cardiographic Assessment of Cardiovascular Characteristics During Pregnancy and Postpartum Periods
The purpose of this echocardiographic study is to restudy the longitudinal changes in cardiac size and function during and after pregnancy in healthy women using relatively new parameters of systolic and diastolic function as…
- Trial name
- NCT00522977
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
"Immediate Effect of DAFO on Gross Motor Function and Balance in Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
" Study will investigate the immediate effect of DAFO usage on balance and gross motor functions in individuals with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT06343688
- Testing
- "Assessment of Balance and Lower Extremity Gross Motor Function with and without DAFO"
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Stem Cell Transplantation
Physical Impairments in Allogeneic-HSCT
Pulmonary functions, exercise capacity and muscle strength deteriorate in survived hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients due to toxic effects of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, conditioning regimens and/or…
- Trial name
- NCT03448627
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
People With Impaired Motor Function in the Cervical Region
Cervical Functionality and Posture (CERFUPOS)
BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal alterations of the cervical region constitute clinical situations with a high prevalence that may be related to posture mismatches.
- Trial name
- CERFUPOS (NCT04299672)
- Testing
- Postural reconstruction
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Antonio de Nebrija
Normal Physiology, Alcohol Use Disorder
Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment (ANA)
Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major public health problem. In the U.S., 16 to 18 million adults have an AUD. Researchers want to test an assessment tool called the ANA.
- Trial name
- NCT04946851
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Frailty, Aging
Community-Based Multicomponent Exercise and Recreational Programme for Older Adults
This quasi-experimental, non-randomized controlled evaluation examined whether participation in ELDERPLAY, a community-based programme combining Vivifrail-based multicomponent exercise with adapted traditional games, was…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Aging, Physical Functional Performance, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- ELDERPLAY (NCT07864831)
- Testing
- ELDERPLAY multicomponent exercise and recreational programme
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
School-Based Program On Metabolic Disease
Mexico occupies the first place worldwide in childhood obesity. Its urban and indigenous communities present different levels of westernization which have triggered different epidemiological diseases.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Function, Kidney Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03768245
- Testing
- Health Education and Physical activity program, Nutrition Program
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado