Clinical trials: Environmental Conditions
Leishmaniasis
Allopurinol, Glucantime, or Allopurinol/Glucantime for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Brazil
OBJECTIVE: Compare the efficacy and side effects of allopurinol versus glucantime versus allopurinol/glucantime in patients in Brazil with cutaneous leishmaniasis.
- Trial name
- NCT00004755
- Testing
- allopurinol, glucantime
- Volunteers
- 375 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Cerebral Palsy, Cortical Visual Impairment
Cortical Visual Impairment and Visual Attentiveness
This study will investigate the effect of enhanced visual and cross-modal environments upon the visual attentiveness of multiply handicapped children diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI).
- Trial name
- NCT00342108
- Testing
- cross-modal sensory stimulation
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Healthy Volunteer, Stroke
Motivation While Doing Physical Exercise in a Social Dual-task Virtual Environment
The goal of this interventional study is to assess the difference in participants' motivation while performing a virtual reality-based dual-task exercise in a single-player vs. multi-player modality.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteer, Stroke, COPD, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- ActivE3 (NCT07050654)
- Testing
- Dual-task cycling
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto di Sistemi e Tecnologie Industriali Intelligenti per il Manifatturiero Avanzato
Precocious Puberty, Overweight and Obesity
Overweight and Obesity and Puberty Development Cohort Study
Precocious puberty and childhood overweight and obesity are important public health problems that both had adverse effects, which including psychological symptom in childhood, short final height or reproductive dysfunction in…
- Trial name
- NCT04113070
- Testing
- Anthropometric measuring, Growth environment evaluation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 14,100 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Obesity
Healthy Homes/Healthy Kids Preschool
The goals of this study are to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an innovative obesity prevention intervention integrating pediatrician counseling and a home-based program to prevent unhealthy…
- Trial name
- HHHK (NCT01080885)
- Testing
- Busy Bodies/Better Bites, Healthy Spots/Safe Tots
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Emergency Contraception
A Study of Use of Ella®, an Emergency Contraceptive, Under Simulated OTC Conditions
This study is designed to assess whether consumers select and use ella® (ulipristal acetate 30mg), an emergency contraceptive, in a manner consistent with the OTC package directions in an OTC-like setting.
- Trial name
- LIBRella (NCT03208985)
- Testing
- Use Phase (Ulipristal Acetate, 30 mg)
- Where
- 34 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HRA Pharma
Obese
Dynamo: a Tailored Lifestyle Promotion Intervention Among Pediatric Patients With Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
The Dyn@mo lifestyle intervention (CHU Sainte-Justine, Quebec, Canada) targets children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years old with cardiometabolic risk factors, such as obesity, hypertension, disorders in glucose regulation or…
- Trial name
- CIRCUIT (NCT01736748)
- Testing
- Sensor based PA intervention, Traditional PA counseling
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Physical Activity, Obesity
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Dissemination of Action Schools! BC
Childhood obesity is a major public health threat. Physical activity and healthy eating contribute to the maintenance of healthy weights.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Obesity, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- AS!BC (NCT01412203)
- Testing
- Action Schools! BC
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,529 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Cerebral Palsy, Dyspraxia
Immersive Virtual Environments and Wearable Haptic Devices in Rehabilitation of Children With Neuromotor Impairments
The investigators proposed a controlled, single-blind, unicentric, crossover, randomized, clinical trial to test the effects of immersive virtual environments and wearable haptic devices in the rehabilitation of children with…
- Trial name
- SERIOUSGAME (NCT03353623)
- Testing
- Serious Game, Conventional Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant'Anna
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, Air Pollution, Pesticides
Environmental Exposures and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
This project is a descriptive study designed to identify the exposure of infants who died of MIN to ambient air pollutants, and to measure pesticide concentrations in biological matrices (hair, serum, LCS) within a sample from…
- Trial name
- ExpoMIN (NCT06708793)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Down Syndrome, Child Obesity
HomeGrown: A Family-based Lifestyle Intervention to Support Healthy Development of Young Children With Down Syndrome
The goal of this project is to evaluate an adapted health promotion program, HomeGrown, designed to improve the health of young children with Down syndrome by supporting families in making healthy home environmental changes.
- Trial name
- HomeGrown (NCT07296861)
- Testing
- The HomeGrown, Waitlist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Spinal Cord Injury
Methylprednisolone Given by 24-Hour or 48-Hour Infusion Versus Tirilazad for Acute Spinal Cord Injury
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the efficacy and safety of 24- versus 48-hour infusion of methylprednisolone (MePRDL) versus tirilazad for patients with acute spinal cord injury. II.
- Trial name
- NCT00004759
- Testing
- methylprednisolone, tirilazad
- Volunteers
- 497 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Engagement in Physical Activities and Sports in Adolescents With Diaphragmatic Hernia
The objective is to understand how a population of adolescents - who have undergone diaphragm surgery within their first month of life (i.e.
- Trial name
- CHASAM (NCT05666986)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Johnston County ADHD Study: Environmental, Reporductive, and Familial Risk Factors for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
We propose a population-based case-control study among 7000 elementary school children in semi-rural Johnston County, NC. Teachers will complete a screening form on each child. Controls will be randomly selected.
- Trial name
- NCT00339729
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Sustainability, Gallstone
Informing Patients About Their Surgery's Environmental Impact: an Effective Pathway to Sustainable Healthcare?
The healthcare sector contributes significantly to climate change. Reducing the number of patients receiving resource-intensive procedures such as surgery can lower carbon emissions, particularly when two treatments with…
- Conditions
- Sustainability, Gallstone, Decision Aid, Decision Making ,Shared
- Trial name
- NCT07505238
- Testing
- Sustainability added to decision aid
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Amsterdam
Unilateral Cerebral Palsy
Wereables for Upper Limb Functionality in Hemiparesis
The project is configured as a national interventional study that aims to determine the effectiveness of an intervention strategy using wearable technology, tailored to improve function (WeFun-wearable), on the spontaneous use of…
- Trial name
- WeFun (NCT06872736)
- Testing
- WeFun-wearable activated, WeFun-wearable desactivated
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade da Coruña
Cancer, Mental Health
Healthspan Connect Programme of Research
Healthspan Connect is a new research programme designed to understand what helps people stay healthy as they age. The programme will explore how lifestyle, environment, genetics, and social factors influence healthy ageing and…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Mental Health, Ageing Well, Resilience
- Trial name
- NCT07209774
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Overweight Adolescents, Underweight
Building Healthy Food Environment in Schools: Evaluating Co-created Interventions in Low Resource Settings. #BetterNutrition4Adolescent
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a multicomponent nutrition program developed together with the students, parents, teachers and canteen operators will improve nutrition status of adolescents.
- Conditions
- Overweight Adolescents, Underweight, Obese Adolescents
- Trial name
- NCT07332676
- Testing
- Multicomponent school nutrition intervention, Usual nutrition program
- Where
- 2 sites in India, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Health Behavior, Childhood Obesity
Healthy Environments Study (HEROs)
Obesity is a multi-dimensional problem that has roots in infancy and tracks into adulthood. Obesity is represented disproportionately among children and families from low socioeconomic and minority backgrounds, particularly in…
- Trial name
- NCT04743531
- Testing
- HEROs
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
In-home Obesity Prevention to Reach Low-income Infants
Existing obesity prevention efforts have had limited success among underserved, low-income children. This study capitalizes on the strengths of a nationwide ongoing Home Visitation Program (HVP), which serves at-risk, low-income…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- NCT03529695
- Testing
- Standard HVP Curriculum, Obesity Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California