Clinical trials: Recreational Physical Activity
Gait Disorder, Sensorimotor
Step Rate in Recreational Runners
This will be a pilot study to determine if a 6 week home training program can increase preferred step rate (cadence) in recreational runners.
- Trial name
- NCT03057522
- Testing
- Change in running cadence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
Type 2 Diabetes
Soccer and Health: Diet and Exercise on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The present study aims to evaluate the impact of a soccer training program lasting 12 weeks in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Trial name
- NCT02554643
- Testing
- Diet, Soccer, Running
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Muscle Fatigue Caused by Repetitive Muscle Exercise
Portable Low-Level Laser Therapy for Recovery After a Quadriceps-Dominant Fatiguing Task in Recreational Runners
This randomized, sham-controlled, two-period crossover study evaluated the effects of portable 808-nm low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on acute recovery and running biomechanics following a quadriceps-dominant fatiguing task in…
- Trial name
- NCT07808814
- Testing
- LLLT
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chia Nan University of Pharmacy ＆ Science
Thoracic Kyphosis, Cyclists
Effectiveness of Comprehensive Corrective Exercises Program on Kyphosis in Recreational Cyclists
My study aim to investigate the effectiveness of comprehensive corrective exercise program on kyphosis in recreational cyclists.
- Trial name
- NCT06464783
- Testing
- Comprehensive Corrective Exercise Program, Thoracic Exercise Program
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Exercise Response, Physical Fitness
Heart Rate Vs. Race Pace-Based Prescription Training in Recreational Distance Runners
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare adherence to training prescription-defined as the percentage of time spent within the prescribed intensity zone-using either a race pace-based method or a heart…
- Conditions
- Exercise Response, Physical Fitness, Athletic Performance, Running Endurance
- Trial name
- NCT07109089
- Testing
- Race Pace-based training, Heart Rate-Based Training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Anaerobic Performance, Sports Nutrition
Pre-Sleep Creatine Enhances Anaerobic Power in Recreationally Active Females
This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial designed to examine the effects of pre-sleep creatine monohydrate supplementation on anaerobic performance and muscle damage markers in recreationally active…
- Conditions
- Anaerobic Performance, Sports Nutrition, Exercise Recovery, Muscle Fatigue
- Trial name
- SleepCrM (NCT06937190)
- Testing
- Creatine Monohydrate
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Muscle Protein Synthetic Response to Protein, Muscle Protein Synthesis
Diet Synergy in Muscle Protein Synthesis
In the present semi-crossover randomized design, 15 recreationally active young adults (19-40 y) will receive stable isotope tracer infusions and perform a single bout of resistance exercise.
- Conditions
- Muscle Protein Synthetic Response to Protein, Muscle Protein Synthesis, Muscle Health, Protein Metabolism
- Trial name
- POTATO (NCT07367854)
- Testing
- Resistance Exercise, Potato and Beef, Bread and Beef
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Exercise, Healthy
Bone and Body Composition Adaptations to Physical Training
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate how different exercise programs alter bone density, structure, and strength in adults.
- Trial name
- BoBCAT (NCT06972862)
- Testing
- Osteogenic Index Optimized Exercise Training Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 206 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sedentary Lifestyle
Gaming and Training Combined to Help Adolescents Get More Physically Active
The purpose of this study is to investigate if playing a newly developed videogame that requires physical activity (e.g. exergame), leads to increased physical activity and health benefits in children and adolescents who do not…
- Trial name
- NCT03663699
- Testing
- Exergaming
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Menopause
Effects of a Recreational Team Handball-based Programme on Health and Physical Fitness of Postmenopausal Women
This study aimed at determining the short- (16 weeks) and long-term (36 weeks) health and physical fitness effects and adherence of recreational team handball training for postmenopausal women without previous experience with the…
- Trial name
- H4HW (NCT05292261)
- Testing
- Recreational team handball
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University Institute of Maia
Recreational Basket Ball Players
Triceps Range of Motion Exercise on Shooting Accuracy
Theories support that nearly all the movements performed by athletes- from rebounding to steal the basketball, to riding a bicycle occur within a small range of motion and training in partial range can improve the isometric…
- Trial name
- NCT04128826
- Testing
- Resistance Training
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Ankle Injuries
Effects of Progressive Exercise Method Using Balance Board in Recreational Athletes With Functional Ankle Instability
Ankle sprains are common injuries in physically active individuals who are involved in sports such as soccer and volleyball. It is also frequently seen in sedentary individuals who are not physically active and in people who…
- Trial name
- NCT06041243
- Testing
- Game-Based Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Exercise Training
Football 4 Health in Middle-aged to Older Adults
Ageing in humans is accompanied by a progressive decline in lower-limb muscle power production. In addition to a decline in musculoskeletal fitness, ageing is associated with a reduction in cardiovascular and metabolic fitness.
- Trial name
- NCT05722899
- Testing
- Football training
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Exercise Performance
Effects of Beetroot Juice and Caffeinated Coffee on Exercise Performance in Recreationally Active Men
The goal of this clinical trial was to evaluate how acute intake of beetroot juice, caffeinated coffee, and their combination affected aerobic and anaerobic exercise performance in healthy recreationally active men.
- Trial name
- NCT07797062
- Testing
- Beetroot juice, Caffeinated Turkish Coffee, Water
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Effect of Omega-3 Supplementation on Exercise Performance and Muscle Tissue Functions
Omega-3 Supplementation Combined With Endurance Training Improve Running Economy in Recreational Runners.
Recreational male runners participated in 12 weeks training and omega-3 supplementation programme. Before starting and at the end of the 12-week cycle, the runners performed an increasing intensity treadmill test where oxygen…
- Trial name
- NCT04780451
- Testing
- Omega-3 supplementation in recreational runners
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
Mechanical Neck Pain, Tennis
The Effects of Spinal Mobilization Added to an Exercise Program in Recreational Tennis Players With Mechanical
This prospective, single-blind, parallel-group randomized controlled trial evaluated whether adding cervical and thoracic spinal mobilization (Maitland concept, grades I-IV) to a structured home therapeutic exercise program…
- Conditions
- Mechanical Neck Pain, Tennis, Pain, Manual Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT07575542
- Testing
- Behavioral: Home Therapeutic Exercise Program, Maitland Cervical and Upper Thoracic Spinal Mobilization
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istinye University
Healthy, Exercise
Digital Mindset Intervention for Half Marathon Performance
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test whether a brief digital mindset training program can improve performance among recreational runners training for a half marathon in New Zealand in 2025.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Exercise, Psychological Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT06972121
- Testing
- Mindset Intervention, Marathon Performance Training
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- University of Auckland, New Zealand
Parkinson Disease, Accidental Falls
Home-Based Exercise Program After Community Balance Training for Parkinson's Disease
This study tested whether a home-based exercise program helps older adults with Parkinson's disease keep the improvements they gain from a community balance program.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Accidental Falls, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07859566
- Testing
- Home-based exercise program with remote checking and coaching, General wellness guidance
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University
Physical Inactivity, Disability Physical
A Person-Centered Geotagged Social Networking System to Promote Physical Activity in the Community
The multilevel socio-ecological barriers to physical activity experienced by people with physical disabilities cut across structures and systems, community, institutions and organizations, interpersonal, and individual levels.
- Trial name
- RECTECHIV (NCT05216393)
- Testing
- RecTech Match Website
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham