Clinical trials: Behavior Change Interventions
Self-Criticism
Self-compassion and Self-criticism: a Virtual Reality Intervention
The purpose of this study is to investigate two independent Virtual Reality interventions for self-criticism and self-compassion and the use of perspective-change in these interventions.
- Trial name
- VirtuS (NCT05887141)
- Testing
- Double Standards, Self-criticism avatar
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Life Quality, Physical Activities
Protocol for a Natural-Based Intervention to Promote Quality of Life and Healthy Habits on Children and Adolescents.
In current society, physical activity practices show a decreasing trend, together with a low perception of life quality. In addition, urban overcrowding has led to disconnection from the natural environment, causing the benefits…
- Conditions
- Life Quality, Physical Activities, Life Style, Healthy, Life Style Modification
- Trial name
- NCT07080541
- Testing
- Physical literacy and life satisfaction, Analogic information
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 728 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Extremadura
Autism Disorders and Maternal Stress, Development Delay
Perinatal Autism Genetics and Epigenetics Study
The University of Iowa's Center for Disabilities and Development is researching how pregnancy, early childhood experiences, and genetic factors influence child development, with a focus on autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Conditions
- Autism Disorders and Maternal Stress, Development Delay, Prenatal Stress, Social Behavior
- Trial name
- PAGES (NCT07738003)
- Testing
- Change in child's DNA methylation, Perinatal stress, Early social experience
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Premature, Low Birth Weight
Effect of Kangaroo Baby Massage on Mother-infant Interaction at Home
The objective of this randomized clinical trial will determine the effectiveness of nursing intervention (Kangaroo Baby Massage) on the interaction between mothers and premature, low birth weight infants at home The dyad mother…
- Conditions
- Premature, Low Birth Weight, Mother-Infant Interaction, Gain, Weight
- Trial name
- KBM (NCT04908332)
- Testing
- Kangaroo Baby Massage
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Pediatric Obesity
Adapting Diet and Action for Everyone (ADAPT+)
The purpose of this study is to refine and optimize an obesity intervention with rural underserved Latino children and their parents that combines a standard family-based behavioral approach, the "gold standard" for pediatric…
- Trial name
- ADAPT+ (NCT04800432)
- Testing
- ADAPT+, EUC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Obesity & Overweight, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy
Evaluation of Nutritional Interventions to Limit Gestational Weight Gain in Women With Class III Obesity (BMI >40)
Women with obesity who gain more weight than recommended during pregnancy are more likely to have problems such as cesarean delivery, diabetes in pregnancy, high blood pressure, and larger babies.
- Conditions
- Obesity & Overweight, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy, Gestational Weight Gain, Morbid Obesity
- Trial name
- OPTIMAL (NCT07828743)
- Testing
- Nutrition education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Health Behavior
A Co-creational Intervention to Engage Preschoolers in Healthy Movement Behaviors
Previous research focusing on preschoolers' healthy behaviors looked at developing interventions for separate behaviors, such as physical activity and sedentary behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT06073236
- Testing
- The healthy day-project
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Hiv, Depression
Change My Story Task Shifted Mental Health Intervention
Psychological distress and depression are common among young people living with HIV (Y-PLWH) and negatively impact medication adherence and disease control.
- Conditions
- Hiv, Depression, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT06389565
- Testing
- Problem Solving Therapy, Change My Story
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain
Artificial Intelligence-Supported Visual Guide for Preschool Children Undergoing Medical Procedures
Children frequently experience anxiety, pain, and negative behavioral changes during common medical procedures such as venous blood sampling, vaccination, injection, and peripheral intravenous catheter insertion.
- Conditions
- Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain, Behavioral Changes
- Trial name
- AIVIP (NCT07704112)
- Testing
- AI-Supported Visual Guide
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Bilgi University
Emotion Regulation
Intervention in a Small-scale Study of Game Based Cognitive Change Skills
This activity will have the objectives of preliminary testing user satisfaction, the feasibility of the platform and its preliminary efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT05424601
- Testing
- Rethink game, PsyPills
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Babes-Bolyai University
Psychological Stress, Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery
CARINAE for Stress Relief in Perioperative Care
Preventing pre-surgical stress can help patients achieve positive outcomes on health and well-being. However, very few patients receive adequate stress relief support prior to a surgical procedure.
- Conditions
- Psychological Stress, Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Cardiac Valve Replacement
- Trial name
- CARINAE (NCT05184725)
- Testing
- SaMD CARINAE
- Where
- 5 sites in Italy, Netherlands and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Adhera Health, Inc.
Pre Diabetes
Impact of Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Education Intervention on Glycemic Control and Behavioral Changes in Pre-Diabetic Adolescents
Prediabetes is a condition wherein blood sugar levels are elevated but not sufficiently high enough to diagnose type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D).
- Trial name
- PreDiA-CGM (NCT07569185)
- Testing
- FitBit and continuous glucose monitoring
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Obesity
Healthy Kids-Houston: A Community Childhood Obesity Intervention Program
The collaborative study is to determine the effectiveness of an after-school community-based program to prevent obesity among minority children.
- Trial name
- HKH (NCT00994084)
- Testing
- Healthy Kids-Houston program, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,094 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Cannabis Use, Adolescent Behavior
Alerta Cannabis: Evaluation of Web-based Tailored Intervention
This study consists in the the design, implementation, and evaluation of the first web-based computer tailored intervention program aimed at the prevention of cannabis use in Spanish adolescents (ALERTA CANNABIS).
- Conditions
- Cannabis Use, Adolescent Behavior, E-health
- Trial name
- NOTCANNABIS (NCT05849636)
- Testing
- ALERTA CANNABIS
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,850 people
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
Lyme Disease
A School-Based Intervention to Reduce Lyme Disease
Our overall purpose of this study is evaluate whether a short in-class Lyme Disease education program based on social learning theory and the Health Belief Model can impact a child's knowledge, attitude, and preventive behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT00594997
- Testing
- Education, Control (pre and post surveys)
- Volunteers
- 3,570 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Rolandic Epilepsy
Changing Agendas on Sleep, Treatment and Learning in Epilepsy
Rolandic epilepsy (RE) is the most common type of epilepsy. Children with RE have seizures and can often find that their learning, sleep, behaviour, self-esteem and mood are affected.
- Trial name
- CASTLE (NCT04610879)
- Testing
- Carbamazepine, Levetiracetam, Parent based sleep (PBS) intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Hand Washing, Handwashing
The Effect of Behaviour Change Interventions on Use of Public Handwashing Stations in Bangladesh
As part of the COVID-19 response, BRAC has built 1000 public handwashing stations in several hundred villages in 20 sub-districts of Bangladesh.
- Conditions
- Hand Washing, Handwashing, Covid19
- Trial name
- NCT04765540
- Testing
- Low Intensity Nudges, High Intensity Activities, BRAC's business-as-usual
- Where
- 3 sites in Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 855 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Behavioural Insights Team
Parental Language Behaviors
Project ASPIRE Efficacy Pilot: Achieving Superior Parental Involvement for Rehabilitative Excellence
The purpose of the proposed exploratory research protocol is to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of Project ASPIRE, a parent-directed intervention aiming to increase parental skills and enrich children's early language…
- Trial name
- ASPIRE (NCT01753661)
- Testing
- Linguistic Feedback Report, Multimedia Education Sessions, EI-As-Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Video Game Addiction
A Stage-matched Intervention Based on Transtheoretical Model of Change in Changing the Videogaming Behavior
A Stage-matched randomized controlled trial seeks to change the problematic digital gaming behavior among high school male students.
- Trial name
- NCT05949905
- Testing
- Stage-matched interventions
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Baghdad