Clinical trials: Adolescent Well-Being
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Mental Health
Self-Compassion Based Psychoeducation Program for Adolescents With Adverse Childhood Experiences
This randomized controlled experimental study examined the effects of a brief self-compassion intervention program (BSCIP) on mental health outcomes among adolescents reporting four or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
- Trial name
- BSCIP-ACE (NCT07875439)
- Testing
- Brief Self-Compassion Intervention Program (BSCIP)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ahmet Alkal
Substance-related Disorders, Mental Health Literacy
Brave Heart Intervention and Mental Health Outcomes Among Young People in Sierra Leone
Young people in Sierra Leone face a growing crisis of substance use and mental health struggles, but the country has very few mental health professionals to help them, only a handful of psychiatrists and no psychologists for a…
- Conditions
- Substance-related Disorders, Mental Health Literacy, Adolescent Health, Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
- Trial name
- NCT07853092
- Testing
- Brave Heart Intervention
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 2,244 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Slum and Rural Health Initiative
Pediatric Obesity, Pediatric Overweight
BasketballRx: Game Changing Health
The goal of this study is to learn if BasketballRx, a basketball and health program, works well for children and teens who are overweight or have obesity.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Pediatric Overweight, Anxiety, Depression Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT07778433
- Testing
- BasketballRx
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Community Mental Health Services, Adolescent Well Being
Prevention and Early Identification for High Risk Youth in School-based Clinics
The proposed research project provides a novel approach to screening, early assessment, and preventive interventions for high-risk youth in racial/ethnic/linguistically (REL)-diverse communities.
- Conditions
- Community Mental Health Services, Adolescent Well Being, Resilience, Psychological, Health Equity
- Trial name
- NCT04935710
- Testing
- COPE2Thrive, Usual care
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cambridge Health Alliance
Adolescent Health, Minority Health
Screening and Support for Youth (SASY)
To adapt the Screening and Support for Youth (SASY) intervention and approach to recruitment for racial, ethnic and linguistic diverse youth aged 12-17 in the Denver Health catchment area
- Conditions
- Adolescent Health, Minority Health, Mental Health, Community Health Services
- Trial name
- SASY (NCT06419595)
- Testing
- Behavioral: Screening and Support for Youth (SASY) Multi-component Platform: includes screening, feedback, single session intervention, and resource information
- Sponsor
- Cambridge Health Alliance
Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation
Implementation Study With Embedded RCT of a Digital System of Parenting Support Within Government Services in South Africa
ParentText, a WhatsApp-based parenting support programme, is designed as a universal intervention to improve parent-child relationships (module 1) and promote child safety (module 2).
- Conditions
- Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Parent Child Relationship, Caregiver Child Relationship
- Trial name
- SWIFT (NCT07814261)
- Testing
- Module 1 - Improve My Relationship with My Teen/Child, Module 2 - Keep My Child/Teen Safe and Healthy
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 4,961 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Chronic Disease, Mental Health
Alaska Alliance for Community Engagement Phase II: Partnership for Action Toward Health
The AK ACE-PATH Phase II study aims to pilot and implement a novel intervention, Tools for Arctic Health Promotion (TAHP), to address Alaska Native (AN) community priorities related to local health and community-level resilience.
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Mental Health, Caridovascular Disease, Stress
- Trial name
- AK ACE-PATH (NCT07801989)
- Testing
- Tools for Arctic Health Promotion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
Youth Mental Health, Psychological Distress in Adolescents and Young Adults
VIPeerAgent for Adolescent Mental Health
This three-arm parallel randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of VIPeerAgent, a virtual peer support agent, in improving mental health outcomes among adolescents and young adults aged 14-25 years…
- Conditions
- Youth Mental Health, Psychological Distress in Adolescents and Young Adults, Early Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT07778758
- Testing
- Virtual Peer Agent Intervention, Human peer mentor
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 234 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Adolescent Well-Being, Mental Health Wellness
Predict the Best Level of Care Placement for Each Child's Behavioral Health Needs - Effectiveness Study
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a new clinical decision support tool, Placement Success Predictor (PSP), in a naturalistic setting.
- Trial name
- NCT06834763
- Testing
- Clinical team access to Placement Success Predictor (PSP) results
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people
- Sponsor
- Outcome Referrals, Inc.
Adolescents, Health Knowledge
Effectiveness of Integrated Network for Student Psychosocial Intervention, Resilience, and Education (INSPIRE) on Mental Health Outcomes Among Indonesian Adolescents in Bandung
The INSPIRE (Integrated Network for Student Psychosocial Intervention, Resilience, and Education) intervention is an 8-week, school-based mental health program designed to enhance adolescents' mental health literacy and…
- Conditions
- Adolescents, Health Knowledge, Mental Health, Health Literacy
- Trial name
- INSPIRE (NCT06942637)
- Testing
- INSPIRE (Integrated Network for Student Psychosocial Intervention, Resilience, and Education)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Mental Health Issue, Well-Being
The Effects of Mindhelper.dk: a Self-guided Digital Mental Health Promotion Service Targeting Young People
In a two-armed randomized controlled trial 15-25-year-olds will be recruited via social media to evaluate the effectiveness of Mindhelper.dk; a Danish self-guided, digital, mental health service offering information, self-help…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Well-Being, Adolescents, Young Adults
- Trial name
- NCT06385457
- Testing
- Mindhelper- A national youth mental health promotion website
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 4,355 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Lifestyle Risk Reduction, Adolescent Health
Health Without Barriers/Salud Sin Barreras- Northern Colorado
The overarching goal of this work is to address the limited access to evidence-based health behavior and lifestyle interventions for youth and families most impacted by preventable chronic diseases, including obesity and type 2…
- Conditions
- Lifestyle Risk Reduction, Adolescent Health, Family Health, Cardio-metabolic Health
- Trial name
- HWB/SSB (NCT06822387)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Intervention, Parent Education, Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Adolescent Behavior, Psychosocial Functioning
Intervention to Enhance Coping and Help-seeking Among Youth in Foster Care
This study will deploy a scalable secondary prevention program that leverages existing foster youth transition services to improve mental health functioning and service use before and after exiting foster care.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Behavior, Psychosocial Functioning, Coping Behavior, Help-Seeking Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06019377
- Testing
- Stronger Youth Networks and Coping (SYNC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Portland State University
Adolescent Well-Being, Mental Health Wellness
Predict the Best Level of Care Placement for Each Child's Behavioral Health Needs - Efficacy Study
The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to test the efficacy of a new clinical decision support tool, Placement Success Predictor (PSP).
- Trial name
- NCT06815562
- Testing
- Clinical team access to Placement Success Predictor (PSP) results
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Outcome Referrals, Inc.
Mental Well-being, Physical Well-Being
Mental and Physical Well-being and School Absence Among School Children Using Nicotine Pouches Compared to Their Peers
This cross-sectional study investigates whether the use of nicotine pouches is associated with poorer mental and physical well-being and increased school absence among Danish adolescents.
- Conditions
- Mental Well-being, Physical Well-Being, Adolescent, Nicotine Pouch Self-Administration
- Trial name
- NCT07678853
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10,800 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Adolescent Well-Being, Mental Disorders, Severe
Adolescents' Well-being in Community-based Treatment Versus Residential Treatment
This is a quasi-experimental longitudinal study to compare the outcomes of youth in a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) compared to youth in the community-based Child-Focused Assertive Community Treatment Team…
- Trial name
- NCT06498427
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Outcome Referrals, Inc.
Adolescent - Emotional Problem, Parent-Child Relations
Family-Focused Adolescent &Amp; Lifelong Health Promotion Optimization Trial
The aim of this study is to conduct a multi-country, cluster-randomized factorial trial to optimize the Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) for Parents and Teens program in Moldova and North Macedonia.
- Conditions
- Adolescent - Emotional Problem, Parent-Child Relations, Family Functioning, Well-Being, Psychological
- Trial name
- FLOURISH (NCT06562244)
- Testing
- Parenting for Lifelong Health for Parents and Teens (PLH), Helping Adolescents Thrive comics, I Support My Friends
- Where
- North Macedonia
- Volunteers
- 1,316 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Klagenfurt
Adolescent - Emotional Problem, Parent Child Relationship
Randomized Controlled Trial of a Family-focused Intervention for Caregivers and Young Adolescents (Phase 3 of FLOURISH)
The aim of this study is to conduct a multi-country randomized waitlist controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and scalability of the optimized Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) for Parents and…
- Conditions
- Adolescent - Emotional Problem, Parent Child Relationship, Family Functioning, Well-Being, Psychological
- Trial name
- FLOURISH (NCT07240571)
- Testing
- Optimized Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) for Parents and Teens
- Where
- 2 sites in Moldova, North Macedonia
- Volunteers
- 1,280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Klagenfurt
Adolescent - Emotional Problem, Agent
A Virtual Peer Agent for Counseling Adolescents With Stressful Life Events
This study aims to develop and evaluate a virtual companion agent for providing psychological support to adolescents who have recently experienced stressful life events. This is a single-arm, pre-post pilot trial.
- Conditions
- Adolescent - Emotional Problem, Agent, Psychological, Conversational
- Trial name
- NCT07305064
- Testing
- Virtual Peer Agent Counseling
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Mental Well-being, Adolescent Health
Youth-for-Youth Mental Wellness Care and Action
This initiative aims to improve flourishing and quality of life of secondary school students, reduce mental distress (e.g., depression and suicidal ideation), enhance their understanding of mental health (e.g., mental health…
- Conditions
- Mental Well-being, Adolescent Health, Mental Health Literacy, School Difficulties Associated With Mental Health Problems
- Trial name
- NCT06955195
- Testing
- School-based intervention program on improving adolescent mental wellbeing, Control-no treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 18,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong