Clinical trials: Sedentary Behavior / Physical Inactivity
Healthy Aging, Cognitive Decline
Cognitively Enriched Walking Program
Dementia currently affects more than 47 million people worldwide, its prevalence is forecasted to triple by 2050, and it has been reported to be one of the most costly disorders in Belgium.
- Conditions
- Healthy Aging, Cognitive Decline, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT05500183
- Testing
- Cognitively enriched walking program, walking program
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Aging, Athletic Injuries
Life After Sport: Prior Injury and Sedentary Behavior as Mechanisms of Later Poor Health
Competitive sport increases risk for musculoskeletal injury (e.g., traumatic knee injury) and may position former athletes for early onset of chronic diseases, chronic pain, poor health-related quality of life, and disability.
- Conditions
- Aging, Athletic Injuries, Physical Inactivity, Knee Injuries and Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05344001
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marquette University
Inactivity, Physical
Neuromuscular Training on Handball Players Selected Physical Fitness Components, Functional Movement and Handball Skills
The neuromuscular training improves nerve-muscle control while increasing the stability of functioning joints. Furthermore, Neuromuscular training has been proven to influence the sensitivity and reactivity of the central nervous…
- Trial name
- NCT05658978
- Testing
- Neuromuscular training, Control group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Sarcopenia, Frailty
Health Data from Well on My Legs Program
The percentage of people aged over 80 will double in 25 years, reaching 10% of the population. This means that care practices for older adults will have to be adapted.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Frailty, Physical Inactivity, Fear
- Trial name
- DS-BSSJ (NCT06659484)
- Testing
- Assessment, Multicomponent exercise program, Follow-up at T3 + 6 months and T3 + 12 months
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Smoking, Smoking Cessation
Actívatexto: Advancing Smoking Cessation and Physical Activity Among Latinos
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to assess the efficacy of Actívatexto (Aim 1) and the mediators of the presumed treatment effect (Aim 2) among Latino adults who smoke.
- Conditions
- Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT06926608
- Testing
- Actívatexto, Decídetexto
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 408 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Physical Activity
Care2BWell: Worksite Wellness for Child Care
This study will evaluate the efficacy of a 6-month child care-based intervention to improve workers' physical activity and other health-related behaviors compared to an attention control intervention (Healthy Lifestyles vs.
- Trial name
- NCT02381938
- Testing
- Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Finances
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 553 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Physical Inactivity
Impact of Mindful Walking Intervention on Daily Step Count
Mindful walking is a meditation practice that combines physical activity and mindfulness practice. This study examined whether a mindful walking intervention increased physical activity and improved health outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT03856385
- Testing
- Mindful Walking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clemson University
Physical Inactivity
Cognitive Control to Boost Physical Activity Adherence
This trial is designed to develop and test the efficacy of cognitive training strategies to improve self-regulatory capacities for middle-aged adults to adopt and sustain a physically active lifestyle.
- Trial name
- BOOST (NCT06338774)
- Testing
- Cognitive training, Exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
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
Physical Activity
Active Choice Intervention About Physical Activity for Physically Inactive Adults
This web-based experimental study aims to ascertain whether promoting an active (i.e. conscious and autonomous) choice process about physical activity results in better behavioural outcomes (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT04973813
- Testing
- Guideline + Active Choice + action&coping planning (GA+), Guideline + Active Choice (GA), Guideline + information (GI)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 564 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Healthy, Physical Activity
Physiological and Psychological Effects of Virtual Reality vs Traditional Exercise
This study aimed to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of immersive Virtual Reality (VR) as an alternative to traditional High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) by comparing physiological and psychological outcomes in…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Physical Activity, Virtual Reality, Exergame
- Trial name
- NCT06420414
- Testing
- Virtual Reality, Traditional HIIT
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
Depressive Symptoms, Aging
Digital Gaming Intervention for Older People in Long-term Care
Older people in long-term care (LTC) are often less physically active than their community-dwelling peers. Low physical activity level is associated with more symptoms of anxiety and depression as well as with lower physical…
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms, Aging, Loneliness, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06018974
- Testing
- Yetitablet gaming
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic and People Living With Chronic Respiratory Diseases
Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to clinical and functional deterioration of people living with chronic respiratory diseases (CRD).
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Asthma Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT04693975
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Sedentary Behaviors, Physical Inactivity
Effects of Virtual Reality and Traditional Exercise on Cognitive and Physical Performance in Sedentary Adults
This study aimed to compare the effects of virtual reality (VR)-based exercise and traditional exercise methods on selected physiological and cognitive parameters in sedentary individuals.
- Trial name
- VR-TRAD-EX (NCT07567144)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exercise Training, Traditional Exercise Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University
Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Exercise and Nutrition Education in Improving Physical Function and Quality of Life in Older Breast Cancer Survivors
This trial studies how well exercise and nutrition education work in improving physical function and quality of life in older breast cancer survivors.
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Trial name
- NCT03751449
- Testing
- Educational Intervention, Exercise Intervention, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Community-acquired Pneumonia
Surviving Pneumonia
The study aims to explore risk factors for poor prognosis among patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). During a 5-year study period, all patients (aged ≥ 18 years) admitted with CAP at North Zealand Hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT03795662
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Nordsjaellands Hospital
Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal
Impact of the Use of FeelWell™ Compression Garment on Individuals With a BMI ≥35
To assess the effect of wearing a custom-fitted, FDA-registered, Class I device, compression garment (Obesinov, S.A.R.L.) by an individual with a BMI ≥ 35 on his/her day-to-day quality of life over a period of one year.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal, Mobility Limitation, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT03798873
- Testing
- FeelWell™ Compression garment, Increase Mobility
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Feelwell Compression
Social Isolation, Physical Inactivity
Video-Based Exercises and Well-Being During Social Isolation
Both influenza and coronaviruses cause respiratory infections, which can lead to morbidity and mortality, especially in those who are immunocompromised or not immune to viruses (Zhu).
- Conditions
- Social Isolation, Physical Inactivity, Well-Being
- Trial name
- NCT04335851
- Testing
- Video based aerobic exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Physical Inactivity, Breast Cancer
A Community Dance Intervention Engaging Breast Cancer Survivors in a Middle-income Country
Interventions to promote physical activity among women breast cancer survivors (BCS) in low to middle-income countries are limited.
- Trial name
- NCT05252780
- Testing
- My Body, My Rhythm, My Voice
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Olga Lucia Sarmiento
Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction
Heat Therapy During Reduced Physical Activity
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether daily Finnish dry sauna therapy attenuates the adverse cardiovascular, muscular, and metabolic effects of seven days of experimentally reduced physical…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Vascular Dysfunction, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- HEAT-RPA (NCT07847424)
- Testing
- Sauna, Reduced Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham Young University