Clinical trials: Behavior Change Interventions
Obesity
Team PLAY (Positive Lifestyles for Active Youngsters)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intense family-centered program to help children, 4 to 7 years old, control their weight is more effective than the advise and referrals their health provider gives in the…
- Trial name
- Team PLAY (NCT00528164)
- Testing
- Team PLAY
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Overweight, Adolescent Behavior
Family-Based Mindful Eating Intervention for Overweight Adolescents
With currently 35% of U.S. adolescents being overweight and one in six having metabolic syndrome, adolescent obesity is one of the major global health challenges of the 21st century.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Adolescent Behavior, Family Research, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- NCT02114190
- Testing
- Adolescent Mindful Eating Group, Parent Integrated Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Physical Activity
An Evaluation of the Active Herts Physical Activity Programme
There is a high prevalence of inactive adults in the United Kingdom (UK), many of whom suffer from conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and poor mental health.
- Trial name
- NCT03153098
- Testing
- Active Herts
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 739 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of East Anglia
Health Behavior
momHealth: Multiple Health Behavior Change Intervention in Teen Pregnancy & Parenting Using Mobile Technology
The purpose of this study is to find out if information and support provided with a mobile-delivered (via iPad) momHealth Teen Pregnancy Program can promote healthy choices and behaviors during and after pregnancy.
- Trial name
- momHealth (NCT03382132)
- Testing
- momHealth, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Physical Activity
Physical Activity Intervention Among College Students
This project was to examine the effects of incorporating modern wearable technology into the credit-based Physical Activity Instructional Program for promoting habitual levels of physical activity among college students.
- Trial name
- NCT03061357
- Testing
- Activity tracker
- Volunteers
- 187 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Child Malnutrition, Breastfeeding
Impact of Behavior Change Communications and Market-based Approach to Delivering Micronutrient Powders on Stunting, Infant Feeding Practices and Anemia in Bangladesh
This complex evaluation of a large-scale program uses a cluster-randomized design where 20 geographic clusters (subdistricts) were randomized to study two sets of interventions.
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding, Childhood Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT01678716
- Testing
- EHC + BCC, Micronutrient powders, Mass media
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 8,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorder
Rapid Response to Day Hospital Treatment in Bulimia Nervosa and Purging Disorder
Treatments for bulimia nervosa (BN) have relatively high rates of nonremission and relapse, meaning that improving treatments is a high priority in this area.
- Trial name
- CBT-RR (NCT02444065)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Suicidal Ideas
Improving Care Provided to Patients Treated in a Level 1 Trauma Center Post-suicide Attempt
The aim of the study is to refine, elaborate, and pilot a brief intervention for adult patients following a suicide attempt provided during hospitalization in an acute medical setting.
- Trial name
- NCT01355848
- Testing
- Brief Intervention for Suicidality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Physical Activity, Obesity Prevention
Social Mechanisms for Promoting Physical Activity in After School Programs for Underserved Middle School Youth
The primary goal of the Connect feasibility trial was to develop and test the feasibility of a physical activity (PA) social-climate-based intervention within pre-existing after school programs (ASPs) that targets youth social…
- Trial name
- NCT03850821
- Testing
- Connect Social Mechanisms Intervention
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Parental Feeding Practices and Children's Healthy Diet
The SmartFeeding4Kids: Study of a New Web-based Food Parenting Intervention
This research aims to develop and study the efficacy of a web-based brief intervention, Smart Feeding4Kids, to promote healthy dietary patterns in young children (2 to 6 years old) through changes in parents' feeding practices.
- Trial name
- SF4K (NCT04591496)
- Testing
- Behavioral change intervention;, Health Education
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lisbon
Communication
Improving Communication in the PICU: The Navigate Study
The project seeks to study the use of an navigator-based intervention called "PICU Supports." The study will test the impact of PICU Supports during and after PICU discharge on parent outcomes (satisfaction with decision making…
- Trial name
- NCT02333396
- Testing
- PICU Supports, Educational Brochure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 442 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Stuttering in Adolescence, Bullying of Child
The Classroom Communication Resource (CCR) Intervention to Change Grade 7 Peer's Attitudes Towards Children Who Stutter (CWS)
Children who stutter (CWS) are at high risk of being teased and bullied in primary school because of the negative peer attitudes and perceptions towards stuttering.
- Trial name
- CCR (NCT03111524)
- Testing
- Classroom Communication Resource, No intervention
- Volunteers
- 453 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rizwana Mallick
Suicidal Ideation, Suicidal Behavior
Brief Crisis Therapy for Suicidal Children and Adolescents
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Ultra-Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents with Suicidal Ideation (IPT-A-SCI) works to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- IPT-A-SCI (NCT07627243)
- Testing
- IPT-A-SCI
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Tel Aviv University
Sleep Disorder Circadian Rhythm, Delayed Sleep Phase Type
SleepHelsinki! CIRCADIAN SLEEP REGULATION IN ADOLESCENCE
Adolescence associates with alterations in sleep-wake organization, such as later circadian phase preference. Simultaneously external pressures, such as evening-driven social activities increase.
- Trial name
- SleepHel (NCT02964598)
- Testing
- Gamified intervention, Sleep coaching, Bright light
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Physical Activity
Formative Evaluation of The HERizon Project
This mixed methods study was the feasibility phase of a broader intervention of research (The HERizon Project) that aims to develop a theory-based physical activity intervention targeting adolescent girls in the UK and Ireland.
- Trial name
- NCT04662775
- Testing
- HERizon Project
- Where
- 3 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Self-harm, Suicidal Ideation
CaMaPi for Adolescents/Young People With a History of Self-harm and Suicidal Ideation in Jos, Nigeria
Suicide and self-harm are global disease burden that contributes significantly to years of lost life and mortality.
- Trial name
- CaMaPi (NCT06440031)
- Testing
- CaMaPi, TAU
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham Trent University
Dietary Intakes, Physical Activity
Implementing Modified Practices to Leverage Evidence for Movement, Engagement, and Nutrition Topics in Early Childcare and Education
The goal of this cluster-randomized, controlled trial is to learn if a professional development program for childcare educators, called the Boston Healthy Child Care Initiative, can help improve the nutritional quality of…
- Conditions
- Dietary Intakes, Physical Activity, Child Care, Early Education
- Trial name
- IMPLEMENT (NCT07874295)
- Testing
- Boston Healthy Child Care Initiative
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 456 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Climate Change, Adolescent
A Climate Change Education Program for 7th and 8th Grade Students in Istanbul Schools: Does It Improve Climate Knowledge and Health-Protective Behaviors?
Climate is the usual weather pattern of a place over a long time. Climate change means long-term shifts in climate, caused by natural processes and, above all, by human activity.
- Conditions
- Climate Change, Adolescent, Health Education, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07884279
- Testing
- a climate change education for students in secondary school.
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Berk Öngider
Pediatric Obesity, Pediatric Overweight
BasketballRx: Game Changing Health
The goal of this study is to learn if BasketballRx, a basketball and health program, works well for children and teens who are overweight or have obesity.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Pediatric Overweight, Anxiety, Depression Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT07778433
- Testing
- BasketballRx
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Obesity
Peer-enhanced Intervention to Support Teen Weight Loss
The purpose of this study is to determine whether adding a peer-based intervention based on an outward bound model is more effective than a standard behavioral weight intervention for helping adolescents lose weight.
- Trial name
- NCT00285558
- Testing
- CBT with peer-enhanced activities, CBT with supervised aerobic exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)