Clinical trials: Social Networking
Diarrhea, Respiratory Infection
Evaluating the Impact of Community Led Total Sanitation Programs in Mali
Behavioral change is a key ingredient for successful adoption of better sanitation practices in rural Africa. Sanitation programs have, for some time now, incorporated the need to raise awareness and emphasize the benefits of…
- Trial name
- CLTS (NCT01900912)
- Testing
- CLTS
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 39,246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Adolescent Behavior
Randomized Trial of a Social Networks Intervention
Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) is a college preparatory program that provides a unique opportunity to determine whether schools can reduce substance use by re-grouping at-risk students with high-performing…
- Trial name
- AVID (NCT03059433)
- Testing
- AVID Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 446 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Increasing Engagement and Improving HIV Outcomes Via HealthMPowerment
The overall goal of this 3-arm randomized trial is to test whether a network-driven online intervention tailored for intersectional stigma amelioration can elicit online social support, promote intervention engagement, and…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- NCT03678181
- Testing
- Information Resources, Social Support, HIV Testing
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Social Identity Mapping for Adolescent Recovery
The goal of this clinical trial is to address the gap between clinical treatment and adolescents' lived social environments by developing and testing a novel, interactive intervention-SIM-AiR-that directly targets social risk and…
- Trial name
- SIMAiR (NCT07474207)
- Testing
- SIM-AiR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
A Pilot Peer Mentor Intervention That Trains Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (BMSM) to Use and Promote Uptake of HIV/STI Self-Testing to Peers and Sex Partners: STAR Study (Self-Testing at Your Residence)
The objectives of the study are to assess the feasibility, reach and preliminary efficacy of a brief intervention that trains Black men who have sex with men [referred to as Index] (a) to use home-based testing for HIV and…
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT04121962)
- Testing
- Peer Mentor, Website only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Child Obesity
Enhancing Family Based Treatment of Childhood Obesity Through Social Networks
The purpose of this study is to develop a Social Network Engagement (SNE) Intervention that will be integrated into a standard treatment program for childhood overweight.
- Trial name
- CONNECT (NCT02206529)
- Testing
- Social Network Engagement+Std Treatment, Standard Treatment
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault
Evaluation of the Close to Home Program in California
Investigators propose to rigorously evaluate the Close to Home (C2H) model via a cluster-matched control trial across 18 diverse communities (9 C2H, 9 control) in California via collection and analyses of social network…
- Conditions
- Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05206994
- Testing
- Close to Home
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 953 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Adaptive Community-based Treatment to Improve Outcomes Using Navigators (ACTION) Network
The Autism Adaptive Community-based Treatment to Improve Outcomes Using Navigators (ACTION) Network-a new interdisciplinary network of 6 institutions-will blend clinical effectiveness and implementation research designs to study…
- Trial name
- NCT03575429
- Testing
- Engagement Intervention, Engagement + Coaching Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Biliary Atresia Congenital Type 3
A Peer Support Network System Construction for the Primary Caregivers of Children With Biliary Atresia
The peer support WeChat platform for primary caregivers of children with biliary atresia can provide social support ,help them adopt positive coping styles to face the disease, and reduce negative emotions and caregiver burden.
- Trial name
- NCT05503394
- Testing
- Peer support WeChat platform intervention, Routine nursing care group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Suicidal Behaviors
Social Web Mining for Suicide Prevention
According to a recent and alarming WHO (World Health Organisation) report (September 4, 2014), one person dies of suicide every 40 seconds in the world.
- Trial name
- Don't Do It (NCT04052477)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer
Testing the Efficacy of an Online Social Network Intervention to Increase Social Support for Physical Activity
This study was designed to determine whether participation in an online social network intervention increases perceived social support for physical activity versus a minimal education control group by conducting a randomized…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Obesity
- Trial name
- INSHAPE (NCT01421758)
- Testing
- online social network enrollment plus education and self monitoring, Web education control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Prevention, Arterial Hypertension
Possibilities of Perceiving Information on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in Persons Suffering From Essential Hypertension Through a Social Network
A randomized, prospective study conducted on the basis of a social network (Instagram platform), two-stage. At the first stage, the online school "Save Your Heart" was announced and 945 applicants were enrolled in the training.
- Trial name
- SocialCor (NCT04944472)
- Testing
- HDKQ questionnaire
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies of the Moscow Health Care Department
HIV Infections
HIV Prevention Within High-Risk Bulgarian and Hungarian Social Networks
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of peer-led HIV/sexually transmitted disease (STD)risk reduction educational counseling in reducing HIV risk behavior among the social networks of young men who have sex with men and…
- Trial name
- NCT00310973
- Testing
- Social Network Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Bulgaria, Hungary and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Violence in Adolescence, Social Interaction
Strengthening Adolescent-Adult Networks to Reduce Youth Violence
This pilot community-partnered cluster-randomized trial will examine the feasibility and acceptability of a social network-based youth violence prevention program called Strengthening Connections for Change for youth ages 13-17…
- Conditions
- Violence in Adolescence, Social Interaction, Coping Skills, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05185453
- Testing
- Strengthening Connections for Change, Job Readiness Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Facebook for Social Skills Training in Autism: Project Rex Connect
Twelve participants were randomized to either a Facebook group or a book club group for six weeks. Data was collected on the participants social and behavioral function at both the start and the conclusion of the intervention.
- Trial name
- FBREX (NCT02897687)
- Testing
- Facebook Group, Book Club Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Cervical Cancer
Use of Social Networking to Survey Women With Small and Large Cell Carcinomas of the Cervix
Objectives: Primary: 1. To assess the feasibility of using social networking groups to survey patients with rare cancers. Secondary:1.
- Trial name
- NCT01606293
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Sexual Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Friendship Based HIV/STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections) Intervention for African American Females
The Project ÒRÉ intervention is a half-day community-based HIV/STI intervention program for friendship groups of adolescents that is tailored to African American culture.
- Conditions
- Sexual Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- NCT00109421
- Testing
- Project ÒRÉ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
HIV Infections, Adolescent Behavior
Piloting a Smartphone App to Improve Treatment Adherence Among South African Adolescents Living With HIV
The overall goal of this pilot randomized-controlled trial (RCT) is to pilot MASI (MAsakhane Siphucule Impilo Yethu; Xhosa for "Let's empower each other and improve our health"), an ART adherence-supporting smartphone app with 50…
- Trial name
- NCT04661878
- Testing
- Social Support, Informational Resources, Self-Monitoring and habit formation
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Blood Pressure Determination, Continuing Nursing Education
Nurses Education Using Virtual Social Network
Regardless of the method used to measure BP, initial and ongoing training of technicians and healthcare providers and the use of validated and calibrated devices are critical for obtaining accurate BP measurements.
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure Determination, Continuing Nursing Education, Education, Distance
- Trial name
- NCT04789642
- Testing
- blood pressure measurement whatsapp educational program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Contraception
Tipping Point: Using Social Network Theory to Accelerate Scale and Impact
This study will assess the nature and impact of social norms and networks to promote FP (Family Planning) intervention effects among low parity, married adolescent and young women in the Maradi region of Niger.
- Trial name
- NCT05777473
- Testing
- Household Visits, Small Groups, Adopt-a-Friend
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,825 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego