Clinical trials: Physical Fitness
Blood Pressure
Health Effects of Increasing Muscle Activation While Sitting in Office Workers
Previous research suggests that prolonged sitting increases risk for cardiometabolic diseases and the risk factors associated with cardiometabolic diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT02855541
- Testing
- DeskCycle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
Accidental Falls, Balance Assessment
Otago Exercise Programme and Physical Function in Older Adults in Sarawak
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of the Otago Exercise Programme (OEP) on physical fitness, balance, and quality of life among older adults in Sarawak, Malaysia.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Balance Assessment, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- OEP (NCT07258550)
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Programme (OEP)
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Malaysia Sarawak
Athletic Performance, Exercise Training
High-Intensity Intermittent Training and Sport-Specific Performance in Youth Amateur Boxers
Boxing is an intermittent combat sport that requires repeated high-intensity actions, sustained punching output, and rapid post-exercise recovery.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Exercise Training, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- BOX-HIIT (NCT07571070)
- Testing
- Nine-session high-intensity intermittent boxing training
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Vicosa
Athletic Performance, Physical Fitness
Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Differences Among Turkish Adolescents and Adults Handball Players
The purpose of this study was to examine the variation in physical and physiological characteristics according to sports age in adolescent and adult male team handball (TH) players.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Physical Fitness, Handball Players, Cross-sectional Studies
- Trial name
- Handball (NCT04086303)
- Testing
- LSST test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guven Health Group
Physical Fitness
Task Oriented Basketball Training and Physical Fitness in Children
This study investigates the impact of task-oriented basketball training on physical fitness and upper extremity endurance in school children aged 9-12 in Lahore.
- Trial name
- NCT07729813
- Testing
- Medicine Ball Throw/Basket Ball, General Physical Activity
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Physical Inactivity, Healthy Eating
Examining Engagement Predictors of Health and Fitness App Uptake and Subscription in the General Population
This will be a 24-week prospective study that will incorporate user base data of WayBetter Inc.'s app, "WayBetter," to examine user mHealth app engagement.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Healthy Eating, Mental Health Wellness 1
- Trial name
- NCT06023342
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,084 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Older Adult
Community-based Physical Fitness Exercise on the Older Adults' Functional Fitness and Adherence to Physical Activity
Maintaining adequate physical activity (PA) and regularly exercising are very important to promote the good physical and mental health of the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT05081505
- Testing
- Structural exercise course, Autonomous group class
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Caffeine, Exercise
7-Day Caffeine and Upper-Body Power in Active Women
This study investigated the effects of a 7-day caffeine supplementation on heart rate variability, cognitive performance, and upper-body anaerobic power in active women.
- Conditions
- Caffeine, Exercise, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- NCT07771556
- Testing
- Caffeine
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Healthy
Effect of Cashew Apple Juice on the Physiological and Psychological Fitness in the Middle Aged and Elderly Volunteers
Cashew or Anacardium occidentale L. is a plant in a family of Anacardiaceae. The fruit of cashew or cashew apple may be consumed fresh, but contains high quantities of tannins yielding a bitter taste and dry mouth feel.
- Trial name
- NCT02560077
- Testing
- cashew apple juice
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khon Kaen University
Cognitive Change
Acute Effects of Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Cognitive Functions in Young Adult Males
60 healthy male university students will be included in this study. Physical fitness parameters, fluid intelligence, and physical activity level will be measured at baseline.
- Trial name
- NCT05905081
- Testing
- aerobic exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir University of Economics
Healthy
Effect of β-alanine Supplementation on Muscle Carnosine
Carnosine is a natural acid buffering substance of muscle. The primary objective of this study is to test whether a nutritional supplement of beta-alanine enhances carnosine content in muscle.
- Trial name
- LitmusMagnet (NCT00813553)
- Testing
- beta-alanine
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Children, Only
The Link Between Motor Competence BMI and Physical Fitness School-age Children
The term "physical fitness" in youngsters describes their general health and capacity for movement. It consists of elements including flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular endurance, and body composition.
- Trial name
- NCT06531239
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 271 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Autism
Judo Training for People With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Physical Fitness and Psychological Indicators
Physical fitness and psychological indicators are key factors in healthy development. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tend to have lower levels of physical fitness and mental health than their neurotypical peers.
- Trial name
- JUDOASD/PA/PSY (NCT07419919)
- Testing
- Judo training for people with ASD - training in integration groups with non-ASD people
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Ovarian Cancer
Stepping Into Survivorship: Harnessing Behavioral Economics to Improve Quality of Life in Ovarian Cancer
This research study will test whether using wearable fitness trackers with a social incentive, delivered through a game-based mobile health intervention, increases physical activity and quality of life in ovarian cancer survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT03364673
- Testing
- Fitness Tracker, Social Incentive (Way to Health)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Physical Fitness, Body Image
School-based Multicomponent Intervention on Physical Fitness Related to Health and Body Image
The main purpose of this study is to analyse the effect of a multicomponent intervention, applied during one scholar semester, on body composition, strength, flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness, lipid and metabolic profile…
- Trial name
- NCT02719704
- Testing
- "MEXA-SE", "Espelho, espelho meu"
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 568 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Santa Catarina Federal University
Obesity, Virtual Reality
The Effects of a Healthy Nutrition Program and Virtual Reality Applications on Body Composition
The most commonly used method in the management of body compositions of healthy individuals in the recent times is the application of physical activity together with a healthy nutrition (diet).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Virtual Reality, Body Composition, Healthy Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT06110767
- Testing
- non-immersive virtual reality, Healty Diet Programme
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erzurum Technical University
Exercise, Exercise Test
Multi-level Molecular Profiling of Peak Performance in Endurance Sports
Physical activity triggers complex molecular responses, including changes in immune-, stress-, and metabolic pathways. For example, autophagy is essential for energy and cellular homeostasis through protein catabolism, and…
- Conditions
- Exercise, Exercise Test, Physical Fitness, Healthy
- Trial name
- MSSA (NCT05359744)
- Testing
- Performance testing
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paracelsus Medical University
Old Age; Debility
Older People Gait: Physiomechanics and Functionality
The aim of study is to investigate gait in active elderly people regarding the kinematic parameters of gait, indicators of physical fitness and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04348539
- Testing
- Balance training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Athletic Performance, Physical Fitness
Effects of 8-Week TRX Suspension Training on Body Composition, Anaerobic Power, and Biomotor Abilities in Young Male Volleyball Players
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an 8-week TRX suspension training program on body composition, anaerobic power, and selected biomotor abilities in young male volleyball players.
- Trial name
- TRX (NCT07803640)
- Testing
- TRX Suspension Training Program, Standard Volleyball Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bitlis Eren University
Circuit-Based Exercise, Exercise Test
Effects of Circuit Training Combine With Square-Stepping Exercise, Strength Training and Balance Training on Senior Fitness and Fall Risk in Elderly in the Community
According to the cause of death statistics compiled by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2022, among the causes of death among the elderly, falls ranked second among the causes of death from accidental injuries over the age…
- Conditions
- Circuit-Based Exercise, Exercise Test, Community Health Nursing, Aged
- Trial name
- SSE (NCT06358170)
- Testing
- Circuit Training Combine with Square-Stepping Exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hsin-ching, Tsai