Clinical trials: Work Capacity
Hysterectomy (MeSH nr: E04.950.300.399)
Transforming Global Surgery Capacity and Capability Through Affordable Virtual Reality
The goal of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate whether Deliberate Virtual Reality (VR) training can improve surgical skills, knowledge, and confidence in performing postpartum hysterectomy among junior-level Zambian…
- Trial name
- NCT07403526
- Testing
- Deliberate Virtual Reality (VR) Training, Standard Clinical Training
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern Methodist University
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Attentional Capacity and Working Memory in Coronary Artery Disease Patients: Impact of the Presence of a Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Chronic Effects of Treatment With CPAP
The presence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) has a high frequency in patients victims of a coronary artery disease (CAD) (myocardial infarction, revascularization).
- Trial name
- CAPCORSAS (NCT02533050)
- Testing
- CPAP treatment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Occupational Rehabilitation, Professional Reintegration
Physical Workload and Work Capacity Across Occupational Groups
Background: Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles resulting in energy expenditure (Caspersen, 1985).
- Conditions
- Occupational Rehabilitation, Professional Reintegration, Work Load, Work Capacity
- Trial name
- NCT02068066
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 337 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cantonal Hospital, Baselland
Preterm Birth
Mitochondrial DNA Signatures of Poor Aerobic Exercise Trainability in Young Adults Born Preterm
Young adults born very preterm (32 weeks gestation or earlier) do not respond well to aerobic exercise training, meeting the recommendations set by the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, where they do not increase their…
- Trial name
- NCT06334107
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Memory
Intrusive Reexperiencing: The Role of Working Memory Capacity and Thought Suppression
This study aims at identifying risk factors for the development of intrusive reexperiencing symptoms. In particular, the investigators examine the influence of working memory capacity and thought suppression on the occurrence of…
- Trial name
- NCT01007682
- Testing
- Show distressing movie and tell half of the two study groups to suppress memories of the movie
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Aortic Diseases
Impact of Aortic Diseases on Quality of Life and Work Ability
Aortic diseases encompass a wide spectrum of congenital and acquired, acute and chronic conditions, characterized by high clinical and prognostic complexity.
- Trial name
- IMPACT-A (NCT07479186)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Sick Leave, Absenteeism
The Effectiveness of a Functional Capacity Evaluation Among Persons on Sick Leave or Work Disability
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate Functional Capacity Evaluations in persons on sick leave or work disability. The main questions it aims to answer are: What is the impact of FCE on the person on sick leave/work…
- Conditions
- Sick Leave, Absenteeism, Return to Work
- Trial name
- FCE (NCT06158464)
- Testing
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Where
- 8 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
Assessment of Exercise Response in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
This study evaluates the correlation between the 6-min walking test (6MWT) with gases measurement, and the peak cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) using incremental cycling with gases and workload measurement, in order to…
- Trial name
- NCT03675087
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Escuela Universitaria de Fisioterapia de la Once
Depressive Disorder, Somatoform Disorder
Physical Activity in Insurance Medicine: Effects on Patients With Psychiatric Disorders
We will conduct a randomized control trial to investigate whether and to what extent regular and guided group physical activity over 12 weeks (2 sessions à 1 hour/week) improves physical fitness and (physio-)psychological…
- Conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Somatoform Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Personality Disorder
- Trial name
- PhysActIV (NCT01928264)
- Testing
- Physical activity
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Specific Work Inhibition
Recover Working Life - Back on the Job After Acute Illness
The project will investigate levels of physical, psychosocial functions and inflammatory biomarkers in a group of patients who by self-assessment indicates a perceived risk of decline in work ability after hospital admittance.
- Trial name
- NCT02614430
- Testing
- Vocational training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Work Load
Adjusting the Load Carried by the Soldier According to Body Composition Measurements and Aerobic Capacity
In order to reduce the physiological and biomechanical loads that the soldiers are exposed to, the investigators want to examine new approaches for distributing the carried loads according to measurements that are specific for…
- Trial name
- LCI (NCT02498223)
- Testing
- experiment protocol
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Post-intensive Care Syndrome, COVID-19
Clinical and Functional Characteristics of Patients Admitted for Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia
This research protocol aims to evaluate the impact of severe COVID-19 pneumonia requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), functional capacity, muscle strength, and nutritional…
- Trial name
- EQOL-COVID (NCT06727474)
- Testing
- Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) with EQ-5D-3L
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Nacional Profesor Alejandro Posadas
Healthy Adult
Ivabradine for Heart Rate Reduction During Exercise in Healthy Adults
During exercise, working muscles require more oxygen. The heart meets this demand in two ways: by beating faster (heart rate) and by pumping more blood with each beat (stroke volume).
- Trial name
- NCT07717710
- Testing
- Ivabradine (single oral dose)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Comparative Efficacy of Once-daily LAMA/LABA Combinations Versus Tiotropium on Constant-work-rate Cycle Endurance in COPD
This study is designed to directly compare the effects of widely available long-acting bronchodilator therapies in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Trial name
- COMPETE (NCT07541378)
- Testing
- Tiotropium, Olodaterol, Umeclidinium
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Bialystok
Traumatic Brain Injury
Physical Work Capacity After Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to determine whether body weight supported treadmill training is more effective than traditional physical therapy at restoring gait in persons recovering from traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00653640
- Testing
- body weight supported treadmill training, traditional physical therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Hypoxia
Ketone Esters for Optimization of Operator Performance in Hypoxia
The primary purpose of the study was to investigate effects of an orally administered ketone ester drink on endurance exercise performance during acute extreme hypoxia.
- Trial name
- HVMN7 (NCT07065864)
- Testing
- Ketone ester
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
Preterm Birth, Hypertension
Young Adult Cardiovascular Health sTudy
The purpose of this study is to understand more about why young people who were born prematurely may have increased risk of high blood pressure and lower cardiovascular exercise capacity.
- Trial name
- YACHT (NCT02103231)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Memory Dysfunction, Mood Disorders
To Access the Effect of Brain Pill™ on Working Memory Capacity and Mood Behaviour.
Brain Pill™ is a mental health enhancing and successfully marketed dietary supplement.
- Trial name
- NCT03198936
- Testing
- Cognizin® SynapsaTM
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vedic Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.