Clinical trials: Sickness Behavior
Children With Chronic Illnesses, Caregiver Burden
Siblings as Caregivers
The current body of research fails to acknowledge or understand what type of care children are giving to their siblings, yet it appears to be a common practice in many cultures.
- Trial name
- NCT05937724
- Testing
- Family Caregiving
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Health Anxiety, Hypochondriasis
Effectiveness of ICBT for Severe Health Anxiety in Clinical Psychiatry.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of internet-based cognitive therapy for severe health anxiety within regular psychiatric care.
- Conditions
- Health Anxiety, Hypochondriasis, Illness Anxiety Disorder, Somatic Symptom Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04921280
- Testing
- Internet based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 456 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Critical Illness
Music Intervention for Agitation Reduction in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The objective of this study is to administer music therapy to patients in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in order to observe how music affects patient agitation, vital signs, and overall recovery in the unit.
- Trial name
- NCT03453814
- Testing
- Music Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Neonatal Morbidity, Neonatal Illnesses
Effect of Referral Card on Neonatal Medical Care Seeking for Institutional Births in Urban Lucknow
Neonatal mortality rate in Uttar Pradesh, Northern India is 53.6 per thousand, and accounts for 8% of global neonatal deaths.It has been argued that prompt and appropriate care-seeking for sick neonates can substantially reduce…
- Trial name
- Referral Card (NCT00832143)
- Testing
- Referral Card with one-to-one counseling
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,020 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King George's Medical University
Work-Related Stress
Informal Caregivers at Work - Phase 2
Mental health problems are rising among children and adolescents. This may not only impact the child's level of daily functioning but also close family members.
- Trial name
- PPJob-II (NCT06441461)
- Testing
- Primary informal caregiver at work.
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 4,386,647 people
- Sponsor
- Team Working Life Denmark
Critical Illness
Pediatric Continuity Care Intensivist
This study will implement and evaluate the effects of a pediatric continuity care intensivist program. This study will determine the impact of an additional pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) intensivist on outcomes at the…
- Trial name
- CCI (NCT02146573)
- Testing
- Continuity Care Intensivist Communication Training, Continuity Care Intensivist (CCI) Provider Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Alcohol Consumption, Sick Leave
Workplace Interventions Preventing Risky Use of Alcohol and Sick Leave
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of two workplace interventions (the Riskbruk model and Balance) in reducing risky alcohol consumption, sickness absence and presenteeism.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Consumption, Sick Leave, Workplace Interventions, Presenteeism
- Trial name
- WIRUS (NCT03466541)
- Testing
- Riskbruk, Balance
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Stavanger
Adolescent Cancer Survivors, Pediatric Cancer Survivors
Adolescent Survivors of Cancer or Similar Illnesses
The purpose of this study is to examine the health behaviors of young adults who have been treated for cancer, leukemia, or similar illnesses.
- Trial name
- NCT00579631
- Testing
- Questionnaire or Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Terminal Illness
Family Talk Intervention in the Context of Specialised Palliative Home Care
This intervention study aims to evaluate a psychosocial family based intervention in clinical practice, the Family Talk Intervention (FTI), for families with dependent children affected by life-threatening/life-limiting illness…
- Trial name
- NCT05365919
- Testing
- Family Talk Intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Ersta Sköndal University College
Compulsion
Reducing Coercion in Norway (RECON)
There is considerable geographical variation in the rates of compulsion in psychiatric services within as well as between countries.
- Trial name
- RECON (NCT03989765)
- Testing
- Programme to reduce involuntary treatment episodes
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Akershus
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
Understanding and Treating Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Pediatric Physical Illness
This research will examine the impact of brain activity, cognitive processing immune functioning, and gastrointestinal functioning on depressive symptoms and response to a psychotherapeutic intervention in youths with…
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT00769353
- Testing
- Primary and Secondary Coping Enhancement Training, Supportive Non-directive Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Loneliness, Mental Well-being
Creating Encounters Between Generations - Together Instead of Alone (GemsE)
Elderly people and children and young people (CYP) and from families with mentally ill parents are particularly affected by loneliness.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Mental Well-being, Health-related Quality of Life
- Trial name
- GemsE (NCT07581171)
- Testing
- Mechanisms and effectiveness of intergenerational tandems
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Physical Functioning, Musculoskeletal Pain
Personalized Exercise Counseling to Promote Workability
The study design is a 2-arm randomized controlled trial with 6-month intervention period and follow-up at 6, 12 and 24 months among blue-color workers of Nokia City with reduced work ability and high number of musculoskeletal…
- Conditions
- Physical Functioning, Musculoskeletal Pain, Quality of Life, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- PEC-Nokia (NCT03854201)
- Testing
- Personalized Exercise Counseling (PEC)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UKK Institute
Gulf War Illness
Gulf War Illness: Evaluation of an Innovative Detoxification Program
Gulf War illness is found in about one fourth of veterans of the 1990-1991 Gulf War and is characterized by persistent memory and concentration problems, headaches, fatigue and muscle and joint pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01672710
- Testing
- plain crystalline niacin, exercise, sauna
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University at Albany
Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior
Increasing Children's Physical Activity by Policy (CAP)
Levels of physical activity (PA) and physical fitness in children are low and declining, both globally and in Sweden. Preschools are important settings with the potential to influence the majority (>93%) of Swedish children's PA…
- Trial name
- NCT04569578
- Testing
- Policy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Mental Health Literacy, Stigma of Mental Illness
Teacher-led MHL Education in Japanese Preteens
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a short, teacher-delivered mental health literacy (MHL) program can help improve mental health knowledge, reduce stigma, and encourage help-seeking among preteens in Japan.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Literacy, Stigma of Mental Illness, Help-Seeking Behavior
- Trial name
- SMHLP (NCT07116707)
- Testing
- Short Mental Health Literacy Program (SMHLP)
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 1,401 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokyo University
Delirium, Critical Illness
Goal-Directed Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Infants and Children
Ventilated pediatric patients are frequently over-sedated and the majority suffer from delirium, a form of acute brain dysfunction that is an independent predictor of increased risk of dying, length of stay, and costs.
- Conditions
- Delirium, Critical Illness, Sedation Complication, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- mini-MENDS (NCT04801589)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 372 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Medication Adherence
Adaptive Cell Phone Support (ACPS)
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to test a mobile health intervention for promoting medication adherence in a population of adolescents and young adults with chronic health conditions.
- Trial name
- ACPS (NCT07064824)
- Testing
- Adaptive Cell Phone Support, Computer-Delivered Cell Phone Support, Automated Text Reminders
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Communication, Critical Illness
Improving Family Meetings in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
This study aims to improve communication between medical teams, patients, and families in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT03749330
- Testing
- CICU Team And Loved Ones Communicating (CICU TALC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 451 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Developmental Disabilities
Developing an Interdisciplinary Pharmacogenomic Treatment Approach to Reduce Medication Burden and Improve Outcomes
There is no common rule as to how a drug will affect patients. This is due to the effect specific DNA sequences of genes have on drug response, by the effect they have on how medications are metabolized.
- Trial name
- NCT01274065
- Testing
- Genetic analysis
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center