Clinical trials: Improve Physical Activity
Scoliosis
Strategies to Improve Home Exercise Compliance in Patients With Scoliosis: the Use of a Mobile Application
This is a second study in a series of 3 studies. The first study assessed exercise compliance of scoliosis patients (adults and children).
- Trial name
- NCT03462264
- Testing
- Scoliogold App, Pre-Formatted Diary
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scoliosis SOS Ltd.
Asthma in Children, Obesity, Childhood
Reducing Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction in Children With Asthma and Obesity
Guidelines from the American Thoracic Society strongly recommend interval warm-up exercise before planned exercise to reduce exercise-induced bronchoconstriction severity.
- Conditions
- Asthma in Children, Obesity, Childhood, Exercise Induced Bronchospasm
- Trial name
- NCT03586544
- Testing
- Albuterol Sulfate, Interval Warm-up exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Treadmill Exercise and GM-CSF Study to Improving Functioning in Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
The PROPEL study will test the hypothesis that GM-CSF combined with supervised treadmill exercise will significantly improve functional performance in patients with PAD more than GM-CSF alone or supervised treadmill exercise…
- Trial name
- PROPEL (NCT01408901)
- Testing
- Supervised Treadmill Exercise Therapy, Health education sessions (Control), granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
Effectiveness of a Novel Exergame-Based Training Concept for Older Adults With Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
BACKGROUND: Simultaneous motor-cognitive training interventions are considered promising to prevent the decline in cognitive functioning in older adults with mild neurocognitive disorder (mNCD) and can be highly motivating when…
- Trial name
- NCT05387057
- Testing
- Exergame training according to the 'Brain-IT' exergame-based training concept, Usual Care
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Eling DeBruin
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Personalized Exercise Coaching to Improve Quality of Life in Pediatric IBD
The primary objective of this research is to gain novel insights into the potential of physical activity in reducing fatigue, improving QoL and GI manifestations in children with IBD.
- Trial name
- FIT4IBDKids (NCT07355101)
- Testing
- Intake session to define individualized physical activity goals, Personalized Motivational Coaching, 24 Week Exercise Programme
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Dyspnea, Breathlessness
Breathlessness During Exercise: Experience and Memory
Breathlessness during exertion is a major limiting factor for patients' physical capacity and activity. Increased exertional breathlessness often results in impaired activity, spiraling deconditioning and further worsening of…
- Trial name
- NCT03458182
- Testing
- Added exercise
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Magnus Ekström
Peripheral Arterial Disease, Rutherford 4 and 5 With Possibility to Improve Vascularization
Exercise Therapy With Risk Factor Management and Life Style Coaching After Vascular Intervention for Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease
Patients with peripheral arterial disease with symptoms of critical ischemia or reduced tissue loss have a very high mortality and morbidity rate.
- Trial name
- PEARL (NCT02110251)
- Testing
- Supervised Exercise Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven
Physical Inactivity, Obesity, Childhood
Gamified Family-based Health Exercise Intervention to Improve Adherence to 24-h Movement Behaviors Recommendations in Children.
Physical inactivity is the fourth most important risk factor for mortality worldwide and it contributes to weight gain and obesity.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Obesity, Childhood, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- Move On (NCT05741879)
- Testing
- Gamified exercise training, Standard Care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Pública de Navarra
Cerebral Palsy
Telehealth-Supervised Resistance Training for Children With Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of telehealth-supervised resistance training in ambulatory children aged 6 to 15 years with cerebral palsy (CP) classified as Gross Motor…
- Trial name
- NCT07061275
- Testing
- Telehealth-Supervised Resistance Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hunan Normal University
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
JUMP Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study
Children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease are at increased risk of poor bone and muscle health through a variety of factors, including underlying disease processes, nutritional deficits, and reduced physical…
- Trial name
- JUMP IBD (NCT04067934)
- Testing
- Jumping Exercise programme
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Exercise, Childhood Cancer
POZIKIDS: Exercise and Comprehensive Care to Improve the Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents With Cancer
Objective: To assess the feasibility of a supervised, controlled and personalised physical exercise programme and its potential efficacy in improving functional capacity and quality of life in children and adolescents with…
- Trial name
- PoziKids (NCT06321016)
- Testing
- Physical exercise program, Type of the physical exercise program
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Nere Mendizabal
Brain Tumor
Trial Evaluating an Enhanced Physical Activity Intervention to Improve Cognitive Late Effects in Children Treated With Cranial Radiation for Brain Tumors
Background: More children with cancer are surviving into adulthood. Some side effects from treatment go away quickly. But some problems may not go away or may only show up months or years later.
- Trial name
- NCT02153957
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Chronic Kidney Disease
Does a Mainstream Summer Camp Experience Improve Pediatric Kidney Patients' Physical Fitness and Self Concept?
Purpose: Most children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have much less physical endurance than their age matched peers, are at high risk for premature cardiovascular disease, and have a poor self image in part…
- Trial name
- NCT02803541
- Testing
- 12 day mainstream summer camp experience
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Spirometry
The INTERvening for LUNG Health Trial
This research study is being done to find out whether a community health volunteer-delivered, multi-component program can improve lung health for people at risk of chronic respiratory diseases (such as asthma or COPD) in…
- Trial name
- INTERLUNG (NCT07540000)
- Testing
- Community health worker-delivered multi-component respiratory health intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Autoimmune Diseases
Exercise Snacks and Glutamine to Improve Glucose Control in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
This project will assess the feasibility and efficacy of the use of exercise and dietary supplementation with a non essential amino acid - glutamine - a component of most protein supplements, on the regulation of plasma glucose…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Autoimmune Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Endocrine System Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03199638
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Low Back Pain
How Does Manual Therapy Improve Low Back Pain for Soldiers?
Musculoskeletal injuries including low back pain (LBP) are a major problem in military personnel. These injuries can result from training exercises, job duties, or recreational activities.
- Trial name
- NCT00394264
- Testing
- Soft Tissue, Myofascial release, Counterstrain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Texas Health Science Center
Physical Activity, Obesity
Effectiveness of a Physical Activity Intervention to Prevent Obesity and Improve Academic Performance
Coordinated project whose objectives are: a) to test the effectiveness of a promotion of physical activity intervention (MOVI-KIDS) on preventing obesity; and b) to improve the academic performance in both children with and…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Obesity, Children, Academic Underachievement Disorder
- Trial name
- MOVI-KIDS (NCT01971827)
- Testing
- MOVI-KIDS
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Students, Mental Health Issue
Effects of Active Gamification in Primary School Children
Active gamification, which incorporates game elements with physical interaction, is presented as an innovative strategy to address children's physical and mental health.
- Conditions
- Students, Mental Health Issue, Physical Condition
- Trial name
- NCT06849700
- Testing
- Active gamification
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Jaén
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Non-cardiac Thoracic Surgery
Pilot Testing a Home-Based Rehabilitation Intervention Designed to Improve Outcomes of Frail Veterans Following Cardiothoracic Surgery
Frail Veterans are at increased risk for poor surgical outcomes, and as the Veteran population grows older and more frail, there is a critical need to identify effective strategies for reducing surgical risks for these patients.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Non-cardiac Thoracic Surgery, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT03299101
- Testing
- Prehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Physical Activity
After-school Game-Based Physical Activity Program Improves Physical Fitness of 9-10-Year-Old Children
This study investigates the effect of an afterschool game-based physical activity program (AGPAP) on children's PF. This study was randomized controlled trial involving 120 children from a state school in Eskisehir/Turkey.
- Trial name
- AGPAP (NCT06919146)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elvin Onarici Gungor