Clinical trials: RCT
Obesity
Sports to Prevent Obesity: Feasibility and Pilot RCT
The purpose of this study is to learn whether overweight children who participate in an after school sports program improve their health as much as overweight children in a more traditional health education program.
- Trial name
- NCT00186173
- Testing
- After school sports program, After school health education
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Child Abuse
Early Home Visitation Program to Promote Good Health and Development in Children at Risk for Abuse
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of Hawaii's Healthy Start Program (HSP), a home visitation program for families at risk for child abuse, in promoting the health and development of children.
- Trial name
- NCT00218751
- Testing
- Home Visiting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Tobacco Prevention
Effectiveness of Comics to Promote Tobacco-related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours Among Primary School Students
The goal of this pilot RCT is to evaluate the effectiveness of comics containing tobacco-related content in improving tobacco-related knowledge and attitudes among Hong Kong primary school students.
- Trial name
- NCT07453745
- Testing
- Tobacco-related comics, Conventional health leaflet
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Skin Condition, Cleft Lip and Palate
Online Psychosocial Support for Young People With a Visible Difference: A Randomised Control Study
A visible difference can have a profound impact in a society with a massive emphasis on appearance and "looks". A vulnerable group is adolescents with a condition affecting their appearance as a result of injuries (burns…
- Conditions
- Skin Condition, Cleft Lip and Palate, Burns, Other Conditions Leading to a Visible Difference
- Trial name
- UNGFaceIT (NCT03165331)
- Testing
- Ung Face IT
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Emotion Regulation, Self Harm
Purrble With LGBTQ+ Youth Who Have Self-harmful Thoughts
The primary aim of the proposed Randomised Control study is to investigate the effects of a socially assisted robot (i.e. Purrble) on emotional regulation difficulties (measured by DERS8) with young LGBTQ+ people who have…
- Trial name
- NCT06025942
- Testing
- Purrble intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Edentulism Nos
Accuracy of 3D Printed Complete Dentures Using Two Impression Techniques: RCT
the aim of this crossover randomized controlled clinical trial is comparing retention of 3D printed maxillary complete dentures produced from thermoplastic impression trays and conventional acrylic impression trays.
- Trial name
- NCT04982510
- Testing
- complete denture
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Self Esteem
The Caring Universities Project: EsteemUp RCT
Within the Caring Universities project (study protocol VCWE- 2020-135 accepted by the VCWE), the investigators have developed a guided e-health programme (EsteemUp) designed to increase university students' self-esteem.
- Trial name
- NCT05582954
- Testing
- EsteemUp, EsteemUp-G
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 356 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VU University of Amsterdam
Malnutrition
Translating Adoption of Improved Varieties Into Nutritional Impact
The purposes of this study are (1) to determine whether child nutrition-focused adoption encouragement messages focused on Quality Protein Maize (QPM) and the availability of small quantities of QPM seed can be effective at…
- Trial name
- QPM (NCT02710760)
- Testing
- Adoption Encouragement Treatment, Consumption Encouragement Treatment
- Volunteers
- 978 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Pain
Caring for Babies During the Newborn Screening Blood Test
Newborn infants have blood work procedures in their first days of life that cause pain, distress and physiological changes. Breastfeeding (BF), skin to skin care (SSC), or giving sweet solutions (sucrose or glucose) has been…
- Trial name
- NCT02608892
- Testing
- BSweet2Babies video
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Internet-based Intervention, Waiting List Control Group
RCT: the Effectiveness of LifeHack in Improving Mental Wellbeing in University Students.
Psychological issues are common among university students and affect mental wellbeing. The Caring Universities (CU) project, involving nine Dutch universities, aims to enhance students' mental health through an annual online…
- Conditions
- Internet-based Intervention, Waiting List Control Group, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT06423417
- Testing
- LifeHack
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Leiden
HIV, Disclosure
Maternal HIV Disclosure to School Children: RCT of Family-based Intervention
The purpose of this trial is to test whether, compared to the normal Standard of Care at primary health care clinics, a home-based counseling intervention ( the 'Amagugu' Counseling Intervention), will increase the number of…
- Trial name
- Amagugu (NCT01922882)
- Testing
- Amagugu Counseling Intervention
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 465 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of KwaZulu
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
Gastrointestinal Tolerance, Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Tolerance in Infants Fed Goat or Cow's Milk-based Infant Formula
This randomized controlled double-blind study will compare the effect of a commercially available goat milk formula to a cow's milk formula on gastrointestinal symptoms and tolerance, and infections in infants.
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Tolerance, Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Infections, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- MESK-2 (NCT07342972)
- Testing
- Goat milk-based infant formula, Cow's milk-based infant formula
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ausnutria Hyproca B.V.
Child Development
Effectiveness of a Baby App for Enhancing Infant Mental Well-being (RCT)
This RCT aims to design and develop a developmental guidance program delivered by a smartphone app "Happy Baby HK" and evaluate its effectiveness for enhancing the mental well-being of recently born infants in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT06163560
- Testing
- Smartphone app "Happy Baby HK", Family Health Service parenting booklet
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 586 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Suture Techniques, Training Effectiveness
Online vs. In-Person Suturing Training: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial in a Low-Resource Setting
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether online suturing training is non-inferior to in-person training in developing suturing skills among medical students at Yarmouk University in a low-resource setting.
- Conditions
- Suture Techniques, Training Effectiveness, Online Education, Student Education
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT07038525)
- Testing
- Suturing training
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Diala Burjak
Dental Malocclusion
Eighteen-month Orthodontic Bracket Survival Rate With the Conventional Bonding Technique Versus RMGIC and V-prep
The aim of this study was to evaluate over eighteen months the clinical bonding failure and survival rates of the conventional bonding technique using the Transbond XT (3M Unitek, Monrovia, California, USA) and the RMGIC Fuji…
- Trial name
- NCT05939102
- Testing
- v-prep combined with RMGIC for bracket bonding, Conventional bracket bonding technique
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saint-Joseph University
Cerebral Palsy, Prematurity
Best Practices Fo Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
In this research, the investigators are using an implementation science approach to enhance the uptake of a clinical practice guideline for earlier diagnosis of cerebral palsy (i.e.
- Trial name
- CP (NCT06537622)
- Testing
- Implementation group, Standard of care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Contraception
RCT: Can a Single Counseling Phone Call Improve Contraception After an Abortion?
Hypothesis: Use of an effective contraceptive six weeks after abortion will be higher in the treatment group than in the control group.
- Trial name
- PPR (NCT01199952)
- Testing
- Treatment group: receives counseling phone call intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Academic Acheivement, Physical Activity
Effects of Physical Activity on Math - an RCT
Background Increased physical activity can improve cognition and academic skills. However due to economic concerns and increasing focus on standardized testing, PA in schools often receives little attention and physical education…
- Trial name
- NCT02488460
- Testing
- Physically active math lessons
- Volunteers
- 545 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Dietary Habits
SMS Messages to Increase Child Egg Consumption, a C-rct in Nepal
Eggs are well-known to be a balanced source of protein, energy, fatty acids, and micronutrients and increasingly identified as an opportunity to improve nutrition of poor populations.
- Trial name
- NCT03926689
- Testing
- SMS messages, Standard SII SBCC
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 3,301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helen Keller International