Clinical trials: Adolescent Behavioral Health
Tobacco Use Cessation, Tobacco Use Disorder
Effectiveness of Bupropion for Treating Nicotine Dependence in Young People
Little is known about the best ways to help young people stop smoking. Bupropion (a medication marketed as Wellbutrin or Zyban) has proved helpful in treating adult smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT00129272
- Testing
- Bupropion-SR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Suicide, Engagement, Patient
The BH-Works Suicide Prevention Program for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Youth suicide is a serious public health concern. Compared to their heterosexual and cisgender peers, sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents report higher rates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.
- Trial name
- NCT05922670
- Testing
- The Behavioral Health-Works Suicide Prevention Program for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
HIV Infections
Triggered Escalating Real-time Adherence (TERA) Intervention
Youth Living with HIV (YLWH) often face unique challenges achieving high and sustained rates of adherence to their antiretroviral therapy (ART).
- Trial name
- TERA (NCT03292432)
- Testing
- TERA Intervention (TERA), Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Insomnia, Mental Health Issue
Investigating a Sleep Intervention for Adolescents Attending Mental Health Services
The overall objectives of the study are to: 1. To assess the feasibility of delivering the Strathclyde Sleep Intervention to adolescents with co-morbid insomnia and mental health attending a mental health services The following…
- Trial name
- NCT05870228
- Testing
- Strathclyde Sleep Intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Stephanie McCrory
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
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Noncompliance, Patient
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Real-time, Remote Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adolescents With Poorly Controlled Type 1 Diabetes
Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (age 13-18 years, T1D duration >6 months managed on insulin) and poor glycemic control will wear a blinded CGM to obtain baseline data.
- Trial name
- NCT04540536
- Testing
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Secure texting
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Teacher Training
Interventions to Improve Reproductive Health Among Adolescents
The proposed virtual training prototype will provide Making Proud Choices (MPC) facilitator trainees the opportunity to make decisions, build facilitator skills, practice core concepts and enhance self-efficacy with a virtual…
- Trial name
- NCT04227236
- Testing
- E-based virtual facilitator training for Making Proud Choices, In-person facilitator training for Making Proud Choices
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Obesity, Adolescent, Health Behavior
Health Literacy and Obesogenic Behaviors
The prevalence of adolescent behaviors that can lead to obesity are alarming, and reduced life expectancy is the future of America's youth if behavioral changes are not implemented to improve health and reduce the obesity burden.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Diet, Healthy
- Trial name
- HL-Squared (NCT04252677)
- Testing
- Obesity Prevention, Health Literacy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of New York, School of Public Health
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adherence, Medication
Web Based Tools to Improve Medication Continuity in Adolescents With ADHD
Medication is an efficacious treatment strategy for adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), however use significantly declines during adolescence when the consequences of ADHD are most severe (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT04386096
- Testing
- Mehealth for ADHD software with medication continuity tools, Mehealth for ADHD software with no medication continuity tools
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Overweight and Obesity, Overweight Adolescents
Enhancing BodyWorks: A Canine Health Literacy Module
Dog ownership can serve as a vehicle for large-scale multi-level public health interventions, especially for pediatric overweight and obesity, due to dogs' unique place in children and adolescents' social networks.This study…
- Trial name
- BW (NCT04516252)
- Testing
- BodyWorks Intervention, Canine Curriculum, Ecological Momentary Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Childhood Traumatic Grief, Post Traumatic Stress
Randomized Controlled Trial of Trauma-focused CBT in Tanzania and Kenya
The primary goal is to study the effectiveness of Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) in treating traumatic grief and traumatic stress for orphaned children and young adolescents in two East African sites with…
- Conditions
- Childhood Traumatic Grief, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT01822366
- Testing
- Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,280 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
ADHD
Improving Medication Adherence in ADHD Adolescents
Investigates whether a family-based intervention for adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) will improve adherence to prescribed medication regimen in adolescents with history of medication nonadherence.
- Trial name
- NCT02271880
- Testing
- Medication as usual, STAR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Obesity, Activity, Motor
Healthy Juntos Pilot Study
The purpose of the study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a digital (web and mobile phone-based) program to improve physical activity levels and quality dietary intake among Hispanic…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Activity, Motor, Diet, Healthy, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03986190
- Testing
- Healthy Juntos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Medication Adherence
Cell Phone Support to Promote Medication Adherence Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Chronic Illness
Background: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with chronic illnesses often struggle to develop illness self-management skills.
- Trial name
- NCT04241627
- Testing
- Cell Phone Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Mental Health
The Digital Wellbeing Project
This goal of this randomized control trial is to test whether a web application that provides sexual and gender minority youth ages 13-19 (N=200) with tools for affirming their identities and coping with minority stress can…
- Trial name
- NCT05061966
- Testing
- immi, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Rare Diseases
FACE for Children With Rare Diseases
Children with ultra-rare or complex rare diseases are routinely excluded from research studies because of their conditions, creating a health disparity.
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT04855734)
- Testing
- FAmily CEntered (FACE) pACP Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Strengths-Based Behavioral mHealth App for Parents of Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes-Pilot Study
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) management is particularly challenging during adolescence as responsibility for management begins to shift from parents to youth, and positive family teamwork is critical to achieving optimal diabetes…
- Trial name
- T1DoingWell (NCT02877680)
- Testing
- T1Doing Well
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Adolescent Behavior
Oral Health Educational Methods in Adolescence
Adolescence is a phase of important redefinitions and become an important period in the construction of new habits. Therefore, oral health education becomes strongly necessary, since good habits acquired at this stage may be…
- Trial name
- NCT03216746
- Testing
- Oral orientation and App for smartphone, Oral orientation, Video orientation and App for smartphone
- Volunteers
- 288 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Paraná
Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Episode
Universal vs. Targeted School Screening for Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder
The primary goal of the proposed study is to compare the effectiveness of universal school based screening for adolescent major depressive disorder to the current school process of targeted screening based on concerning behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT03716869
- Testing
- Universal Screening Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12,909 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Smoking Among Youth
Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Project
The Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Project is a 16-year, group-randomized trial to determine the extent to which a school-based (grades 3-10), theory-based, social-influences tobacco use prevention intervention can deter youth…
- Trial name
- HSPP (NCT00115869)
- Testing
- Social-influences
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,388 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center