Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Pittsburgh
Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, Attempted
Reducing Suicide Ideation Among Young People
It is Cluster Randomized Control Trial research to examine feasibility and relevance of the modified tool Nae Disha for Life, which will incorporate suicide prevention and resilience to reduce suicide ideation among young people…
- Trial name
- NCT06474312
- Testing
- Nae Disha
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 363 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sleep, Sleep Disturbance
Sleep Promotion Program Primary Care (SPP PC) Open Trial
Investigators developed a brief, scalable, behavioral Sleep Promotion Program (SPP) for adolescents with short sleep duration and sleep-wake irregularity, which relies on one individual session and smart phone technology to…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Sleep Disturbance, Insufficient Sleep
- Trial name
- SPP OT (NCT06239792)
- Testing
- Sleep Promotion Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Alcohol Problem, Harm Reduction
Game-Based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
This is a randomized controlled trial to examine the efficacy of a game-based intervention to reduce alcohol-related harms among sexual and gender minority youth.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Problem, Harm Reduction, Alcohol-Related Harm
- Trial name
- NCT06215664
- Testing
- Singularities Game, Food4Thought
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Depression
SOVA Ambassadors Community Setting
The purpose of this study is to examine participant adherence to intervention feasibility and acceptability of intervention, attention control, and implementation strategy.
- Trial name
- NCT06066697
- Testing
- SOVA Ambassador, Self-Reflection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity, Maternal, Hypertension in Pregnancy
Expanding the Family Check-Up in Early Childhood to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Young Children
This randomized-controlled pilot study will examine the implementation of a cardiovascular health intervention on postpartum mothers and infants.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Maternal, Hypertension in Pregnancy, Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT05473767
- Testing
- Family Check Up Heart, Family Check-Up
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Depression
Adolescent Attention to Emotion Study
Rates of depression increase rapidly during adolescence, especially for girls, and, thus, research is needed to spur the development of novel interventions to prevent adolescent depression.
- Trial name
- NCT04105868
- Testing
- Neurofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Type 2 Diabetes, PreDiabetes
Behavioral Economics for Activity Motivation in Adolescents (BEAM)
There is an urgent need to engineer targeted physical activity interventions that are effective and scalable for obese adolescents and young adults (AYA) with type 2 diabetes (T2D), who often have very low levels of physical…
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, PreDiabetes, Insulin Resistance, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04874415
- Testing
- 1RLD, 1RLW, 1RGD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Anxiety, Depression
Sexual and Gender Minority Youth (SGMY) and Online Interventions to Increase Help-seeking for Anxiety and/or Depression
the investigators will use 4 technology based tools (combinations of youtube videos, links to online resources, tiktok videos, and other media) in a study of 96 Sexual and Gender Minority Youth (SGMY) to determine the…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Adolescent Behavior, Sexual and Gender Minorities
- Trial name
- NCT06083987
- Testing
- Intersectionality and Identity, Confidentiality, Educating Your Community
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Epilepsy
Flexible Representation of Speech
The overarching goal of this exploratory research is to understand the dynamic and flexible nature of speech processing in the human supratemporal plane.
- Trial name
- NCT05209386
- Testing
- Dimension-Based Statistical Learning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Delayed Sleep Phase
Delayed Sleep Timing in Teens Study
This study will (1) comprehensively characterize the substance use disorder (SUD) risk profile associated with adolescent Delayed Sleep Phase (DSP), and (2) probe whether SUD risk is diminished by altering sleep/circadian timing.
- Trial name
- NCT03806296
- Testing
- Increase morning bright light, Decrease evening blue light, Sleep scheduling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Adolescent Behavior, Tobacco Use
Pittsburgh and Rural Area High School Tobacco Prevention
This research project will explore the feasibility and acceptability of a web-based media literacy tobacco prevention program. The project will be conducted with 9th graders in two schools in the Pittsburgh area.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Behavior, Tobacco Use, E-Cig Use
- Trial name
- NCT05081843
- Testing
- AD IT UP media literacy intervention, Usual health education curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 318 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity, Pregnancy Related
Optimizing Health From Pregnancy Through One Year Postpartum
This study will evaluate the impact of different combinations of intervention as a function of gestational weight gain in pregnant woman. Participants will be randomized at two points during the study.
- Trial name
- HABIT (NCT03069690)
- Testing
- HABITpreg, HABITpost
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Laceration, Anxiety
Intranasal Dexmedetomidine vs Intranasal Midazolam as Anxiolysis Prior to Pediatric Laceration Repair
The objective of this research study is to show superiority of intranasal dexmedetomidine to intranasal midazolam as anxiolysis prior to pediatric laceration repairs.
- Trial name
- NCT02168439
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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
Alzheimer Disease
Optimizing Care for Patients With Dementia
Of the 1.4 million nursing home (NH) residents in long term care facilities, more than half have Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT03442322
- Testing
- transdisciplinary approach, multidisciplinary approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Down Syndrome
Promoting Health Through Parent Empowerment and the Activation of Routines (PrO-PEAR)
This study will examine the feasibility of the Promoting Health through Parent Empowerment and the Activation of Routines (Pro-PEAR) intervention using a open case-series for intervention optimization followed by a pilot RCT in…
- Trial name
- Pro-PEAR (NCT05020366)
- Testing
- Promoting Health through Parent Empowerment and the Activation of Routines, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sickle Cell Disease, Depression
Designing an Implementation Strategy for Delivering Routine Mental Health Screening and Treatment
African Americans living with chronic health conditions are more likely to experience depression and other mental health disorders than their healthy counterparts, and are more likely to experience severe depression than whites…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT04587661
- Testing
- off-the-shelf digital CBT, adapted digital CBT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Hemorrhagic Shock, Traumatic Brain Injury
Shock, Whole Blood, and Assessment of TBI S.W.A.T. (LITES TO 2)
The LITES Network is an operational trauma center consortium which has the expertise, track record and confirmed capabilities to conduct prospective, multicenter, injury care and outcomes research of relevance to the Department…
- Trial name
- SWAT (NCT03402035)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,051 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Asthma, Asthma in Children
AQI and Childhood Asthma: an Intervention
This is a small pilot prospective intervention trial in children with asthma who will be randomized to receive either (A) Air Quality Index (AQI) education + an asthma action plan (control) or (B) AQI education + an asthma action…
- Trial name
- NCT04454125
- Testing
- AQI intervention, Routine care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Depression, Suicidal Ideation
BRITEPath- Phase 2
BRITEPath (BP) aims to support co-located mental health clinicians in the development of a high quality, effective, and personalized safety plan for referred patients who screen positive for depression and/or suicidal ideation.
- Trial name
- NCT04672798
- Testing
- BRITEPath, Treatment As Usual (TAU)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh