EXERCISE TRAINING

This study tests whether a 12-week home exercise program, guided by a mobile app and smartwatch, can improve exercise capacity and quality of life in people with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). About 78 participants who recently got an LVAD and cannot attend hospital reh…

This study tests whether an AI coach that gives personalized encouragement during indoor cycling can help people ride harder. 120 recreationally active adults aged 18-40 will do a 20-minute time trial on a stationary bike. Some will get AI-powered affirmations, some will get fixe…

This study compares video game-based exercise (using Nintendo Switch Ring Fit Adventure) to traditional supervised exercise for 30 young people aged 12–22 with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Over 8 weeks, participants will do twice-weekly sessions aimed at improving balance,…

This study tests whether adding simple mental challenges—like counting or naming animals—to physical exercise helps frail adults over 65 improve their strength, balance, and thinking more than exercise alone. About 220 participants will be randomly assigned to either the dual-tas…

This study looks at whether teen basketball players get better results from shoulder exercises when they focus on a laser beam instead of just doing the moves. Thirty male players aged 10-18 will be split into two groups: one uses the laser focus, the other does the same exercise…

This small study will test whether eating microgreens for 21 days can change certain blood markers linked to muscle repair and recovery after exercise. Fifteen recreationally trained athletes will either take microgreens or nothing, then undergo a standardized muscle-damaging wor…

This study looks at how a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation exercise program affects the heart and blood proteins in 42 older adults with high blood pressure who don't exercise regularly. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the exercise program or a control group that r…

This study looks at two ways to help people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) walk better. One group gets foot surgery followed by rehabilitation, the other gets only physical therapy. Researchers will track walking speed and endurance for up to two years to see which approa…