Clinical trials: Improve Physical Activity
Frail Elderly Syndrome
A Health Promotion Program to Prevent Frailty and Improve Frailty Status Among Pre-frail Elderly: Frailty Intervention Through Nutrition Education and Exercises.
Prevention of frailty is a major concern in geriatrics due to its high prevalence and various adverse health outcomes among elderly population.
- Trial name
- FINE (NCT04327544)
- Testing
- Frailty Intervention
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension
Step Monitoring to Improve ARTERial Health
Many people with diabetes and/or high blood pressure (hypertension) are not very active. When people are more active, they can reduce the chances of having a heart attack or stroke.
- Trial name
- SMARTER (NCT01475201)
- Testing
- Step count prescription, Usual care
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 347 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Multiple Sclerosis, Exercise Intervention
Regular Exercise Improves Physical Capacity and Promotes Neurotrophins in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
ABSTRACT Objective: The investigators aimed to determine the effect of regular exercise on aerobic capacity, strength values, and plasma levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) and Neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) in patients with multiple…
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Exercise Intervention, Neuro-Degenerative Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04944251
- Testing
- Regular Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Diet, Physical Activity
An Interactive Web-Based Program to Improve Food and Activity Choices of Teens
This study will test a website for teens designed to help them improve both diet and physical activity. The website will have several components: educational messages, role model stories, goal setting, self-monitoring forms…
- Trial name
- Teen Web (NCT00983567)
- Testing
- teen web
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Multiple Sclerosis
The Utilization of Yoga as a Therapeutic Tool to Promote Physical Activity Behavior Change and Improved Postural Control in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis
This randomized control trial will investigate whether using yoga as physical activity improves quality of life, self-efficacy for physical activity, reactive balance, and dual tasking more than education, journaling, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04113135
- Testing
- Yoga, Control
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Winston Salem State University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Modified Foot Exercise to Improve Sensitivity and Perfussion on Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Subject will be trained to do regular foot exercise during their visit to the clinic. We will evaluate foot sensitivity and peripheral perfussion after
- Trial name
- NCT05408234
- Testing
- Smart Foot Exercise
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Sebelas Maret
Obesity & Overweight, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Pilot Test of Five Weight Neutral Interventions to Improve Health Among Adults of Higher Body Weight
The purpose of this research study is to pilot test five different, group based and remotely delivered programs designed to support healthy eating and regular physical activity.
- Trial name
- NEW PATH (NCT07363616)
- Testing
- Mediterranean eating style, Physical activity, Mindful Eating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Perinatal Spinal Cord Injury
Understanding Perinatal Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to deepen our understanding of children who have a cervical spinal cord injury obtained in utero or at birth and examine the effects of tailored activity-based recovery training (ABRT) in combination…
- Trial name
- NCT06808035
- Testing
- Activity-Based Recovery Training, Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Psychiatric Diagnosis
A Digital Intervention to Improve Physical Activity and Sleep Behaviors in Youth With Psychiatric Diagnoses
The goal of "GamerFit" is to test the delivery of a theory-based mHealth app that utilizes social support, exergaming, and telehealth coaching to improve PA levels, sleep, and psychiatric symptoms among youth participants (ages…
- Trial name
- GamerFit (NCT05505578)
- Testing
- GamerFit Condition, Comparator Condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Pre-diabetes, Overweight and Obesity
Timing Exercise Training as Strategy to Improve Insulin Sensitivity and Substrate Metabolism in Men and Woman With Pre-diabetes
n a retrospective analysis of an exercise training program performed either in the morning or afternoon, we found that the afternoon training group improved their peripheral insulin sensitivity and fasting plasma glucose levels…
- Trial name
- Timed Training (NCT06014684)
- Testing
- Timing of exercise
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Brachial Plexus Injury
Exercise Training for Brachial Plexus Injury Following Nerve Transfer
Although peripheral nerve is capable of regrowth following injury, at only 1 mm/day, the slow rate represents a major barrier. Apart from rapid deterioration of the environment supportive of growth, denervated muscles become…
- Trial name
- NCT05859178
- Testing
- Exercise group
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Hemophilia
Physiotherapy to Improve Balance and Walking Capacity in Hemophilia
Introduction: Hemarthrosis is the most common type of bleeding with 70-80% in patient with hemophilia (PwH) and the majority of hemarthrosis occurs in the knee and ankle joints.
- Trial name
- NCT07339410
- Testing
- Physiotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Yuzuncu Yil University
Multiple Sclerosis
Study of Behavioral Modification Program and Mirabegron to Improve Urinary Urgency in Multiple Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to determine if treatment with Mirabegron will improve urinary urgency control beyond that achieved with pelvic floor exercises alone
- Trial name
- MIRROR (NCT02086188)
- Testing
- Mirabegron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Theodore R. Brown, MD MPH
Heart Failure
Exercise for Patients With Heart Failure in Primary Care: the EFICAR
Quality of life decreases as the heart failure worsens and is one of the biggest worries of these patients. Physical exercise has been shown as a safe intervention for people with heart failure.
- Trial name
- EFICAR (NCT01033591)
- Testing
- Supervised progressive exercise program with an aerobic and a strength component + Optimized treatment, Optimized treatment according to the European Society of Cardiology guidelines
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Basque Health Service
Type 2 Diabetes
Determining the Minimal Amount of Exercise to Improve Glycaemic Control
In 2015, there were 415 million adults worldwide with type II diabetes and by 2040, typeII diabetes will affect one in ten adults worldwide.
- Trial name
- MiniEx (NCT04129268)
- Testing
- Cycle ergometry exercise at 60% VO2max
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster University
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma
Malay Glaucoma Eye Study II Navigation, Mobility and Reading Ability in Primary Glaucoma
With the improvement of health system, the life span of Asians has increased tremendously especially in Malaysia. As an early preparation to be an 'aging country' in 2023, Malaysia needs to prepare infrastructure and policy to…
- Trial name
- MaGESII (NCT04736264)
- Testing
- Visual rehabilitation module: navigation and mobility, Visual rehabilitation module: exercise, Visual rehabilitation module: reading
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Physical Inactivity
Cognitive Control to Boost Physical Activity Adherence
This trial is designed to develop and test the efficacy of cognitive training strategies to improve self-regulatory capacities for middle-aged adults to adopt and sustain a physically active lifestyle.
- Trial name
- BOOST (NCT06338774)
- Testing
- Cognitive training, Exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Cerebral Palsy
Do Core Stability Exercise Classes Help Children With Cerebral Palsy Improve Their Balance
This study aims to determine if participation in a core stability physiotherapy group programme can improve the balance of children with cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02351596
- Testing
- Physiotherapy Core Stability Group Programme, Control Group
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Sedentary Employees
Way to Be Active 2 (Lotteries)
Employers are increasingly looking for opportunities to motivate sedentary employees to become more physically active. Workplace walking programs have had mixed success and typically show most improvement among participants that…
- Trial name
- NCT02005276
- Testing
- Basic Lottery, Combined Lottery, Jackpot Lottery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cancer
Does Prehabilitation Improve Exercise Performance and Insulin Resistance After Surgery for Oesophago-gastric Cancer?
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a multimodal pre-operative prehabilitation programme during neo-adjuvant therapy on cardiopulmonary exercise performance and insulin resistance prior to resection for…
- Trial name
- NCT02950324
- Testing
- Prehabilitation, Standard care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust