Clinical trials: Physical Inactivity
Obesity
Project Fit:a School- and Community-based Obesity Intervention
Project FIT is a collaboration between the public school system, local health systems, physicians, neighborhood associations, businesses, faith-based leaders, community agencies and university researchers to develop a…
- Trial name
- FIT (NCT01385046)
- Testing
- Project Fit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Infectious Disease, COVID-19
The Study Estimates the Longitudinal Impact of a Gamified Health Education App on Students' Health and Learning Outcomes
The primary aim of this study is to assess and quantify the longitudinal impact of a mobile App-based module - FYA-003 - which is a gamified health education module for children promoting nutrition, physical activity, health…
- Conditions
- Infectious Disease, COVID-19, Physical Inactivity, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- DVx-SCHOOL (NCT05458141)
- Testing
- FYA-003
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carnegie Mellon University
Inactivity
Seamos Activas: Increasing Physical Activity Among Latinas
The overarching goal of this project is to develop a culturally congruent intervention to increase levels of physical activity among sedentary Latinas (i.e., Latina/Hispanic women).
- Trial name
- NCT00724165
- Testing
- Intervention, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Motor Activity, Body Weight
Effects of Aerobic Exercise Detraining
The proposed study seeks to better understand the role of body weight, energy expenditure, and energy intake as mechanisms of body weight gain during detraining following aerobic exercise.
- Conditions
- Motor Activity, Body Weight, Obesity
- Trial name
- E-Mechanic_Fol (NCT02158130)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
Children- Sit Less, Move More (C-SLAMM): Increasing Physical Activity and Decreasing Sedentary Behaviour in Children
The Children Sit Less, Move More (C-SLAMM) study aims to test the feasibility and potential effect of a multi-component school and home-based pilot cluster randomized control trial on reducing sedentary behavior and increasing…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior, Health Behavior, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05854355
- Testing
- C-SLAMM Study
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Insulin Resistance, Deteriorated Glucose Homeostasis
Insulinotropic Effect of GIP and GLP-1 Before and After Reduced Glucose Tolerance
The incretin effect in patients with type two diabetes is reduced. The investigators have previously shown that it is possible to induce a defect in the incretin effect in healthy individuals.
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Deteriorated Glucose Homeostasis, Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT01173978
- Testing
- Steroid hormone, No intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen
Physical Inactivity, Eating Behavior
Health Behaviour Change in Brazilians
Chronic diseases are the leading health problem in Brazil and Canada. Such diseases share common risk factors in common, such as physical inactivity, poor diet, and smoking.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Eating Behavior, Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT05460897
- Testing
- Health behaviour change
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Cancer, Physical Inactivity
Study of Clinic-delivered Physical Activity Referrals to Cancer Survivors
Background: Cancer survivors have a greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have low physical activity levels. Physical inactivity is one modifiable risk factor for CVD, and increased physical activity has shown a…
- Trial name
- NCT05216380
- Testing
- ActivityLink
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction
Heat Therapy During Reduced Physical Activity
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether daily Finnish dry sauna therapy attenuates the adverse cardiovascular, muscular, and metabolic effects of seven days of experimentally reduced physical…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- HEAT-RPA (NCT07847424)
- Testing
- Sauna, Reduced Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham Young University
Weight Gain Prevention, Physical Inactivity
Family Fit Iterative App Development
The overall aim of this study is to test the acceptability and usability of a mobile application (app) for family-based physical activity and weight gain prevention among parent/guardian and child (ages 9-12 years) dyads.
- Trial name
- NCT06148246
- Testing
- Family Fit Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Obesity-Related Malignant Neoplasm
Utilization of a Peer-Based Approach for the Promotion of Physical Activity in Inactive Women
This clinical trial tests the effect of a physical activity intervention that emphasizes support between partners in women who are not physically active.
- Trial name
- NCT05053113
- Testing
- Activity Monitor, Educational Intervention, Survey Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Mood Disorders, Physical Inactivity
Cardiopulmonary Assesments in Mood Disorders
The importance of cardiorespiratory impact in mental diseases is generally emphasized in studies, but it is noteworthy that cardiorespiratory affects in mood disorders have not been sufficiently investigated.
- Conditions
- Mood Disorders, Physical Inactivity, Respiratory Function Impaired
- Trial name
- NCT06181123
- Testing
- Cardiorespiratory Assesments
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mustafa Kemal University
Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
Move@NUS: a Digital Intervention Cohort Promoting Healthy Movement Behaviours
The aim of the Move@NUS pilot study is to determine the feasibility of establishing a digital intervention cohort to monitor and improve the health and wellbeing of students by encouraging them to engage in healthy movement…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior, Sleep Insufficiency, Well-Being, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT06597890
- Testing
- educational content (sleep hygiene), sleep hygiene strategies, reminders
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Sedentary Behavior / Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Healthy Young Individuals
Variable vs Fixed Auditory-Cued Stepping Training
This study investigates whether stepping training that uses an unpredictable, variable auditory cue - changing both the timing and the direction of each step - improves dynamic balance and stepping adaptability more than stepping…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior / Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Healthy Young Individuals, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT07841379
- Testing
- Variable-Timing, Variable-Direction Auditory-Cued Stepping Training, Fixed-Timing, Fixed-Direction Auditory-Cued Stepping Training
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beshoy Maher Rezk Hanna
Physical Inactivity
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Six-week Physical Activity Intervention for Black Women
The current study will be a randomized controlled pilot study conducted in the Midwest. Participants will be randomly assigned to a behavioral intervention or a wait-list control group, each lasting six weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT05997888
- Testing
- At-Home Strength Training Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Inactivity/Low Levels of Exercise
My Exercise. A Team-based Workplace Intervention for Increased Exercise
The aim of this research study is to assess the effectiveness of an intervention on exercise and health, and to contribute to the understanding of how team-based worksite health promotion programs should be designed in order to…
- Trial name
- Myexercise (NCT02429635)
- Testing
- My exercise
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Old Age
Breaking-up Sedentary Time and 2 Weeks Detraining
Regularly interrupting sedentary behavior (SB) with activity breaks may attenuate postprandial glucose (PPG) excursions and improve glycemic control.
- Trial name
- NCT04142346
- Testing
- Sitting + moderate intensity breaks
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lisbon
Overweight Adolescents, Obesity, Adolescent
The Use of Mobile Applications in Obese and Overweight Adolescents for Health Improvement
Overweight and obesity, understood as an accumulation of abnormal and excessive fat, are the second leading cause of preventable and avoidable mortality in developed countries, with more than 340 million children and adolescents…
- Conditions
- Overweight Adolescents, Obesity, Adolescent, Physical Inactivity, Mobile Phone Use
- Trial name
- NCT06089876
- Testing
- STRAVA mobile application
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Inactivity, Physical, Sedentary Behavior
The YourMove Study: Optimizing Individualized and Adaptive mHealth Interventions Via Control Systems Engineering Methods
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of a new digital health tool that uses a phone and smartwatch to encourage physical activity and increase weekly amounts of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) over…
- Trial name
- YourMove (NCT05598996)
- Testing
- COT-Based Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 386 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Text Messaging to Promote Walking Among Latino Adults at Risk for Peripheral Arterial Disease
The purpose of this study is to learn about the impact of text messaging on physical activity in persons with risk factors for peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
- Trial name
- NCT02622282
- Testing
- Text Messages, Phone Calls, Handout
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center