Clinical trials: Health-risk Behaviours
Child Behavior, Adolescent Behavior
A Mother's Role in Delaying Onset of Sexual Activity in Her Children
The goal of this study is to enhance the mother's role in promoting avoidance of sexual risks and problem behaviors in 6- to 12-year-old children.
- Trial name
- NCT00060697
- Testing
- Adolescent sexual activity education for mothers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Overweight/Obesity, Puberty
Improving Health Among Disadvantaged Girls to Slow Pubertal Onset and Reduce Long-term Health Risks
This study is testing whether improving health in girls during the prepubertal period may slow the onset of puberty. This study will focus on prepubertal girls who have a high weight status (at or above the 85th percentile for…
- Conditions
- Overweight/Obesity, Puberty, Health Behavior, Cardiometabolic Health
- Trial name
- NCT07460544
- Testing
- Family-Based Treatment (FBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Exposure to Violent Event, Bullying
Electronic Pre-visit Questionnaire to Prompt Discussions of Youth Violence in Primary Care
Pediatricians are supposed to talk about youth violence at all heath supervision visits, however these types of conversations rarely occur. There have been no studies assessing tools to prompt these discussions.
- Trial name
- NCT02041182
- Testing
- Pre-Visit Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Teen Pregnancy, Contraception Behavior
Evaluation of an Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program; Relationship Smarts+ With Lessons From Mind Matters
The goal of this randomized control trial (RCT) is to assess an innovative adolescent pregnancy prevention program among youth that are at the highest risk of adolescent pregnancy, to prevent pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted…
- Conditions
- Teen Pregnancy, Contraception Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Reproductive Health
- Trial name
- NCT05889689
- Testing
- Relationship Smarts Plus & Mind Matters, Relationship Smarts Plus alone, Preparing Adolescents for Young Adulthood (PAYA).
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 945 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trinity Church Inc.
Health Risk Behaviors, Healthy Lifestyle
Metaverse-Based Healthy Life Program for Youth
This study was planned within the scope of the call titled "Non-communicable diseases risk reduction in adolescence and youth (Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases - GACD)" with identity number HORIZON-HLTH-2022-DISEASE-07-03.
- Conditions
- Health Risk Behaviors, Healthy Lifestyle, Non Communicable Diseases, Health-Related Behavior
- Trial name
- MetaYouth (NCT05332886)
- Testing
- MetaHealth Group, MobileHealth Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ayşegül İşler Dalgıç
Adolescent Drinking, Adolescent Substance Use
Optimizing and Advancing SBIRT in Schools
The goal of this clinical trial is to establish whether brief interventions for alcohol use can be delivered in schools for both indicated prevention and selected prevention, determine if an expanded workforce is an effective…
- Conditions
- Adolescent Drinking, Adolescent Substance Use, Risk Behavior, Health
- Trial name
- OASIS (NCT06206161)
- Testing
- Indicated Prevention, Clinical Staff, Selective Prevention, Expanded Paraprofessional Workforce
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21,000 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Adherence, HIV Risk Behaviors
The Aim of This Study is to Determine the Effectiveness of a Motivational Enhancement Intervention in Reducing Risk Behaviors (Drug and Alcohol Use, Sexual Risk Behavior, Poor Adherence to Medications) Among HIV+ Youth. - 1
The purpose of this study is to conduct a pilot study of Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), an empirically validated behavioral change strategy, with young adults who are HIV +.
- Conditions
- Adherence, HIV Risk Behaviors, Alcohol & Drug Use, Health Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT00227825
- Testing
- Motivational interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Obesity, Health Behavior
An Integrated Closed-loop Feedback System for Pediatric Cardiometabolic Disease
The high prevalence and burden of cardiometabolic disease underlie the urgent need to identify novel approaches to managing and preventing cardiometabolic disease and risk.
- Trial name
- STRIVE (NCT02659163)
- Testing
- mHealth wristband, mHealth scale, EMA
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Suicide, Mental Health Disorder
A Digitally Assisted Risk Reduction Platform for Youth at High Risk for Suicide
Despite efforts to prevent suicide, US rates are climbing, and suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth. Digital tools, especially personal smartphones, are promising avenues to address these issues and can be…
- Conditions
- Suicide, Mental Health Disorder, Anhedonia
- Trial name
- NCT05920252
- Testing
- Vira, Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Ksana Health
Obesity, Physical Fitness
The Quebec Family Study (QFS): Role of Genetic Factors in Obesity and Its Related Risk Factors and Diseases
The Quebec Family Study (QFS) is an observational study that was planned to investigate the role of genetic factors in physical fitness, body composition, risk factors for common disease and health-related behaviour.
- Trial name
- QFS (NCT03355729)
- Volunteers
- 951 people
- Sponsor
- Louis Pérusse
HIV-related Stigma, Health Risk Behaviors
Reducing HIV-related Stigma in School Children in Northern Uganda
Over 2.6 million children aged 0-15 years are living with HIV globally, with the majority living in low and middle income countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Conditions
- HIV-related Stigma, Health Risk Behaviors, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- NCT04946071
- Testing
- Arts-based HIV stigma intervention
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,900 people
- Sponsor
- Thompson Rivers University
Adolescent Behavior, Substance Use
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Drug Education and Diversion Program for Middle and High School Students
The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the iDECIDE curriculum as an alternative to punitive responses for school-based substance use infractions.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Behavior, Substance Use, Youth, Health Risk Behaviors
- Trial name
- iDECIDE (NCT05321563)
- Testing
- iDECIDE (Drug Education Curriculum: Intervention, Diversion, and Empowerment)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Microbiome Analysis, Drug Abuse in Pregnancy
Alcohol and Cannabis Use Among Pregnant Slovenian Women
The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of alcohol and drug use among Slovenian pregnant women. Alcohol and drug use during pregnancy has significant effects on the foetus and has short- and long-term health…
- Conditions
- Microbiome Analysis, Drug Abuse in Pregnancy, Alcohol Abuse in Pregnancy, Health Behavior, Risky
- Trial name
- NCT07456579
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Health-risk Behaviours, Drug Abuse
Peer-led Personalized Support Program
Aim: To test the effectiveness of a peer-led personalized support program using instant messaging applications and a self- determination theory-based intervention to help young drug abusers quit drugs.
- Trial name
- NCT05918601
- Testing
- Health-risk behaviors, Theory of planned behavior, Self-determination theory, Assist them to adhere to their schedule of quitting drugs throughout the study period
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Risk Behavior, Health
A Qualitative Mixed Methods Realist Evaluation of Safety Planning
Safety Planning is a recovery-orientated approach to risk management within mental health context. This study wants to answer the question 'how, why, for whom and it what circumstances does safety planning work? It will do this…
- Trial name
- NCT05878743
- Testing
- Safety Planning a recovery-orientated mental health risk management intervention
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Health Risk Behaviors, Health Care Services Quality of Care
Check Yourself Study
The proposed study is a randomized controlled trial that compares the effectiveness of an electronic personalized health screening app incorporating motivational feedback (i.e., "Check Yourself") to usual care.
- Trial name
- NCT02360410
- Testing
- Check Yourself App with Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Laura Richardson
Pediatric Obesity, Health Behavior, Risky
Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas
Childhood obesity is a national problem with racial and ethnic disparities specifically among Hispanic children. The primary purpose of this study is to develop and implement a culturally appropriate healthy eating intervention…
- Trial name
- NCT06565455
- Testing
- Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Health Risk Behaviors
Sexually Active Adolescent Focused Education
SAAFE will be pilot tested in 2 geographically distinct areas (Washington, DC and Deep South) with 100 participants from each site to 1) primarily assess the efficacy of improved self-efficacy, knowledge about HIV/STIs and…
- Trial name
- SAAFE (NCT03646032)
- Testing
- SAAFE, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Benten Technologies, Inc.
Health Behavior
Health Behaviors in School-age Children: A World Health Organization Cross-National Study
This study is a survey (Health Behaviors in School-age Children) sponsored by the World Health Organization to gather information about nutrition, dieting practices, physical activity, injuries, violence, relationships with…
- Trial name
- NCT00341510
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14,350 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Body Composition, Physical Activity
Body Composition, Dietary Behaviors, Energy Expenditure and Physical Activity Among Moroccan Schoolchildren and Adolescents
Considering the increasing public health concern the obesity in Morocco, the aim of the present study was to use isotope techniques to assess body fat, total energy expenditure and physical activity to inform design and improve…
- Trial name
- NCT03018379
- Volunteers
- 432 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre National De L'énergie, Des Sciences Et Techniques Nucléaires