Clinical trials: Risk Behaviours
Risk Behavior
Comprehensive Elementary School Risk Prevention
This project will evaluate the benefit of an enhanced social development program in grades 3-6 to decrease the onset of risky behaviors in pre-adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT00099385
- Testing
- Social Development Instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
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)
Childhood Asthma, Asthma Control
Pollution Intervention to Impact Kids Asthma Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding Air Quality Index (AQI) information to asthma action plans works to improve asthma outcomes in children.
- Conditions
- Childhood Asthma, Asthma Control, Asthma Exacerbation, Air Pollution, Risk Reduction Behaviors
- Trial name
- PIKAS (NCT07261423)
- Testing
- EPA-AQI, Commerical-AQI, Education and plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 351 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
Randomized Control Trial on Trauma Focused CBT in Zambia
The purpose of this study is to study the effectiveness of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in subset of children who are affected by trauma with significant mental health symptomatology in order to 1) examine the…
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Risk Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT01624298
- Testing
- Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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.
Obesity, Childhood
Food Genetics Behavior Study
A genetic risk for obesity does not always translate to the development of obesity among children, which points to the presence of risk-modifying factors that likely relate to energy balance behaviors as key behavioral drivers.
- Trial name
- FOODIE (NCT05783765)
- Testing
- Heightened Drive to Eat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Self-Harm, Suicidal
Co-Producing LGBTQ-Affirmative DBT Protocols.
Aims: 1. To co-produce new intervention parts that meet the needs of LGBTQ+ people at risk of self-harm or suicidal thoughts, with LGBTQ+ people and DBT therapists.
- Conditions
- Self-Harm, Suicidal, Emotional Dysregulation
- Trial name
- NCT06966193
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Psychological Distress, Eating Disorders
Psychological Factors and Self-Care Behaviors in Spanish Youth With Type 1 Diabetes: Age- and Sex-Based Comparisons and Associations
This is a multicenter, observational, cross-sectional study of young people aged 10 to 25 with type 1 diabetes in Spain, affiliated with a diabetes association or federation.
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, Eating Disorders, Self Care, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM)
- Trial name
- SPAIN-T1DM (NCT07452393)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alicante
Suicidal Ideation
The Impact of Routine Follow-up Contacts After a Pediatric ED Visit for Youth With Suicide Risk
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a social work led follow up program helps caregivers of youths with suicide risk access mental health resources. Primary aims include: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06616701
- Testing
- Follow up call
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 401 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity Prevention
Team-based Learning Intervention to Prevent Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases - a Cluster Randomized Trial
Background: Chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer, are a major global health issue. Their modifiable risk factors, including poor diet, physical inactivity, irregular sleep, tobacco use, and…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity Prevention, Sedentary Behaviors, Sleep Perception
- Trial name
- NCT06894134
- Testing
- Team-based learning
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute
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
Chronic Disease, Somatic Disorders
Risk Behaviors in Adolescents With Chronic Diseases
Little is known about the prevalence of risk behaviors (RBs), in adolescents living with a chronic condition (CC) Objectives Main objective: To characterize the engagement of adolescents with somatic CC recognized as ALD…
- Trial name
- Carmac (NCT05793411)
- Testing
- Questionnaire risk behaviors in adolescents with chronic diseases
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, Parental Behaviors
Effectiveness of Video-feedback for Positive Parenting with Children At Risk of ASD
Improving parent-child interactions benefits child development and parents' perception of their competencies for childrearing and support for child learning and development, which in turns positively impacts on parental emotional…
- Trial name
- VIFEPOPA (NCT06604988)
- Testing
- Video-feedback intervention to promote positive parenting
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Barcelona
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