Clinical trials: Literacy
Health Literacy, Adolescent Health
MEST : A School- Based Health Literacy Intervention Trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the MEST work strategy in upper secondary schools. MEST is a school based, health promoting intervention delivered by school health services and designed to strengthen…
- Trial name
- NCT07601815
- Testing
- MEST Work Strategy
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
School Readiness
KITS: School Readiness in Foster Care Efficacy Trial
The KITS project is a 5-year randomized trial to evaluate a program designed to enhance academic and social-emotional aspects of school readiness for foster preschoolers.
- Trial name
- KITS (NCT00688129)
- Testing
- KITS Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Social Learning Center
Tobacco Prevention
Effectiveness of an Online Quiz in Promoting Tobacco-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours Among Primary Students
The goal of this modified pilot RCT is to evaluate the effects of the intervention (online platform) on tobacco-related knowledge, attitudes and intentions on smoking among local primary 5-6 school students.
- Trial name
- NCT06913166
- Testing
- Online quiz competition
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Early Literacy, Articulatory Gestures
The Effect of Articulatory Gestures on Early Literacy Skills in 4-year Olds
This study will use an experimental design to explore if articulatory gestures (with letters and phonemic awareness training) enhance early literacy skills more than general mouth awareness training (with letters and phonemic…
- Conditions
- Early Literacy, Articulatory Gestures, Phonemic Awareness
- Trial name
- NCT06504264
- Testing
- phonemic segmentation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montclair State University
School Health, Health Literacy
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of "School Health Nursing Program" Implemented Under the Leadership of Nurse
It is very important for children to take their own health responsibilities in giving them positive health behavior. The rapid advancement of technology, cultural differences, changing living conditions, and increasing chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT04829942
- Testing
- positive health behavior
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean University
Physical Activity
A Classroom-based Intervention to Promote Physical Literacy in Children: ALPHYL Study Protocol
The goal of this study, named the Active Learning for PHYsical Literacy (ALPHYL) study, was to describe a multicomponent class-based physically-active learning randomized control trial (RCT) in primary school children.
- Trial name
- ALPHYL (NCT05812118)
- Testing
- Physical active learning
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 285 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Obesity Prevention, Obesity and Overweight
Empowering Healthy Lifestyle Personalised Intervention to Prevent and Control Obesity: The HealthyW8 Project
The goal of the HealthyW8 study (an intervention study) is: To assess the usefulness and effects of a digital-based healthy lifestyle recommender system (HRLS) on the prevention of obesity in the following propulations…
- Conditions
- Obesity Prevention, Obesity and Overweight, Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions, Digital Health
- Trial name
- HealthyW8 (NCT07011368)
- Testing
- Intervention Group
- Where
- 13 sites in Bulgaria, Denmark and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 2,720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació d'investigació Sanitària de les Illes Balears
Obesity Prevention
Addressing Health Literacy and Numeracy to Prevent Childhood Obesity
In 2003, Surgeon General Richard Carmona suggested that low health literacy is "one of the largest contributors to our nation's epidemic of overweight and obesity." Over 26% of preschool children are now overweight or obese, and…
- Trial name
- GreenLight (NCT01040897)
- Testing
- Health Communication and Obesity Prevention, Injury Prevention Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 865 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Mental Health
Mental Health Literacy and Mental Health Promotion With Urban Refugee Youth in Kampala, Uganda
From our previous studies, we know that urban refugee youth commonly report depressive symptoms. The primary aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of youth-tailored interventions to improve mental health literacy and…
- Trial name
- NCT05187689
- Testing
- VR + MHL intervention, Group PM+
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Atopic Dermatitis
Texting Atopic Dermatitis Patients to Optimize Learning and EASI Scores
The purpose of this study is to determine if sending text messages with treatment reminders and facts regarding atopic dermatitis (AD) to caretakers of children with AD will have a positive effect on the disease severity.
- Trial name
- TADPOLES (NCT02779426)
- Testing
- Text messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Health Literacy, Health Related Quality of Life
Feasibility of a Life Coping Program: A Study Protocol
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the feasibility of the intervention Life Coping Program in children and adolescents 8-16 years of age.
- Conditions
- Health Literacy, Health Related Quality of Life, Physical Activity, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- LifeCOPE (NCT06709248)
- Testing
- Life Coping Program
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Sickle Cell Disease
Health Literacy - Neurocognitive Screening in Pediatric SCD
The purpose of this study is to determine feasibility and potential benefits of providing a passport card with a summary of neurocognitive feedback results to families of patients with sickle cell disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04917783
- Testing
- Passport Card, No Passport card
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Asthma
Improving Parent Understanding of Instructions About Asthma Care
Asthma has an especially great impact on poor urban children and their families. In addition to higher asthma prevalence and morbidity, those in low SES urban areas are at risk for low health literacy.
- Trial name
- NCT01405625
- Testing
- Pictogram-based asthma action plan, AAAAI standard of care written action plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Depressive Disorder, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Enhancing Depression Literacy and Reducing Stigma in Adolescents Through Social Media
Depression is a highly common mental disorder that often begins in adolescence. Despite its high burden and negative consequences, few young people seek professional help due to, e.g., low mental health literacy and fear of…
- Conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Depression in Adolescence
- Trial name
- NCT07061600
- Testing
- "ich bin alles", Instagram profile that provides educational content
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Developmental Language Disorder
Early Achievements - Shaping Early Language and Literacy Skills
Language skills are important for long-term reading comprehension success. Yet there are limited instructional approaches available for prekindergarten (pre-K) teachers to use in their inclusive classrooms to boost…
- Trial name
- EA-SHELLS (NCT07103044)
- Testing
- Early Achievements - Shaping Early Language and Literacy Skills
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Medication Errors
Improving Parental Understanding of Medication Instructions Through a Pictogram-Based Intervention
Liquid medication administration errors are common, and place children at risk for adverse events. Caregivers with low socioeconomic status (SES), low education and poor health literacy skills are at increased risk for errors.
- Trial name
- NCT00537433
- Testing
- Pictogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Medication Management
Discharge Medication Counseling in Hospitalized Children
Our objective is to design and test the efficacy of a health-literacy-informed discharge medication counseling intervention in the inpatient setting to reduce medication dosing errors and improve adherence in hospitalized…
- Trial name
- NCT05143047
- Testing
- Medication counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Depressive Disorder, Depression in Adolescence
Evaluation of a Website to Improve Depression Literacy in Parents of Adolescents With Depression
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of the website "ich bin alles" (https://www.ich-bin-alles.de/) to improve depression literacy (knowledge about depression, which aid the recognition, treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT05335564
- Testing
- General information about depression
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Physical Inactivity
Supporting Physical Literacy at School and Home
The goal of this clinical trial is to test if a multilevel (school, home) physical activity intervention for school-aged (3rd-5th grade) children can increase physical activity levels.
- Trial name
- SPLASH (NCT05887583)
- Testing
- The Rising New York Road Runners program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Psychiatric Disorder, Somatic Symptom
National Investigation in College and High School Among Adolescents on Health and Substances at the FSEF
For the clinical component: Describe the young people hospitalised in residential care at the FSEF, in particular through vulnerability factors and their psychosocial repercussions (school level, repetition, intensity of…
- Conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder, Somatic Symptom, Traumatic Injury
- Trial name
- EnCLASS-FSEF (NCT05225441)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 598 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Santé des Étudiants de France