Clinical trials: Stress and Performance
Healthy Volunteer
Evaluation of Astaxanthin Properties on Anti-fatigue
Ten young, healthy, physically active male college students were crossed over for AST or placebo supplements randomized into placebo or AST trials and orally consumed placebo or AST (28 mg/d) supplements for four days.
- Trial name
- NCT06593535
- Testing
- Astaxanthin (AST trial)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Motor Activity, Attention Deficit
Sublingual Glycine vs. Placebo on Attentional Difficulties and Hyperactivity in Prepuberal Children
This study is designed to investigate effects on attentional performance and motoric activity of 100 mg microencapsulated glycine (Bidicin® from Biotiki®) compared to placebo after treatment with t.i.d.
- Conditions
- Motor Activity, Attention Deficit, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT02655276
- Testing
- microencapsulated Glycine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eberhard Schulz
Healthy, Cognitive Change
Cognitive Augmentation Via Multimodal Sensing and Auricular Neurostimulation
The goal of this clinical trial is to extend this period of optimal cognitive performance by applying neurostimulation to buffer health volunteers against the effects of increased levels of stress, distraction, and cybersickness.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Cognitive Change, Effects of External Neurostimulation on Cognition
- Trial name
- CAMSAN (NCT06782360)
- Testing
- Active Neurostimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OpenBCI
Anaerobic Performance
Psychophysical Aspects of Maximal Anaerobic Performance
During anaerobic exercise, the metabolic pathway of glycolysis is used in order to produces high-energy compounds adenosine triphosphate (ATP).The level of lactic acid in the blood is a marker to the increased protons…
- Trial name
- NCT01770288
- Testing
- Anaerobic wingate test
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Inflammation, Oxidative Stress
Impact of Haskap Berries on Recovery From High Intensity Resistance Training
The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine how certain food items affect oxidative stress, inflammation, and performance recovery from exercise induced muscle damage in a resistance trained population.
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Resistance Exercise, Recovery
- Trial name
- NCT07344727
- Testing
- Haskap berry smoothie
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Stress, Psychological
Stress Inoculation Training (SIT): An Evidence-Based, Military Aligned Psychological Performance and Health Sustainment Prototype
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of augmenting existing/traditional Navy military training with the manualized SIT Core Protocol (CP) utilizing the established augmentation procedure set as measured by…
- Trial name
- NCT06656780
- Testing
- SIT, DCA-FF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Athletic Performance, Muscle Fatigue
The Effect of Hydrogen Rich Water Intake on Acute Body Response and Following Recovery After 5 km Run in Untrained Men
The aim of this randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled cross-over study is to evaluate the effect of hydrogen rich water intake on running performance, physiological and biochemical variables during endurance exercise and…
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Muscle Fatigue, Oxidative Stress
- Trial name
- NCT05862987
- Testing
- Hydrogen rich water
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Palacky University
Occupational Stress
Effects of an Exercise Snack Intervention on Employee Health and Work Performance
To create brief exercise videos addressing physical discomfort, fitness goals, and movement skills. To design personalized exercise menus to enhance staff adherence.
- Trial name
- NCT07126444
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Health Behavior, Quality of Life
The Lake Nona Life Project
The Lake Nona Life Project aims to examine the health and wellness of participants over the course of multiple years, focusing on the links between health and wellness, longevity, quality of life, and human performance.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Quality of Life, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT02533804
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological
Effects of Relaxing Breathing Combined With Biofeedback on the Performance and Stress of Residents During HFS
The harmful effects of stress on health professionals are expressed both in terms of their health (physical or mental) and the quality of work (reduced memory capacity, deterioration in patient care).
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological, Performance Anxiety, Critical Incident
- Trial name
- RETROSIMU (NCT04141124)
- Testing
- breathing exercise/HRV-biofeedback, Relaxing Breathing, Control
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Claude Bernard University
Attentional Control Switching, Task Switching Between Modalities
Yoga Practice, Stress and Cognitive Performance
It has been indicated in recent research that Mindfulness-based interventions may offer possibilities of promoting human stress processing and reducing anxiety or depression.
- Conditions
- Attentional Control Switching, Task Switching Between Modalities, Inhibition, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT05232422
- Testing
- Hatha yoga course
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vienna
Aging, Muscle Weakness
Leg Heat Therapy in Elderly Individuals
This pilot randomized, sham-controlled trial aimed to establish the feasibility and safety of home-based leg HT in community-dwelling older adults and inform the design of a future, larger study.
- Trial name
- NCT05543980
- Testing
- Leg heat therapy device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Placebo-Pre, Placebo-Post
TetraSOD® Supplementation and Exercise Performance
Tetraselmis chuii (TetraSOD) is a marine microalgae that has been reported to improve antioxidant responses in human skeletal muscle cells treated with TetraSOD and to improve recovery from muscle damaging exercise in humans…
- Conditions
- Placebo-Pre, Placebo-Post, Tetraselmis Chuii-Pre, Tetraselmis Chuii-Post
- Trial name
- NCT06831656
- Testing
- Tetraselmis chuii-Pre, Tetraselmis chuii-Post
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loughborough University
Muscle; Fatigue, Heart, Skeletal Muscle Recovery
Infrared Low-level Laser Therapy Before Intense Progressive Running Test of High-level Soccer Players
Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) has recently been used to alleviate postexercise muscle fatigue and enhance muscle recovery, demonstrating positive results.
- Trial name
- NCT03803956
- Testing
- Active PBMT
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nove de Julho
Acute Stress Reaction
The Efficacy of Vitamin D Supplementation to Sustain Performance Outcomes
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out if vitamin D supplements help healthy adults maintain their cognitive and simple physical task performance and emotional state during highly stressful situations.
- Trial name
- NCT07654777
- Testing
- Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological
Influence of Meditation on Stress and Rumination Following Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
Stress and rumination are linked with the development of many mental disorders. The ECOSTRESS study has shown that poor OSCE performance has a positive effect on the occurence of state-rumination among 4th year medicine students…
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological, Rumination, Exam Stress
- Trial name
- NCT05390879
- Testing
- Meditation, Control
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Claude Bernard University
Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological
Effects of Relaxing Breathing With Biofeedback or Meditative Stimulation on Performances During OSCE of Medical Students
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a newly implemented evaluation standard for medical student and is a determinant part of the national competition they have to undergo.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological, Exam Stress, Performance Anxiety
- Trial name
- ECOSTRESS (NCT05136586)
- Testing
- Biofeedback, Meditation, Control and biofeedback post OSCE
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Claude Bernard University
Inflammation, Oxidative Stress
Pistachios, Performance, Metabolomics
Ingestion of 3 ounces of pistachio nuts per day for two weeks before and the day of cycling intensely for 75 kilometers will support substrate utilization during exercise (as determined through metabolomics) and improve…
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Immune Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01821820
- Testing
- Pistachios
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Appalachian State University
Burnout，Motivation，Stress，Mental Toughness
Effects of Moderate-Intensity Interval Training (MIIT) on Mental Toughness, Sports Motivation, Athlete Burnout, Perceived Stress, Unforced Errors and Performance of Competitive Badminton Players in China
The objective of this observational study was to assess whether moderate intensity training (MIIT) intervention has positive effects on Mental Toughness, Sports Motivation, Athlete Burnout and Perceived Stress of badminton…
- Trial name
- NCT06496737
- Testing
- Moderate-Intensity Interval Training (MIIT), High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wu Jiarun
Burnout, Professional, Stress, Psychological
Foundational Programs to Combat Clinician Stress
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial in which clinicians from University of Pennsylvania Health Systems (UPHS) including Penn Medicine- Lancaster General Health (LGH) and Massachusetts General Hospital…
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological, Psychological Well-Being
- Trial name
- FACCTS (NCT07220421)
- Testing
- Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) Breathing and Sahaj Meditation, Health Education Program (HEP)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster General Hospital