Clinical trials: Adolescent Health
Mental Health Disorder, Social Isolation
Peer Support Intervention to Mitigate Social Isolation and Stigma of Adolescent Motherhood in Zimbabwe
A community-based peer support intervention for adolescent mothers aged 14-18 years in Harare, Zimbabwe was developed and tested in partnership with adolescent mothers, community health workers, and key community stakeholders.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Disorder, Social Isolation, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- NCT05213182
- Testing
- Young Women of Today
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviors
Effects of a Worksite Parenting Program
Many adolescents in the U.S., even very young adolescents, are engaging in sexual risk behaviors that put them at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unintended pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT00465010
- Testing
- Talking Parents, Healthy Teens
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Disability, Intellectual, Disability Psychological
The Role of Family and Individual Factors in Going Through Adolescence - Perspective of a Healthy Child.
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the specificity of the growing up process in young people with disabled siblings.
- Conditions
- Disability, Intellectual, Disability Psychological, Disability, Developmental, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT06156124
- Testing
- Psychological tests and psychosocial questionnaires
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Gdansk
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
MEMA Kwa Vijana Trial: Impact of an Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention in Mwanza, Tanzania
The MEMA kwa Vijana Project is a community randomised trial which aims to assess the impact of a targeted intervention on adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Mwanza Region, Tanzania.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Pregnancy, Sexual Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT00248469
- Testing
- In-school Sexual Health Education, Youth-friendly health services, Youth condom promotion & distribution
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Adolescent Substance Use
Guiding Good Choices for Health
This study evaluates the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing Guiding Good Choices (GGC), an anticipatory guidance curriculum for parents of early adolescents, in three large, integrated healthcare systems.
- Trial name
- GGC4H (NCT04040153)
- Testing
- Guiding Good Choices
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,636 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Cancer, Brain Tumor
Medical Treatment Decision Making Using Adaptive Conjoint Analysis
In the setting of progressive or recurrent cancer, adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients, parents, and healthcare providers (HCP) are faced with multiple therapeutic options.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Brain Tumor, Solid Tumor, Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT02608307
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Healthy, Adolescents
Integration to Improve Adolescent Health and HPV Vaccination in Laos
The goal of this study is to find out if adding HPV vaccination to adolescent health services works to increase HPV vaccine uptake in 10-13-year-old girls in Laos.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Adolescents, Integrated, Community-Health Systems, HPV Vaccines
- Trial name
- NCT06650956
- Testing
- Integrated HPV and SRH Service Package, Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Health Poverty Action
HIV
SEARCH SAPPHIRE Phase B
This study will evaluate the effects of optimized dynamic prevention and treatment packages delivered in a precision community health model on HIV incidence, as well as other health outcomes, in a community randomized trial…
- Trial name
- NCT05768763
- Testing
- Community-enhanced reach activities, Person-centered care delivery, Data system enhancement to improve reach and person-centered delivery
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 81,952 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Substance Use, Binge Drinking
Substance Use Screening to Encourage Behavior Change Among Young People in Primary Care
This study evaluates whether completing a short screening questionnaire about health behaviours in the waiting room before a primary care consultation decreases excessive substance use in young people aged 14 to 24 years.
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Binge Drinking, Cannabis Use, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- YP-HEALTH (NCT04146714)
- Testing
- Substance use questionnaire, Physical activity questionnaire
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dagmar M. Haller
Physical Fitness, Body Image
School-based Multicomponent Intervention on Physical Fitness Related to Health and Body Image
The main purpose of this study is to analyse the effect of a multicomponent intervention, applied during one scholar semester, on body composition, strength, flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness, lipid and metabolic profile…
- Trial name
- NCT02719704
- Testing
- "MEXA-SE", "Espelho, espelho meu"
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 568 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Santa Catarina Federal University
Psychosis, Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Using Mobile Technology to Enhance Early Psychosis Treatment Delivery
This project tests the feasibility of implementing a smartphone application - Ginger.io - in the UC Davis Early Psychosis Program, and investigates whether mobile health technology can improve treatment delivery and outcomes in…
- Trial name
- RWJFGinger (NCT03303456)
- Testing
- Mobile health application - Ginger.io
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Pregnancy in Adolescence, Rural Health
Latino Teen Pregnancy Prevention K23
The study will utilize an exploratory study design, applying formative research methods to inform the development and pilot testing of an unintended teen pregnancy prevention intervention.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy in Adolescence, Rural Health, Hispanic or Latino
- Trial name
- NCT06105905
- Testing
- Healthy futures ("Futuros Saludables")
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Tobacco Smoking, Vaping
Testing a School-Based E-cigarette, Tobacco, and Betel (Areca) Nut Use Prevention Curriculum for Guam Youths
The people of the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) face higher cancer incidence, especially lung/bronchia and head-and-neck cancer, and poorer cancer outcomes, compared with the U.S. nationally.
- Conditions
- Tobacco Smoking, Vaping, Tobacco Chewing
- Trial name
- NCT05037656
- Testing
- School-based curriculum
- Where
- Guam
- Volunteers
- 538 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Guam
Obesity, Malignant Neoplasm
A Study to See if an iPhone Weight Management App Can Help Promote Weight Loss in Adolescents and Young Adults After a Stem Cell Transplant
This early phase I trial studies how well a behavioral weight loss intervention consisting of a smartphone application and coaching works for the promotion of weight loss in adolescents and young adults after a stem cell…
- Trial name
- NCT04453072
- Testing
- Interview, Media Intervention, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Adolescent Behavior
Changes in Sagittal Spine Posture and Flexibility on Adolescents
Several research show a high prevalence of spinal misalignments and a lack of stability of the spine in the adolescent population.
- Trial name
- NCT03831867
- Testing
- Pilates
- Volunteers
- 286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Adolescent Health, Nutrition Behavior
The Effect of an Artificial Intelligence-Supported Health Promotion Application on the Nutrition, Exercise and Sleep Habits of Adolescents
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the "Smart Nurse" artificial intelligence-supported mobile application improves nutrition, exercise, and sleep behaviors in high school students aged 14-18 years.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Health, Nutrition Behavior, Physical Activity, Sleep Quality
- Trial name
- SN-ADOL-RCT (NCT07524582)
- Testing
- Smart Nurse Mobile Application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gümüşhane Universıty
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Behavior
Health Literacy Among Youth
The linkage between lower educational levels and poorer health has been highlighted as a mechanism contributing to social inequality in health. However, more research on this mechanism among youth is needed, e.g.
- Conditions
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Behavior, Health Literacy, Health-Related Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06022120
- Testing
- An integrated health literacy intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holbaek Sygehus
Depression, Depressive Disorder
Evaluation of the Naturalistic User Experience of the Website "ich Bin Alles @Schule" (i Am Everything @school)
The aim of this study is to investigate the naturalistic user experience and acceptance of the German website "ich bin alles @Schule".
- Conditions
- Depression, Depressive Disorder, Depression in Children, Depression in Adolescence
- Trial name
- NCT06668688
- Testing
- "ich bin alles @Schule" (i am everything @school; www.schule.ich-bin-alles.de)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Bullying Victimization, School Bullying
Nurse-Led Take a SELSTEP Program on Peer Bullying, Victimization, and Bystander Behavior Among Adolescents
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effect of a nurse-led social emotional learning (SEL) program on bullying, victimization, and bystander behaviors among adolescents.
- Conditions
- Bullying Victimization, School Bullying, School Health, School Based Intervention
- Trial name
- Take a SELSTEP (NCT07372456)
- Testing
- Nurse-Led Take a SELSTEP Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Pediatric Obesity, Periodontal Disease
Dental and Periodontal Health in Obese Adolescents: Clinical, Biochemical, and Microbiological Evaluation
This study aims to investigate whether obesity affects oral and gum health in children and adolescents. A total of 75 children aged 8 to 13 years participated, including both obese and non-obese individuals.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Periodontal Disease, Inflammation Biomarkers, Dental Plaque
- Trial name
- PERIOBESITY (NCT07086027)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University