Clinical trials: Social Activity
Physical Inactivity
The Role of Intermediaries in Connecting Individuals to Local Physical Activity - Study Protocol
Intermediaries help people to connect to community-based services and supports, including physical activity and exercise groups (physical activities). They do this by acting as a link person.
- Trial name
- NCT06260995
- Testing
- Social Prescribing Link Worker Intermediary Intervention, Local Sports Partnership Community Development Officer Intervention
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Dublin, Trinity College
Body Esteem
A School Program for Teenagers to Promote Positive Body Image Using Social Media Education and Self-Compassion-Based Activities
Background and study aims Many teenagers feel unhappy with their bodies, which can lead to problems like eating disorders, low self-esteem, and depression.
- Trial name
- IMPACTREEL (NCT07103213)
- Testing
- IMPACTREEL programme
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Character, Violence
Randomized Trial of the Positive Action Program in Chicago Schools and Extension to Grade 8
This project focuses on social and character development of elementary and middle school-aged children and responds to an urgent national need that schools improve their capacity to address a range of student outcomes, including…
- Conditions
- Character, Violence, Substance Use, Pro-Social Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT01025674
- Testing
- Positive Action program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon State University
Physical Activity
Physical and Social Environmental Influence on Children's Exercise: Preparation (Pre-PLACE)
Community based interventions are more acceptable to community members when all participants receive the intervention. A 'stepped-wedge' or 'multiple-baseline' design allows for all participants to receive the intervention by…
- Trial name
- Pre-PLACE (NCT03087123)
- Testing
- P-Mobile App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Among Firefighters
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Alternative Models' Effects (PHLAME) is a research study to evaluate and compare two ways to promote healthy behaviors, (regular physical activity, less than 30% calories from fat, 5 or more servings…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer, Physical Activity, Nutrition
- Trial name
- PHLAME (NCT00006181)
- Testing
- Team-based intervention, One-on-one intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Aggression
Healthy Brains & Behavior: Understanding and Treating Youth Aggression
Understanding the joint neurobiological and social bases to aggression is critical to future attempts to tackle this major public health problem.
- Trial name
- HBB (NCT00842439)
- Testing
- CBI, NUT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 335 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Mood, Depression Disorders
Technology Exposure and Child Health: Wellness Impact and Social Effects: An Observational Product Registry Study
The goal of this study is to understand how children's mobile device usage (smartphones or tablets), including social media use and online games, are related to their mental wellness and mental health, as well as some aspects of…
- Conditions
- Mood, Depression Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Sleep
- Trial name
- TECHWISE (NCT06664944)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 912 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aura
Physical Activity, Family Functioning
All in the Family: Promoting Family Function Through Physical Activity
The goal of this trial is to find out whether adding identity-building and self-regulation training to basic healthy-living education helps families with inactive children (ages 6-12) become more cohesive and physically active.
- Trial name
- SSHRC-Family (NCT06098716)
- Testing
- Self Regulation, PA Support & Family Social Identity, Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Victoria
Aggression
An Evaluation of an Integrated Approach to Prevention and Early Intervention in the Elementary School Years
In this study, the investigators propose to examine whether the combination of a universal, elementary school-based preventive intervention with an indicated preventive and treatment intervention would yield greater impact on…
- Trial name
- P2P+IY (NCT03132805)
- Testing
- PATHS to PAX, PATHS to PAX and the Incredible Years
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Bullying Victimisation
Effectiveness of the FearNot!v.2.0 Software in Reducing Bullying Victimisation Among Primary School Children
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual learning treatment in reducing bullying among primary school children in the UK and Germany.
- Trial name
- NCT00597337
- Testing
- FearNot
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Effects of Physical Activity Program on Psychomotor and Psycho-Social Characteristics of Autistic Children
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of Physical Activity Program (PAP) on psychomotor and psychosocial characteristics of autistic children.
- Trial name
- NCT07273240
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Mental Health, Social Interaction
PeerScreen Trial - Reducing Screen Media Use in Peer-groups of Young People
The purpose of the PeerScreen trial is to investigate whether reducing screen media use affects mental health, social interaction, sleep, physical activity, heart rate variability, and behavioral patterns in young people aged 13…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Social Interaction, Sleep, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT07531290
- Testing
- Screen media reduction
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Physical Activity
STEP Together: An Effectiveness-Implementation Study of Social Incentives and Physical Activity
Higher levels of physical activity have been demonstrated to improve health across a wide range of contexts and reduce cognitive decline as adults become older, but more than half of all adults in the United States do not meet…
- Trial name
- NCT04942535
- Testing
- Social Incentive Gamification, Social Goals through Incentives to Charity, Daily Performance Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 779 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression
Resettled Refugee Families for Healing
The goal of this type I hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial is to test a family strengthening (FS) model delivered through multiple family groups (MFG) combined with a virtual peer mentoring program called TeenAge Health…
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Anxiety
- Trial name
- RRF4H (NCT06176638)
- Testing
- RRF4H Combination Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Emotional Regulation
Examining the Impacts of Parent-Child Interactive Activities
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the effects of online and offline play of games on the Mightier game platform, in comparison to the effects of Mightier online play alone.
- Trial name
- NCT04839861
- Testing
- Mightier Family Games, Mightier online gameplay
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuromotion Labs
Aggression
Multi-Site Evaluation of Second Step
This study is a large-scale, randomized longitudinal evaluation of Second Step: Student Success Through Prevention (Second Step - SSTP), a middle school intervention (Committee for Children, 2008), which targets the shared…
- Trial name
- SSTP (NCT01792167)
- Testing
- Second Step Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,089 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Families, Children
Promotion of Healthy Eating Habits and Physical Activity Among Children and Their Families.
Eating habits and physical activity are key determinants of individual health. The family plays a relevant role in educating children about healthy lifestyles.
- Conditions
- Families, Children, Food Habits, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- ALIAFF (NCT06794411)
- Testing
- Intervention group: Food habits and physical activity program, Usual Care Group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Obesity
Study of Impact of Behavioral Intervention- Exercise, Nutrition, Education- on Body Mass Index (BMI)
This study will evaluate the impact a behavioral intervention can have on BMI. The researchers anticipate the intervention group will experience a decrease in BMI of approximately five points.
- Trial name
- NCT00132132
- Testing
- Behavioral education program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Aggressive Behaviour
Reintegrating Children Living at Landfills in Burundi Into Society by Means of a Comprehensive Family Program Addressing Maltreatment and Mental Health Symptoms
Children living at the landfills of Bujumbura are often exposed to maltreatment, including emotional neglect and physical abuse, and traumatic experiences. Furthermore, they grow up in severe poverty.
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Aggressive Behaviour, Parental Maltreatment, Days Spent at the Landfill
- Trial name
- NCT03846154
- Testing
- Comprehensive family intervention including individual sessions of FORNET
- Where
- Burundi
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Aggression, Antisocial Behavior
Omega-3 Supplementation and Behavior Problems
The objectives of this project are as follows: 1. To assess whether omega-3 dietary supplementation for six months can reduce externalizing behavior problems (antisocial and aggressive behavior) in schoolchildren aged 8 to 18…
- Conditions
- Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Antisocial Personality
- Trial name
- NCT02334098
- Testing
- Omega-3 supplemented drink, Smartfish
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 324 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Annis Fung