Clinical trials: Physical Health Functioning
Health Behavior
Cold Water Immersion in the Recovery of Markers of Muscle Damage of 10km Street Runners
Objective: To analyze the effect of cold water immersion (CWI) on the recovery of clinical, biochemical, functional and neuromuscular markers of muscle damage in 10 km street runners.
- Trial name
- NCT03094689
- Testing
- Cold water immersion, Water immersion
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Sexual Dysfunction, Postmenopausal Symptoms
Examination of the Effects of Pelvic Floor Exercises on Vaginal and Sexual Health in Postmenopausal Women.
The purpose of this study; To investigate the effects of pelvic floor muscle exercises on vaginal and sexual health in postmenopausal women.
- Conditions
- Sexual Dysfunction, Postmenopausal Symptoms, Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT06294197
- Testing
- Pelvic Floor Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hatice Gulsah Kurne
Aging, Athletic Injuries
Life After Sport: Prior Injury and Sedentary Behavior as Mechanisms of Later Poor Health
Competitive sport increases risk for musculoskeletal injury (e.g., traumatic knee injury) and may position former athletes for early onset of chronic diseases, chronic pain, poor health-related quality of life, and disability.
- Conditions
- Aging, Athletic Injuries, Physical Inactivity, Knee Injuries and Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05344001
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marquette University
Obesity, Childhood
The Effects of Strength and Balance Training on Physical Function in Overweight Children
This intervention study aims to examine the efficacy of a school-based exercise programme to improve strength and balance in overweight and obese 7-11-year-olds in the United Kingdom.
- Trial name
- NCT05665621
- Testing
- Eight-week in-school strength and balance training program
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Mary's University, Twickenham
Functional Dyspepsia, Diabetic Gastroparesis
Assessment of Gastro-Intestinal Function to a Mixed Meal by Non-invasive Imaging
Dyspeptic symptoms, such as pain after eating, bloating and nausea all have major impact on quality of life and health care costs. When no structural cause is identified, patients are diagnosed with functional dyspepsia.
- Trial name
- NCT01919021
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI, Gamma Scintigraphy, Assessment of Gastric motor and sensory function
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Child Behavior
Physical Activity Intervention Effects on Executive Function, Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Children
The current study aims to implement the Activity Breaks intervention and evaluate its effectiveness on outcome measures of executive function (EF), physical activity (PA), and sedentary behaviour (SB) in school children.
- Trial name
- NCT06376864
- Testing
- Activity Breaks
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Baptist University
Stroke, Oral Motor Functions
ORal-motor Assessment and Rehabilitation Mobile App (ORAR App)
The goal of this study is to set up a database of oral-motor and speech functions of post-stroke patients in Hong Kong via an artificial intelligence-powered mobile-health application. The main study objectives are: 1.
- Trial name
- ORAR (NCT06635187)
- Testing
- Speech and swallowing assessment
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Feasibility Studies, Physical Activity and Wellbeing
Physical Activity Intervention for Older Family Carers
The goal of this pilot trial is to learn whether a six-month physical activity program tailored for older family caregivers can be successfully delivered and whether participants are willing and able to take part in it.
- Trial name
- CAREFIT (NCT07653061)
- Testing
- Physical activity intervention for older family caregivers, Health education
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Quality of Life, Tobacco Use Cessation
Functional Assessment Screening Patient Reported Information
This study will evaluate a new tool, based on our currently implemented "Functional Assessment Screening Tablets (FAST)," and activate patients to partner with their physicians.
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Tobacco Use Cessation, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- FAST-PRI (NCT01669564)
- Testing
- Will use HIT patient feedback to activate patients., Patients will not receive HIT patient feedback.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 666 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Neurological Disorders, Cognitive Impairment
Validation of the VIRADIA App for Neurological and Cognitive Diagnostics in Virtual Reality
The VIRADIA study aims to validate and assess the reliability of a newly developed Virtual Reality (VR) diagnostic platform designed for neurological and cognitive testing.
- Conditions
- Neurological Disorders, Cognitive Impairment, Motor Impairment, Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Trial name
- VIRADIA (NCT07268079)
- Testing
- VIRADIA - Virtual Reality Diagnostic Platform
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gametherapy
Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Metabolic Health
Validation of a Novel Incremental Step Test for Assessment of Cardiopulmonary Fitness and Ventilatory Thresholds in Adults
The purpose of this single-group diagnostic validation and test-retest reliability study is to determine whether a novel Incremental Step Test (IST) can accurately assess cardiorespiratory fitness and ventilatory thresholds in…
- Conditions
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Metabolic Health, Cardiac Function, Pulmonary Function
- Trial name
- VALID-IST (NCT07829003)
- Testing
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test, Incremental Step Test
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heriot-Watt University
Cognitive Change, Cognitive Impairment
The Everyday Function Intervention Trial
Loss of independence, cognitive decline, and difficulties in everyday function are areas of great concern for older adults and their families.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Cognitive Impairment, Healthy Aging, Dementia
- Trial name
- EFIT (NCT04651582)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, Cognitive Stimulating Activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clemson University
Healthy Ageing, Protein Supplementation
The Effects of PeptiStrong and Whey on Muscle Function In Older Adults
Examining the effects of PeptiStrong and protein on muscle function in older adults
- Conditions
- Healthy Ageing, Protein Supplementation, Muscle Health, Muscle Function
- Trial name
- NCT07528469
- Testing
- PeptiStrong + whey protein, Whey protein
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nuritas Ltd
Aging, Mortality
Human Observatory Study
The Human Observatory Study is a prospective observational and ecological surveillance study building a continuously-updating world model for human health, disease, and death at the individual and population level.
- Conditions
- Aging, Mortality, All-cause Mortality, Life Expectancy
- Trial name
- HOS (NCT07646782)
- Testing
- Multi-Domain Ecological and Clinical Data Linkage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Longevity Metrics, Inc.
Cognitive Dysfunction, Motor Skills Disorders
Impact of Sociodemographic, Psychological, and Quality of Life Factors on Dual-Task Performance in Elderly Iraqis
This study investigates the impact of sociodemographic, psychological, and quality of life factors on dual-task performance in elderly individuals living in Iraq.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Dysfunction, Motor Skills Disorders, Aging
- Trial name
- SociQ-DT (NCT06476561)
- Testing
- - Sociodemographic Assessment - Psychological Assessment - Quality of Life Assessment - D
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 384 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Çankırı Karatekin University
Lifestyle-related Condition
Prevention of Lifestyle-related Disorders Based on Functional Examinations
The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to examine the effects of functional examinations and feedback/support on healthy 40-year-olds.
- Trial name
- PREVFUNKTION (NCT06309342)
- Testing
- PREVFUNKTION, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lena Bornhoft
Ebola Virus Disease, Marburg Virus Disease
Evaluation of Safety, Tolerability and Immune Responses of Ebola-S and Marburg Vaccines in Healthy Adults
Primary Objective: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of cAd3-EBO-S and cAd3 Marburg vaccines when administered Intramuscular (IM) at a dose of 1 x 10^11 particle units (PU) to healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04723602
- Testing
- cAd3-Marburg, cAd3-EBO-S
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute
Sleep, Quality of Life
Effects of a Healthy Lifestyle Program on Health Outcomes in Older Adults
Medical condition or disease under investigation : Quantitative and qualitative aspects of sleep, quality of life, functional ability and well-being in older adults (>55years) Purpose of clinical trial : To study the prospective…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Quality of Life, Functional Ability, Well-being
- Trial name
- NCT03576209
- Testing
- healthy lifestyle program
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Colorectal Cancer Control and Prevention
Beans/Bran Enriching Nutritional Eating For Intestinal Health Trial
The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of cooked navy bean powder or rice bran consumption on the stool microbiome and metabolome of colorectal cancer survivors and healthy adults.
- Trial name
- BENEFIT (NCT01929122)
- Testing
- Cooked Navy Bean Powder Meals and Snacks, Rice Bran Meals and Snacks
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Stroke, Cognitive and Attention Disorders and Disturbances
The RenAtt Method for Diagnosing and Treating Attention Problems After Stroke and Brain Injury, Further Validation of RehAtt® DiSTRO Assessment of Cognitive and Visual Function
Stroke is one of the most common long-term disabilities in the world. Despite better access to more effective acute treatment, WHO reports a prediction of almost a doubling of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) in 2050.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cognitive and Attention Disorders and Disturbances, Digital Health, Screening Strategy
- Trial name
- NCT07762274
- Testing
- Oxford Cognitive Screen
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy, Sweden and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University