Clinical trials: Adolescent Health
Patellofemoral Syndrome, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Use of Wii Fit (TM) to Increase Compliance With Home Exercises in Treating Patellofemoral Syndrome
To determine the utility of the Wii Fit TM interactive video game program in patellofemoral symptom resolution, development of increased muscle strength and flexibility as a result of increased compliance with home exercises in…
- Conditions
- Patellofemoral Syndrome, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01007643
- Testing
- Wii Fit (TM) Interactive Video Game, Traditional Home Exercise Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
HIV Testing, Contraceptive Usage
Adolescent Wellness Visits in Tanzania
This study evaluates the impact of clinic-based 'Adolescent Wellness Visits' (AWVs) coordinated with primary schools that offer a package of evidence-based adolescent-friendly preventative services on HIV testing uptake in…
- Trial name
- VITAA (NCT05306938)
- Testing
- Adolescent Wellness Visit
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,095 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Cancer in Adolescence
Characterizing and Addressing Financial Toxicity in AYAs With Cancer
The overall aims of this study are to address two important gaps in care for AYA cancer patients: 1) a financial toxicity measurement tool to assess AYA-specific needs, and 2) an intervention for mitigating financial toxicity in…
- Trial name
- NCT06072833
- Testing
- Patient Financial Education / Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Hypertension
Pediatric Blood Pressure Clinical Decision Support Tool (PedsBP CDS)
The goal of the PedsBP CDS research project is to adapt a previously tested web-based clinical decision support tool that appropriately identifies high blood pressure in youth for use in a primarily rural health system and…
- Trial name
- NCT05126082
- Testing
- PedsBP CDS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41,054 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
The Health Influences of Puberty (HIP) Study
The Health Influences of Puberty (HIP) Study is designed to explore the relationships between puberty and the onset of type 2 diabetes in adolescents.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Gonadal Dysfunction, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- HIP (NCT01775813)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Epilepsy, Adherence, Medication
Behavioral Economics and Adherence in Teens (BEAT!)
Non-adherence to antiepileptic drug therapy is a significant problem for adolescents with epilepsy and has a critical impact on health and patient-reported outcomes.
- Trial name
- Beat! (NCT03958331)
- Testing
- Automated Digital Reminders, Individualized Adherence Feedback Report, Individual Adherence Feedback Report with Social Norms
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Asthma in Children
BREATHE-Peds Pilot- II III Trial and Post Trial
The overall aims of this study are to develop and pilot test BRief intervention to Evaluate Asthma THErapy (BREATHE)-Peds, a dyadic shared decision-making intervention, to improve asthma by supporting self-management among racial…
- Trial name
- NCT05832437
- Testing
- BREATHE-Peds Intervention, Control Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Healthy
A Study of Adolescents Undergoing a Mindfulness Training During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has been significantly affecting people's lives around the globe. Social distancing, self-quarantine, shelter-in-place measures, economic challenges, and COVID-19-cased illness and deaths have the potential…
- Trial name
- NCT04548544
- Testing
- Training for Awareness, Resilience, and Action (TARA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Overweight, Obese
Location Initiated Individualized Texts for Adolescent Health (LIITAH)
The goal of this study is to test whether the mobile application (app.) helps adolescents make healthy food choices, decreasing calories purchased from restaurants, fewer number of visits to restaurants, and if it has an impact…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obese, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03762135
- Testing
- Full version of the LIITah App., Partial App. (ELI and SNAP only)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Adolescent Obesity
Mobile Health Intervention to Identify Early Responders to Treatment in Adolescent Obesity
Background: The Expert Committee on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity recommends a staged based approach to the management of adolescents with overweight and obesity from…
- Trial name
- NCT03561597
- Testing
- Mobile health intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Drug Dependence
Extended Release Naltrexone for Opioid-Dependent Youth
The purpose of this study is to compare 6-month treatment outcomes for 15-21 year old opioid-dependent youth receiving extended release naltrexone (XR-NTX) v. Treatment as Usual (TAU).
- Trial name
- NCT01843023
- Testing
- Extended Release Naltrexone, Psychosocial Treatment, Buprenorphine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people
- Sponsor
- Friends Research Institute, Inc.
Health Care Utilization
Increasing Teen Access to Sexual and Mental Health Care
Investigators will form community partnership with community sites that will disseminate curated educational information on Sexual and Reproductive Health/Mental Health (SRH/MH).
- Trial name
- NCT05444855
- Testing
- Peer Leader Model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Adolescent, Bullying
Online Bullying Bystander Intervention for Middle Schools Phase II
School interventions to reduce bullying can be effective but also require substantial time and resources. Online technologies have the potential to deliver effective bullying interventions to a large number of middle school…
- Conditions
- Adolescent, Bullying, Technology, Mental Health
- Trial name
- STACII (NCT05572398)
- Testing
- STAC-T
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 613 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
HIV Infections
Connecting Youth and Young Adults to Optimize ART Adherence: YouTHrive Efficacy Trial
YouTHrive (YT) is a two-arm randomized control trial (RCT) to test the efficacy of an adapted version of the Thrive With Me (TWM) intervention for youth living with HIV (YLWH).
- Trial name
- NCT03149757
- Testing
- YouTHrive, Information-only Control
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cerebral Palsy
Telehealth Virtual Reality Gaming on Cardiometabolic Health Among Youth With Cerebral Palsy
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the preliminary efficacy of 12-weeks of home-based exercise using consumer available virtual reality gaming technology, compared with a 12 week wait-list control group.
- Trial name
- NCT05336227
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exergaming
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
HIV/AIDS, Mobile Health
mHealth App for Engagement in Care Among Youth Living With HIV
In the US, fewer than 6% of all youth living with HIV (YLWH) achieve HIV viral suppression. However, health disparities among youth extend across the entire HIV care continuum in that there is a strong association between younger…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Mobile Health, Young Adults
- Trial name
- NCT03587857
- Testing
- Mobile Health Application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Child Behavior Disorders
Safer Use of Antipsychotics in Youth
This study tests the effectiveness of an intervention treatment algorithm vs. usual care control in a practical clinical trial. Control arm providers will receive a standard medication alert in the electronic medical record (EMR)…
- Trial name
- SUAY (NCT03448575)
- Testing
- Control - Provider Medication Alert Only, Intervention - Alert + CAP Review AND Enhanced BH Access
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 733 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Reproductive Behavior, Sexual Behavior
Reducing Teen Pregnancy in the Emergency Department
This study will determine the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an emergency department-based pregnancy prevention intervention targeting sexually active adolescent female emergency department patients.
- Conditions
- Reproductive Behavior, Sexual Behavior, Adolescent Behavior, Contraception
- Trial name
- ERICA (NCT03866811)
- Testing
- Dr. Erica
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Youth Incarceration, Health Care Utilization
A Pilot Trial of a Network Intervention for Youth After Incarceration
A vicious cycle exists between adolescent substance use disorders and youth incarceration. Re-wiring adolescent social networks during community reentry after incarceration can potentially break the cycle of adolescent substance…
- Trial name
- NCT03556618
- Testing
- Whole Person Care (WPC) Reentry Program - Pre & Post Release services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Obesity, Adolescent, Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Lifestyle Improvement for Teens With Bariatric Surgery
This study aims to conduct a proof-of-concept study to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) -supported healthy lifestyle behavioral intervention among adolescent…
- Trial name
- LIFT (NCT05393570)
- Testing
- Healthy Lifestyle Behavioral Intervention (MBS -supported intervention)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston