Clinical trials: Behavioral
Obesity, Weight Loss
Behavioral Mechanism of Energy Compensation With Exercise
Over 70% of Americans are either overweight or obese, putting them at risk for many chronic diseases including diabetes. Exercise is commonly used as a weight loss and weight loss maintenance strategy.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, Eating Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04651218
- Testing
- exericse
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kyle Flack
Stroke, Hemiplegia, Spastic
Condensed and Distributed Robotic Therapy in Spastic Stroke Post Botulinum Toxin Injection
The purpose of this project is to examine and compare the immediate and long-term effects of combined Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injection between condensed and distributed robot-assisted training (RT) programs in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT03321097
- Testing
- condensed RT group, distributed RT group
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Health Behavior
Family Partner Navigation for Children
Family Navigation (FN), an evidence-based care management strategy which is a promising intervention to help low income and minority families access timely mental health services.
- Trial name
- NCT03569449
- Testing
- Usual care, Clinic-based visits, Standard pediatric surveillance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Cognitive Function, Preclinical, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Exercise Training and Cognitive Function in Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD), affects over 45% of all individuals over 70 years of age. Patients with moderate CKD have more than a two-fold increased risk of cognitive impairment than those without CKD; furthermore, as many as…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Function, Preclinical, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Older Adults
- Trial name
- NCT03197038
- Testing
- Partially supervised home-based walking exercise, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Fecal Incontinence, Anal Incontinence
Comparison of the Efficacy of a Biological Implant to Reinforce Overlapping Sphincter Repair Versus Overlapping Sphincter Repair Alone
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of Biodesign™ Surgisis® Tissue Graft to reinforce an overlapping sphincter repair versus the standard overlapping sphincter repair in controlling episodes of incontinence in…
- Trial name
- NCT01044589
- Testing
- Biodesign Tissue Repair Graft, Overlapping Sphincter Repair
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Massarat Zutshi
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Evaluation of Virtual Versus Traditional Study Conducted in a Group Pilot Study in Adult Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (eStudy)
Primary Objective: To evaluate the effect of virtual approach via novel technologies versus traditional study conduct on glycemic control in terms of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c).
- Trial name
- NCT03260868
- Testing
- Insulin glargine, 300 units per milliliter (U/mL), Background therapy: Rapid Acting meal time insulin analogs (Humalog, Novolog or Apidra)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Neuroimaging of Diet in ADHD: Phase I
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) aged 9-12 years of age will be placed on a restriction diet for a 5 week period.
- Trial name
- FTF (NCT01862484)
- Testing
- Restricted Diet, Ruse Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Perimenopausal Depression, Depression
Raloxifene and Rimostil for Perimenopause-Related Depression
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the drugs raloxifene and rimostil in treating perimenopause-related depression.
- Trial name
- NCT00030147
- Testing
- Raloxifene, Rimostil, Transdermal Estradiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Depression, End Stage Renal Disease
A Trial of Sertraline vs. CBT for End-stage Renal Disease Patients With Depression {ASCEND}
Patients whose kidneys fail generally require dialysis treatments to sustain life. The ability of patients to make major adjustments in their lives for dialysis is hampered by depression that affects almost one-quarter of such…
- Trial name
- ASCEND (NCT02358343)
- Testing
- Engagement Interview, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Antidepressant Drug Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Other Specified Personal Exposures and History Presenting Hazards to Health, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Safe Play Areas for Ross County Kids Project
Specific Aim 1 - In collaboration with partners in Ross County, renovate and develop playgrounds in Chillicothe. Specific Aim 2 - In collaboration with partners in Ross County, promote safe play and play areas for children on…
- Conditions
- Other Specified Personal Exposures and History Presenting Hazards to Health, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Fall Involving Playground Equipment, Occurrence on Farm
- Trial name
- SPARK (NCT01291225)
- Testing
- Playground renovation and development, Educational campaign
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 311 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Insomnia
SIESTA: Sleep Intervention to Enhance Cognitive Status and Reduce Beta Amyloid
The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of a sleep intervention on improving cognitive function in older adults with symptoms of insomnia, determine the association between change in sleep measures and change in…
- Trial name
- NCT03954210
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), Sleep and Lifestyle Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Tobacco Dependence
Tobacco Treatment as Augmentation for Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD
The purpose of this study is to examine whether tobacco affects recovery from PTSD. There are 3 goals of the study; (1) to test if quitting tobacco prior to PTSD treatment affects treatment success, (2) to test how PTSD symptoms…
- Trial name
- NCT02012452
- Testing
- Tobacco treatment, Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Long QT Syndrome, Cardiac Repolarization
Effect of Beta-blocker Therapy on QTc Response in Exercise and Recovery in Normal Subjects
Background. In congenital long QT syndrome type 1 (LQT1), episodes of ventricular tachycardia are usually triggered by exercise and can be prevented in most patients by beta-blocker therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00588965
- Testing
- Propranolol LA
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Tobacco Smoking, Second Hand Tobacco Smoke
eCEASE to Support Treatment for Parental Tobacco Use
The proposed project aims to develop an innovative and disseminable electronic health record (iEHR)-based approach that supports optimal primary care workflows to routinely screen families for tobacco and e-cigarette use, address…
- Conditions
- Tobacco Smoking, Second Hand Tobacco Smoke, Smoking Cessation
- Trial name
- eCEASE (NCT04974736)
- Testing
- iEHR + Navigator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 817 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Major Depressive Disorder
Combining Medications to Enhance Depression Outcomes
This study will compare whether a combination of antidepressant medications is better than one antidepressant medication alone when given as initial treatment for people with chronic or recurrent major depressive disorder.
- Trial name
- CO-MED (NCT00590863)
- Testing
- Escitalopram + Bupropion SR, Venlafaxine XR + Mirtazapine
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 665 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Cigarette Smoking
Using Computers to Assist in Parental Smoking Cessation in a Pediatric Setting
The CHICA system is a clinical decision support system that uses adaptive turnaround documents to provide point-of-care information to clinicians.
- Trial name
- NCT01334216
- Testing
- CHICA Smoking Cessation Module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 362 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Substance Abuse, HIV Infections
Mirtazapine to Reduce Methamphetamine Use Among MSM With High-risk HIV Behaviors
Studies demonstrate that methamphetamine (meth) use is associated with high-risk sexual behavior among MSM, putting meth-using MSM at extraordinarily high risk for transmitting or acquiring HIV.
- Trial name
- NCT00497081
- Testing
- mirtazapine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Francisco Department of Public Health
Family Caregivers, Dementia
Primary Care-based Study of an Online Workshop for Family Caregivers of PLWD
Many family and friend caregivers of persons living with dementia experience depression, stress, and other adverse health consequences due to the responsibilities of their caregiving role.
- Conditions
- Family Caregivers, Dementia, Self-management, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT06928467
- Testing
- Building Better Caregivers workshop
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
A Trial of Group Psychotherapy for Veterans and Military Personnel With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of group psychotherapy designed specifically for male veterans and active-duty personnel with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and with…
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Insomnia Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00984698
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Social Rhythm Group Therapy, Present Centered Group Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Depression
Imaging Biomarkers for TMS Treatment of Depression
The purpose of this research is to learn more about how rTMS works to reduce the symptoms of depression. This information can be used to improve the effectiveness of the treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01900314
- Testing
- repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan