Clinical trials: Inactivity
Physical Inactivity, Motor Activity
A Good Start Matters Intervention Study
The BC government and partners developed Active Play Standards and a capacity-building strategy to help childcare centers implement the Standards.
- Trial name
- NCT05669378
- Testing
- Appetite to Play +
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Physical Inactivity
Intergenerational Behavioral Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
This is a four-week pilot randomized controlled trial of a behavioral intervention in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Older participants are a subgroup from the PREVENT-AD longitudinal cohort.
- Trial name
- HABS (NCT06038643)
- Testing
- Motivational behavioural intervention and daily activities monitoring, Active Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Prediabetes / Type 2 Diabetes, Sedentary Behaviors
Effects of Exercise Snacks on Clinical and Health Outcomes
Physical inactivity and prolonged sedentary behavior are major health concerns, especially for individuals with chronic conditions such as diabetes and prediabetes.
- Conditions
- Prediabetes / Type 2 Diabetes, Sedentary Behaviors, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT07609290
- Testing
- Exercise Snacks
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Chimei Medical Center
Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease, Frailty
Evaluation of Patients With Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases Regarding Frailty
There are very few studies in the literature examining the frailty levels of diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD) patients and its effect on their functional status despite the high prevalance of frailty in patients with DPLD…
- Conditions
- Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease, Frailty, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT06171425
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Obesity, Physical Inactivity
Effect of Health Education Intervention on Promoting Healthy Lifestyles for Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Saudi Arabia has seen a more astonishing rise in obesity. Young females have a considerable prevalence of unhealthy dietary practices and lack of knowledge about healthy and…
- Trial name
- NCT06150248
- Testing
- Education Intervention, No intervention
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Hemodynamic Instability, Pain
Evaluation in 15 Participants of Blood Flow, Comfort and Efficiency, Using 1 vs 36 Hz Stimulation Via Textile Electrodes
Muscle contractions induced by calf low-intensity neuromuscular electrical stimulation (C-LI-NMES) can increase venous return and may reduce venous thromboembolism.
- Trial name
- TTE_PVV_1_36 (NCT06082297)
- Testing
- Chattanooga Physio, DJO, neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Alzheimer Disease, Inactivity
The Link Between Physical Activity and Brain Health in Healthy Adults
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the cross-sectional relationship between physical activity and brain health from a multiscale approach (neuropsychology, neuroimaging, peripheral biomarkers and genetics) in…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Inactivity, Preventive Therapy
- Trial name
- MINA (NCT07025070)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Madrid
Physical Inactivity
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Six-week Physical Activity Intervention for Black Women
The current study will be a randomized controlled pilot study conducted in the Midwest. Participants will be randomly assigned to a behavioral intervention or a wait-list control group, each lasting six weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT05997888
- Testing
- At-Home Strength Training Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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
Sedentary Behaviors, Physical Inactivity
Step-Up vs. Running Exercise at Matched Heart Rate Zones in Sedentary Males
This study compares the effects of two aerobic exercise methods - loaded step-up exercise and treadmill running - on cardiovascular fitness, leg strength, heart rate variability, and recovery in sedentary adult males.
- Trial name
- NCT07585617
- Testing
- Loaded Step-Up Exercise, Treadmill Running
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Smoking Behaviors, Physical Inactivity
Impact of Smoking on Physical Activity Level in Young Adults
This study will aim to examine the relationship between the daily physical activity level and nicotine dependence severity in university students.
- Trial name
- NCT07043920
- Testing
- Behavioral Assessment (No therapeutic intervention will be administered)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD)
Feasibility Trial of Exercise as a Priming Strategy for rTMS Treatment in Difficult-to-Treat Depression
The goal of this study is to collect feasibility data on combining structured exercise aimed to improve physical fitness, and intermittent TBS (iTBS) in treating individuals diagnosed with difficult-to-treat depression who are…
- Trial name
- NCT06773949
- Testing
- Theta burst stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
Muscle Atrophy, Insulin Resistance
Role of Metformin on Muscle Health of Older Adults
Muscle atrophy and insulin resistance are common after bed rest in healthy older adults. Metformin treatment has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity and attenuate muscle loss in insulin resistance adults though the…
- Trial name
- NCT03107884
- Testing
- Metformin (Bed Rest), Metformin (2 week run-in only)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases
ActivityChoice: Implementing Clinic-Based Physical Activity Program Choices for Cancer Survivors
Cardiovascular disease, the number one leading cause of death in the United States, is highly prevalent in cancer survivors. Physical activity can reduce risk, and referrals to programs addressing survivors' choices are highly…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT05870176
- Testing
- Enhanced Referral, Standard Referral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease
IMPACT: Inactivity Monitoring and Physical Activity Controlled Trial
As individuals age, their physical activity decreases and sedentary time increases. Even small changes in these two behaviors can greatly decrease risks for several major health problems, including cardiovascular disease…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Diabetes
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT01869348)
- Testing
- Monitor intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Healthy Adolescents
Activity Breaks for Brain Health in Adolescents
The main aim for this study is to investigate to what extent physical activity of moderate or low intensity, relative to prolonged inactivity, may acutely alter neural activity-related prefrontal cortex oxygenated hemoglobin…
- Trial name
- ABBaH teens (NCT04552626)
- Testing
- Prolonged sitting (social breaks), Prolonged sitting with step-up exercise break, Prolonged sitting with simple resistance activity breaks
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Physical Inactivity
Effects of a 12-Week Recreational Football Program on Physical Activity Determinants in Adolescents
Randomized controlled trial assessing the effects of a 12-week recreational football program on behavioral, psychosocial, environmental, and physical determinants of physical activity in male adolescents aged 10-13 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07490249
- Testing
- Recreational Football Program
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Pedro Ernesto
Overweight
Support for Increased Physical Activity (Stöd Till Aktivare Motion)
The purpose of this study is to improve and analyze the level of physical activity in immigrant women from the Middle East and Latin America living in Sweden.
- Trial name
- STAM (NCT00747942)
- Testing
- Support for Increased Physical Activity
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 234 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Physical Inactivity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
The Clinical Referral to Activity Study
The main aim of this effort is to test a physical activity intervention, for adult clinical care patients at risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Obesity, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT04743856
- Testing
- ActiveGOALSv2, PAT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hyperglycemia, Postprandial
Exercise-meal Timing and Postprandial Glucose Control
Physical activity helps maintain optimal postprandial blood glucose control. However, there is a lack of clear information regarding the optimal meal-activity timing required to maximize blood glucose control.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hyperglycemia, Postprandial, Physical Activity, Glucose Intolerance
- Trial name
- NCT03730727
- Testing
- Physical activity, Meal
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham