Clinical trials: Peer Group
Vaccination/Immunisation Status
Vaccination Coverage Amongst Children/Young People Attending the PED
In the United Kingdom (UK), most childhood vaccinations are given in the community, although uptake has decreased in recent years.
- Trial name
- NCT04485624
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,693 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster University
Anxiety Disorders
Family and Peer Involvement in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children
This study will compare the effectiveness of family- and peer-oriented therapy in treating children with anxiety disorders and will also test for therapy specificity effects and potential mediators of outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT00073645
- Testing
- Peer/Group CBT, Family/Parents CBT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR), Suicidal Ideation
Developing a Recovery-Oriented Suicide Prevention Program for Young People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Young people at clinical high risk for psychosis are more likely to experience suicide thoughts than the general population, but there are few suicide prevention programs designed specifically for them.
- Conditions
- Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR), Suicidal Ideation, Psychosis, Suicidal Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07756567
- Testing
- Suicide Prevention Intervention, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Adolescent Behavior, Violence in Adolescence
Expect Respect Middle School Randomized Trial
This cluster-randomized school-based study will examine the effectiveness of a teen dating violence (TDV) and sexual violence (SV) prevention program called Expect Respect for preventing serious violence perpetration among middle…
- Conditions
- Adolescent Behavior, Violence in Adolescence, Group, Peer, Violence, Non-accidental
- Trial name
- NCT04095429
- Testing
- Expect Respect, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 635 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Coping Behavior, Emotional Distress
Creative Arts Diabetes Initiative for Youth/Young Adults Transitioning to Adult Care
The Creative Arts Diabetes Initiative will offer facilitated art therapy with a group/peer-support environment to two groups of youth/young adults, one with type 1 diabetes, and one with type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Coping Behavior, Emotional Distress, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Trial name
- CADI (NCT02790892)
- Testing
- Art therapy - pre and post test measures
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Child Nutrition and Early Child Development
Engaging Fathers for Effective Child Nutrition and Development in Tanzania
This study aims to evaluate the independent and combined effectiveness of engaging both mothers and fathers in bundled parenting and nutrition behavior change packages on early child nutrition and development.
- Trial name
- EFFECTS (NCT03759821)
- Testing
- Nutrition, mothers, Nutrition, mothers and fathers, Nutrition+parenting, mothers
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 960 people
- Sponsor
- Project Concern International
Competence, Physical Activity
Physical Literacy-based Intervention for Older Adults
The ageing population creates concerns and challenges worldwide. The large number of older adults (aged over 65) in Hong Kong continues to rise as people live longer.
- Conditions
- Competence, Physical Activity, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT06137859
- Testing
- Weekly-based functional fitness training, Mastering Physical Literacy Class, Daily based reflective writing
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Disability, Intellectual, Disability Psychological
The Role of Family and Individual Factors in Going Through Adolescence - Perspective of a Healthy Child.
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the specificity of the growing up process in young people with disabled siblings.
- Conditions
- Disability, Intellectual, Disability Psychological, Disability, Developmental, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT06156124
- Testing
- Psychological tests and psychosocial questionnaires
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Gdansk
HIV Disease Progression
Acceptability, Feasibility and Effectiveness of Online Peer Support Group for ART Adherence Among Youth
In Uganda, Youth living with HIV/AIDS (YLHIVA) enrolled in HIV treatment experience suboptimal treatment adherence and have lower viral load suppression (VLS) rates compared to younger children or adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05688709
- Testing
- WhatsApp peer support group
- Where
- 3 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Uganda
Obesity
Childhood Obesity Treatment: A Maintenance Approach
Obesity is a major public health problem. At least 15 million American adults are obese, and the number is rising. Childhood obesity is also increasing in prevalence and currently affects approximately 11-22 percent of children…
- Trial name
- NCT00301197
- Testing
- Behavioral Skills Maintenance, Social Facilitation Maintenance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Adolescent, Pediatric Obesity
Controlled Evaluation of an Exercise Program for Overweight Adolescents
Physical activity decreases as young people get older, especially during the shift from early to late adolescence. Unfortunately, around 81% of school-aged children worldwide between the ages of 11 and 17 do not meet the…
- Conditions
- Adolescent, Pediatric Obesity, Exercise Therapy, Health Promotion
- Trial name
- Now! (NCT06923865)
- Testing
- training group
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Smoking Cessation, Pregnancy Related
PRAMS: Peer-support To Reduce Antenatal Maternal Smoking
The goal of this feasibility is test the feasibility of conducting a randomised trial of the use of an online peer support group to promote smoking cessation and enhance sustained abstinence for women who smoke in pregnancy.
- Trial name
- PRAMS (NCT06595199)
- Testing
- Online peer support
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Diabetes, Quality of Life
The Impact of Changing to a New Child- and Family-centered Outpatient Diabetes Clinic Focusing on Early Involvement of the Child With Diabetes, Training in Calmness Around Diabetes Management, Healthy Lifestyle, and Creating Peer-to-peer Networks
The goal of StenoChild is to strengthen the treatment of children under 10 years old with diabetes through a multi-component approach.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Quality of Life, Children
- Trial name
- StenoChild (NCT07377266)
- Testing
- Group consultations and peer-to-peer learning, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Cost, Problem-based Learning
Efficacy of Near-Assisted Learning (NAL) in Improving Students' Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Grades
This study aims to evaluate the impact of near-assisted learning (NAL) on first-year medical students' objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) grades in a problem-based learning (PBL) environment.
- Conditions
- Cost, Problem-based Learning, Peer Group
- Trial name
- SRMC (NCT04177979)
- Testing
- Near-assisted learning through trained peers
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sulaiman AlRajhi Colleges
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
Bullying
Group Social Work Intervention in Improving Peer Relationships
The aim of this mixed-methods study is to examine the effect of a group social work intervention, based on cognitive behavioral therapy, on bullying-related cognitions and peer relationships among boys in institutional care.
- Trial name
- NCT07057960
- Testing
- Group Social Work Intervention Based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Asthma
Using Mobile Phones to Improve Adherence to Inhaled Steroids
This study has two main goals. The first goal is to test whether a mobile phone intervention can increase adherence to daily inhaled steroid medications in African American adolescents prescribed this type of medication by…
- Trial name
- ADEPT4 (NCT01710059)
- Testing
- Asthma Supervision, Mobile Phone, Inhaled Corticosteroid Mobile Phone Application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Heart Disease Risk Factors, Healthy Lifestyle
Healthy Communities: A Healthy City Preventive Program on Cardiovascular Health and Well-being (HC)
Healthy Communities is a multidisciplinary health-promotion initiative. The objective of the present study is to determine whether such an intervention will be efficacious to improve cardiovascular health compared to the current…
- Conditions
- Heart Disease Risk Factors, Healthy Lifestyle, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- HC (NCT05974826)
- Testing
- the SI! Program for Secondary Schools (NCT03504059), the Fifty-Fifty Program (NCT02367963)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Science, Health and Education, Spain
Prenatal Care
Group Antenatal Care: The Power of Peers for Increasing Skilled Birth Attendance in Achham, Nepal
In rural Nepal, the major drivers of underutilization of skilled birth attendance are poverty, poor social support and inadequate birth planning.
- Trial name
- NCT02330887
- Testing
- Group Antenatal Care, Individual Antenatal Care
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Possible
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Evaluation of Peer Group Connection - Middle School
This study is a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of the Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) intervention on pre-sexual behaviors and sexual initiation in middle school-aged youth.
- Trial name
- PGC-MS (NCT06582641)
- Testing
- Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Policy & Research Group