Clinical trials: Social Stigma
Mental Health Disorder, Social Isolation
Peer Support Intervention to Mitigate Social Isolation and Stigma of Adolescent Motherhood in Zimbabwe
A community-based peer support intervention for adolescent mothers aged 14-18 years in Harare, Zimbabwe was developed and tested in partnership with adolescent mothers, community health workers, and key community stakeholders.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Disorder, Social Isolation, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- NCT05213182
- Testing
- Young Women of Today
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Medication Adherence, Depressive Symptoms
Testing THRIVE 365 for Black Sexual Minority Men (On The Daily)
The primary goal of this study is to test a minority stress model of psychological health outcomes for Black sexual minority men (BSMM) while using and not using a novel intervention named THRIVE 365.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms, Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- OTD (NCT05376397)
- Testing
- iTHRIVE 365
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
HIV Infections
Getting to Zero Among HHI MSM in the American South
This study will evaluate a status-neutral integrated strategy to improve access to and uptake of HIV prevention and treatment services for the highest HIV incidence (HHI) men who have sex with men (MSM) in participating…
- Trial name
- NCT05075967
- Testing
- Health Access Coalitions, Social Media, Peer Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HIV Prevention Trials Network
Depresssion
Playback Theatre Program for Adolescents and Youth
The research aims to investigate the effectiveness of playback theatre program on improving mental health for adolescents and youth. This study adopts a multicentre randomized control trial two arms research design.
- Trial name
- Playback (NCT07548463)
- Testing
- Playback theatre program, Waitlist control group
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of Hong Kong
Depression, Racism
Reducing Depression-related Stigma and Increasing-treatment Seeking Among Black Adolescents
The purposes of this study are to: 1. test among adolescent the utility of brief video-based interventions to reduce stigma-related attitudes and increase help-seeking intentions toward depression; 2.
- Trial name
- NCT04890990
- Testing
- Short videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,291 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Intersectional Stigma
Evaluation of A Story Within A Story: The Novel CHHARGE Intervention Component
Using a quasi-experimental evaluation approach, the purpose of this study is to assess feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a novel community-level intervention component, which is a filmed dramatization or set…
- Trial name
- CHHARGE (NCT05692531)
- Testing
- A Story Within A Story
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of New York
Knowledge Gaps, Attitudes
Addiction Psychoeducation for Canadian Muslims
The Canadian Muslim Addiction Program (C-MAP) was designed as a pilot randomized controlled study using quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate culturally and spiritually adapted addiction psychoeducation.
- Conditions
- Knowledge Gaps, Attitudes, Stigma of Mental Illness, Help-seeking Intention
- Trial name
- NCT07865104
- Testing
- Culturally sensitive addiction psychoeducation program, Secular
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 187 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Obesity, Childhood, Overweight, Childhood
Sleep and Stigma: Novel Moderators in the Relationship Between Weight Status and Cognitive Function
The investigators aim to assess the relationship between overweight/obesity and decreased cognitive function in adolescents. While this relationship has been seen in past literature, the causal mechanisms are still unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT04346433
- Testing
- Restricted Sleep, Adequate Sleep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stigma, Social, HIV Testing
Crowdsourcing to Reduce HIV Stigma Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Kazakhstan
This project will assess whether a digital crowdsourced intervention can reduce HIV stigma and promote HIV self-testing among adolescents and young adults (AYA).
- Trial name
- NCT05107401
- Testing
- Digital Crowdsourced Intervention to Reduce HIV Stigma among Adolescents and Young Adults
- Where
- Kazakhstan
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Depression, Stigmatization
Adolescent Depression: Video Ads on Instagram
The purposes of this study are to test among adolescent viewers the utility of different types of selfie short video-based messaging to: 1. Reduce stigma and self-stigma related to depression, and 2.
- Trial name
- NCT05755165
- Testing
- Depression, Depression, adjusted, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,235 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Reducing Stigma Stress Among Parents of Autistic Children
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition that usually becomes apparent in early childhood. Those diagnosed with ASD commonly struggle with social communication and behavioral regulation, often…
- Trial name
- NCT06975163
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stigma Stress Reduction (MBSSR) program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Education University of Hong Kong
Juvenile Delinquency
The Effect of a Self-Compassionate Mindfulness Psychoeducation Program Implemented in Prison on Internalized Stigma, Emotion Regulation, and Forgiveness in Juvenile Delinquents
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the Self-Compassionate Mindfulness Psychoeducation Program on internalized stigma, emotion regulation, and forgiveness among adolescents involved in delinquency under prison…
- Trial name
- NCT07098637
- Testing
- Self-Compassionate Mindfulness Psychoeducation Program
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Body Weight, Weight Bias
Addressing Weight Bias Internalization to Improve Adolescent Weight Management Outcomes: Open Trial
Weight stigma and weight bias internalization (WBI) are common among adolescents at higher weight statuses. WBI is associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Body Weight, Weight Bias, Weight Stigma, Weight
- Trial name
- SWIFT (NCT06389656)
- Testing
- Behavioral Weight Management, Weight Bias Internalization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Depression
Sound Bite-- a Therapeutic Song-writing Program
The research aims to investigate the effectiveness of the therapeutic song-writing program on young people with depressive symptoms. This study adopts a multicentre randomized control trial two arms research design.
- Trial name
- Sound Bite (NCT07371962)
- Testing
- therapeutic song-writing program, Waitlist control group
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of Hong Kong
Early Childhood Caries (ECC)
Early Childhood Caries and Health Professionals' Perception: a Qualitative Research Protocol to Assess Oral Health Stigma
Dental caries is the most common non-communicable disease in childhood. Disease management of caries rests on surgical treatment as well as various preventive strategies such as fluoridation, sealants, personal counselling...
- Trial name
- CariStigma (NCT05284279)
- Testing
- Exploring health professionals' perceptions of patients with ECC using semi-structured interviews
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Adolescent, Mental Health Wellness 1
Bridging the Gap - Tools for Finding Health, Mental Health and Wellness Resources for University and College Students
Background: Seventy percent of lifetime cases of mental illness emerge prior to age 24. While early detection and intervention can address approximately 70% of child and youth cases of mental health concerns, the majority of…
- Conditions
- Adolescent, Mental Health Wellness 1, Self Efficacy, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- NCT03412461
- Testing
- Thought Spot, Resource Pamphlet
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 481 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Depression, Anxiety
Black Youth M.A.T.T.E.R: Positive Youth Development Group Intervention
One in three Black boys born today in the United States will be incarcerated at some point in their lifetime, compared to one in 17 White boys. Black males are more likely to be arrested, convicted, and given unfair sentences.
- Trial name
- BYM (NCT03804242)
- Testing
- Black Youth M.A.T.T.E.R.: Molding Young Advocates While Transforming the School to Prison Pipeline Through Psychological Services Education and Resilience
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Social Stigma, Pregnancy
A Pre and Post Test Intervention Design to Prevent Abortion and Contraceptive-use Stigma Among School Youths in Kenya
In many low-income countries, unsafe abortion is recognized as a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Social stigma surrounding abortion and contraceptive use plays a critical role in the social, medical, and legal…
- Conditions
- Social Stigma, Pregnancy, Contraception
- Trial name
- SAC (NCT03065842)
- Testing
- Abortion- and contraceptive-use stigma reduction program, Usual Standards
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Obesity, Adolescent, Weight Change, Body
Multi-Modal Digital Interventions for Adolescent Weight Management
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-modal digital intervention, based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), in promoting healthy weight control behaviors among overweight…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Weight Change, Body, Weight Stigma
- Trial name
- M2DI-AWM (NCT06920862)
- Testing
- Multi-Modal Digital Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Stigma, Social
Reducing Stigma Towards Psychiatry Among Medical Students
This study examines the effect of including a novel Anti-stigma Intervention Curriculum (ASIC) during a clinical rotation in psychiatry during medical school.
- Trial name
- NCT03907696
- Testing
- Anti-stigma interventions curriculum
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center