Clinical trials: Inactive People
Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases
Strong People Strength Training Study
The Strong People Strength Training study aims to assess whether a community-based progressive strength training program can improve risk factors for diabetes and heart disease in older rural adults.
- Conditions
- Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT04203563
- Testing
- Strong People Strength Training
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Dyslipidemias, Metabolic Syndrome
Effects of HIIT on Metabolic Syndrome
The project aims to find out the differences between two different types of structured training interventions have on the lipid profile of persons with diagnosed dyslipidemia. Each training intervention will last for 12 weeks.
- Conditions
- Dyslipidemias, Metabolic Syndrome, Sedentary Behavior, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04133129
- Testing
- Low Volume-High Intensity Interval Training, Moderate Intensity Continuous Training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Coventry University
Obesity, Sedentary
Consistency in Individual Differences in Energy Intake Following Acute Exercise
The importance of exercise for weight control is well documented; however if exercise results in an increase in food intake, the beneficial effect of exercise may not be seen.
- Trial name
- NCT01645956
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Sedentary Behavior, Stroke
The Art of Moving for Sustainable Health
Sedentary behaviour is particularly high among the older and in the presence of a chronic pathology. Physical activity is limited mainly by the lack of accessibility to activities offered in the city and the lack of motivation.
- Trial name
- ART-M2 (NCT04987255)
- Testing
- Free visit, Guided visit, Guided visit (stroke)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
Resistance Training, Immune System
Minimal-Dose Resistance Training for Improving sIgA and Cortisol
Whereas the role of endurance training on immune function has been widely studied, little is known about the role of resistance training (RT).
- Trial name
- sIgA (NCT05221996)
- Testing
- Resistance training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Urinary Incontinence in Old Age, Sedentary Behavior
Urinary Incontinence and Sedentary Behaviour in Nursing Homes
The increase of the older adult population in the past years has generated an important impact on chronic conditions and geriatric syndromes like dementia, falls and urinary incontinence (UI).
- Trial name
- OsoNaH (NCT04297904)
- Testing
- Sedentary behaviour, Urinary Incontinence
- Where
- 15 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Sarcopenia
Study of Inactivity on Metabolism of Elderly Muscles
Skeletal muscle mass declines with inactivity (casting is a good example) and increases with activity (such as weightlifting). Whether muscle mass increases or decreases, is determined by whether more new proteins within muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT01818609
- Testing
- Step reduction
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Motor Activity, Body Weight
Effects of Aerobic Exercise Detraining
The proposed study seeks to better understand the role of body weight, energy expenditure, and energy intake as mechanisms of body weight gain during detraining following aerobic exercise.
- Conditions
- Motor Activity, Body Weight, Obesity
- Trial name
- E-Mechanic_Fol (NCT02158130)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Overweight, Obese
Evaluating the Effects Two Diets Combined With Exercise in Persons With Abdominal Obesity (The SHAPE5 Study)
Abdominal obesity, which is affected by a lack of physical activity and excess weight, put people at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obese, Sedentary, Abdominal Obesity
- Trial name
- SHAPE5 (NCT00990457)
- Testing
- Weight Loss Diets Plus Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
People With Predominantly Sedentary Work
A Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Benefits of CrossFit in People Who Work Predominantly in a Sedentary Manner.
People who predominantly sit down often suffer from spinal complaints. This is mainly caused or intensified by a lack of exercise and a shortened posterior muscle chain.
- Trial name
- NCT05109286
- Testing
- CrossFit
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bundeswehr University Munich
Physical Activity Self-Definition, Physical Activity
"I am a Physically Active Person!": A Randomized Controlled Trial Aimed to Increase Levels of Physical Activity Self-Definition and Physical Activity Among a Sample of Inactive Adults
This explanatory sequential mixed methods study investigated if an intervention can increase the physical activity identity and physical activity (PA) of inactive individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT06509061
- Testing
- Physical Activity Self-Definition, Control
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Inactive People
A Multicomponent Physical Activity Intervention for Older Adults
ActiveKIT is a three-arm, parallel-group, individually randomized controlled trial. Community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older (n=201) from Madrid and surrounding municipalities who were inactive were randomized into tree…
- Conditions
- Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Inactive People, Fitness, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- ActiveKIT (NCT07729007)
- Testing
- Exercise toolkit, Exercise toolkit plus specialist support
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Healthy Endurance Athlet, Inactive People
Effects of Exercise Timing on Sleep Quality
Modern lifestyles are marked by a prevalence of sedentary behaviors and physical inactivity, which have been linked to numerous adverse health effects.
- Trial name
- SLEEPCORE (NCT07322276)
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Healthy Young Adults, Physical Activity Levels
Differences in Autonomic Recovery Between Physically Active and Inactive Women Following an Automated Massage Chair Intervention
The goal of this study is to investigate whether an automated massage chair can improve the body's recovery system in healthy young women (aged 19-26 years) who are either physically active or inactive.
- Conditions
- Healthy Young Adults, Physical Activity Levels, Inactive People
- Trial name
- NCT07529678
- Testing
- Massage chair
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Overweight
NEAT and Insulin Sensitivity
The effect of Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) or inactivity on insulin sensitivity and lipid metabolism is unclear. Research recently published shows that activities associated with everyday activities, summarized as…
- Trial name
- NCT01299311
- Testing
- NEAT, Exercise
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Sedentary Lifestyle, Age Problems
Nordic Walking Training for Older People
Objective: to assess by means of a randomized clinical trial the effects of eight weeks of Nordic walking and free walking training on quality of life (QoL), static balance, dynamic variability, self-selected walking speed (SWS)…
- Trial name
- Pole walking (NCT03096964)
- Testing
- Free walking training, Nordic walking training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Physical Inactivity, Disability Physical
A Person-Centered Geotagged Social Networking System to Promote Physical Activity in the Community
The multilevel socio-ecological barriers to physical activity experienced by people with physical disabilities cut across structures and systems, community, institutions and organizations, interpersonal, and individual levels.
- Trial name
- RECTECHIV (NCT05216393)
- Testing
- RecTech Match Website
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Physical Inactivity, Mental Health Issue
Intervening for Increased Quality of Life Among Older People in Sweden
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sweden and other countries have become aware of how life has changed; the world is now a "hybrid world" where many daily activities have moved online.
- Trial name
- NCT05885308
- Testing
- Otago
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karlstad University