Clinical trials: Sedentary Adults
Sedentary Lifestyle, Metabolic Disorders
Concurrent Training and Metabolic Profile, Lung Function, Quality of Life and Stress
Physical inactivity and sedentary time are highly prevalent worldwide and are associated with many adverse health outcomes. Workers adults spend two-thirds of their workday sitting, so they are particularly at risk.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Metabolic Disorders, Concurrent Exercise, Lung Function Decreased
- Trial name
- NCT04868240
- Testing
- Concurrent training program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
Exercise, Sedentary Older Adults
Internet Intervention Promotes Physical Activity in Sedentary Older Adults
This study evaluated the efficacy of a 12-week Internet intervention to help sedentary older adults adopt and maintain an exercise regimen.
- Trial name
- NCT01579240
- Testing
- Internet exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 368 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.
Breast Cancer Female, Physical Inactivity
Physical Activity for Adults in the Ontario Breast Screening Program
There is "strong" evidence that physical activity (PA) can reduce the risk of breast cancer (Bernstein, 2009; Kehm et al., 2020), which is important for individuals at higher-than-average risk due to their family history or…
- Trial name
- NCT06405568
- Testing
- Physical activity intervention
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Aging, Physical Inactivity
Evaluating Impact and Implementation of Choose to Move (Phase 3)
The objectives of this study are to 1) evaluate whether Choose to Move (CTM) improves health outcomes in older adults who participate and 2) assess whether CTM is delivered as planned and what factors support or inhibit delivery…
- Conditions
- Aging, Physical Inactivity, Mobility Limitation, Loneliness
- Trial name
- CTM (NCT05497648)
- Testing
- Choose to Move
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Overweight (BMI > 25), Obese But Otherwise Healthy Participants
Pistachio Snacking and Metabolic Flexibility
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of pistachio snacking on metabolic flexibility (at rest, during exercise, and in post-exercise recovery) in healthy overweight and obese adults.
- Conditions
- Overweight (BMI > 25), Obese But Otherwise Healthy Participants, Overweight or Obese, Obese Patients (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²)
- Trial name
- NCT07340125
- Testing
- Pistachio
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
PreDiabetes, Sedentary Lifestyle
Exercise Training and Metabolic Flexibility in Prediabetes
The purpose of the study is to determine if a 6-week exercise training program promotes exercise-induced metabolic flexibility, that is, the ability to switch fuel sources for energy, in older prediabetic adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04051229
- Testing
- 6-week exercise training program, Standardized isoenergetic high fat diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Sedentary Lifestyle, Behavioral Intervention
Effects of Baduanjin Exercise on Improving Health in Sedentary Young and Middle-Aged Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a 12-week Baduanjin exercise program can improve health in sedentary young and middle-aged adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT07482995
- Testing
- Baduanjin exercise, General Health Education
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Low Mood, Mild Depression
Feasibility Study of an Online Physical Activity Intervention for Youth With Depression
Physical activity (PA) has recently been established as both a primary intervention for mild to moderate, and a secondary therapy for moderate to severe Major Depressive Disorder (MDD; Fortier et al., 2020).
- Conditions
- Low Mood, Mild Depression, Moderate Depression, Inactivity, Physical
- Trial name
- NCT05386745
- Testing
- physical activity
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Victoria
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Oxygen Deficiency
Oxygenation Changes After 2-month Exercise in Sedentary Older Adults With Diabetes
The aim of the study is to determine the physiological evidence of how muscular and cerebral oxygenation changes link to fatigue, physical, and cognitive performance after moderate-intensity exercise in sedentary older adults…
- Trial name
- NCT04626453
- Testing
- 2-month home moderate-intensity exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Orthopedic Disorder, Arthropathy of Knee
Study to Reduce Sitting in Older Adults Undergoing Hip or Knee Replacements
The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility of an intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in older adults waiting for hip and knee replacements.
- Conditions
- Orthopedic Disorder, Arthropathy of Knee, Arthropathy of Hip, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- INTEREST (NCT03740412)
- Testing
- Sedentary behaviour reduction using motivational interviewing, education, individualised feedback, goal-setting, self-monitoring, environmental modification, and supportive phone calls
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Zumba Exercise, Halotherapy
Effect of 12 Weeks of Zumba Combined With Halotherapy on Body Composition, Respiratory, and Cardiorespiratory Parameters in Sedentary Older Adults
This randomized controlled trial examined the effects of a 12-week Zumba exercise program combined with halotherapy on body composition, aerobic capacity, and physical fitness parameters in adult women.
- Conditions
- Zumba Exercise, Halotherapy, Physical Fitness, Body Composition
- Trial name
- NCT07423624
- Testing
- Zumba + Halotherapy Group, Control
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Gümüşhane Universıty
Functional Disability, Obesity
Effects of a Weight Reduction and Lifestyle Program in Older Adults
This research study will assess the effects of two different programs on weight, body composition, mobility and improved health. Measures of health will include functional abilities, and physical performance.
- Conditions
- Functional Disability, Obesity, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT00714506
- Testing
- Diet and physical activity, Physical activity control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Physical Inactivity, Weight Gain
Testing Responses of Young Adults to Intervention Messages for Promoting Physical Activity Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a precision (person-specific and context-sensitive) messaging algorithm for increasing physical activity and slowing weight gain in insufficiently-active young adults.
- Trial name
- TRY AIM (NCT05794178)
- Testing
- Education, Activity tracker, Text messaging (random timing and selection)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Physical Activity
A Micro-randomized Trial of HeartSteps, an mHealth Intervention for Increasing Physical Activity
The aim of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of contextually tailored activity suggestions and activity planning for increasing physical activity among sedentary adults.
- Trial name
- HS (NCT03225521)
- Testing
- HeartSteps: A just-in-time adaptive intervention for increasing physical activity amongst sedentary adults.
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Plyometric Exercise, Sedentary Behavior
Efficiency in 4-week Plyometric Training: Lower Limb Improvement in Sedentary Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of different volumes of plyometric training on lower limb muscle strength, power, and muscle activity in sedentary individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT05928130
- Testing
- plyometric training protocol
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rodrigo Lizama Perez
Physical Inactivity
Steps Toward Adapting Physical Activity Guidelines for the Lower Mississippi Delta Population
This feasibility study specifically addresses the issue of adapting US dietary guidelines physical activity recommendations to the population of the Lower Mississippi Delta.
- Trial name
- STEPS (NCT01264757)
- Testing
- Physical Activity Educational Materials, Pedometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Type 2 Diabetes, Muscular Atrophy
Exercise Training as an Intervention to Improve Muscle Function and Recovery Following Bed Rest in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of this research is to gather data on how exercise can help recovery of muscle mass, strength, and physical function after bedrest in older adults with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Muscular Atrophy, Sedentary Behavior, Exercise
- Trial name
- RECOVER (NCT04057677)
- Testing
- Bed Rest Intervention, Exercise Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Aging, Cardiovascular Diseases
Physical Inactivity Impacts on Blood Vessel Health and Glucose Levels in an Aging Population
Physical inactivity is known to increase post meal blood sugar levels in young, active populations. However, how quickly this may occur in active, older adults is not clear.
- Conditions
- Aging, Cardiovascular Diseases, Glucose Intolerance
- Trial name
- NCT04812392
- Testing
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leryn Reynolds
Physical Inactivity, Aging
Motivating Activity Through Text Communications - Helping Adults Increase Movement
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effect of different types of text messages on physical activity levels of middle-aged and older adults and to determine whether these messages are effective in adults age 40 and…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Aging, Cognitive Ability, Behavior Change
- Trial name
- MATCH AIM (NCT07593677)
- Testing
- Text Messaging Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Frailty, Malnutrition
Frail2Fit Study: Online Nutrition and Exercise Support for Older Adults With Frailty
Frail2Fit will explore the feasibility of training volunteers to deliver online nutrition, exercise, and behaviour change (supported self-management) to improve the health of older people after discharge from hospital.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Malnutrition, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05384730
- Testing
- Group nutrition and exercise support
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust