Clinical trials: Behavior Changes
Survivorship, Cancer
Physical Activity Counselling for Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Survival rates for cancer are increasing, resulting in more young adult cancer survivors living with lingering side effects. Physical activity has been shown to improve the quality and length of life in young adult cancer…
- Trial name
- NCT04163042
- Testing
- 12-week videoconferencing behavioural support intervention to promote physical activity behaviour
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Obesity, Weight Loss, Alcohol Drinking
Alcohol in the Treatment of Obesity
This pilot study looks at the relationship of moderate alcohol consumption on weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT00594074
- Testing
- white wine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Lyme Disease
A School-Based Intervention to Reduce Lyme Disease
Our overall purpose of this study is evaluate whether a short in-class Lyme Disease education program based on social learning theory and the Health Belief Model can impact a child's knowledge, attitude, and preventive behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT00594997
- Testing
- Education, Control (pre and post surveys)
- Volunteers
- 3,570 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Weight Change, Body, Behavior, Health
Increased Monitoring of Physical Activity and Calories With Technology
Since severe obesity in youth has been steadily increasing. Specialized pediatric obesity clinics provide programs to aid in reducing obesity.
- Conditions
- Weight Change, Body, Behavior, Health, Obesity, Childhood, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT03961061)
- Testing
- Brenner mFIT (standard care), Brenner mFIT (standard care plus mobile health components)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Obesity, Depression
Engaging Self-regulation Targets to Improve Mood and Weight and Understand Mechanism in Depressed and Obese Adults
Multimorbidity (i.e., the coexistence of 2 or more chronic conditions in an individual) is increasingly recognized as a pressing public health problem.
- Trial name
- NCT03841682
- Testing
- I-CARE2
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
PHYSICAL FITNESS
Feasibility, Acceptability and the Effects of Two Publicly Available Physical Activity Mobile Apps
Within the new digital health care landscape, the rise of health applications (apps) creates novel prospects for behaviour change opportunities.
- Trial name
- NCT03565627
- Testing
- Exercise app: 7 Minute Workout Challenge, Running app: One You Couch to 5K
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Readmission, Readmission Rates
A Clinician-Patient Dual Behavior Change Framework to Leverage Informed Digital Nudges to Reduce Hospital Readmissions and Improve Patient Outcomes: A Trial for Scalable Strategy to Reduce Readmissions (PREVENT-R)
The PREVENT-R trial will evaluate an intervention targeting both clinician and patient behavior. The clinician-focused piece consists of an electronic medical record-based digital nudge presented to emergency department…
- Conditions
- Readmission, Readmission Rates, Readmission, Hospital, Elderly (People Aged 65 or More)
- Trial name
- PREVENT-R (NCT07890961)
- Testing
- Digital nudge prompting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Anxiety Disorder/Anxiety State, Depressive Disorder/Psychology
Trial of the Youth Readiness Intervention
The research will first examine data obtained from YRI participants to investigate effects of the group sessions on psychosocial and functioning outcomes in youth.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorder/Anxiety State, Depressive Disorder/Psychology, Social Problems/Psychology, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- YRI (NCT01684488)
- Testing
- YRI, EducAid educational programming
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 443 people
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms
Culturally Adapted i-CBT for Farsi/Dari Speaking Migrants
The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to investigate the effectiveness of a culturally adapted internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (i-CBT) intervention in reducing symptoms of common mental health issues…
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms, Grief, Psychological Trauma
- Trial name
- i-CBT (NCT06828276)
- Testing
- Culturally adapted i-CBT
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Pregnancy Related, Diet Modification
Effects of Diet on Pregnancy Outcome and Child Obesity
The purpose of the study is to compare 3 different diets in pregnancy, equal in calories, and fats, different in refined grains compared to whole grains as a source of carbohydrates, and in calories from carbohydrate, compared to…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Diet Modification, Obesity, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT03232762
- Testing
- Refined Grains, Whole Grains
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 303 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Physical Activity, Exercise
Goal Setting to Promote Physical Activity Adherence in Midlife Adults
Engaging in regular physical activity during midlife is a key lifestyle behavior associated with reduced risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD).
- Trial name
- NCT05980052
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Health Behavior, Physical Activity
The Effectiveness of an E-Intervention on Health Behavior Promotion in Chinese University Students
Through the internet and mobile phone SMS technology, and by using the Health Action Process Approach model as a theoretical backdrop, this 8-week theory-based intervention study aimed at developing a healthy lifestyle by…
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Physical Activity, Healthy Diet
- Trial name
- NCT03627949
- Testing
- E-intervention
- Volunteers
- 621 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Baptist University
Renal Replacement Therapy, Arteriovenous Fistula
Vein Histology in Arteriovenous Fistulas and Its Effect on Fistula Surgery Success
Patients whose kidneys have failed need to receive dialysis treatment, most commonly with a dialysis machine. In order to be connected to the machine an operation is often performed to join an artery to a vein in the arm.
- Trial name
- NCT01099189
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Behavior Problem
Changing the Culture of Disrespect and Abuse in Maternity Care in Kumasi, Ghana
Using a public health facility Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana the overall goal of the research is to examine: 1) the feasibility of implementing respectful care modules (RMC-M) in Kumasi, Ghana; 2) whether exposure to…
- Trial name
- NCT04288947
- Testing
- Disrespect and Abuse in Maternity Care
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Hematologic Diseases, Cachexia; Cancer
WB-EMS and Nutrition in Patients With Hematological Malignancies
This study evaluates the effects of a whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) training combined with individualized nutritional support on skeletal muscle mass, body composition, muscle strength/function, quality of life…
- Conditions
- Hematologic Diseases, Cachexia; Cancer, Leukemia, Myeloma
- Trial name
- NCT03556748
- Testing
- whole-body electromyostimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Sedentary Lifestyle
Tailored Multicomponent Intervention for Remote Physical Activity Promotion in Inactive Adults
The purpose of this study is to compare different modalities to communicate a remote and individually tailored physical activity promotion program.
- Trial name
- NCT02918578
- Testing
- "Phone" group, "Phone and SMS" group, "single writing" group
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Frailty, Sarcopenia
The SHAPE Project (Hospital System for Physical Activity and Active Participation) After Hospitalized Decompensation of Respiratory Chronic Diseases
It is widely established that a lack of adapted physical activity (APA) and sedentary behaviors increase the prevalence of frailty, which exacerbates chronic diseases.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sarcopenia, Hospital Discharge, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- SHAPE (NCT07663955)
- Testing
- Hospital System for Physical Activity and Active Participation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Arthroscopy
Changes in Preference for Surgery of Patients Signed up for Arthroscopic Procedures
This study describes the changes in preference to arthroscopic surgery in two orthopedics departments in Denmark under the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Trial name
- NCT04370678
- Testing
- Change in preference to surgery under COVID-19 pandemic.
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Region Zealand
Depression, Anxiety
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression and Cognitive Inhibition in Suicide
Background: According to the World Health Organization, one million people die by suicide each year worldwide and the rate of attempted suicide is ten times greater.
- Trial name
- NCT02954250
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Lady Davis Institute
Violence, Parenting
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) in Peru: Mechanisms of Individual and Intergenerational Change
Recent advances in intervention research have revealed the promise of transdiagnostic, modular approaches implemented by lay paraprofessionals for the treatment of the most prevalent mental health concerns in settings affected by…
- Conditions
- Violence, Parenting, Poverty, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT07667738
- Testing
- Common Elements Treatment Approach, Enhanced Case Managment
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Notre Dame