Clinical trials: Physical Activity
Osteoarthritis
Weight Loss and Exercise for Communities With Arthritis in North Carolina
This study aims to develop and demonstrate the effectiveness of a systematic, practical, cost-effective diet-induced weight loss and exercise intervention in both urban and rural communities that can reduce pain and improve other…
- Trial name
- WE-CAN (NCT02577549)
- Testing
- Diet & Exercise, Attention Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 823 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Breast Cancer
A Single Arm Pilot Study to Refine a Novel Approach to Exercise Promotion Based on Affect-regulation
The purpose of this study is to refine the use of an affect-regulated exercise prescription for use with survivors of breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT04903249
- Testing
- Core Exercise Promotion Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Cardiovascular Diseases in Old Age
Yoga in Older Cardiac Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare, at 3 months, the effects of a yoga intervention on physical health, including balance, muscle strength, physical activity levels, cardiac autonomic function, and physical…
- Trial name
- NCT06235658
- Testing
- Gentle Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Geunyeong Cha
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Home Exercise to Enhance Mobility for Older Diabetics
The goal of the proposed research is to test whether a long-term exercise program in sedentary Veterans with diabetes will produce sustained improvement in mobility performance and physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT01308008
- Testing
- home exercise/physical activity (PA) enhancement program with behavioral support, flex and toning health education program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Bone Resorption
Differences in Bone Cell Activity Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are characterized by chronic systemic inflammation and share common pathogenic pathways.
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Bone Resorption, Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Trial name
- NCT01417455
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes
Lower Extremity Pain of a Mechanical Origin
Custom Molded Foot Orthoses Effect on Foot Kinematics and Lower Extremity Electromyography During Walking and Running.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of two types of in-shoe custom made orthotics in altering the motion of the foot and muscle activity of select muscles of the lower leg in individuals experiencing…
- Trial name
- SOLE (NCT02143947)
- Testing
- Maximal Arch Subtalar Stabilization, Full Contact Orthosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Quinnipiac University
Heart Failure
Levosimendan Efficacy Assessment by Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET)
The present study was conceived to evaluate the effects of levosimendan on cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) and DLCO ( Diffusion capacity of Lung for carbon monoxide) in patients with severe heart failure in stable clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT02261948
- Testing
- Levosimendan
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Cardiologico Monzino
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Biliary Tract Cancer
A Study Evaluating Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, And Clinical Activity Of RO7119929 (TLR7 Agonist) In Participants With Unresectable Advanced Or Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Biliary Tract Cancer, Or Solid Tumors With Hepatic Metastases
Phase I study of RO7119929 given orally to participants with unresectable advanced or metastatic primary liver cancers and other solid tumors with predominant liver involvement.
- Conditions
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Biliary Tract Cancer, Secondary Liver Cancer, Liver Metastases
- Trial name
- NCT04338685
- Testing
- RO7119929, Tocilizumab
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Denmark and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Diastolic Heart Failure, Heart Failure, Congestive
PIE II: Pharmacological Intervention in the Elderly II
The purpose of this study is to examine whether spironolactone will improve exercise tolerance and quality of life in elderly patients with heart failure preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF).
- Trial name
- NCT00123955
- Testing
- Spironolactone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Alzheimer Disease
Stimulating Neural Activity to Improve Blood Flow and Reduce Amyloid: Path to Clinical Trials
Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the accumulation of toxic proteins in the brain. Mechanisms to remove these proteins have been the target of many drug trials.
- Trial name
- FLICKER (NCT03543878)
- Testing
- Flicker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Study of Avelumab and Cetuximab Plus Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Participants With NSCLC
The main purpose of the study was to investigate the clinical activity and safety of avelumab in combination with cetuximab plus gemcitabine and cisplatin in participants with treatment-naïve advanced squamous non-small-cell lung…
- Trial name
- NCT03717155
- Testing
- Avelumab, Cetuximab, Gemcitabine
- Where
- 20 sites in Hungary, Serbia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Cardiomyopathy
Characterization of Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Stress Cardiomyopathy
Stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy (SC) is a peculiar form of acute, reversible myocardial dysfunction predominantly affecting the apical and mid left ventricular segments.
- Trial name
- NCT01048125
- Testing
- Sympathetic Nerve Activity, Mental Stress Test (Color Word Test), The Modified Oxford Technique for Baroreflex Sensitivity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Study Comparing 3 Different Treatments for Arthritis of the Lower Back (Lumbar Spinal Stenosis)
BACKGROUND: Lumbar spinal stenosis - known by patients as "arthritis of the spine" - is a condition that is very common; found in about 30% of older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01943435
- Testing
- NSAIDs; adjunctive analgesics; adjunctive anti-depressants, Lumbar epidural injection, Joint Mobilizations (spine, sacroiliac, hip)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 259 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Schneider, DC, PhD
Hepatitis C, Chronic
This Trial Evaluates Safety, Pharmacokinetic Profile and Anti-viral Response of BI 207127 and BI 201335 for Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C
The objective of this trial is to investigate tolerability, safety, pharmacokinetics and antiviral activity of BI 207127 NA in combination with BI 201335 NA and ribavirin for 8 weeks in Japanese treatment-naive patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT01528735
- Testing
- BI 207127 NA, peginterferon, Ribavirin
- Where
- 5 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease
Clinical Study to Investigate the Biological Activity, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Ponesimod in Subjects With Symptomatic Chronic GVHD
Chronic graft versus host diseasre (GVHD) is a serious reaction that might occur in a person (the host) who has received cells or organs (graft) from another person because the graft attacks the host's cells.
- Trial name
- NCT02461134
- Testing
- Ponesimod
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Actelion
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Effects of Salmeterol on Autonomic Nervous System
This is a 4-week non-randomized, partially blinded, single-arm monocentre study in subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) class II or III with the…
- Trial name
- ESAN (NCT01536587)
- Testing
- Salmeterol
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Physical Activity
Promoting Physical Activity In High Poverty Neighborhoods
Encouraging greater levels of physical activity is critical to improving health among Americans, who are largely sedentary. Neighborhood parks are resources for physical activity that are available to most Americans within a…
- Trial name
- NCT01925404
- Testing
- Free physical activity classes, Frequent User
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- RAND
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Double-blind Sitagliptin Add-on Study in Japanese Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Who Have Inadequate Glycemic Control on Ipragliflozin (MK-0431J-842)
This is a study to assess the safety and efficacy of the addition of sitagliptin in Japanese participants with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who have inadequate glycemic control on ipragliflozin, diet, and exercise therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02577016
- Testing
- Sitagliptin, Ipragliflozin
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) Patients Undergoing Induction Chemotherapy
Fatigue, reduced quality of life and declines in physical function are common in patients undergoing chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
- Trial name
- NCT01170598
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Cardiovascular Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease
Platelet Activity in Vascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Events
Pathological and clinical studies have consistently demonstrated that abnormalities in thrombosis and hemostasis play a major role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and atherothrombosis.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, Critical Limb Ischemia
- Trial name
- PACE (NCT02106429)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health