Clinical trials: Sedentary Behavior
Physical Inactivity
Factorial Trial Testing Guided Thinking Tasks to Optimize a Physical Activity Intervention
The objective of this study is to optimize a novel, audio-recorded physical activity intervention that is scalable. Using principles of the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) framework, a full factorial study will test the…
- Trial name
- NCT05235360
- Testing
- Episodic future thinking, Positive affect imagery, Action planning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern Methodist University
Sedentary Adults
Effects of Flexi-Bar Training in Different Postures on Core Muscle Activation, Trunk Muscle Strength, and Balance in Sedentary Adults
Trunk stability is a fundamental basis for achieving proximal stability and facilitating distal mobility, and is closely associated with balance control and neuromuscular coordination.
- Trial name
- NCT07872566
- Testing
- Flexi-Bar training with sitting posture, Flexi-Bar training with standing posture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fooyin University
Sedentary Lifestyle
Sedentary Behavior Interrupted - A Pilot Study of Acute Interventions on Prolonged Sitting
Sedentary behavior, characterized by excess sitting time during waking hours, is detrimental to health and increases cardiometabolic disease risk, independent of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT02743286
- Testing
- Frequent sit-to-stands, Walking breaks, Stand more
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
Lottery Incentives for Moving
The purpose of the study is to learn more about effective ways to motivate people to increase their non-exercise energy expenditure exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT01278654
- Testing
- Incentive to exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard University
Physical Activity, Biological Aging
Exercise Referral Schemes Enhanced by Self-Management Strategies to Battle Sedentary Behaviour
The increase of the elderly population leads to increased prevalence of frailty, risk for poor health outcomes, and related health and social care costs.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Biological Aging, Frail Older Adults, Controlled Clinical Trials, Randomized
- Trial name
- SitLESS (NCT02629666)
- Testing
- ERS and/or Self-management Strategies
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ramon Llull
Cognition
Pilot Study of Active Desk in Primary School : Effects on Cognitive Capacities, Physical Capacities and Well-being
Physical activity (PA) is insufficient in children with three quarters of them who do not meet the WHO's recommendations. Physical inactivity is growing during adolescence; in part due to the time spend in sedentary behaviors at…
- Trial name
- BICLASS (NCT04880759)
- Testing
- bike desks in the classroom
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Physical Inactivity, Healthy Aging
Cost-effectiveness and Efficacy of Different Physical Exercise Interventions (ExerMOT4Health)
Online exercise has increased in popularity during the pandemic, but there is no evidence of its feasibility and benefits in older people and the influence of motivational strategies.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Healthy Aging, Older Adult
- Trial name
- ExerMOT4Health (NCT06425679)
- Testing
- Supervised synchronous online exercise intervention without motivational strategies, Supervised synchronous online exercise intervention with motivational strategies, Supervised face to face exercise intervention without motivational strategies
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cadiz
Core Stabilization, Sedentary Behavior
The Effects of Core Stabilization Exercises on Balance, Trunk Muscle Endurance and Posture on Sedentary Individuals
There are very few studies on the effect of core stabilization exercises on balance, posture and trunk muscle endurance in healthy sedentary individuals in literature.
- Trial name
- NCT05970523
- Testing
- Core Stabilization Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Quality of Life
Effects of Genetic Variation on the Efficacy of Aerobic Exercise
This study investigates whether, after six weeks of exercise, a genetic variant (Val66Met) in the gene that makes a molecule (BDNF) important for brain health and function, influences the beneficial effects of a further session…
- Trial name
- NCT03670186
- Testing
- High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Health Behavior, Health-Related Behavior
Preventive Remediation for OptiMal StudentS (PROMESS-Group)
Health students exhibit excessive sedentary behavior, elevated stress levels, and significant sleep disturbances, all of which contribute to a decline in their overall health, quality of life, and learning capacities.
- Trial name
- PROMESS-Group (NCT07030751)
- Testing
- Stress management, sleep improvement and fatigue reduction, sedentary behaviors reduction and physical activity promotion.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research on Healthcare Performance Lab U1290
Physical Inactivity
Physical Activity in Health Promotion Course on the Physical Activity Habits
The goal of this interventional study is to learn about 10-week "Physical Activity in Health Promotion" course on the physical activity habits of university students.
- Trial name
- NCT05711251
- Testing
- Physical Activity in Health Promotion
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
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
Sleep Disorder, Depressive Disorder
Effects of 12-week Exercise Program on Sleep Quality and Fear of Death in Geriatric Individuals
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of regular aerobic exercise program on tanatophobia and sleep quality in elderly individuals, and to evaluate the relationship between sleep disorder and fear of death.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Death, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- EXDES (NCT05418283)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Fitness Trackers, Sedentary Time
Fullscale_Intervention Study: Genetic Risk Communication in Coronary Heart Disease and Wearables
Background: This study aims to determine the effects of communicating genetic risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) alone or in combination with goal setting and prompts from a wearable device on objectively measured sedentary…
- Conditions
- Fitness Trackers, Sedentary Time, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Coronary Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05789966
- Testing
- Genetic Risk Estimate+Health Coaching, Genetic Risk Estimate + Fitbit Functions+Health Coaching
- Volunteers
- 414 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Obesity, Physical Activity
Treatment of Pediatric Obesity (TOP) - A Multidisciplinary Approach Involving Adolescents and Their Peers
The purpose of this study is to analyse if a multidisciplinary approach including peers is effective in the treatment of obesity in adolescence.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- TOP (NCT02024061)
- Testing
- Peer support, Regular treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Portugal
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grupo Lusófona
Health, Subjective, Healthy
Prevalence of Sedentary Lifestyle, Pre-hypertension, and Obesity
Hypertension has been a serious problem among people from different ages in the last few decades, so by taking this in consideration we decided to search for specific risk factors that cause hypertension in young healthy adults…
- Trial name
- NCT05629351
- Testing
- Observational Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 382 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
Overweight, Obese
Evaluating the Effects Two Diets Combined With Exercise in Persons With Abdominal Obesity (The SHAPE5 Study)
Abdominal obesity, which is affected by a lack of physical activity and excess weight, put people at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obese, Sedentary, Abdominal Obesity
- Trial name
- SHAPE5 (NCT00990457)
- Testing
- Weight Loss Diets Plus Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Foot Diseases
Comparison of the Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Interventions on Foot Function, Foot Pressure, and Balance in Sedentary Individuals
Comparison of the Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Interventions on Foot Function, Foot Pressure, and Balance in Sedentary Individuals
- Trial name
- NCT07260747
- Testing
- VR Biodex Group, Video-Based VR Group, Control Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Cystic Fibrosis, Postural Defect
The Effect of Bone Mineral Density in Patients With Adult Cystic Fibrosis
The study was conducted in the age range of 18-45 December, who were diagnosed with Cystic fibrosis.
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Postural Defect, Pulmonary Disease, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT06088485
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Pregnancy Related, Exercise
INcreasing Steps in PREgnancy Study
This pilot study will test the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a remotely-delivered intervention for increasing daily physical activity levels and reducing sedentary behavior during pregnancy among women who are…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Exercise, Sedentary Behavior, Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
- Trial name
- INSPiRE (NCT05455008)
- Testing
- Remotely-delivered health coaching intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa