Clinical trials: Reward
Depression, Parent-Child Relations
Parent Encouragement And Coaching of Happiness in Youth
The goal of this mechanistic clinical trial is to examine whether parent-coaching aimed at increasing child positive affect will increase child neural response to reward. The main questions it aims to answer are: Aim 1.
- Trial name
- PEACHY (NCT06725160)
- Testing
- Parent Coaching, Active Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Pediatric Obesity, Pediatric Overweight
Reducing Barriers to Behavior Change Among Youth With Pediatric Overweight and Obesity
The purpose of the study is to examine the extent to which two different reward systems implemented in the context of a multi-family pediatric weight management group differentially promote adoption of healthy eating and activity…
- Trial name
- NCT00863083
- Testing
- Multifamily weight management intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Reward Effects on Cognition, Motor Skills, and Motivation in Children
This interventional study aimed to aimed to evaluate the effects of rewards on cognitive function, motor skills, and motivation in 8- to 10-year-old children with ADHD following 3- and 6-week interventions.
- Trial name
- ADHD (NCT06798337)
- Testing
- Conventional Physiotherapy group, Reward based physiotherapy group
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian Sports University
Depression in Adolescence, Adverse Childhood Experiences
Shaping Actions and Responses to Emotions
The primary objective of this research is to examine two brief interventions for depression, Behavioral Activation (BA), and Problem Solving Therapy (PST), to investigate whether exposure to adverse childhood experiences…
- Trial name
- ShARE (NCT04719949)
- Testing
- Behavioral Activation (BA) Therapy, Problem Solving Therapy (PST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Disruptive Behavior, Aggression
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Disruptive Behavior in Children and Adolescents
This is a randomized controlled study of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for disruptive behavior such as irritability, anger and aggression in children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Disruptive Behavior, Aggression, Anger, Irritability
- Trial name
- RDoC-CBT (NCT01965184)
- Testing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anger and Aggression, Supportive Psychotherapy (SPT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Cancer
A Web-Based Physical Activity Intervention in Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Five year survival following a diagnosis of childhood cancer has reached 83%, making long term health outcomes among survivors an important concern.
- Trial name
- NCT01778127
- Testing
- Activity Monitor, Interactive Website, Educational Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Obesity
The Beneficial Effects of Healthy Snacks on Appetite Control, Satiety, and Reward-driven Eating Behavior in Young People
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of normal vs. protein-rich afternoon snacks on appetite control, satiety, and reward-driven eating (particularly in the evening) in young people.
- Trial name
- NCT01781286
- Testing
- High Protein, Low Protein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Depression
Activating and Connecting Teens (ACT) Study
National data indicate over 650,000 children and adolescents are exposed to physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or physical or emotional neglect each year.
- Trial name
- ACT (NCT03438656)
- Testing
- Behavioral Activation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Children's Nutrition Intake
The Nutritional Effect of Parental Use of Food as a Reward
Control rules are common parental practices that use food as reward to encourage children to conduct parents' preferred behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT02354157
- Testing
- no intervention
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Adolescent Obesity
TRUST Study of Adolescent Weight Self-Management
The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the effect of the Trust-building weight Self-management Together (TRUST) intervention on weight self-management behaviors and neural processing in overweight/obese adolescents.
- Trial name
- TRUST (NCT03016247)
- Testing
- TRUST Intervention, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Internet Gaming Disorder, Internet Addiction
Neurotrophic Factors, Impulsivity, and Reward Sensitivity in Children With Internet Gaming Disorder
Research and knowledge regarding the neurobiology of behavioral addictions and Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) remain limited compared to substance and alcohol use disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT07590180
- Testing
- Clinical Evaluation and Biochemical Sampling
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
Impulsivity
Shaping Tolerance for Delayed Rewards
Deficits in self-control are of major public health relevance as they contribute to several negative outcomes for both individuals and society.
- Trial name
- DelTA (NCT03457402)
- Testing
- Shaping Delay Tolerance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Mental Health Wellness 1, Social Behavior
Sex- and Context-dependent Effects of Oxytocin on Social Reward Processing
The aim of the present study is to examine whether the neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) influences social reward processing and whether the effects are context- and sex-dependent.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness 1, Social Behavior, Emotion
- Trial name
- NCT03085628
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Eating Disorders
Response to Acute Exercise in Eating Disorders
Individuals with eating disorders (ED) represent a high-priority clinical population, with among the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric disorder, and driven exercise (DEx) is a symptom evidenced in up to 80% of those with…
- Trial name
- NCT06213883
- Testing
- Biobehavioral Response to in-lab exposure to physical activity
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Binge-Eating Disorder, Obesity
Precursors of Binge Eating Disorder in a Clinical Sample of Adolescents With Obesity
BACKGROUND: Binge eating disorder (BED) is the worldwide most-prevalent eating disorder. It is associated with psychiatric comorbidities and obesity, a high impact in life functioning, and high morbidity and mortality.
- Conditions
- Binge-Eating Disorder, Obesity, Eating Disorders, BED
- Trial name
- PREC-BED (NCT06387719)
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Depression
Reward-Related Processes and Brain Function
This study will examine and compare brain changes during decision-making in healthy adolescents and adolescents who are anxious or depressed.
- Trial name
- NCT00029588
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Tuberculosis, Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
Rewards for Tuberculosis Contact Screening
This pilot project is an evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, and cost of offering an economic reward, in the form of a shopping voucher, to the household contacts of index patients (outpatient drug-susceptible and…
- Trial name
- RECON (NCT02234908)
- Testing
- Contacts, Index
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University