Clinical trials: Sedentary; Aging
Aging, Sedentary Lifestyle
Caminemos! Trial to Increase Walking Among Sedentary Older Latinos
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a multifaceted behavioral intervention aimed at raising walking levels among sedentary older Latinos.
- Trial name
- NCT00183014
- Testing
- The Lifetime Fitness Program, Exercise class
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Obesity, Physical Inactivity
Age and Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistance is a crucial factor for the development of type 2 diabetes and a major health problem for older adults. It is the principal mechanism by which obesity is considered to increase the risk for type 2 diabetes and…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Aging
- Trial name
- AGIR (NCT01224886)
- Testing
- Physical activity
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne
Aging
Automatic Reaction to Physical Activity and Sedentary Stimuli in Aging
Most individuals are aware of the benefits to health of regular physical activity and have good intentions to exercise. Yet, 1.4 billion people worldwide are inactive, which suggests that turning intention into action can be…
- Trial name
- NCT05704660
- Testing
- Adjusted Cognitive-biased modification task, Cognitive-biased modification task
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Aging
Feasibility and Efficacy of A Remote Tai Chi Program in Older Adults
This project is designed to explore the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a remote Tai Chi program on older adults' 24-hour movement behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep patterns).
- Trial name
- NCT06918678
- Testing
- Tai Chi intervention, Usual care condiition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Cerebrovascular Circulation
Blood Brain Flow and Exercise
Cerebral vasodilator responses to CO2 will be measured in young healthy adults, healthy sedentary older adults, and healthy exercise trained older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02653638
- Testing
- Control, Indomethacin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Aging, Falling
Effectiveness of Online Exercise Training in Geriatric Population During COVID-19
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of online exercise training in geriatric population whose daily life activity level decreased during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Conditions
- Aging, Falling, Dependence, Inactivity, Physical
- Trial name
- NCT06548880
- Testing
- Structured exercise program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Aging, Mobility Limitation
Choose to Move - Next Steps: Can 'Booster Sessions' Sustain Health Benefits of an Effective, Scaled-up, Health Promotion Program?
One-third of Canadians will be older adults (>65y) by 2050. Thus, healthy aging is a public health priority. Many older adult health promoting interventions have been implemented, yet few were scaled-up and sustained.
- Conditions
- Aging, Mobility Limitation, Sedentary Behavior, Loneliness
- Trial name
- CTM-NS (NCT04592614)
- Testing
- Choose to Move - Next Steps
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 424 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Muscle Function, Mitochondrial Function, Overweight
AMAZ-02 Effect on Exercise ToLerance in Healthy, Overweight Middle Aged Subjects (ATLAS Trial)
This is a Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study enrolling 90 healthy, overweight, middle aged subjects (30 placebo, 30 low dose and 30 high dose AMAZ-02 intervention), 40-65 years of age, who are otherwise…
- Conditions
- Muscle Function, Mitochondrial Function, Overweight, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- ATLAS (NCT03464500)
- Testing
- Mitopure 500mg, Mitopure 1000mg
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amazentis SA
Sedentary Lifestyle, Self Efficacy
Planning the Next Steps: Using an Implementation Intention Approach to Increase Daily Walking
The study goal is to design an intervention utilizing implementation intentions to help participants prospectively plan and visualize ways to increase activity for the next day among working adults who do not currently exercise…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Self Efficacy, Control Locus
- Trial name
- NCT03124563
- Testing
- Control Group, Implementation Intention Condition
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brandeis University
Sedentary Behavior, Cognitive Impairment
iBAILA - Investigating Brains & Activity to Improve Latino Aging
Examine the impact of the BAILAMOS (TM) dance program on lifestyle physical activity
- Trial name
- NCT04544358
- Testing
- BAILAMOS©
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Sedentary Lifestyle
Healthy Aging Resources to Thrive (HART)
Healthy Aging Resources to Thrive (HART) uses a rigorous two-stage randomized control design, adapted and refined based on pilot studies, to test a novel intervention to reduce sitting time in older adults.
- Trial name
- HART (NCT03739762)
- Testing
- i-STAND, Healthy Living control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 283 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Sedentary Lifestyle, Self Efficacy
Increasing Physical Activity Among Sedentary Older Adults:What, Where, When, and With Whom
The goal of this study is to develop a smart phone app to administer a behavior change program that helps adults to increase daily steps by planning where, when, and with whom to walk.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Self Efficacy, Control Locus, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03124537
- Testing
- App Experimental condition, App Condition Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brandeis University
Cancer, Aging
Real-time Behavioral Interventions
The goal of this study is to adapt an evidence-based sedentary behavior reduction intervention for men and women living in Alabama and determine its feasibility, acceptance, and limited efficacy.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Aging, Comorbidities and Coexisting Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT04457128
- Testing
- Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Sedentary Lifestyle, Blood Pressure
Blueberry Enhances Activity and Cognition Through Increased Vascular Efficiency
Recent evidence suggests that increased berry intake results in a variety of health benefits, across multiple health domains. This 3-month randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial assess the effects of combining daily…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Blood Pressure, Arterial Stiffness, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- BEACTIVE (NCT04049162)
- Testing
- Blueberry Plus Exercise (BB-EX)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sedentary Lifestyle
Effectiveness of a Physical Exercise Prescription Program in Primary Care for Adults Aged 65 and Older: PREFIS-AP
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an individualized Physical Exercise Prescription Program delivered in Primary Care for adults aged 65 years and older.
- Trial name
- NCT07394790
- Testing
- Physical Exercise Prescription Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca
Physical Inactivity
Translational Control of Anabolic Resistance in Aging Muscle
This is an interventional study enrolling older individuals aged 60-85y to observe changes during physical inactivity. This study is investigating the relation between short-term physical inactivity and the impact of muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT03839628
- Testing
- Reduced Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Cognitive Aging
Elucidating How Physical Activity and Sleep Relate to Optimal Cognitive Ageing
Increased longevity is one of the greatest success stories in public health. However, ageing is accompanied by cognitive decline which affects people's daily functioning and, if it develops to dementia, their ability to live…
- Trial name
- PASOCA (NCT05455229)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Sedentary Behavior, Aging
Promoting Fall Prevention Workshops
Physical Activity (PA) is recognized as the most effective method to prevent falls in the elderly. Yet despite there being a consensus now that Physical Activity (PA) is effective in practice, there remain many obstacles to…
- Trial name
- NCT04134585
- Testing
- semi-structured interviews
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Aging, Physical Function
Movement and Behaviours Measurement Study
There are few studies that already have validated specific raw accelerometer cut-points for people over 65 years old. The purpose of the present study is to validate raw accelerometer cut points for general people over 65 years…
- Conditions
- Aging, Physical Function, Frailty Syndrome, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- MOBEMENTS (NCT04173715)
- Testing
- Older Adults Group., Low Physical Function Status Group, Medium Physical Function Status Group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Aging, Sedentary Behavior
Impact of Cocoa Flavanols on Pulmonary Oxygen Uptake Kinetics and Exercise Tolerance in Sedentary Middle-aged Adults
In recent years, there has been significant interest in dietary flavonoids (biologically active plant-derived compounds) as potential therapeutics.
- Trial name
- NCT04370353
- Testing
- Cocoa flavanols
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University