Clinical trials: Walking
Sedentary Behavior, Exercise
Multiphase Optimization Trial of Incentives for Veterans to Encourage Walking
Regular physical activity (PA) is essential to healthy aging. Unfortunately, only 5% of US adults meet guideline of 150 minutes of moderate exercise; Veterans and non-Veterans have similar levels of PA.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Exercise, Walking, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT04518943
- Testing
- Walking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Health Behavior
Walking to School Supports
This pilot study will test the feasibility and acceptability of an enhanced individual-level intervention delivered to 4th-6th graders to increase rates of walking to/from school.
- Trial name
- NCT04089020
- Testing
- Support for walking to school
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Connective Tissue Disease-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - CATALYST
This study assesses the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone methyl relative to placebo in patients with connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension to determine the recommended dose range and evaluate the…
- Trial name
- NCT02657356
- Testing
- Bardoxolone methyl capsules
- Where
- 106 sites in United States, Argentina and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Cardiac Failure, Heart Failure
Insomnia Self-Management in Heart Failure
Chronic insomnia may contribute to the development and exacerbation of heart failure (HF), incident mortality and contributes to common and disabling symptoms (fatigue, dyspnea, anxiety, depression, excessive daytime sleepiness…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Failure, Heart Failure, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Failure, Congestive
- Trial name
- HSS (NCT02660385)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Self-Management Education for Heart Failure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Stroke, Cerebral Vascular Disorders
Discrete Versus Rhythmic Gait Training
The objective of this study is to compare the effects of novel versus standard locomotor training using a robotic gait orthosis (LT-RGO) after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT02650440
- Testing
- Novel Protocol, Standard Protocol
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Thais Amanda Rodrigues
Multiple Sclerosis
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Mobility in Multiple Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to investigate the capacity of a 6-week treatment with neuromuscular electrical stimulation to improve walking in individuals whose mobility has been compromised by multiple sclerosis.
- Trial name
- NCT02152085
- Testing
- Narrow pulse, Wide pulse
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
Peripheral Artery Disease
Cocoa to Improve Walking Performance in Peripheral Artery Disease
The COCOA-PAD trial will determine whether epicatechin-rich cocoa daily for six months improves walking performance in individuals with peripheral artery disease compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- COCOA-PAD (NCT02876887)
- Testing
- Cocoa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Osteoarthritis
Walking Aids in the Management of Hip Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the use of a nonpharmacologic intervention (single point cane) is effective in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00506714
- Testing
- single point cane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arthritis Foundation
Multiple Sclerosis
Can Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Improve Ambulation and Fatigue Resistance in People With MS?
In this project the investigators will be using non-invasive brain stimulation on people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) to improve leg muscle function. Two groups of participants will be recruited.
- Trial name
- NCT02987621
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Multiple Sclerosis
Study of Fampridine-SR Tablets in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
The purpose of the study is to show that individuals treated with Fampridine-SR tablets are significantly more likely to have consistent improvements in their walking than those treated with placebo tablets.
- Trial name
- NCT00483652
- Testing
- Fampridine-SR
- Where
- 40 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Acorda Therapeutics
Pain
Liposomal Bupivacaine Versus Standard Bupivacaine in the Adductor Canal for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Study will evaluate the effect of liposomal bupivacaine versus standard bupivacaine on physical therapy measures and pain scores as well as opiate consumption.
- Trial name
- NCT03182933
- Testing
- Peripheral Nerve Blockade, 10 meter walk test on post-operative day 1, In person and over the phone questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Spinal Cord Injuries
Effects of Robotic Versus Manually-Assisted Locomotor Training for Individuals With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to collect data comparing two means of providing locomotor training: manual and robotic and the possible differential effects it may have on walking ability for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- DE (NCT00127439)
- Testing
- Manually Assisted Locomotor Training, Robotic Assisted Locomotor Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Advanced Cancers
Fentanyl Pectin Nasal Spray (FNPS) for Exercise-Induced Breakthrough Dyspnea
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if fentanyl nasal spray can help to control shortness of breath in patients who have been treated or are being treated for cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01832402
- Testing
- Fentanyl Pectin Nasal Spray, Walk Test, Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Grief, Traumatic Stress
Walk With Me for Perinatal Grief
This research will contribute to therapeutic technology to support bereaved parents who have experienced a perinatal loss. The proposed mobile application would accomplish this objective by providing a series of therapeutic…
- Conditions
- Grief, Traumatic Stress, Usability
- Trial name
- PeriGrief (NCT05318287)
- Testing
- Walk with Me
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Mobility Limitation, Motor Activity
Cognitive Remediation to Improve Mobility in Sedentary Seniors
The investigators propose to conduct a single-blind randomized clinical trial to test the efficacy of a computerized cognitive remediation intervention program on improving locomotion in sedentary seniors, a group at an…
- Conditions
- Mobility Limitation, Motor Activity, Difficulty Walking, Cognitive Ability General
- Trial name
- CREM (NCT02567227)
- Testing
- Cognitive Remediation, Active Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 383 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Healthy Young Adults
An Evaluation of the Energy Expenditure From Wii Fit Games
The purpose of this study is to provide energy expenditure data on Wii Fit / Wii Fit Plus games as compared with resting and treadmill walking/running.
- Trial name
- NCT01561716
- Testing
- Wii Fit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Effect of iNO on Invasively Derived Pulmonary Pressures in Patients With PAH
Pulmonary hypertension is characterized by an increase in the pressures in the blood supply to the lungs greater than a mean pressure of 25mmHg and a concomitant increase in overall pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR).
- Trial name
- NCT02734953
- Testing
- Nitric Oxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)
Osteoarthritis
Treatment Outcomes for Ankle Arthritis
The purpose of this study is to determine any functional outcome differences in patients who have undergone surgical treatment for ankle osteoarthritis using surveys, step counts, and laboratory gait analysis.
- Trial name
- NCT00391365
- Testing
- Gait analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 368 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Physical Activity
Caminamos: A Smartphone App to Connect With Walking Partners
Despite numerous interventions designed to increase physical activity, few are specifically tailored to Latinas, a population where higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases are present.
- Trial name
- NCT03059901
- Testing
- Caminamos App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Physical Activity, Weight
Physical Activity and Leisure-time Study (PALS)
Physical inactivity is a major public health problem and a primary contributing factor to the obesity epidemic. While most Americans do not meet the physical activity (PA) guidelines (30 min/day, 5 day/wk), they do report…
- Trial name
- PALS (NCT01342471)
- Testing
- TV commercial stepping, 30-min walk
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee