Clinical trials: App Engagement
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Change
Conversations as a Means to Delay the Onset of Alzheimer's Disease
Past epidemiological studies have demonstrated that larger social networks, or more frequent social interactions, could have potential protective effects on the incidence of Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
- Trial name
- conversation (NCT01571427)
- Testing
- Active social engagement group, Control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Mental Health, Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic
Psychological Stress and Support Needs of Volunteer First Responders After Smartphone-based Cardiac Arrest Alerts
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a serious emergency. In many areas, trained volunteers are alerted by a smartphone app to help before emergency services arrive.
- Trial name
- BRAVE (NCT07607808)
- Testing
- Structured Debriefing
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Aachen
General Mental Health and Well-Being, Mental Disorders
PREWELL Digital Well-being Promotion Intervention With the BitHabit App
Mental wellbeing is a major public health concern, and digital interventions have emerged as a scalable approach for promoting mental well-being and healthy lifestyle behaviors.
- Conditions
- General Mental Health and Well-Being, Mental Disorders, Common Mental Disorders (CMD)
- Trial name
- PREWELL (NCT07868146)
- Testing
- Digital wellbeing promoting intervention with the BitHabit app
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 1,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Eastern Finland
Dementia, Cognitive Dysfunction
A Relational Research Recruitment and Engagement Intervention for Cognitive Aging Research
Despite well-documented disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (AD) prevalence, incidence, treatment, and mortality, individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (e.g.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05444244
- Testing
- Relational Research Recruitment and Engagement Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Mental Health Issue
Delivery Format of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Materials on Engagement and Outcomes: AI-Enabled App vs PDF Workbook
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two different ways of delivering cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) materials to people with symptoms of anxiety and depression. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06459128
- Testing
- Limbic Care, Digital Workbook
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Limbic Limited
Obesity
Feasibility of Use of BariCare App in Pre-bariatric Surgery.
This current study aims to evaluate the efficacy of engagement modules in preparing patients for bariatric surgery. With the help of the Center for Innovation (CFI), a smartphone app (Android and Apple compatible) has been…
- Trial name
- NCT01708135
- Testing
- Use of smartphone app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Future Orientation, Self-defeating Behavior
Evaluation of a Novel Intervention Aimed at Instilling Future-oriented Mindsets and Behaviors Using a Smartphone Application and Immersive Virtual Reality
Short-term thinking, or the inability to make informed tradeoffs between immediate benefits and longer-term costs, has been related to a variety of negative or self-defeating behaviors, such as substance use, impulsive decision…
- Conditions
- Future Orientation, Self-defeating Behavior, Future Self-identification
- Trial name
- NCT05578755
- Testing
- FutureU, Goal-setting
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 321 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Leiden
Cognitive Change
Impact of Challenging Engagement on Cognition in Older Adults
The study will enroll 90 participants in the "Impact of Challenging Engagement" study and assign them to one of three groups: high-demand photography, moderate-demand photography, and active placebo.
- Trial name
- engAGE (NCT03962439)
- Testing
- High-Demand Photography, Moderate-Demand Photography, At-Home Engagement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
HIV/AIDS, Pregnancy Related
CareConekta: A Smartphone App to Improve Engagement in HIV Care
Population mobility is common in South Africa, but important research gaps exist describing this mobility and its impact on engagement in HIV care, particularly among pregnant and postpartum women.
- Trial name
- NCT03836625
- Testing
- CareConekta
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Social Isolation in Older Adults, Loneliness
An Innovative App-based Intervention to Promote Social Connectedness and Well-being in Older Adults
This study evaluates the impact of a group-based intervention designed to promote social connectedness and enhance psychological well-being among older adults.
- Trial name
- VITA (NCT07443813)
- Testing
- Blended VITA intervention (hybrid app-based and in-person social engagement program)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Overweight Adolescents
CommitFit App to Facilitate Health Behavior Change in Clinic Adolescents
We conducted a 3-month RCT with 30 adolescents (aged 13-15 years) and their caregivers to evaluate the effectiveness of the novel mHealth app "CommitFit", which uses gamification to motivate users to log and achieve health…
- Trial name
- NCT06985251
- Testing
- gamified mHealth lifestyle app, Attention Control, gamified mHealth app with financial incentives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Postpartum Depression (PPD), Self-Efficacy
NICU Utilization of Remote Voice Technology to Improve mateRnal Experience (NURTURE)
The study's objective is to conduct a Phase II randomized controlled trial examining the preliminary efficacy of the VoiceLove app compared to usual care on maternal postpartum depression in mothers with infants admitted to the…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression (PPD), Self-Efficacy, Parental Anxiety, Engagement, Patient
- Trial name
- NURTURE (NCT07214597)
- Testing
- VoiceLove mobile phone application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Language Development
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Familia Talk
After development of the Talk Stem Familia (TSF) smart-speaker application prototype, the study will evaluate the prototype's efficacy in a within-subjects pre-post design study.
- Trial name
- NCT03766906
- Testing
- Talk STEM Familia app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
App Engagement, Employee Health
Can Mindsets Predict Help-Seeking? A Growth Mindset Intervention and Mental Health App Engagement in Working Adults
Despite the growing adoption of digital mental health initiatives in the workplace, employees' sustained engagement with these resources remained relatively low.
- Conditions
- App Engagement, Employee Health, Mobile Apps, Self-care Tools
- Trial name
- GROW (NCT07071311)
- Testing
- Growth Mindset Intervention, Digital Technology Condition
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 307 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Intellect Pte. Ltd.
Adherence, Engagement
MyPocketPal Feasibility Study
Participants will take part in a 4-week study consisting of two in-person sessions. During the first session, participants will complete a demographic form and baseline questionnaire, after which the study application will be…
- Trial name
- NCT07668843
- Testing
- MyPocketPal, Control
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Burnout, Professional
Burnout Reduction and Engagement App-based Trial of Headspace (BREATHE)
The purpose of this research is to develop a mobile app-based intervention to reduce burnout and improve well-being using human-centered design principles and stakeholder feedback.
- Trial name
- NCT05036356
- Testing
- Headspace App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Passport to Brain Wellness in Sedentary Adults
Numerous modifiable lifestyle factors have been identified that may affect the risk of older adults developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- NCT00979446
- Testing
- Guided, Self-directed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Hydration
Feasibility of Using the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) Labs App for Hydration Related Outcomes
This remote study will evaluate the feasibility of using the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) Labs App for remotely collecting hydration related outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT07005895
- Testing
- Hydration assessment via mobile app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Reducing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Hospital Caregivers (Aim 2)
Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) account for 3.2 million hospital admissions per year and have over three times more hospitalizations than those without cognitive impairment, yet hospital caregivers…
- Trial name
- NCT04179721
- Testing
- PES-4-BPSD Model, The attention control condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Physiological Conditions, Distress, Emotional
Hand in Hand: Feasibility of a Compassion-Focused App to Support Parents of Children With Mental Health Problems
Parents of children and adolescents with mental health problems may experience substantial caregiving burden and emotional distress, including persistent stress, self-criticism, shame, and parental burnout.
- Conditions
- Physiological Conditions, Distress, Emotional, Caregiving Stress, Burnout
- Trial name
- NCT07840404
- Testing
- App-based Compassion Program
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus