Clinical trials: Cardiovascular Fitness
Overweight, Glucose Metabolism Disorders
The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) Study
The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) Study is a single-centre controlled trial on the effects of a combined physical activity and dietary intervention on cardiometabolic risk factors and other health outcomes…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Glucose Metabolism Disorders, Lipid Metabolism Disorders, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- PANIC (NCT01803776)
- Testing
- lifestyle counseling
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Eastern Finland
Overweight, Obesity
Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: Fit2Play Prospective Cohort Study
The Fit2Play prospective cohort study examines the effects of a park-based youth physical activity afterschool program on youth participant fitness and mental health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Hypertension, Prehypertension
- Trial name
- F2P (NCT06595251)
- Testing
- Fit2Play curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Aging
Enhancing Function in Later Life: Exercise and Functional Network Connectivity
Physiological and neurocognitive changes experienced as a result of increasing age may influence socioemotional functioning and economic behaviors, yet, the mechanisms through which these changes occur are not well understood.
- Trial name
- FORCE (NCT02068612)
- Testing
- Moderate Intensity Continuous Training+Interval Training, Low Intensity Continuous Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
Pre-Diabetes, Diabetes
A1c FIT TEST: An Epidemiological Study Correlating Hemoglobin A1c With Results of the Air Force Physical FITness TEST.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes among those Air Force personnel who have not passed the Air Force physical fitness test (AFPT) and to evaluate the usefulness of the AFPT as a…
- Conditions
- Pre-Diabetes, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks
- Trial name
- NCT01301339
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
Cardiovascular Diseases, Sickle Cell Disease
Fitness Trial in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD Fit): A Feasibility Study
The purpose of this project is to develop novel approaches to promote health and longevity while enhancing quality of life among persons with Sickle cell disease (SCD).
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Sickle Cell Disease, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT04772391
- Testing
- Exercise Sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Healthcare System
Heart Failure
Effect of Exercise-based Rehabilitation on Circulatory Functions in Patients With Diastolic Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to investigate how exercise-base rehabilitation influences circulatory functions in patients with diastolic heart failure (DHF).
- Trial name
- NCT01053091
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Schizophrenia
Long-Term Exercise Training Therapy Versus Usual Care in Patients With Schizophrenia
Patients with schizophrenia have disabling symptoms and cognitive deficits that limit motivation, drive, social- and occupational performance, quality of life and self-efficacy.
- Trial name
- LEXUS (NCT02743143)
- Testing
- Exercise therapy, Follow-up care as usual
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Elderly, Hypertension
Unsupervised Physical Activity in Elderly
To evaluate safety and the effects of a unsupervised physical activity program (USPAP) over blood pressure (BP), physical fitness (PF) and quality of life (QL) of elderly hypertensive patients.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Hypertension, Physical Conditioning
- Trial name
- NCT02976506
- Testing
- Unsupervised exercise program, Physical fitness and quality of life
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Goias
Congenital Heart Disease, Health Related Physical Fitness
Web-based Motor Intervention to Increase Health Related Physical Fitness in Children With Congenital Heart Disease
Children with congenital heart diseases (CHD) often show reduced health related physical fitness as well as limitations in gross and fine motor skills/development.
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Health Related Physical Fitness, Motor Skills, Cardiovascular Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT03488797
- Testing
- Supervised web- and home-based exercise intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
Fitness Trackers, Sedentary Time
Fullscale_Intervention Study: Genetic Risk Communication in Coronary Heart Disease and Wearables
Background: This study aims to determine the effects of communicating genetic risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) alone or in combination with goal setting and prompts from a wearable device on objectively measured sedentary…
- Conditions
- Fitness Trackers, Sedentary Time, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Coronary Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05789966
- Testing
- Genetic Risk Estimate+Health Coaching, Genetic Risk Estimate + Fitbit Functions+Health Coaching
- Volunteers
- 414 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
The AAA Get Fit Trial: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of Community Based Exercise in Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms(AAA) causes 12,000 deaths/year in the UK.1 Elective repair to prevent this carries a perioperative mortality of 4.5% for open surgery and 1% for endovascular repair.
- Trial name
- NCT02997618
- Testing
- Community based exercise programme, Control
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Healthy
Circulatory Levels of Irisin in Response to Acute Resistance Training
Study the circulatory levels of irisin in response to one session of high-intensity resistance training in a group of healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02478658
- Testing
- exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Atrial Fibrillation
The Effect of Beta-blocker on Chronotropic Response and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
This is a prospective study to evaluate changes in exercise capacity and chronotropic response to exercise before and after beta-blocker dosage reduction in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
- Trial name
- NCT05332457
- Testing
- Reduced dosage of beta-blocker
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Aging, Endothelial Dysfunction
Role of Mitochondrial-derived Oxidative Stress to Promote Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Non-exercisers With Aging
The primary goal of this intervention is to determine the efficacy of acute mitochondrial-specific antioxidants to improve vascular endothelial function in middle-aged and older (≥45 y) adults who do no perform regular aerobic…
- Conditions
- Aging, Endothelial Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Function, Arterial Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT05872139
- Testing
- Mitoquinone Mesylate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ball State University
Ischemic Stroke
Stepper Aerobic Training on Fitness, Disability, Inflammation and Thrombosis in Stroke Patients
Stroke rehabilitation of hemiplegics primarily lies in motor control and training of activities of daily life. Whole body aerobics is much less emphasized.
- Trial name
- NCT02923765
- Testing
- Aerobic training by a stepper
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Healthy Aging
Effects of a Recreational Team Handball-based Programme on Health and Physical Fitness of Middle-aged and Older Men
The present study aims at analyzing the dose-response effects of a recreational team handball-based exercise programme on cardiovascular, metabolic, musculoskeletal and physical fitness markers of inactive middle-aged and older…
- Trial name
- (H4HM) (NCT05295511)
- Testing
- Recreational Team Handball programme
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Institute of Maia
Cardiovascular Fitness
Physiological and Perceptual Responses During 4-Second Exercise
The purpose of this study is to investigate the acute effects of different intensities (i.e., 50, 75, and 100% of maximal anaerobic power) of 4-s sprint interval exercise on physiological responses.
- Trial name
- NCT06912932
- Testing
- Preventive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
High Intensity Exercise for Increasing Fitness in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Although current clinical guidelines stipulate that patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy should not partake in high intensity exercise (HIE) or competitive sport due to safety concerns, there is no clear evidence to support…
- Trial name
- NCT03335332
- Testing
- High intensity exercise, Moderate intensity exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Stroke
Effects of Whole Body Vibration in People With Chronic Stroke
The overall aim of the proposed study is to determine whether whole body vibration is beneficial in promoting bone health, physical fitness and neuromotor performance in patients with chronic stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT00937339
- Testing
- Whole body vibration therapy, Exercise on the vibration platform with the device turned off
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Stroke
Evaluation of Physical Fitness After Stroke
This study aims to examine the evolution and determinants of physical fitness after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT01107210
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven