Clinical trials: Behaviour Change
Undernutrition
Impact Evaluation of the WFP-Implemented Nutrition Program in Malawi
The goal of this evaluation is to assess the impact of a 3.5 year, World Food Program (WFP) supplemental child feeding and nutrition services program in reducing stunting and improving linear growth in children from 6 through 24…
- Trial name
- NCT02985359
- Testing
- Nutributter, Social Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC)
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 556 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Encephalopathy, Developmental Delay and Behavioral Changes
RCT for Intermittent Versus Continuous Propofol Sedation for Pediatric Brain and Spine MRI Studies
RCT for Intermittent versus Continuous Propofol Sedation for Pediatric Brain and Spine MRI Studies
- Conditions
- Encephalopathy, Developmental Delay and Behavioral Changes, Cord Tumor Compression or Instability, Cord Tethering or Malformation
- Trial name
- NCT00515359
- Testing
- Intermittent Propofol Sedation, Continuous Propofol Sedation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health West
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Feeding Patterns
SPOON: Sustained Program for Improving Nutrition - Mexico
The primary goal of this study is to assess the impact of an innovative strategy to prevent undernutrition and obesity in early childhood in children 0-24 months in Mexico.
- Conditions
- Exclusive Breastfeeding, Feeding Patterns, Stunting, Obesity, Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT03752762
- Testing
- SQ-LNS, SPOON behavioral change strategy
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inter-American Development Bank
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
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
A Randomized Trial of Interventions for Teenage Drivers With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
There is clear, converging evidence from multiple prospective studies with well-diagnosed adolescents with ADHD and comparison, non-ADHD adolescents, that teen drivers with ADHD have more accidents and other adverse driving…
- Trial name
- NCT01322646
- Testing
- CarChipPro, Driver's Education, STEER Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Childhood Obesity, Health Behavior
Weight-loss Treatment Program in Children and Adolescents
The study will evaluate the effect of an existing municipality-based and hospital-based obesity treatment in children and adolescents in relation to weight loss and motivation.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Health Behavior, Weight Loss, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT05790174
- Testing
- ROS "chubby and healthy" - a multidisciplinary family-based weight-loss treatment program, Overweight Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Family Nutrition Guidance
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Changes in Physical Fitness, Changes in Diet, Food, and Nutrition Habits
Translational Health After School Program on Health-Related Knowledge/Behaviors and Exercise Perception
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of a translational health in nutrition and kinesiology (THINK) after school program on physical variables, nutrition and exercise knowledge base/behaviors, and exercise enjoyment…
- Conditions
- Changes in Physical Fitness, Changes in Diet, Food, and Nutrition Habits, Changes in Child Health
- Trial name
- THINK (NCT02932813)
- Testing
- THINK Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Weight Change, Quality of Life
Cost-effectiveness of Family Based Pediatric Obesity Treatment
To determine the cost effectiveness of treating the child alone and parent alone to traditional family-based method of obesity treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00717132
- Testing
- Individual Behavior Modification, Family-based behavior modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Sleep Deprivation, Adolescent Behavior
Parent-Adolescent Interpersonal Processes in the Science of Behavior Change
This study seeks to examine a novel interpersonal target; namely, parent-teen conversations about youth health behavior change. The rationale is that parents have profound impacts on teen risk and vulnerability.
- Trial name
- NCT03926221
- Testing
- Parent Behavior Change Intervention (PBC-I) and Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention (TranS-C)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
ART, HIV
Goals for Adherence With Low-cost Incentives
GOALS is a three-year randomized control trial (RCT) aimed at testing the effectiveness of three incentive designs to improve the ART adherence of those in need of adherence support.
- Trial name
- GOALS (NCT05378607)
- Testing
- Incentivization based on gradually increasing, externally chosen adherence goals, End of year 1 adherence prize drawing, SMS motivational messages + reminder of prize drawing
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 560 people
- Sponsor
- RAND
Poverty, Child Malnutrition
The Effect of a Cash Transfer Program and Preventive Nutrition Packages on Household Welfare and Child Nutritional Status in Mali
In the last two decades, cash transfer (CT) programs have emerged as a popular approach to long-term poverty alleviation. While the main goal of cash transfer programs is to reduce poverty, they also have the potential to improve…
- Trial name
- Jigisemejiri (NCT02858011)
- Testing
- Cash distribution during first 36 months, Accompanying information sessions on health, child nutrition, household economics and education during first 36 months, Preventive Nutrition Packages during last 12 months
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 4,320 people
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Cognitive Change, Behavior
Neurobiological and Cognitive Changes Following Exposure to Either Sevoflurane- or Propofol-based Anesthesia in Children
The demand for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in pediatric patients is increasing due to its use in medical diagnosis and surveillance.
- Trial name
- NCT03022240
- Testing
- Propofol, Sevoflurane, Ametop
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Weight Change, Body, Behavior, Health
Increased Monitoring of Physical Activity and Calories With Technology
Since severe obesity in youth has been steadily increasing. Specialized pediatric obesity clinics provide programs to aid in reducing obesity.
- Conditions
- Weight Change, Body, Behavior, Health, Obesity, Childhood, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT03961061)
- Testing
- Brenner mFIT (standard care), Brenner mFIT (standard care plus mobile health components)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Exercise
A Multi-component Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls
A four-arm randomised pilot trial involving: 1. Physical activity programme only - live exercise sessions, social support, standardised text messages 2.
- Trial name
- NCT04766372
- Testing
- Behaviour change
- Where
- 3 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Pregnancy Related, Weight Change, Body
POWERMOM, A Healthy Pregnancy Research Community
This study will take advantage of the open source framework of ResearchKit developed by Apple to bring research directly to participants.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Weight Change, Body, Health Problems in Pregnancy, Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03085875
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scripps Translational Science Institute
Cardiovascular Health
Salud Integral Colombia
In May 2009 in Bogota, Colombia, the Si! program conducted a cluster randomized trial in 1216 children between the ages of 3 and 6 years old, and 928 parents with the aim of evaluating a five month education intervention to…
- Trial name
- NCT03119792
- Testing
- Education Intervention, Control
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 1,216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Body Weight Changes, Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood
Adjusted Individual Oral Feeding for Improving Short and Long Term Outcomes of Preterm Infants
The authors hypothesize that adjusted individual feeding (AIF) for preterm infant starting from transition to oral feeding (33 weeks corrected age) will result in less episodes of apnea/bradycardia, early achievement of full oral…
- Conditions
- Body Weight Changes, Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood, Breast Feeding, Evoked Response Audiometry
- Trial name
- NCT01989871
- Testing
- Adjusted individual feeding
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Overweight Adolescents
CommitFit App to Facilitate Health Behavior Change in Clinic Adolescents
We conducted a 3-month RCT with 30 adolescents (aged 13-15 years) and their caregivers to evaluate the effectiveness of the novel mHealth app "CommitFit", which uses gamification to motivate users to log and achieve health…
- Trial name
- NCT06985251
- Testing
- gamified mHealth lifestyle app, Attention Control, gamified mHealth app with financial incentives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Rotator Cuff Tears, Depressive Symptoms
Longitudinal Change in Depression Severity and Clinical Outcomes After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
This prospective cohort study evaluated how depressive symptom severity changes during the first 2 years after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, and whether changes in depressive symptoms are associated with improvements in…
- Trial name
- NCT07769554
- Testing
- Arthroscopic suture-bridge rotator cuff repair
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital
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