Clinical trials: Sedentary Adults
The Study Will Recruit Adults Aged 60 Years or Older
Adapted Yoga for Inactive Older Adults
There is evidence that yoga has beneficial effects on several aspects of physical and mental health. However, few studies have explored the acceptability and health effects of yoga in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02663726
- Testing
- Yoga, Written advice
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Physical Activity, Energy Intake
Effects of Different Timing of Brisk Walking on Human Behaviours
The purpose of this project is to investigate the effects of exercise at different times of day on 72-hour eating behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in physically inactive adults.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Energy Intake, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06962566
- Testing
- Morning exercise, Evening exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Prediabetes
Effects of Standing on Glycemia in Prediabetic Adults
The study is a crossover, pilot trial examining the acute effects of standing on blood sugar in prediabetic, working adults. Participants will complete oral glucose tolerance testing, once while sitting and once while standing.
- Trial name
- NCT01884792
- Testing
- Sitting OGTT, Standing OGTT, Sitting CGM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Healthy
Relationship Between Modified Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test and Shoulder Endurance Test in Young Active and Sedentary Individuals
This study is planned to examine the relationship between Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST) performance with Posterior Shoulder Endurance Test in healthy young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06571435
- Testing
- Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST), and Posterior Shoulder Endurance Test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Older Adults
Relationships Among Sedentary Behaviors and Other Factors
Due to the increasing sedentary behaviors in older adults, it is important to understand the factors related to sedentary behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT04039438
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Sedentary Time, Insomnia
mPATH for Low-income Older Adults
Although empirical research suggests that physical activity interventions benefit cognition and sleep in older adults in general, the possible benefit of physical activity is understudied in low-income older adults.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Time, Insomnia, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT05935241
- Testing
- mPATH, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Physical Inactivity, Cerebral Palsy
Effects of Physical Activity on Prescription (PAP) as a Health-enhancing Intervention in People With Disabilities
Physical inactivity is an increasing problem in the general population in society. However, in people with disabilities, inactivity is even more frequently reported.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- PAP (NCT05867940)
- Testing
- Physical activity on prescription
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
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
Insulin Growth Factor I Deficiency, IGF1 Deficiency
Effect of a HIIT Program on Quality of Life, Executive Functions, and IGF-1 Response in Sedentary Young University Women
Sedentary lifestyle, understood as an activity that requires minimal body movement (Tremblay et al., 2017), is one of the main factors responsible for chronic diseases in Young adults.
- Conditions
- Insulin Growth Factor I Deficiency, IGF1 Deficiency, Executive Function Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05642169
- Testing
- HIIT, HIIT+PA, CON
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
Functional Fitness Deterioration, Gait Balance
Health and Gait Outcomes in Elderly Dancers Compared to Inactive Adults
The aim of this observational study is to assess functional fitness and spatial-temporal gait parameters in individuals aged 65 years and over who regularly participate in senior dance classes.
- Trial name
- NCT07170241
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Kovács Éva
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
Depressive Symptoms, Loneliness
Online Mindfulness-Based College for Young Adults
MB-College (MBC) is an 9-week, 9 session program (i.e., the study intervention being tested in the RCT) providing systematic and intensive training in mindfulness meditation practices, applied to health behaviors relevant to…
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms, Loneliness, Sedentary Behavior, Mindfulness
- Trial name
- MBC (NCT04733300)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based College for Young Adults, Health Education for Young Adults
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eric Loucks
Sedentary Behavior, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Combined Effects of Prolonged Sitting and Mental Stress on the Cardiovascular System
Prolonged sitting may pose a public health risk through its effects on the cardiovascular system, and may lead to impaired whole-body cardiovascular health, which includes both vascular and cerebrovascular function.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Mental Stress, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT04207333
- Testing
- Mental Arithmetic Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
PreDiabetes, Diabetes
Randomized Trial of Exercise Promotion in Primary Care
Millions of Americans have diabetes or prediabetes, for which regular physical activity can reduce risks of unfavorable outcomes of these conditions.
- Conditions
- PreDiabetes, Diabetes, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- EPPC (NCT04445168)
- Testing
- Telephone-based motivational interviews
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 451 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Obesity, Physical Inactivity
Exercise Snacks Enabled by an mHealth Intervention Delivered in General Practice to Promote a Sustainable Active Lifestyle in Adults With Obesity
Adults with obesity gain as much from regular physical activity as anyone else, but structured exercise programmes are hard to sustain once the programme ends.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- SnackFIT (NCT07867665)
- Testing
- Exercise snacks programme, Conversational agent, Wrist-worn activity tracker
- Where
- 3 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 306 people
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Diabetes, Inactivity
Analysis of the NuStep as an Introductory Fitness Regimen
The purpose of this research study is to determine if participation in a fifteen week introductory exercise regimen using the NuStep by sedentary adults diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes will affect exercise adherence and…
- Trial name
- NCT00954694
- Testing
- NuStep fitness apparatus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Exercise, Sedentary Behavior
Responses to Physical Activity Messages Among Midlife Adults
The purpose of this study is to test the short-term effects of physical activity promotion messages designed for midlife adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Sedentary Behavior, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT04711512
- Testing
- Encouragement/Support, Social Comparison
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rowan University
Non-sedentary
Effects of a Dual Task Protocol on Cognition and Functionality in Non-sedentary Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of a dual task protocol on cognitive domains and functional capacity in non-sedentary older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02235922
- Testing
- Dual task training, Conventional training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Sedentary Lifestyle
Exercise, Cognitive Function and Neuroplasticity in Healthy Adults
The overall goal of the proposed study is to compare the effects of 4 weeks of moderate or high intensity aerobic exercise on neuroplasticity, cognitive performance and gait and postural control in sedentary healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02994134
- Testing
- Moderate intensity exercise., High intensity exercise.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Sedentary Lifestyle
Reducing Sedentary Behavior vs. Increasing Physical Activity in Older Adults
This study is a randomized trial that will compare the effects of two, 12-week activity interventions on patterns of physical activity, physical health, and quality of life measures in 40 older adults who are able to walk for…
- Trial name
- RISE (NCT02146001)
- Testing
- Reducing sedentary behavior group, Moderate-to-vigorous activity group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh