Clinical trials: Physical Inactivity
Assessing Muscle Amino Acid Balance
Amino Acid Balance During Physical Inactivity
The aim is to assess the impact of physical inactivity on muscle amino acid balance and forearm glucose uptake. In addition, we will evaluate how high-fat overfeeding will modulate muscle amino acid balance and forearm glucose…
- Trial name
- NCT02980952
- Testing
- High-fat overfeeding, Forearm immobilization
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Health Behavior, Health-Related Behavior
Sedentary Behaviors Reduction and Physical Activity Promotion for Optimal Medical StudentS
Medical students are under great competitive pressure throughout their studies. Our field surveys conducted in 2022 and 2023 at the Lyon Est Faculty of Medicine revealed that 78% of 482 students showed an excessive sedentary…
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Health-Related Behavior, Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06297304
- Testing
- Sedentary and physical activity behaviors
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research on Healthcare Performance Lab U1290
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
Physical Inactivity
Active Moms Project: Physical Activity Intervention for Low-Income Mothers
Despite the health benefits of physical activity, increasing regular physical activity levels among low-income, ethnic-minority mothers has remained a significant challenge.
- Trial name
- NCT05540509
- Testing
- Community-based intervention, Home-based intervention
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California State University, Long Beach
Inactivity, Inactivity/Low Levels of Exercise
Improving Physical Activity Participation in Latinas With Mindfulness
In this study, the investigators are exploring how a mindfulness-based physical activity program can help improve exercise habits and overall health among 258 inactive Latina women aged 18 to 65.
- Conditions
- Inactivity, Inactivity/Low Levels of Exercise, Inactivity, Physical
- Trial name
- Seamos Activas (NCT06848335)
- Testing
- Remote Physical Activity Intervention, Mindfulness Enhanced Remote Physical Activity Intervention, Attention Matched Enhanced Remote PA intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 258 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bess Marcus
Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
Intervention in Habit, Automatic Affective Evaluations and Physical Activity Among University Students
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of the LifelongU intervention in habit, automatic affective evaluation and physical activity among university students.
- Trial name
- NCT06140680
- Testing
- LifelongU, Physical education
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Obesity
Project Fit:a School- and Community-based Obesity Intervention
Project FIT is a collaboration between the public school system, local health systems, physicians, neighborhood associations, businesses, faith-based leaders, community agencies and university researchers to develop a…
- Trial name
- FIT (NCT01385046)
- Testing
- Project Fit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Physically Inactive Hospital Employees
Financial Health Incentives to Promote Physical Activity Among Hospital Employees: A Randomized Control Trial
The objective of this randomized control trial is to examine whether incentives-for-steps (i.e. $1 per day step count goals are reached) increase daily step counts among physically inactive hospital employees.
- Trial name
- NCT02638675
- Testing
- Wellness program, Accelerometer, Incentive
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Functional Disability, Obesity
Effects of a Weight Reduction and Lifestyle Program in Older Adults
This research study will assess the effects of two different programs on weight, body composition, mobility and improved health. Measures of health will include functional abilities, and physical performance.
- Conditions
- Functional Disability, Obesity, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT00714506
- Testing
- Diet and physical activity, Physical activity control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Physical Inactivity
The CHAMP ASP: Promoting Physical Activity & Health in Children
Currently, 10 million children participate in afterschool programs (ASPs) each day, and ASPs provide a great opportunity to enhance children's health outside of the regular school environment, particularly given the decline in…
- Trial name
- CHAMP-ASP (NCT05342701)
- Testing
- Motor Skills Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Insufficient Sleep, Physical Inactivity
Social Determinants of Sleep and Obesity
African American adults sleep less and obtain worse quality sleep compared to the national average, and emerging evidence links inadequate sleep with greater morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases such as diabetes…
- Conditions
- Insufficient Sleep, Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05698693
- Testing
- Sleep intervention, Contact Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Insulin Resistance, Obesity
Pilot Study of GLY-LOW Supplementation in Postmenopausal Women With Obesity
A combination of generally regarded as safe (GRAS) compounds named GLY-LOW, which included: alpha lipoic acid, pyridoxamine, nicotinamide, piperine and thiamine, were examined in pre-clinical experiments.
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT06242535
- Testing
- GLY-LOW
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hoskinson Health and Wellness Clinic
Physical Inactivity
Blood Flow Restriction and Creatine Supplementation in Women
This research is examining the changes in muscle size, muscle function, body composition, strength, and blood vessel health. Specifically, the changes in these variables over the course of 8 weeks of training with or without…
- Trial name
- NCT05877417
- Testing
- Creatine Monohydrate, Blood Flow Restriction, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Physical Inactivity, Obesity, Morbid
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Whatsapp-Based Physical Activity Incentive Program in Morbidly Obese Individuals
The limited number of studies on the effectiveness of physical activity incentive programs for morbidly obese individuals in the literature shows the need in this area.
- Trial name
- NCT05519423
- Testing
- Physical Activity Incentive Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Sedentary Behavior
Effects of Physical Inactivity on Insulin Sensitivity, Appetite, Energy Balance, and Cardiovascular Responses in Humans.
Physical inactivity is a significant predictor of major non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes (7%), cardiovascular disease (6%), musculoskeletal disorders and some cancers, and has been proposed to be the 4th leading…
- Trial name
- NCT04172090
- Testing
- Control, SIT+E, SIT=E
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Physical Inactivity, Eating Behavior
Health Behaviour Change in Brazilians
Chronic diseases are the leading health problem in Brazil and Canada. Such diseases share common risk factors in common, such as physical inactivity, poor diet, and smoking.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Eating Behavior, Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT05460897
- Testing
- Health behaviour change
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Sedentary Behavior, Physical Inactivity
Effect Of 8-Week Online Fitness Intervention Health Related Fitness
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of 8-week online delivered exercise program on actual and perceived physical fitness components.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Physical Inactivity, Body Image
- Trial name
- NCT06116474
- Testing
- Web-Based Physical Fitness Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Technical University
Inactivity, Physical, Aging
Oral 'Breath Test' to Measure Anabolic Sensitivity to a Protein Meal Across the Age and Physical Activity Spectrum
The purpose of this study is to determine how anabolic sensitivity, in response to the ingestion of a liquid protein meal, differs across the lifespan, between biological sexes, and with varying physical activity levels.
- Conditions
- Inactivity, Physical, Aging, Healthy Aging, Growth & Development
- Trial name
- NFRF (NCT06744491)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Physical Inactivity
Evaluation of the "ActiveWaiting App" Encouraging Active Exercise-related Use of Waiting Time
The goal of this study (waitlist control study) is to evaluate the effectiveness of the ActiveWaiting App on increasing physical activity and improving quality of life in physically inactive adults in Austria.
- Trial name
- NCT06321926
- Testing
- ActiveWaiting App
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention
Physical Inactivity, Low Physical Fitness
Effect of a Female Strength & Conditioning Specialist on High School Girls' Health
The majority of today's youth do not engage in enough physical activity (PA) to maintain good health. Low PA levels are associated with poor health (e.g. diabetes, high blood pressure) and early mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT02776579
- Testing
- Girls-only resistance training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba