University Of Illinois At Urbana-champaign

This study tests a smartphone app designed to help people who use wheelchairs or scooters prevent and manage falls. Researchers will compare the app to standard fall prevention information in 120 adults with spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis. The goal is to see which appro…

This study tests a program called Journey of Hope-C19 to see if it can prevent emotional and behavioral problems in children from low-income, minority communities who have faced both the COVID-19 pandemic and another major disaster. About 800 children in grades 3-8 will take part…

This study tests a walking meditation program called iWalk for adults with neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis. The goal is to see if it's feasible and helps improve resilience, stress regulation, and thinking skills. Researchers will enroll 90 participants and mea…

This study looks at how eating different food combinations after resistance exercise affects muscle protein synthesis. Fifteen healthy, recreationally active adults will do leg exercises and then eat either potato with beef, bread with beef, or beef alone. Researchers will take b…

This study will use special 'tracer' molecules (stable isotopes) to measure how the body of an adult with obesity processes protein and sugar. Eight participants will each undergo two test sessions: one measuring protein breakdown and another measuring glucose tolerance. The goal…

This study looks at how a 12-week exercise program affects the way older adults (over 65) with type 2 diabetes use protein from their diet. Thirty participants will do moderate-to-vigorous aerobic and strength training, and researchers will measure changes in protein balance, gut…