Clinical trials: Walking
Opioid Use Disorder, Chronic Pain
An Adaptive Walking Intervention to Manage Chronic Pain in Veterans With Opioid Use Disorder Engaged in Opioid Agonist Treatment
Severe chronic pain and opioid use disorder (OUD) occur at significantly higher rates in Veterans compared to the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT05051644
- Testing
- Steps 2 Change (S2C), Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Multiple Sclerosis
Can Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Improve Ambulation and Fatigue Resistance in People With MS?
In this project the investigators will be using non-invasive brain stimulation on people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) to improve leg muscle function. Two groups of participants will be recruited.
- Trial name
- NCT02987621
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Flexible Flatfoot
Effectiveness of Core Stability Exercises on Foot Posture, Function and Limb Alignment in Flexible Flat Feet Patients
Flexible flat foot is a very common musculoskeletal disorder of lower limbs in general population. Studies have reported that a flexible flat foot causes an alteration in the human body structures and lower limb kinetics due to a…
- Trial name
- NCT06567509
- Testing
- Core stability exercises and Short foot exercises, Conventional foot exercises and short foot exercises
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- International Islamic University Malaysia
Spinal Cord Injuries
Effects of Caffeine and Intermittent Hypoxia on Leg Function in Human Spinal Cord Injury
Accumulating evidence suggests that repeatedly breathing low oxygen levels for brief periods (termed intermittent hypoxia) is a safe and effective treatment strategy to promote meaningful functional recovery in persons with…
- Trial name
- NCT02323698
- Testing
- Caffeine, AIH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Labor Pain
Effects of Ambulation During First Stage of Labour on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
This study investigates the effect of ambulation (walking) during first stage of labour on maternal and neonatal outcomes. In the intervention group women will be encouraged to ambulate and women in the control group will receive…
- Trial name
- NCT03447015
- Testing
- ambulation
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mutah University
Dizziness
"Can A Prescribed Walking Program With or Without Monitoring Impact Dizziness in the Older Adults?"
Dizziness is a common complaint reported by 30% of people above 65 years of age and by more than 50% of those 90 years of age and older.(1) Age-related decline in vestibular, musculoskeletal, and neurologic performances…
- Trial name
- NCT03403400
- Testing
- VRWP Group, VRW Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Parkinson Disease
Bracing for Walking in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disease that results in characteristic gait dysfunction. Gait problems include decreased velocity, decreased stride length, difficulty with initiation of gait, postural…
- Trial name
- NCT03192046
- Testing
- Carbon Fiber Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO), Standardized walking/exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Bowel; Disease, Carbohydrate Absorption, Difficulty Walking
A Trial of Preoperative CHO Drinks on Postoperative Walking Capacity in Colorectal Surgery
This prospective randomized controlled study is designed to investigate whether preoperative oral carbohydrate loading improves postoperative walking performance, a surrogate indicator for overall functional recovery, in patients…
- Conditions
- Bowel; Disease, Carbohydrate Absorption, Difficulty Walking, Colorectal Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT01844375
- Testing
- Carbohydrate group, Control group
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Mingkwan Wongyingsinn, MD
Hip Fracture
PUSH Plus Protein Pilot for Hip Fracture Patients
Hip fracture is a common problem among older individuals. The goal of current standard of care after hip fracture is to achieve independent, household ambulation 2-3 months after surgery, yet decreased functional ability…
- Trial name
- NCT03410823
- Testing
- PUSH, Protein, Nutrition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Walk On! Physical Activity Coaching
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of the death in the US. The personal, social and economic costs of the disease are tremendous, with annual expenditures of nearly $50 billion, mostly from…
- Trial name
- NCT02478359
- Testing
- Physical Activity Coaching (Walk On!)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,707 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Cardiac Failure, Heart Failure
Insomnia Self-Management in Heart Failure
Chronic insomnia may contribute to the development and exacerbation of heart failure (HF), incident mortality and contributes to common and disabling symptoms (fatigue, dyspnea, anxiety, depression, excessive daytime sleepiness…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Failure, Heart Failure, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Failure, Congestive
- Trial name
- HSS (NCT02660385)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Self-Management Education for Heart Failure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Cord Compression
Pulsed Abraxane and Radiotherapy for Improving and Maintaining Ambulation After Cancer-Related Cord Compression
The purpose of this research study is to look at a combination treatment of radiation therapy and a drug called Abraxane to treat epidural spinal cord compression.
- Trial name
- NCT03655080
- Testing
- Radiation therapy, nab-Paclitaxel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Sedentary Lifestyle
Way to Be Active IV (Framing vs Incentives)
Employers are increasingly looking for opportunities to motivate sedentary employees to become more physically active. Workplace walking programs have had mixed success and typically show most improvement among participants that…
- Trial name
- NCT02030080
- Testing
- Financial incentives, Teams, Framing of feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Osteoarthritis
Treatment Outcomes for Ankle Arthritis
The purpose of this study is to determine any functional outcome differences in patients who have undergone surgical treatment for ankle osteoarthritis using surveys, step counts, and laboratory gait analysis.
- Trial name
- NCT00391365
- Testing
- Gait analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 368 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Cord Injuries
Enhancing Corticospinal Activation for Improved Walking Function
For many people with spinal cord injury (SCI), the goal of walking is a high priority. There are many approaches available to restore walking function after SCI; however, these approaches often involve extensive rehabilitation…
- Trial name
- NCT03237234
- Testing
- Motor Skill Training, Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shepherd Center, Atlanta GA
Multiple Sclerosis
Wearable Lower Extremity Exoskeleton to Promote Walking in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a wearable robotic exoskeleton can help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) to walk again.
- Trial name
- NCT02519244
- Testing
- Ekso® (Wearable lower limb exoskeleton)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Heart Failure
This Study Tests Empagliflozin in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF). The Study Looks at How Far Patients Can Walk in 6 Minutes and at Their Heart Failure Symptoms
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of empagliflozin 10 mg versus placebo on exercise ability using the 6 minute walk test in patients with chronic HF with reduced ejection fraction (LVEF ≤ 40%) Secondary…
- Trial name
- NCT03448419
- Testing
- Empagliflozin
- Where
- 109 sites in United States, Australia and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Stroke
Power Training Post-stroke
Hemiparesis, strictly defined as (muscular) weakness affecting one side of the body, is seen in three-quarters of individuals following stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT01970592
- Testing
- POWER training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging
CONTROL Walking Study
Older adults often experience substantial deficits in walking ability, especially for walking tasks that are more complex such as obstacle crossing.
- Trial name
- NCT03790657
- Testing
- practice of a complex walking task, Active transcranial direct current stimulation (Active tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Dietary Habits
Tanglewood Trail Walking Program in Rural Kentucky 2020
The Tanglewood Trail Walking Program is a well established community health initiative that encourages community members to walk approximately 1 mile to the Whitesburg Farmers Market each Saturday.
- Trial name
- NCT05002985
- Testing
- walking group led by a community organizer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dawn Brewer