Clinical trials: Health Promotion
Physical Inactivity, Behavior, Health
Examining the Impact of Behavior Change Intervention
The health-related benefits of physical activity are well established for all age groups. It also has positive effects on memory, executive function and school performance in children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Behavior, Health, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06408844
- Testing
- Physical activity behavior change program implemented with 5A model
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Children's Social Emotional Competence, Children's Well-being
Supporting Social and Emotional Competence in Preschool Children
Social emotional competence is instrumental to children's health and development. The preschool edition of Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies (PATHS®) intervention was tested in this study.
- Trial name
- PsPATHS_STK (NCT04512157)
- Testing
- Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS), Preschool Edition
- Volunteers
- 285 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stockholm University
Mental Health, Positive Thinking
Web-based Self-help Intervention Promoting Mental Health in Adolescents
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a web-based self-help intervention promoting mental health in adolescents.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Positive Thinking, Stress, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT04994496
- Testing
- Two-week web-based self-help intervention based on principles of positive psychology, Two-week web-based text messages containing fun facts
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
School-based Intervention, Sleep
Educational Intervention for Sleep Hygiene Nursing in Adolescents
There is an urgent need to influence the knowledge and beliefs associated with sleep (TV viewing, use of electronic devices, sedentary activity...) of school children through holistic interventions involving students, parents…
- Trial name
- ENISHA-ST (NCT06805708)
- Testing
- Sleep hygiene training programme
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba
Cancer Survivorship, Cancer
Finding My Way-UK: Promoting Positive Psychological Outcomes in People Living With and Beyond Curatively Treated Cancer
The goal of this pilot randomised trial is to evaluate whether an online psychosocial intervention (Finding My Way-UK) is feasible and acceptable for individuals living with and beyond curatively treated cancer.
- Conditions
- Cancer Survivorship, Cancer, Neoplasms
- Trial name
- FMW-UK (NCT07356726)
- Testing
- Finding My Way-UK, Treatment-As-Usual Control
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Edge Hill University
Overweight
Challenge!, a Health Promotion/ Obesity Prevention Program for Teens
The purpose of Challenge! is to determine if adolescents enrolled in a health promotion/ obesity prevention program will have a healthier BMI-for-age z-score and body composition (body fat %), will consume a healthier diet, and…
- Trial name
- NCT00746083
- Testing
- Challenge!
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 235 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Obesity, Health Promotion
A Health Promotion Intervention for Vulnerable School
The BeE-school (Be Empowered in school) is a cluster-randomised trial that addresses the complexity of the social challenge (vulnerable school-age children).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Health Promotion, Noncommunicable Diseases, Child Development
- Trial name
- BeE-school (NCT05395364)
- Testing
- Intervention program BeE-school
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 735 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minho
Health Behavior, Adolescence
THRIVE-Belize: A School-Based Life-Skills Program to Support Teen Health in Toledo District, Belize (Feasibility)
THRIVE-Belize is a school-based program being developed to support the health and well-being of adolescents in the Toledo District of southern Belize.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Adolescence, Feasibility Studies
- Trial name
- THRIVE-Belize (NCT07687199)
- Where
- Belize
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Alcohol Abuse, Drug Use
The Weaving Healthy Families Program
Alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse and violence in families are co-occurring risk factors that drive health disparities and mortality among Native Americans (NA), making the long-term goal of this research is to promote health…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Abuse, Drug Use, Violence, Domestic, Child Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT03924167
- Testing
- Weaving Healthy Families Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Mental Health Wellness
Testing the Feasibility of a Sports-based Mental Health Promotion Intervention for Adolescents in Nepal
Each year, one in five adolescents experiences a mental disorder like depression or anxiety, and the rate is rising. Depression is a common mental disorder, one of the leading global causes of Disability Adjusted Life Years among…
- Trial name
- NCT05394311
- Testing
- sports based mental health promotion program
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 640 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal
Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety
School-based Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents
The objective of the investigators' mental health promotion intervention premised on the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) framework in secondary school settings aims to enhance young people's psychological flexibility and…
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06039228
- Testing
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Cerebral Palsy
Implementation of Early Detection and Early Intervention Service Delivery in Infants at Risk for Cerebral Palsy to Promote Infants' Psychomotor Development and Maternal Health
The BORNTOGETTHERE consists of improving health programs for early detection and surveillance of Cerebral Palsy (CP) by implementing the first International Clinical Practice Guidelines (Novak et al, 2017) in multiple sites in…
- Trial name
- BornTogether (NCT04622787)
- Testing
- Knowledge translation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pisa
Health Promotion, Prevention
Encouraging Annual Wellness Visits Among ACO Beneficiaries
Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) are a type of detailed healthcare checkup to which Medicare beneficiaries are entitled, free of charge, once per year.
- Conditions
- Health Promotion, Prevention, Risk Reduction Behavior, Telehealth
- Trial name
- NCT04526873
- Testing
- Postcard, Phone call, Humor/Salience
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41,472 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Health Behavior, Healthy
Gamified WellWe-intervention to Promote the Health and Wellbeing of Families With Small Children
The study evaluates the effectiveness of the WellWe-intervention in promotion of parental self-efficacy for healthy behaviors and mindfulness in parenting from the perspective of families.
- Trial name
- NCT03278288
- Testing
- WellWe-Intervention group
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turku
Overweight, Obesity
Social-HEROES: Health and Education on Research Opportunities Empower Students and Tackle Inequalities
Social-HEROES (Social Health and Education Research Opportunities: Empower Students and tackle inequities) is a cluster-randomised study that aims to improve the health of vulnerable preschool children (3 to 6 years old)…
- Trial name
- NCT06993051
- Testing
- Social-HEROES Health-Promotion Program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 478 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minho
Smoking Cessation
School-EduSmoke: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial for Promoting Smoking Cessation Among Parents of Schoolchildren
This study is a pragmatic two-group, multi-center, randomized controlled superiority trial, including an internal pilot, economic evaluation and process evaluation, aiming to assess the impact of a school-based comprehensive…
- Trial name
- NCT06853483
- Testing
- Family-School based smoking cessation intervention package
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Breast Cancer
Promoting Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Rural Rwanda: Impact of Community Health Worker and Nurse Training
This project proposes a pilot intervention in Burera District to train rural Rwandan community health workers (CHWs) in breast awareness, and to train primary care nurses at rural health centers in the assessment and management…
- Trial name
- BCED (NCT03919682)
- Testing
- Experimental: Training, Phase 1, Experimental: Training, Phase 2
- Volunteers
- 1,203 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Substance Use Disorders, Health Promotion
Preventing Problem Behavior Among Middle School Students
Problem behaviors such as drug use, violence, and school misconduct increase during adolescence. This study evaluated a program designed to prevent problem behaviors in middle school students; the program includes classroom…
- Trial name
- NCT00062959
- Testing
- Going Places: School program to prevent problem behavior
- Volunteers
- 2,768 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Contraception
Evaluation of a Peer Education Program to Promote Family Planning Among Female Sex Workers in Kenya
-Purpose: To develop and evaluate an intervention designed to improve consistent contraceptive use and dual method use in particular, among female sex workers (FSWs) in Rift Valley Province in Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT01957813
- Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling, Standard Health Services
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 719 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk
School Based Health Promotion Program in Secondary Schools
The purpose of the study is to determine whether a school based health promotion program in secondary schools is effective with respect to an increase of physical activity, physical fitness and health.
- Trial name
- JuvenTUM 3 (NCT00988754)
- Testing
- School children and adolescents as health experts
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 595 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich