Clinical trials: Accelerometers
Physical Inactivity
Steps Toward Adapting Physical Activity Guidelines for the Lower Mississippi Delta Population
This feasibility study specifically addresses the issue of adapting US dietary guidelines physical activity recommendations to the population of the Lower Mississippi Delta.
- Trial name
- STEPS (NCT01264757)
- Testing
- Physical Activity Educational Materials, Pedometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Intravaginal Devices for Pelvic Floor Motion
The leva and PFDx devices accurately reflect pelvic floor motion consistent with TPUS evaluation. During a voluntary PFM contraction, the change in angle from a position of rest to maximal effort that is detected by each device…
- Trial name
- NCT04826939
- Testing
- PFDx device and leva device
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Knee Osteoarthritis
Conventional Instrumentation, Computer Navigation, and Robotic Assistance Techniques in TKA
Knee osteoarthritis is a debilitating disease that can cause severe knee pain and significant limitations to patients' activities of daily living.
- Trial name
- NCT05629715
- Testing
- ROSA Knee System, KneeAlign Computer Assisted Navigation System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Movement Disorders, Energy Metabolism
Validating a New Machine-Learned Accelerometer Algorithm Using Doubly Labeled Water
The purpose of this study is to validate previously developed physical function-clustered specific machine-learned accelerometer algorithms to estimate total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) in individuals with general movement…
- Trial name
- ValiDLW (NCT05736302)
- Testing
- Doubly-Labeled Water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Sleep Quantity, Sleep Efficiency
Sleep, Physical Activity, and Dietary Habits Among High School Student-athletes and Non-athletes During an Academic Semester
Adolescent's poor sleep habits have been linked to adverse outcomes. Recent advances in activity tracking have provided researchers with cost-effective and non-invasive measurements of sleep in a free-living environment.
- Trial name
- NCT04997603
- Testing
- Accelerometer
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D
Obesity, Physical Activity
Physical Activity: Feasibility Study
The Physical Activity Self-efficacy (PAS) intervention is a web-based behavioral intervention newly developed to promote physical activity in adults with obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Self-efficacy, Online Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT05935111
- Testing
- Physical Activity Self-efficacy (PAS) intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Binghamton University
Health Behavior, Adolescent Behavior
Accelerometer-linked Online Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Adolescents
The primary objective of this protocol is to test whether an activity monitor with an online motivational rewards component will increase physical activity levels of middle school-aged students.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Adolescent Behavior, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT02425384
- Testing
- Intervention Group (motivational website, activity meter), Active Control (active video game, activity meter), Passive Control (activity meter)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HopeLab Foundation
Physical Activity
Actigraph Accelerometer Validation Study
Background: Good measures of physical activity are needed for studies correlating physical activity and the risk of developing certain diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT00342212
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Athletic Performance, Exercise Training
High-Intensity Intermittent Training and Sport-Specific Performance in Youth Amateur Boxers
Boxing is an intermittent combat sport that requires repeated high-intensity actions, sustained punching output, and rapid post-exercise recovery.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Exercise Training, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- BOX-HIIT (NCT07571070)
- Testing
- Nine-session high-intensity intermittent boxing training
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Vicosa
Obese, Healthy Volunteers
MOTIONPODTM Validation in Free-living Conditio
In this study, the investigators propose to assess the validity in measuring physical activity (PA) of a new PA monitor system the MOTIONPODTM, that coupled a hip-worn multi-sensor device (associating a tri-axial accelerometer, a…
- Trial name
- NCT03235583
- Testing
- MOTIONPODTM device validation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Physical Activity
Testing Adaptive Interventions to Improve Physical Activity for Sedentary Women
This study employs a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) and aims to determine the most effective adaptive intervention combining four efficacious treatments (enhanced physical activity monitor, motivational…
- Trial name
- NCT03558828
- Testing
- Step 1: PA Monitor, Step 1: PA Monitor + Text, Step 2: PA Monitor with Calls
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Eating Disorders
Response to Acute Exercise in Eating Disorders
Individuals with eating disorders (ED) represent a high-priority clinical population, with among the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric disorder, and driven exercise (DEx) is a symptom evidenced in up to 80% of those with…
- Trial name
- NCT06213883
- Testing
- Biobehavioral Response to in-lab exposure to physical activity
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Physical Activity
Closing the Gap Between Self-reported and Accelerometer-based Physical Activity
This study examines the effect of a video-based intensity level demonstration on self-reported physical activity in individuals aged between 40 and 75 years.
- Trial name
- GAP (NCT03539237)
- Testing
- Video demonstration of physical activity intensity levels
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 379 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Cancer
The Development and Testing of an Electronic Tool to Measure Physical Activity in Domestic Settings
The purpose of this study is to develop a tool that can more accurately assess the intensity and kind of physical activity that a person performs.
- Trial name
- NCT00207181
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Physical Activity
Physical Activity and Daily Experiences Study
Lack of physical activity is associated with negative health outcomes, including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. There are calls from NIH and medical organizations to integrate the use mobile devices, such as…
- Trial name
- NCT02005042
- Testing
- Feedback on smartphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Thoracic Surgery, Abdominal Surgery Patients
Influence of the Culture Care Program on Patient Mobility After Thoracic or Abdominal Surgery: a Mixed-methods Study
A sedentary behavior in the postoperative phase has a negative impact on recovery from various types of surgery (e.g. abdominal, pulmonary, cardiac or esophageal).
- Conditions
- Thoracic Surgery, Abdominal Surgery Patients, Hospital Mobility, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- CULTURECARE (NCT06893848)
- Testing
- Culture Care program
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haute Ecole ARC Sante
Motor Activity, Parent-Child Relations
PLAYshop: A Parent-focused Physical Literacy Intervention for Early Childhood
The PLAYshop program is a novel, brief, theory-based, parent-focused physical literacy intervention designed to address this major public health issue of childhood physical inactivity and to support families.
- Conditions
- Motor Activity, Parent-Child Relations, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT05255250
- Testing
- PLAYshop
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Stroke, Chronic Stroke Patients
Development and Validation of an Actimetric Protocol to Quantify Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Post-stroke Subjects
The aim of this project is to develop an actimetry protocol based on a system of motion sensors, such as accelerometers and pressure insoles.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Chronic Stroke Patients, Stroke With Hemiparesis
- Trial name
- ActiStroke (NCT06943014)
- Testing
- Actimetry Protocol
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Fatigue
The Effect of Sildenafil and Tadalafil on Skeletal Muscle and Perceptual Fatigue
This study is funded by the Moody Endowment. In this project, we will investigate the potential effect of skeletal muscle nitric oxide (NO) production on skeletal muscle anabolism, muscle strength, physical function, and body…
- Trial name
- NCT01661595
- Testing
- Sildenafil, tadalafil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Fall Risk
Development of an Acceleration Based Fall Risk Detector
Because the increasing fall problem, mainly due to an impaired gait and balance ability, this study will investigate fall risk by detecting fall related movement characteristics.
- Trial name
- field (NCT00767429)
- Testing
- fall risk detector
- Where
- 4 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center