Clinical trials: Health Behavior
mHealth, PMTCT
Mobile Strategies for Women's and Children's Health: Optimizing Adherence and Efficacy of PMTCT/ART
The investigators are conducting a 3-arm randomized trial comparing the effects of unidirectional SMS (ie: "push" messaging to participant) vs. bidirectional SMS dialogue between participant and provider vs.
- Conditions
- mHealth, PMTCT, Adherence, Medication, SMS
- Trial name
- Mobile WAChx (NCT02400671)
- Testing
- SMS messaging
- Where
- 6 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 825 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Vaping, Cessation, Tobacco
Text Message Quit Vaping Intervention for Adolescents
This research study, conducted by Truth Initiative, will help us learn how text messaging can help adolescents between 13 and 17 years of age quit vaping.
- Trial name
- NCT04919590
- Testing
- This is Quitting, Assessment only control, Waitlist control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,681 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Truth Initiative
Dental Caries in Children, Health Behavior
Coordinated Oral Health Promotion (CO-OP) Chicago
This study assesses the impact of oral health promotion delivered by community health workers in medical clinics, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) centers, and family homes.
- Conditions
- Dental Caries in Children, Health Behavior, Healthcare Disparities
- Trial name
- NCT03397589
- Testing
- Community Health Worker (CHW) services
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Cancer, Adherence, Medication
A Pilot Feasibility Trial of a Tailored Intervention to Improve Adherence in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
A pilot feasibility randomized clinical trial comparing a tailored intervention to uniform standard of care will be conducted. A total of 40 AYAs with cancer will be randomized to one of the two programs.
- Trial name
- NCT05706610
- Testing
- Tailored Program, Feedback Program
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
PTSD, Depression
Online and Shared Decision-Making Interventions to Engage Service Men and Women in Post-Deployment Mental Health Care
OEF/OIF/OND war Veterans have unique post-deployment care needs that the VA is striving to understand and address. Unfortunately, there is a significant disparity in utilization of mental health (MH) care and VA access as most…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Depression, Substance Use Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- eSDM (NCT03539068)
- Testing
- WEB-ED+ Treatment Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,312 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pediatric Obesity, Mobile Technology
An Addiction-Based Mobile Health Weight Loss Intervention With Coaching
The proposed multi-site randomized control trial (RCT) will test the effectiveness of an addiction-based weight loss intervention, embodied first as a smartphone app with telephone coaching and second as an identical approach…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Mobile Technology, Addiction
- Trial name
- NCT03500835
- Testing
- App, Coaching, Clinic: Modified KidsNFitness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Obesity
A Study to Assess the Compliance and Impact on Weight of Kurbo, a Pediatric Centered Weight Loss App
Kurbo is a health and fitness app that is targeted toward the pediatric population. It utilizes games and activities to educate children about healthy eating, portion control/size and exercise.
- Trial name
- Kurbo (NCT02880254)
- Testing
- Kurbo, Personal Health Coach
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baystate Medical Center
Physical Violence, Educational Achievement
Good Schools Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether use of the Good Schools Toolkit is effective in reducing violence against children in primary schools.
- Conditions
- Physical Violence, Educational Achievement, Mental Health, Sexual Violence
- Trial name
- GSS (NCT01678846)
- Testing
- Good School Toolkit
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 3,820 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Behavior, Health, Child Obesity
Greenlight Plus Study: Approaches to Early Childhood Obesity Prevention
A randomized controlled trial enrolling 900 parent-infant dyads (English and Spanish speaking) comparing Greenlight (control), a behavioral intervention focusing on nutrition, physical activity, media use, and sleep as compared…
- Trial name
- NCT04042467
- Testing
- Greenlight Plus, Greenlight
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Insomnia
Effectiveness of eCBT-I on Improving Mental Health in Chinese Youths With Insomnia
This study aims to conduct a randomized control trial to validate the treatment effect of e-based cognitive behavioral therapy for Insomnia (e-CBT-I) on insomnia disorder, and explore whether e-CBT-I could prevent depression and…
- Trial name
- NCT04069247
- Testing
- e-CBT-I, e-HE
- Where
- 2 sites in China, Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 708 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Nicotine Dependence, Nicotine Use Disorder
Combined Pharmaco/Behavior Therapy in Adolescent Smokers
In the current proposal, we intend to study the efficacy of bupropion SR with or without combined contingency management (CM) among adolescent cigarette smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT00330187
- Testing
- Bupropion SR, Contingency Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Adherence in Children and Technology (eACT)
Fifty-eight percent of children with new-onset epilepsy do not take their antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) as prescribed, which is associated with continued seizures, mortality, poor quality of life, and high healthcare costs.
- Trial name
- eACT (NCT03817229)
- Testing
- Education microlearning sessions, Automated digital reminders, Problem-solving mHealth module
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 268 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
LGBTQ, Sexual Behavior
Developing Online Interventions to Reduce Stigma-Related Stress, Sexual Health, and HIV Risk Among Young Chinese MSM
This study is a 2-arm RCT that will assess the efficacy of a culturally adapted, 10-session SGM-affirmative, internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in Hunan province China.
- Conditions
- LGBTQ, Sexual Behavior, HIV Risk
- Trial name
- NCT04718194
- Testing
- ESTEEM iCBT, Self-monitoring control
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Asthma in Children, Medication Adherence
Financial Incentives to Improve Asthma
The aim of this pilot randomised controlled trial is to assess the effectiveness of a short-term financial incentives intervention at bringing about behaviour change, namely short-medium term improvements in inhaled…
- Trial name
- FINA (NCT05322044)
- Testing
- Financial incentives
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
HIV/AIDS, Medication Adherence
Measuring and Monitoring Adherence to ART With Pill Ingestible Sensor System
Introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed HIV-infection from a fatal to manageable disease but adherence to ART remains critical to optimize outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02797262
- Testing
- Proteus digital health feedback (PDHF) system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Insurance Status/Stability
IMPACCT for Kids' Care
Health insurance is important for children. Public insurance programs are available to many children, but some families report being confused about how to get and keep this insurance.
- Trial name
- IMPACCT (NCT02298361)
- Testing
- Health insurance outreach IT tools
- Volunteers
- 27,251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OCHIN, Inc.
Chronic Toxic Stress, Developmental/ Behavioral Regression in Young Children
(YMP) Young Moms Program
Young Moms Program (YMP) is designed to address systemic barriers to the health and stability of young moms and their children such as the lack of coordination of service delivery or logistical barriers within the health system.
- Trial name
- YMP (NCT05082857)
- Testing
- "traditional" Parents as Teachers (PAT), "hybrid" PAT model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Physical Disability
Understanding Disparities in Healthcare and Primary Care Provider Quality
The project proposes to fill gaps in the understanding of disparities in healthcare and primary care provider (PCP) quality from the perspectives of adult Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities compared to those without…
- Trial name
- NCT02626910
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Co-production of Health in Communities
A Mobile-health Pilot Experiment Targeting Mothers With Newborns in Rural Areas of San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala
The purpose of this study was to determine whether exposure to m-health platforms promoting recommended breastfeeding practices was effective in transmitting the exclusive breastfeeding message to participant mothers, and in…
- Trial name
- NCT02263118
- Testing
- Uni-directional SMS, Feature phone, Virtual communities
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Adolescents, Mood Disorders
Mobile-enhanced Group CBT for Adolescents at Risk Severe Mood Disorders
Although cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has shown efficacy in reducing symptoms and rates of mood relapse in adolescents at high risk for severe mood disorders (SMD; i.e., bipolar I/II disorder and recurrent or unremitting…
- Trial name
- NCT04887155
- Testing
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles