Clinical trials: Behavioral Economics
Breast Cancer Female
Using Behavioral Economics to Achieve Improved Healthy Behavior Outcomes in Breast Cancer Survivors
Preventing or reducing obesity is one factor that has been hailed as a way to improve quality of life, reduce recurrence, and increase survival rates among breast cancer survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT02938780
- Testing
- nutrition physical activity text message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Stress, Psychological, Emotion Regulation
Addressing Stress Amongst Female Entrepreneurs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a Pilot Study
The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of the "Doing What Matters in Times of Stress Guided Self-Help" handbook along with lay helper session on managing stress and emotion on mental distress and…
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Emotion Regulation, Social Psychology, Economic Problems
- Trial name
- DWMTS (NCT05208723)
- Testing
- Stress and emotion management
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- World Bank
Mental Impairment, Educational Problems
Helping Youth on the Path to Employment
Helping Youth on the Path to Employment (HYPE): Creating economic self-sufficiency, a randomized-controlled implementation efficacy hybrid trial, will test a manualized intervention combining educational and employment supports…
- Trial name
- HYPE (NCT04254562)
- Testing
- Weekly Meetings with a Supported Employment/Supported Education Specialist, Focused Skill and Strategy Training (FSST), Enhanced Services as Usual
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Mental Health Issue, Mental Health Disorder
Intervention to Address Disparate Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic on Latinx and African Newcomers
This study tests the effectiveness of a community-based peer advocacy, mutual learning, and social support intervention (Refugee and Immigrant Well-being Project) to reduce several negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Mental Health Disorder, Stress, Emotional, Economic Problems
- Trial name
- RIWP+ (NCT05092542)
- Testing
- Refugee and Immigrant Well-being Project (RIWP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Depressive Symptoms, Substance Use
Evaluation of an Entrepreneurship Program for American-Indian Youth
This study will use a randomized controlled design to evaluate whether a youth entrepreneurship/life-skills intervention for reservation-based American Indian adolescents (ages 13-15) improves psychosocial, behavioral health…
- Trial name
- NCT02157493
- Testing
- Arrowhead Business Group Curriculum, Recreational League Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Medication Adherence, Health Literacy
Minimizing Risk and Maximizing Outcomes in Geriatric Patients Through Integrated Clinical Pharmacy Services in an Innovative Model of Community Practice
It has been shown that patients can improve their safety through informed choice, safe medication use, and complication reporting.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Health Literacy, Geriatric Patient Care Improvement, Pharmacy Economic Improvement
- Trial name
- NCT01351441
- Testing
- Medication adherence consultation, Medication problems assessment, Beer's Criteria Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VascuScript Pharmacy
Female Genital Warts
The Psychosocial and Economic Burden of Genital Warts
Considering the importance of HPV(human papilomavirus) and related diseases in Brazil, and the lack of studies about both the economic and the psychosocial burden of these diseases, BEMFAM, a Brazilian non-governmental…
- Trial name
- GWburden (NCT01520194)
- Testing
- women attending reproductive health clinics, medical records
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BEMFAM-Bem Estar Familiar
Mental Health Help-seeking
Mental Health Help-seeking Promotion in Older Adults
The present study aims to examine the effectiveness of descriptive social norm nudges and pictorial social norm nudges in improving mental health help-seeking intention compared to educational information.
- Trial name
- NCT06707935
- Testing
- Descriptive social norm nudges, Pictorial social norm nudges, Service as usual
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Automobile Accident
Reducing Distracted Driving With the Flip of a Switch
We propose to test a potential intervention to reduce distracted driving among high school students that could be used as part of future research trials and school campaigns.
- Trial name
- NCT05298267
- Testing
- Do Not Disturb While Driving
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Smoking, Cigarette
Dyadic Financial Incentive Treatments for Dual Smoker Couples
Smokers partnered with other smokers (i.e., dual-smoker couples) represent ~2/3 of all smokers. Dual-smoker couples (DSCs) are less likely to try to quit smoking and more likely to relapse during a quit attempt, reducing overall…
- Trial name
- NCT06296849
- Testing
- Financial Incentive Treatment (FIT)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
COVID-19, Chronic Disease
The Psychological, Social, and Economic Impacts of COVID-19
A dynamic analytical tool is being implemented to monitor the health, psychosocial and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as the crisis unfolds.
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Chronic Disease, Psychiatric Disorder, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- C19Survey (NCT04369690)
- Where
- 10 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Behavioral Economics, Gifts, Financial
Investigating How Incentives Impact Engagement With an Online Mental Health Application (Neuroflow)
The purpose of the study is to understand how incentives (either points alone or points that can be exchanged for gift certificates) encourage engagement with an online mental health app (Neuroflow) for University students.
- Conditions
- Behavioral Economics, Gifts, Financial, Point
- Trial name
- NCT05121675
- Testing
- Neuroflow app: Mental health and wellbeing resources for adults
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Menopause, Perimenopausal Disorder
Virtual perI-/Menopause Registry of AusTrALia
13 million (50.7%) Australians are born with ovaries, 14% (~3 million) are currently aged 40-59 yrs, \& all such who live to midlife will experience menopause, defined as >12 months without a period.
- Conditions
- Menopause, Perimenopausal Disorder, Postmenopausal Symptoms, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- VITAL (NCT06487130)
- Testing
- N/A Observational Registry
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bespoke Clinical Research
Diet, Healthy, Food Selection
Effect of kcal and PACE Labelling on Self-served Portion Size
Participants will take part in an online survey. They will be asked to choose the amount of food they would like to eat based on pictures of 18 dishes sequentially displayed on the screen.
- Trial name
- NCT04340804
- Testing
- Kcal labelling, PACE labelling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Feasibility
The EMERGE Project: Feasibility of Assessing Economic and Sexual Risk Behaviors Using Text Messages in Young Adults
As part of the development of the Engaging Microenterprise for Resource Generation and Health Empowerment (EMERGE) Project, the study team will conduct a single-group study to examine the feasibility of assessing economic and…
- Trial name
- NCT03237871
- Testing
- Text-message survey and informational text messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
HIV/AIDS
Innovative Behavioral Economics Incentives Strategies for Health
The success of combination HIV prevention efforts, including HIV treatment as prevention, hinges on universal, routine HIV testing with effective treatment after HIV diagnosis.
- Trial name
- IBIS-Health (NCT02890459)
- Testing
- Prize incentive - Low, Prize incentive - High, Escalating payment incentive
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 3,580 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Health Behaviour Change
STAND UP to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): Using Behavioural Economics to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in At-home Office Workers
In COVID-19 times, there has been a large increase in number of people working from home; with limited places to go, an abrupt change to people's lives and lack of knowledge about the dangers of sedentary behaviour (SB), it is…
- Trial name
- NCT04488796
- Testing
- Assigned Strategies: Opt-in, Assigned Strategies: Active Choice, Assigned Strategies: Enhanced Active Choice
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Self-Test Strategies and Linkage Incentives to Improve ART and PrEP Uptake in Men
This is a randomized controlled trial to test a combination behavioral and biomedical interventions to improve the HIV prevention and care cascades in a population of mobile men in a high priority setting (fishermen in Kenya).
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
- Trial name
- NCT04772469
- Testing
- Provision of multiple self-tests, Small monetary incentives, Use of SMS/text reminders to motivate adherence to ART or PrEP
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 934 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Suicide, Depression
Engaging Suicidal Patients in Mental Health Treatment
The investigators will identify characteristics of suicidal patients who do or do not attend a first mental health visit following referral using administrative data.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Depression, Mental Health Impairment, Suicidal Ideation
- Trial name
- NCT05021224
- Testing
- Caring Contacts, Reminders, Informational Poster
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Immunity, Cytokine Levels
Analysis of Psychoneuroimmunological Parameters of Health in Specific Population Groups in Slovakia
This study aims to investigate the links between psychological and biological immunity from the perspective of psychology, epidemiology, and immunology in a general population study sample as well as in a specific group of people…
- Conditions
- Immunity, Cytokine Levels, Psychological Adaptation, Resilience
- Trial name
- APNIP (NCT07070180)
- Where
- 3 sites in Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Comenius University