Clinical trials: Behaviour
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
The Healthy Patterns Sleep Study
The Healthy Patterns Study intervention is a home-based activity intervention designed to improve symptoms of circadian rhythm disorders (CRD) and quality of life (QOL) in home-dwelling persons with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03682185
- Testing
- Attention-Control Condition, Timed Activity Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 421 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Physical Inactivity
Early Phase Clinical Trial to Test the Feasibility of an ACT-based Physical Activity Promotion Program for Adults With Depressive Symptoms
The goal of the proposed project is to conduct a feasibility clinical trial comparing group-based acceptance and commitment therapy for physical activity, (ACT; ACTivity) to a time- and attention-matched standard PA intervention…
- Trial name
- NCT05407935
- Testing
- ACTivity, Relaxercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Bipolar Depression
Levetiracetam in the Management of Bipolar Depression
A 6-week outpatient, double-blind, placebo-controlled, add-on trial to investigate the effects of levetiracetam on depressive symptoms in bipolar depressed patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00566150
- Testing
- Levetiracetam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Smoking, Cigarette, Craving
QuitFast: Evaluating Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Tool to Reduce Smoking Directly Following a Quit Attempt
Cigarette smoking constitutes the greatest preventable cause of mortality and morbidity in the US. The most critical period for long term success of smoking cessation appears to be in the first 7 days after the quit date.
- Conditions
- Smoking, Cigarette, Craving, Addiction, Nicotine
- Trial name
- NCT03576768
- Testing
- Real cTBS, Real iTBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Smoking, Smoking Cessation
A Novel Treatment to Boost Quit Attempts and Cessation Among Unmotivated Smokers
A sample of smokers who have no current plans to quit will be recruited for this study and randomized to one of two intervention conditions: 1. Practice Quit Attempt (PQA) aided by brief advice and self-help materials, or 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00706979
- Testing
- Practice Quit Attempt plus nicotine lozenge, Practice Quit Attempt only
- Volunteers
- 849 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Tobacco Use Disorder, Smoking
Distribution of Bupropion and Varenicline to Increase Smoking Cessation Attempts
Bupropion and varenicline are indicated for smoking cessation. The objectives of this study are two-fold: (1) to explore the logistic feasibility of distributing bupropion and varenicline free of charge to treatment-seeking…
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use Disorder, Smoking, Smoking Cessation
- Trial name
- NCT01023659
- Testing
- bupropion, varenicline, motivational emails
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 893 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Physical Activity, Behavior
A Walking Intervention Through Text Messaging
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate adaptive goal setting and feedback interventions (Adaptive Interventions) to promote physical activity behaviors and compare it to static physical activity interventions…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Behavior, Overweight, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- WalkIT (NCT02053259)
- Testing
- Adaptive Goals, Reinforcement, Static Goals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Mental Health
Supporting Refugee and Immigrant Youth's Mental Health
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of STRONG on the mental health of refugee and immigrant students using a group randomized waitlist control design (e.g., randomization by school/group).
- Trial name
- NCT05208359
- Testing
- Supporting Transition Resilience Of Newcomer Groups (STRONG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loyola University Chicago
Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Activity
Dietary Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors (HDAC)
This pilot, three-week study will help scientists understand more about how the foods people eat can modify histone deacetylases, enzymes the body produces naturally.
- Trial name
- NCT01543074
- Testing
- Garlic oil, BSE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Smoking Cessation
Enhanced E-cigarette Coaching Intervention for Dual Users of Cigarettes and E-cigarettes
The purpose of this study is to develop and pilot test an enhanced behavioral coaching intervention for dual users of cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) who call tobacco quitlines for help quitting smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT03575468
- Testing
- Enhanced E-cigarette Coaching, Quitline treatment as usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Consumer Wellness Solutions
Hypertension
Using Stories to Address Disparities in Hypertension
The purpose of this study is to determine if patients with high blood pressure are better able to control their blood pressure after watching a DVD about blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT01276197
- Testing
- Story-Telling DVD, Non-Storytelling DVD
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 618 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Heart Failure, Congestive
Patient-Centered Heart Failure Trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a patient-centered disease management intervention for VA patients with heart failure.
- Trial name
- PCDM (NCT00461513)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Sleep Fragmentation, Poor Quality Sleep
Impact of Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia on Nighttime Urine Production
Nocturia is prevalent in older adults and it vastly reduces quality of life. Yet its treatment remains inadequate because its causes are not well understood, especially nocturnal polyuria or increased urine production at night.
- Conditions
- Sleep Fragmentation, Poor Quality Sleep, Nocturia, Nocturnal Enuresis
- Trial name
- NCT03883724
- Testing
- Brief behavioral treatment of insomnia (BBTI), Information-only control (IC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Health Behavior, Well-Being
Readiness Supportive Leadership Training
This study is a randomized controlled trial that assesses the effects of an evidence based, multi-component, leadership support intervention, Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT), using accelerated learning…
- Trial name
- RESULT (NCT04152824)
- Testing
- Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,890 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Tobacco Smoking
Financial Incentives for Homeless Smokers: A Community-based RCT
This community-based randomized controlled trial will test the effect of contingent financial rewards on smoking abstinence among homeless-experienced adult cigarette smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT04445662
- Testing
- Financial incentives, Varenicline, Tobacco coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hypoxia
Evaluation of the Attenuation by Aes-103 of Hypoxia Mediated Decrements in Endurance Exercise Performance
In low oxygen environments, such as high-altitude, some adults may become ill and suffer from acute mountain sickness. Further, all adults will find that exercising becomes much more difficult when compared with exercise at lower…
- Trial name
- NCT01871142
- Testing
- Aes-103
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Obesity
Examining Cooking as a Health Behavior
The proposed pilot study will examine cooking as an intervention target for weight control in overweight adults. The study will also examine whether interventions designed to promote cooking at home can increase participants'…
- Trial name
- iChef (NCT03783962)
- Testing
- Active Intervention - Cooking, Demonstrations - Cooking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Green Sun Medical Dynamic Scoliosis Brace
This is a pilot study to collect preliminary short-term data concerning the safety and performance of the Green Sun Dynamic brace in a sample of subjects with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who are currently being treated with a…
- Trial name
- GSM (NCT03641469)
- Testing
- Green Sun Dynamic Brace
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Green Sun medical
Depression, Postpartum Depression
Personalized Integrated Chronotherapy for Perinatal Depression
Perinatal depression and anxiety are common, serious, and frequently overlapping disorders that increase morbidity and mortality in new mothers (including suicide) and result in poor infant/child outcomes.
- Conditions
- Depression, Postpartum Depression, Prenatal Disorder, Circadian Dysregulation
- Trial name
- NCT04364646
- Testing
- Personalized Integrated Chronotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Cancer
Predictive Analytics and Behavioral Nudges to Improve Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer
Patients with advanced cancer suffer from high symptom burden and aggressive end-of-life care. Early specialty palliative care is an evidence-based practice that improves symptom burden, quality of life, and survival in advanced…
- Trial name
- NCT05590962
- Testing
- EHR Nudge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 562 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
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