Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux

This study tests whether adding weekly foot health workshops—covering minimalist footwear, foot massages, and re-learning walking and posture—to standard balance training can improve mobility and reduce fall risk in older adults living in nursing homes. Participants will be rando…

This pilot study tests whether balance workshops can help older adults learn to get up from the floor after a fall. Many seniors who fall cannot get up on their own, which can lead to serious complications. The program includes exercises to improve balance, strength, and coordina…

This study tests a program designed to help teens and young adults (ages 15-21) who receive child welfare services. The goal is to improve their emotional skills and help them grow from past trauma. Researchers will measure changes in emotional abilities and mental well-being. Th…

This study looks at how weight loss affects the energy the body uses to digest food (called dietary thermogenesis) in teens with obesity. Researchers will compare 30 obese adolescents before and after weight loss with normal-weight teens. The goal is to understand if losing weigh…

This study looks at women who are naturally very thin (BMI under 17.5) but do not have an eating disorder. Researchers want to understand how their bodies use energy and how their muscles work compared to women of normal weight. The goal is to learn more about this condition, cal…

This study looks at how the body's energy use changes when overweight or obese adolescents walk with simulated weight loss. Researchers will use a special treadmill that reduces the effect of gravity to mimic being at a normal or overweight weight. By measuring energy burned and …