Clinical trials: Social Networking
Substance Use
Motivational Interviewing Integrated With Social Network Counseling for Teens
The purpose of this research is to test the feasibility and efficacy of a brief (one session) preventative intervention using motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling for substance use among adolescent…
- Trial name
- NCT01922947
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing w/Social Network Counseling, Active Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Autism
Study of Peer Relationships at School
The goal of this study is to compare the effects of two separate, manualized group interventions designed to improve social outcomes for young children with autism.
- Trial name
- HRSAII (NCT01011764)
- Testing
- SKILLS vs ENGAGE
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Personality Disorders
Biological Effects of Schema Therapy
Background: The major aim of this study is to compare the effects of emotion focused (experiential) and cognitive interventions of schema therapy (ST) on emotion regulation deficits in patients with borderline personality…
- Trial name
- BE-ST (NCT06367907)
- Testing
- schema therapy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jena University Hospital
Adolescent Behaviors
Grade Book Game Evaluation Among 6th Grade Students
School engagement is associated with children's long-term health and success. Students who are engaged in school have better academic outcomes and lower rates of risky health behaviors.
- Trial name
- GG (NCT03039894)
- Testing
- Gradebook Game
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Hiv, HIV/AIDS
AllyQuest: Engaging HIV+ YMSM in Care Through Social Networking and Gamification
AllyQuest is a novel, high impact secondary prevention intervention delivered via mobile phones to improve linkage and engagement in care among newly diagnosed HIV+ young men who have sex with men (YMSM).
- Trial name
- AQ (NCT03090958)
- Testing
- AllyQuest
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sexual Behavior, Alcohol Drinking
Adolescent Safer Sex Social Network Intervention
Social networks are thought to hold the potential for shaping behavior on the grounds that social and situational factors more strongly influence behavior than do personality variables.
- Conditions
- Sexual Behavior, Alcohol Drinking, Marijuana Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT00107562
- Testing
- Adolescent Safer Sex Social Network Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Social Media, Mental Health Disorder
The Impact of Shallow Reading in Social Media
Social media is pervasively used in our life. There is a research hypothesis that the information in social media is "shallow" and the long-term use of it will cause readers' addiction, insomnia, and inability to pay attention…
- Conditions
- Social Media, Mental Health Disorder, Brain Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT05097807
- Testing
- smartphone related behaviors
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tang-Du Hospital
Telemedicine, Training
Evaluation of an Online Telemedicine Course Through Facebook
Health professionals with adequate training are required to provide quality remote care. There are few telemedicine and telehealth training programs for doctors and medical students.
- Trial name
- NCT04173806
- Testing
- Facebook intervention, Control Training:
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Breastfeeding, Infant Death
Support Via Online Social Networks to Promote Safe Infant Care Practices
This study aims to improve adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics safe sleep (SS) recommendations and improve rates of initiation and duration of partial and exclusive breastfeeding (BF); and reduce Black/White disparities…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Infant Death, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Without Mention of Autopsy
- Trial name
- SUPERSONIC (NCT05767658)
- Testing
- Safe Sleep, Breastfeeding, Early Brain Development and Parent-Child Relationships
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Obesity, Overweight
Use of Facebook as a Motivating Factor in a Weight-reduction Program for Obese and Overweight Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to determine if Facebook can be used as a motivating factor for obese or overweight adolescents in a weight-reduction program.
- Trial name
- NCT01819376
- Testing
- Facebook Status Update
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TecSalud Investigación Clínica
Malnutrition, Dysentery
Social Network Interventions in Rural Honduras
This project will examine the spread of health interventions with a randomized control trial design by introducing public health interventions in 32 villages in the Honduran Department of Lempira.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Dysentery, Social Transmission of Health Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT01672580
- Testing
- exposure to vitamin use, exposure to water chlorination, high in-degree
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,773 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard University
Contraception
The Share Health Study: Teen Social Connections and Health
The purpose of this study is to determine whether delivery of SpeakOut, a behavioral intervention to increase social communication about long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods among adolescents, is associated with…
- Trial name
- NCT02791971
- Testing
- SpeakOut, Alcohol Control Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Contraception Behavior
SAPLAI : Assessing the faiSAbility of a Peer-to-peer Contraceptive Education Program on Social Networks Aimed at 15- to 19-year-old High School Students in GuAdeloupe and La RéunIon
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility of a contraception education program delivered by peers via social networks to high school students.
- Trial name
- SAPLAI (NCT06943209)
- Testing
- Creation of a contraception education program and post on social networks for high school students, Education program, Survey and questionnaires
- Where
- 2 sites in Guadeloupe, Reunion
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
HIV Infections
RCT of Russian IDU Peer Network HIV Prevention Intervention - 1
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of a peer-educator intervention focused on injection drug users and their drug and sexual networks.
- Trial name
- NCT00218673
- Testing
- Peer mentor intervention
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Social Networks, Addiction
Prevalence of Problematic Use of Social Media
In 2023, French individuals spend an average of two hours per day on social media platforms (SM), primarily Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat.
- Trial name
- PURPLE (NCT06798480)
- Testing
- Self-administered survey
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
PrEP Uptake
PrEP US NoW: PrEP Utilization Through Increasing Social Capital Among YBMSM Networks With Women
This project is a randomized intervention looking at PrEP uptake among young, black men who identify as gay, bisexual, or same gender loving, utilizing black females within the community to help deliver study related topics.
- Trial name
- NCT07024745
- Testing
- Intervention Group, Control (Standard treatment)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Schistosomiasis
Expanding Access to Preventive Chemotherapy Among Mobile and Migrant Populations
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are among the most common groups of diseases affecting over one billion people globally and are disproportionately concentrated in remote, underserved, and marginalized communities.
- Conditions
- Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Schistosomiasis, Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections, Lymphatic Filariasis
- Trial name
- MISSION (NCT07707817)
- Testing
- Modified Mass Administration of Medicines Strategy, Albendazole 400 mg, Praziquantel 40 mg/kg
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 5,760 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uwemedimo Friday Ekpo
Depression, Anxiety
SALSA (Health, Food and Sociability): Community Networks for Healthy Eating, Autonomy, and Social Interaction
Antecedents: Unwanted loneliness is associated with an increased risk of anxiety, depression, social isolation, and malnutrition.
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Social Support (Formal and Informal), Quality of Life (QOL)
- Trial name
- SALSA (NCT06800027)
- Testing
- SALSA group intervention: Going to lunch at the restaurant in a group and attending healthy eating workshops.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Physical Activity
The Causal Impact of Online Social Media on Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The overall objective of this research is to collect data for understanding whether messages in online environments impact fitness attitudes and behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT02267369
- Testing
- Media-assisted fitness program, Social network-assisted fitness program, Basic fitness program
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Covid19
Community Network-driven COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination of Vulnerable Populations in the Central US
This C3 project, Community network-driven COVID-19 testing of vulnerable populations in the Central US, will implement and evaluate a COVID-19 testing and vaccination approach that combines an evidence-based Social Network…
- Trial name
- C3 (NCT04743908)
- Testing
- Social Network Strategy + COVID-19 messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago