Clinical trials: Attitude to Health
mHealth, PMTCT
Mobile Strategies for Women's and Children's Health: Optimizing Adherence and Efficacy of PMTCT/ART
The investigators are conducting a 3-arm randomized trial comparing the effects of unidirectional SMS (ie: "push" messaging to participant) vs. bidirectional SMS dialogue between participant and provider vs.
- Conditions
- mHealth, PMTCT, Adherence, Medication, SMS
- Trial name
- Mobile WAChx (NCT02400671)
- Testing
- SMS messaging
- Where
- 6 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 825 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Overweight and Obesity, Health Behavior
Location-based Smartphone Technology to Guide College Students Healthy Choices Ph II
College students are in a newly independent phase of life; many of whom encounter unhealthy dietary decision- making, barriers to physical activity, and poor sleep behaviors.
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Health Behavior, Sleep Deprivation
- Trial name
- NCT02996864
- Testing
- Healthy Detours App, Fat Secret App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Mental Health, Suicide
Public Messaging to Increase Treatment Seeking for Veterans at Risk for Suicide
The risk for suicide increases by nearly 50% in the first year that service members transition from the military to civilian life underscoring the need for effective strategies to facilitate help seeking among Veterans vulnerable…
- Trial name
- NCT04784663
- Testing
- Messaging, Wait list control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 355 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cancer Survivors, African Americans
Grateful Strides Toward Physical Activity and Well-Being for Black Breast Cancer Survivors
This pilot study will assess the feasibility of a gratitude intervention to promote physical activity, and well-being and positively impact biomarkers of health among older African American breast cancer survivors.
- Conditions
- Cancer Survivors, African Americans, Women, Psychology, Positive
- Trial name
- NCT05473026
- Testing
- Gratitude Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Program for Veterans Discharged From Community Care Settings
The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to test an adapted suicide prevention program (the Building VA Engagement, Self-efficacy, and Social Support To Prevent Suicide or BESST) in rural Veterans discharged from…
- Trial name
- NCT06139887
- Testing
- BESST, Standard Mental Health Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Patient Empowerment
Mobile Video Education to Improve Patient Clinician Communication During Prenatal Clinic Visits
The goal of this clinical trial is to test an animated video delivered by text message in patients whose pregnancies are complicated with fetal anomalies.
- Trial name
- NCT06323343
- Testing
- Video Intervention, Webpage links
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Obesity, Weight Loss
Utilizing Protein During Weight Loss to Impact Physical Function and Bone
This study is an ancillary study to the Utilizing Protein During Weight Loss to Impact Physical Function (UPLIFT) trial (NCT03074643) to evaluate the effects of diet composition (i.e., amount of protein and carbohydrate) during a…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, Diet Modification, Aging
- Trial name
- UPLIFT-Bone (NCT03819478)
- Testing
- Weight loss intervention months 0-6, Exercise intervention months 0-6, NutraBio™ CarboMax Supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 187 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Smoking Cessation
Testing the Integrated mHealth App Intervention "SiS-H"
The present study is a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) that seeks to test the feasibility, acceptability, process outcomes, and exploratory outcomes of a newly integrated, app-based smoking cessation treatment (SiS-H…
- Trial name
- NCT05886621
- Testing
- Smiling instead of Smoking - HIV, QuitGuide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Tuberculosis, Adherence, Medication
Mobile Health Intervention for Active Tuberculosis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and further refine a mobile support tool for patients receiving treatment for active tuberculosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03544476
- Testing
- Mobile phone TB treatment support app plus usual care, Usual care
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Asthma Chronic, Adherence, Medication
Pictograms to Facilitate Comprehension of Medical Indications
SIMAP is a triple-masked randomised trial aimed at assessing whether an automated system of pictograms associated to medical indications results in better comprehension and adherence of said indications.
- Conditions
- Asthma Chronic, Adherence, Medication, Primary Health Care
- Trial name
- SIMAP (NCT05609760)
- Testing
- SIMAP, Usual Care
- Where
- 4 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Concepcion
Cancer, Adherence, Medication
A Pilot Feasibility Trial of a Tailored Intervention to Improve Adherence in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
A pilot feasibility randomized clinical trial comparing a tailored intervention to uniform standard of care will be conducted. A total of 40 AYAs with cancer will be randomized to one of the two programs.
- Trial name
- NCT05706610
- Testing
- Tailored Program, Feedback Program
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
PTSD, Depression
Online and Shared Decision-Making Interventions to Engage Service Men and Women in Post-Deployment Mental Health Care
OEF/OIF/OND war Veterans have unique post-deployment care needs that the VA is striving to understand and address. Unfortunately, there is a significant disparity in utilization of mental health (MH) care and VA access as most…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Depression, Substance Use Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- eSDM (NCT03539068)
- Testing
- WEB-ED+ Treatment Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,312 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Parkinson Disease
Walking and mHealth to Increase Participation in Parkinson Disease
Identifying effective ways to improve function, slow decline and reduce disability is a high priority for people living with Parkinson disease and other chronic conditions.
- Trial name
- WHIPPD (NCT03517371)
- Testing
- mHealth delivered exercise program, Exercise only
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Obesity
A Study to Assess the Compliance and Impact on Weight of Kurbo, a Pediatric Centered Weight Loss App
Kurbo is a health and fitness app that is targeted toward the pediatric population. It utilizes games and activities to educate children about healthy eating, portion control/size and exercise.
- Trial name
- Kurbo (NCT02880254)
- Testing
- Kurbo, Personal Health Coach
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baystate Medical Center
Smoking Cessation
Partnering With Food Bank to Provide Tobacco Treatment to Underserved Smokers
This study evaluates the efficacy and economic impact of a theoretically-based, fully automated, interactive smartphone-based smoking cessation intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT05004662
- Testing
- Smartphone-delivered automated treatment, Nicotine patch, Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 502 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Physical Violence, Educational Achievement
Good Schools Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether use of the Good Schools Toolkit is effective in reducing violence against children in primary schools.
- Conditions
- Physical Violence, Educational Achievement, Mental Health, Sexual Violence
- Trial name
- GSS (NCT01678846)
- Testing
- Good School Toolkit
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 3,820 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Obesity, Overweight
Balance: A Pragmatic Trial of a Digital Health Intervention to Prevent Weight Gain in Primary Care
Up to 50% of obese patients are not interested in, or ready for, weight loss. Clinical practice guidelines clearly recommend that these patients avoid gaining weight.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Overnutrition, Nutrition Disorders
- Trial name
- D0479 (NCT03003403)
- Testing
- Intervention Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 443 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Smoking Cessation
Cognitive Remediation With D-Cycloserine
One hundred seventy-five eligible participants will be enrolled with aim of randomizing 60 to a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of D-cycloserine added to cue-exposure treatment to prevent relapse to smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT01399866
- Testing
- D-cycloserine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Medication Adherence
ARemind: A Personalized System to Remind for Adherence
The main aim of this phase II proposal is to continue and complete development of a cellular phone-based system that assists patients with their medication adherence.
- Trial name
- ARemind (NCT01229722)
- Testing
- Beeper, ARemind
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Dimagi Inc.
Dementia, Mental Health
Compass for Care: A Theory-driven Mobile Solution to Promote Well-being Among Caregivers of Individuals With ADRD
In the US, the over 11 million Americans currently providing unpaid care to a family member, relative, or friend with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia (ADRD) are over 6 times more likely than the general population to…
- Trial name
- Compass4Care (NCT06249139)
- Testing
- Compass for Care (Well-being intervention), Compass for Care (Safety intervention)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pro-Change Behavior Systems