Clinical trials: Dropout
School Attendance, School Dropouts
Peanut-based School Meals in Rural Ghana to Improve Attendance and Retention
The goal of this clinical trial is to test daily provision of peanut paste-based milk-containing ready-to-use school food (PM-RUF) in children 5-17 years of age in Ghana .
- Conditions
- School Attendance, School Dropouts, School Enrollment, School Feeding Programs
- Trial name
- Peanut-SMART (NCT06397989)
- Testing
- Ready-to-use school food, Standard meal
- Where
- 20 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 5,731 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Liver Transplant Disorder, HCC
Equity and Efficacy of Allocation Priority for Liver Transplantation Patients With MELD≥30 in Italy
In Italy, since August 2014, liver transplantation (LT) candidates with MELD≥30 receive a priority allocation consenting them to access in an organ sharing macroarea.
- Trial name
- NCT04530240
- Testing
- Liver Transplantation
- Volunteers
- 4,238 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bologna
Reproductive Health, Herpesvirus Infection
Cups or Cash for Girls Trial to Reduce Sexual and Reproductive Harm and School Dropout
A 4-armed cluster randomised controlled trial conducted among secondary schoolgirls in Siaya, western Kenya, where clusters are the unit of allocation and schoolgirls the unit of measurement.
- Conditions
- Reproductive Health, Herpesvirus Infection, HIV Infections, Woman Abuse
- Trial name
- CCg (NCT03051789)
- Testing
- Menstrual Cup, Cash transfer, Cups and Cash
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 4,138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Education, Empowerment
Questscope Non-Formal Education Impact Study
This randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluates the effectiveness of Questscope Non-Formal Education (QS NFE) on impacting psychosocial outcomes for out-of-school youth, ages 13-21, in Jordan.
- Conditions
- Education, Empowerment, Self-efficacy
- Trial name
- QSNFEIS (NCT01001286)
- Testing
- Questscope Non-Formal Education
- Where
- 6 sites in Jordan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Pregnancy in Adolescence
Research Initiative to Support the Empowerment of Girls
Background Adolescent pregnancies carry risks to the young mothers and the babies. Keeping girls in school can potentially protect girls from getting pregnant.
- Trial name
- RISE (NCT02709967)
- Testing
- Material support, Economic, Community dialogue
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 4,922 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders
Mental Health Related to School Dropout in Luxembourg
This study aims to investigate psychosocial risk- and protective factors such as psychiatric disorder, socio-economic background and family functioning among school dropouts and to compare the findings with those by a matched…
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, Substance-related Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01354236
- Where
- Luxembourg
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Public Research Centre Health, Luxembourg
Mental Health
Using a Digital Application for Adolescents in Dropout of Care in Mental Health : Facilitate the Return in Classic Care With Telepsychiatry, Tchats, Forums and a Home Medical Team.
Clinical experience has shown that adolescents have great difficulties in getting to mental health care centers. The investigators want to find a specific way to follow up with the adolescent public.
- Trial name
- TOGETHER (NCT06088576)
- Testing
- Together
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Dominique JANUEL
Adolescent Problem Behavior at School, Risk Behavior
XY-Zone Program Evaluation: A School-Based Dropout Prevention Program for At-Risk Youth
The objective of this study is to build upon preliminary research and conduct a pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial on a promising culturally-grounded and gender-specific treatment program, the XY-Zone.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Problem Behavior at School, Risk Behavior, Truancy; Socialized
- Trial name
- NCT01323231
- Testing
- XY-Zone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Cluster B Personality Disorder (Diagnosis), Borderline Personality Disorder
Comparing Mentalization-based Treatment And A Dialectical Behavior Therapy-inspired Treatment On The Utilization Of Services And The Dropout Rate In A Clinical Adult Population With A Cluster B Personality Disorder
Cluster B personality disorders (borderline, narcissistic, antisocial and/or histrionic) are an important clinical consideration because of their high prevalence and associated morbidity.
- Trial name
- NCT05014217
- Testing
- Mentalization-based Treatment, Dialectical Behavior Therapy-inspired Treatment
- Volunteers
- 403 people
- Sponsor
- Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal
Secondary School Entry and Completion, Education Advancement
Taabo Tutoring Study
Secondary school completion rates remain low in many low- and middle-income countries, including Côte d'Ivoire. Limited progression through lower secondary education may affect future educational and employment opportunities.
- Conditions
- Secondary School Entry and Completion, Education Advancement, School Attendance, Educational Attainment
- Trial name
- NCT07486778
- Testing
- Peer tutoring, Teacher tutoring
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
School Drop Out Prevention
The Cluster-randomized Evaluation of the IKO-model
The aim of this study is to analyze whether and how a systemic school-level approach to dropout prevention (the IKO-model), increase the completion rate from upper secondary school.
- Trial name
- IKO (NCT03239249)
- Testing
- IKO-model, Treatment as usual
- Where
- 42 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 7,678 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Preventative Health, Well-Being, Psychological
Reducing School Dropout and Enhancing Pupils' Sense of Belonging and Participation Through Co-created Music-based Activities
RESONATE is a cluster-randomised crossover trial focusing on reducing school dropout rates and fostering belonging through co-created music-based activites, by combining music therapy (MT), psychology, and social sciences.
- Conditions
- Preventative Health, Well-Being, Psychological, Salutogenesis, Mastery
- Trial name
- RESONATE (NCT07632391)
- Testing
- Group music activity, co-created by pupils and music therapists, 1x/week over 1 school semester, Usual school schedule over 1 school semester
- Where
- 16 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Childhood Obesity
A Three-year Behavioral Treatment of Obese Children
The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. Among Swedish 10-year old children 15-20% are overweight and 3-5% are obese.
- Trial name
- NCT01029964
- Testing
- Individually and in groups
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Mental Health
Mechanisms and Outcomes of Children and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Since October 7th 2023, Israel's population has been forced to engage in a multi-regional war which affected most of the citizens of Israel.
- Trial name
- NCT07455344
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people
- Sponsor
- Shalvata Mental Health Center
Drug Addiction, Drug Abuse
Impact of Online Patient Feedback (OQ) to Therapist
Dropout represents one of the largest problems in substance abuse treatment. International and Nordic research show that only 20 - 40 % of substance abusers complete treatment as intended.
- Trial name
- NCT01891045
- Testing
- OQ-45.2 no feedback, OQ-45.2
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Pediatric Obesity, Attrition
Stay In Treatment for Pediatric Weight Management
Attrition from pediatric weight management programs is unacceptably high, with dropout ranging from 27-73%. This project will utilize a model that predicts dropout from treatment, increasing its power and accuracy through a…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Attrition, Family Research, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- SIT (NCT04364282)
- Testing
- Care team informed, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,216 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Cystic Fibrosis
Airway Secretion Clearance in Cystic Fibrosis
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of three airway secretion clearance techniques (chest physical therapy, flutter device and high frequency chest wall oscillation) on decline in pulmonary function over a three…
- Trial name
- NCT00839644
- Testing
- High frequency chest wall oscillation, Oscillatory Positive Expiratory Pressure, PD&P: Postural drainage and percussion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Clinical Intuition
CLINICAL INTUITION is an Experience-based, Often Unconscious Assessment of a Patient's Resilience and Tolerance. It is INFLUENCED by Clinical Signs, Behavior, Functioning, and Context. While it MAY PREDICT Patient Dropout, it is Difficult to Objectify.
Patient selection for Phase I oncology trials is formally based on protocol-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. In practice, however, healthcare professionals also take clinical intuition and professional experience into…
- Trial name
- MINC (NCT07877623)
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Educational Achievement
Increasing the Reach of Promising Dropout Prevention Programs: Examining the Trade-offs Between Scale and Effectiveness
The inability to consistently deliver at large scale promising education interventions is an important contributing cause to inequality in the U.S.
- Trial name
- NCT02889640
- Testing
- SAGA Innovations, Scale-up tutors, Standard Tutors
- Volunteers
- 6,600 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Substance Use Disorders, Criminal Behavior
Improving Outcomes in Social Services Through Routine Outcome Monitoring and Systematic Client Feedback
In this project the investigators want to test whether a new method FIT (Feedback informed treatment) can improve the interventions people receive through social services.
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders, Criminal Behavior, Domestic Violence, Social Care
- Trial name
- NCT07303608
- Testing
- Feedback informed treatment (FIT), Treatment as usual (TAU)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet