Clinical trials: Behavior, Sedentary
Cognitive Impairment, Physical Functioning
REducing SEDENTary Behaviour May Slow Cognitive Decline in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study
With the nation's fastest growing demographic being adults over 65, one in every three seniors is estimated to die from Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Physical Functioning, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- RESEDENT (NCT03439059)
- Testing
- Reducing Sedentary Behaviour Group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Coronary Artery Disease, Aortic Valve Stenosis
Personalized Activity Intervention in Rehabilitation After Cardiac Operations (the PACO Trial)
The PACO trial is a randomized clinical trial conducted in Heart Centers of Kuopio and Turku university hospitals. The coronary artery disease, aortic valve stenosis and mitral valve insufficiency patients preparing for elective…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Trial name
- PACO (NCT03470246)
- Testing
- PACO intervention for CABG patients, PACO intervention for AVR patients, PACO intervention for MVR patients
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 540 people
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Chronic Low-back Pain, Sedentary Behavior
The Effect of Reducing Sedentary Behaviour in Comparison to Promoting Physical Activity on Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain in a Sedentary Population
The investigators will recruit participants between the age of 18 and 65 with chronic non-specific low back pain and a sedentary lifestyle. The participants will be randomly assigned to one of the three groups.
- Trial name
- NCT04610905
- Testing
- Reducing sedentary behaviour, Increase physical activity
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Physical Activity, Sedentary Lifestyle
Together we Move: A Multi-component Intervention to Increase Physical Activity for Ethnic Minority Older Adults
The benefits of physical activity (PA) for healthy aging are well known; however < 16% of U.S. older adults meet the federal recommendations for moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA).
- Trial name
- NCT03684070
- Testing
- Self-Monitoring, peer support and motivational prompts, Self-monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Osteoporosis
Preventing Osteoporosis in Adolescent Girls
Physical activity in adolescents is an important part of bone health. Good bone health in adolescents can decrease the risk of osteoporosis.
- Trial name
- NCT00069173
- Testing
- Project FAB (Fitness and Bone)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Physical Inactivity, Obesity
Factors Associated With Physical Inactivity Among Adolescents
Despite the acknowledgment that physical activity is important for health, there are still few population-based or school-based studies that uses the current physical activity guidelines for adolescents.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Obesity, Overweight
- Trial name
- FAPIA (NCT01137227)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Physical Activity, Sedentary Lifestyle
Active Schools: Skelmersdale
The aim of AS:Sk is to improve physical activity levels and health-related outcomes of children from the Skelmersdale area of West Lancashire through a school-based physical activity multi-component intervention.
- Trial name
- AS:Sk (NCT03283904)
- Testing
- Multicomponent physical activity intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edge Hill University
Sedentary Middle Age and Older Aged Adults
Improving Exercise Adherence With App Technology for At-Risk Adults Living in Rural Kansas and Nebraska
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are a public health crisis impacting individuals across the world. In the United States, adults living in rural areas face an elevated risk for cognitive impairment mainly due to…
- Trial name
- RemoteEx+ (NCT07171255)
- Testing
- RemoteEx+ Programming
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Creighton University
Sedentary Behavior, Exercise
One Step at a Time: An Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior Among Working Adults
The proposed study will test the preliminary efficacy of a novel 12-week social cognitive theory-based intervention that will target reducing daily sitting time and increasing exercise participation among middle-aged working…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Exercise, Middle Age, Adult
- Trial name
- NCT05281978
- Testing
- Decrease Sedentary Time + Increase MVPA group, Increase MVPA group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Secondary
Predictive Utility of a Short-term Improvement in Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis (PUSIPA)
SUMMARY Background: Several studies have shown physical activity (PA) to be inversely correlated to disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Secondary, Fatigue, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- PUSIPA (NCT06289114)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Esbjerg Hospital - University Hospital of Southern Denmark
Cardiovascular Diseases, Type 2 Diabetes
Collaborative Solutions for Breaking up Sedentary Time in Black Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: The Interrupt Diabetes Study
The disparate burden of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) faced by Black individuals makes attention to preventing or delaying the development of T2D and its associated cardiovascular (CV) complications, essential.
- Trial name
- NCT06283849
- Testing
- strategies to break up SB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cardiovascular Disease
South Asian Women & Yoga Education Study
The purpose of this randomized, control pilot study is to measure the effects of a gentle, 12 week hatha yoga program on post-menopausal, obese, sedentary South Asian women at risk for cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- SAWYES (NCT01667835)
- Testing
- Yoga Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Colorectal Cancer
Pedometer Intervention and Health Effects for Sedentary Colorectal Cancer Patients During Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in Denmark, annually 4,200 men and women are diagnosed and approx. 2000 patients die of their colorectal cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02522520
- Testing
- Pedometer intervention, Pedometer + hospital based intervention, Omron Walking Style pro. 20
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Tobacco Use Disorder, Alcohol Abuse
CHERL, Connecting Primary Care Patients With Community Resources to Facilitate Behavior Change
The investigators want to find out if providing a Community Health Educator Referral Liaison (CHERL) helps practices help their patients change risky behaviors (tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, and risky…
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use Disorder, Alcohol Abuse, Lack of Physical Activity, Poor Diet
- Trial name
- NCT00269009
- Testing
- CHERL
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Great Lakes Research Into Practice Network
Edema Leg
Breaking of Sitting Time Prevents Lower Leg Swelling
Sitting or standing during a prolonged and uninterrupted period of time is related to negative health outcomes, such as lower extremity swelling.
- Trial name
- Break_sitting (NCT05173558)
- Testing
- Uninterrupted motionless standing, Uninterrupted motionless sitting, Sit-to-stand transitions
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Faculdade de Motricidade Humana
Heart Failure, Sedentary
Heart Failure and Regional Specific Exercise Training Stimulus
The aim of this study is to determine whether heart failure patients can tolerate a four-weeks of a new exercise training regimen that targets peripheral tissues (Regional Specific Training Stimulus-RSTS) and has been show to…
- Trial name
- HF-RSTS (NCT02077426)
- Testing
- Regional Specific Training (RSTS)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Weakness, Muscle, Delirium in Old Age
YOOMI: Effect of Gamified Physical Therapy Exercise Software on Inpatient Mobility
Patients admitted to the hospital often develop functional impairments due to being in bed most of the day. Each day of bedrest leads to significant muscle loss.
- Conditions
- Weakness, Muscle, Delirium in Old Age, Muscle Atrophy or Weakness, Muscle Loss
- Trial name
- YOOMI (NCT05815017)
- Testing
- Yoomi Physical Therapy Software
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Physical Activity
An mHealth Mobile Application Supporting Maintenance of Physical Activity Among Men and Women With High Blood Pressure
The aim of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of contextually tailored activity suggestions and activity planning for increasing physical activity among sedentary adults.
- Trial name
- HeartSteps (NCT03937674)
- Testing
- HeartSteps: A just-in-time intervention for increasing physical activity among sedentary adults.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Physical Activity
Active Choice Intervention About Physical Activity for Physically Inactive Adults
This web-based experimental study aims to ascertain whether promoting an active (i.e. conscious and autonomous) choice process about physical activity results in better behavioural outcomes (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT04973813
- Testing
- Guideline + Active Choice + action&coping planning (GA+), Guideline + Active Choice (GA), Guideline + information (GI)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 564 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Sedentary Behavior, Metabolic Syndrome
Multi-organ Responses to CHronic Physical Activity and INactivity
Life expectancy has been increasing for the last 150 years, but the maintenance of health has not kept pace with increased lifespan, and on average, UK adults spend the last decade of life in poor-health, with major consequences…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Metabolic Syndrome, Age-related Cognitive Decline, Age-Related Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- CHAIN (NCT06377254)
- Testing
- Decreased Physical Activity, Increased Physical activity
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham