Clinical trials: Behaviour Change
Childhood Obesity
Brief Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Child Body Mass Index
BMi 2 is a study that tests a behavioral counseling approach to reduce obesity in children. Practitioners (Pediatricians, Nurse Practitioners) were randomly assigned to one of three groups.
- Trial name
- BMi2 (NCT01335308)
- Testing
- Standard Care, Moderate Dose Motivational Interviewing, Higher Dose Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 645 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Food Selection, Obesity
Changing Portion Size Descriptions in a Cafeteria
The goal of this this intervention is to test the degree to which a portion size labeling intervention influences consumer selection of smaller portions at two large cafés.
- Conditions
- Food Selection, Obesity, Weight Gain, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT06263621
- Testing
- Intervention "Standard"
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101,481 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity, Overweight
Increasing Youth Physical Activity: Neighborhood Environment Influences
Increased access to highly reinforcing sedentary behaviors in the home such as TV and computers are associated with overweight in youth.
- Trial name
- NCT00853814
- Testing
- Access to sedentary behaviors
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Smoking
Brief Interventions on Smoking for Hormonal Contraceptive Users
Despite rising smoker rates, particularly in girls and young women, only few studies have focused on smoking cessation in young smokers.
- Trial name
- BRISC (NCT00726141)
- Testing
- Brief intervention, Motivational Interviewing, Expert System
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 699 people
- Sponsor
- University of Luebeck
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
Autism Spectrum Disorders
A Trial of the Drug Donepezil for Sleep Enhancement and Behavioral Change in Children With Autism
Background: Some children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) do not have normal sleep cycles. Some of these children spend very little time in the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep.
- Trial name
- NCT01887132
- Testing
- Donepezil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Nursing Caries, Consciousness, Level Altered
Mindfulness Training in Nurses and Its Effect on Work Stress
The aim of the study, which was planned in the experimental design type, was to determine the effect of the mindfulness-based stress reduction training on nurses' job stress.
- Trial name
- NCT06029205
- Testing
- Conscious Awareness-Based Educatıon, Stress coping training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
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
Overweight, Obesity
ACTION PAC: Adolescents Committed to Improvement of Nutrition & Physical Activity
Using a previously created weight management program for adolescents, the intervention will be implemented through school-based health centers (SBHC) and will be delivered by SBHC providers trained in Motivational Interviewing.
- Trial name
- ACTION PAC (NCT02502383)
- Testing
- ACTION PAC, Communication with parents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 991 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Emergence Agitation
Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Emergence Agitation and Postoperative Behavior Changes in Children
Emergence agitation (EA) is a dissociated state of consciousness in which the child is inconsolable, irritable, uncooperative, typically thrashing, crying, moaning, or incoherent.
- Trial name
- NCT03596775
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, saline
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Xuzhou Medical University
Diarrhea; Nutritional
Health Promotion Intervention to Reduce Child Morbidity
While household-level water, sanitation and hygiene has been investigated extensively, this is the first comprehensive study to investigate the impact of improved water, sanitation and hygiene and nutrition at household on child…
- Trial name
- intervention (NCT03810430)
- Testing
- health promotion
- Where
- Yemen
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Sana'a University
Behavioral Symptom, Preschool Child
Cognitive-Based Behavior Change Training Program
This study will be conducted to determine the effects of the Parent Education Program Based on the Cognitive Development of the Child, which is applied to the parents of preschool children with behavioral problems, on the…
- Conditions
- Behavioral Symptom, Preschool Child, Parent, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT06985667
- Testing
- Cognitive-Based Behavior Change Training Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Identity Pathology, Behavior Problems
Application and Evaluation of Transference Focused Psychotherapy Modified for Adolescents
Normal adolescence requires a successful resolution of identity crisis, which results in the development of satisfying relationships, success in school/work pursuits, and achievement of personal goals.
- Trial name
- TFP-A (NCT00571571)
- Testing
- Psychotherapy, Individual Psychotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Obesity
Effect of Changing Sedentary Behavior in Youth
The primary aim is to examine how reduction in sedentary behaviors influences physical activity and energy intake.
- Trial name
- Effects (NCT00962247)
- Testing
- Television reduction device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Prevention, Type2Diabetes
Dialectal Behaviour Therapy to Enhance Health Behaviour Change for Adolescents Living With Obesity (DIRECTION Trial)
This research is being conducted to evaluate emotion-focused therapy that incorporates elements of mindfulness, distress tolerance, and relationship support.
- Trial name
- NCT05338944
- Testing
- Dialectical behavioral therapy, Lifestyle
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Spastic Cerebral Palsy, Acquired Brain Injury
Evaluation of Macroscopic Muscle Growth in Infants and Young Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
A mixed longitudinal design study will be carried out to explore the onset and time course of morphological muscle changes on a macroscopic level in children with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP).
- Trial name
- 3D-MMAP (NCT05197764)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Diarrhoeal Disease
Evaluation of a Multiple Behaviour Programme for Diarrhoea Management
Control of diarrhoeal disease requires a comprehensive package of preventive and curative interventions. in Zambia, the Programme for Awareness and Elimination of Diarrhoea (PAED) aims to reduce child deaths by combating…
- Trial name
- NCT02081521
- Testing
- Community behaviour change campaign
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 640 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
The Impact of Community Health Worker Training by US Health Volunteers on the Health of Rural Ugandans
There are many trials measuring the impact of service work on volunteers themselves, but few studies measuring the impact of service on the local people.
- Trial name
- NCT02045706
- Testing
- Community Health Worker Trainings
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,419 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edward O'Neil Jr, M.D.
Obesity
Study of Parenting Intervention to Prevent Child Obesity
This purpose of this project is to determine whether this 8-month parenting for healthy weight intervention is able to help parents improve their parenting skills and make positive changes in the nutrition and physical activity…
- Trial name
- NCT00998348
- Testing
- Parenting Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 324 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill