Clinical trials: Behavioral Economics
Parkinson Disease
Developing Personalized Medicine Strategies to Increase Physical Activity in Parkinson's Disease (PD) Through Digital Health Technology
Under a grant from the Department of Defense's PD program, Dr. Morley's is investigating new approaches that 1) use "gamification"- applying rules of games like point scoring, achieving silver, gold or platinum levels and…
- Trial name
- NCT05529121
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
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
Major Depressive Disorder 1
Evaluation of Pharmacogenetic Testing In a Mental Health Population and Economic Outcomes
This is a non-randomized, single-case design of pharmacogenetic implementation in a mental health patient population of subjects taking antipsychotics and/or antidepressants.
- Trial name
- PGx-TIME (NCT02474680)
- Testing
- Pharmacogenetic testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
Renal Transplantation
Behavioral Contract Adherence Intervention
There is a critical gap in the knowledge on how to implement effective interventions for renal transplant recipients (RTRs) to improve immunosuppressant therapy (IST) adherence and clinical outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT01739803
- Testing
- Behavioral Contract
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Smoking Cessation
BE Smokefree: Behavioral Economics Incentives to Engage Adolescents in Smoking Cessation
More than 90% of adult smokers initiate tobacco use before age 18, making prevention and treatment of adolescent smoking a critical health priority.
- Trial name
- NCT03670264
- Testing
- Quitline Incentive, Tobacco Cessation Incentive, Way to Health (WTH) Platform
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
HIV/AIDS
Immediate Fast-Track Versus Standard Care for Persons Living With HIV in Haiti
In the proposed R34 grant, the investigators will develop and test a strategy of immediate fast-track care. The study population will include adult patients with early HIV infection.
- Trial name
- NCT03358927
- Testing
- Immediate Fast-Track Care, Deferred Fast-Track Care
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 149 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Stroke
Behavioral Economics and Mobility After Stroke (BE Mobile)
In this pilot, randomized controlled trial, the investigators will compare the preliminary effectiveness of a gamification with social incentives 8 week intervention to increase physical activity for adults with stroke.
- Trial name
- BE Mobile (NCT04607811)
- Testing
- Gamification with social incentives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Adherence, Medication
Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of the Initial Medication Adherence Intervention
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness and the cost-effectiveness of the Initial Medication Adherence (IMA) Intervention.
- Trial name
- IMA-cRCT (NCT05026775)
- Testing
- Initial Medication Adherence (IMA), Usual care
- Where
- 24 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 4,153 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Smoking Cessation
Comparing Smoking Cessation Interventions Among Underserved Patients Referred for Lung Cancer Screening
To compare the effectiveness of four interventions to promote sustained, biochemically confirmed smoking abstinence for 6 months among underserved smokers referred for lung cancer screening at four large U.S. health systems.
- Trial name
- NCT04798664
- Testing
- Removal of Financial Barriers, Financial Incentives, Mobile Health Application
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,228 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Cigarette Smoking
Experimental Tobacco Marketplace in Regulating Flavored Tobacco Products in Menthol Cigarette Smokers
This trial uses an Experimental Tobacco Marketplace to study the purchase of tobacco products in menthol cigarette smokers. Determining the level of substitutability of both flavored and unflavored/tobacco flavored e-cigarettes…
- Trial name
- NCT03897530
- Testing
- Smoking Cessation Intervention, Functional Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
HIV, PrEP
Behavioral Intervention for PrEP Service Utilization Among Chinese MSM: A HAPA and CEI Integrated Model
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel, intelligent intervention platform in bridging the "intention-behavior gap" for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among men who have sex with men…
- Conditions
- HIV, PrEP, MSM, Behavior Changes
- Trial name
- NCT06931106
- Testing
- HAPA and CEI behavioral intervention, HAPA-based intervention
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Emergency Treatment, Telephone Hotlines
Decreasing ED Utilization by Nudging Patients to Call Their Providers
In the present study, patients will be sent a message shortly after completing a medical procedure that informs or reminds them that they can reach out to Geisinger, and how to do it, if they have any medical issues or concerns.
- Trial name
- NCT04567849
- Testing
- message, provider, tele-nurse
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11,546 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Long-Term Effects of CBT on Quality of Life in Adults With ADHD
Background and objective: Although the short-term effects of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in adult patients with ADHD are established, not a lot is known about longer-term effects.
- Trial name
- CBT-QoL (NCT05290311)
- Testing
- cognitive behavioural therapy
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Impact of Feedback on Symptoms and Trust/Respect on Outcomes
Tracking and Improving Trust/Respect
This study will examine the efficacy of a feedback system for providers that tracks patient trust/respect on an ongoing basis and to test the hypothesis that receiving feedback on trust/respect will lead to improvements in…
- Trial name
- NCT04392336
- Testing
- Trust/Respect feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cirrhosis
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance in Cirrhotics
This is a 3-arm pilot randomized controlled trial applying behavioral economic approaches (opt-out framing and financial incentives) to encourage patients with liver cirrhosis to complete regular surveillance ultrasounds which…
- Trial name
- NCT04248816
- Testing
- Usual care, Opt-out, Opt-out + Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 615 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
HIV/AIDS
Behavioral Economics Incentives to Support HIV Treatment Adherence in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study will implement an intervention in a two-year randomized controlled trial (RCT) to establish efficacy on viral suppression as a biological endpoint, compare the effectiveness of two different modes of implementation…
- Trial name
- NCT03494777
- Testing
- Incentivization based on high adherence, Incentivization based on timely clinic visit, Annual adherence prize drawing
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 331 people
- Sponsor
- RAND
Obesity
Research Intervention to Support Healthy Eating and Exercise
The primary aim of this study is to test the efficacy of a behavioral economics intervention for weight loss in adults from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Trial name
- RISE (NCT04353258)
- Testing
- Behavioral Economics intervention (BE mHealth), Standard mHealth intervention (mHealth)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
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
Mental Health Wellness 1, Health Care Utilization
Black Economic Equity Movement
The primary goal is to understand the potential impacts of Guaranteed Income (GI) on Black youth and young adults' financial, emotional, and physical well-being.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness 1, Health Care Utilization, Financial Hardship, Education, Professional
- Trial name
- BEEM (NCT05609188)
- Testing
- Guaranteed Income, Peer learning circles, Financial coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Financial Exploitation of Older Adults
Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Understand and Improve Financial Decision Making Among Vulnerable Older Adults (Discovery)
This study seeks to: Identify behavioral preference patterns that characterize older adults vulnerable to financial exploitation.
- Trial name
- NCT07682727
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston