Clinical trials: Capacity Building
Smoking Cessation
Real-time Smoking Cessation Instant Messaging Support Using a Large Language Model (LLM)-Based Chatbot Via "Quit to Win" 2025 (QTW2025)
The goal of this trial is to learn if chatbot-based instant messaging works to help smoking cessation in general adult smokers. It will also learn about the experience, attitude, and perception of using an LLM-based chatbot.
- Trial name
- NCT06914492
- Testing
- AWARD advice, Brief leaflet on health warning and smoking cessation, Referral card
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,058 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Smoking Cessation
Promoting Smoking Cessation in the Community Via "Quit to Win" Contest 2026: Engagement-Focused GenAI-based Chatbot for Real-Time Smoking Cessation Support
The goal of this trial is to learn if chatbot-based instant messaging works to help smoking cessation in general adult smokers. It will also learn about the experience, attitude, and perception of using an LLM-based chatbot.
- Trial name
- QTW2026 (NCT07649044)
- Testing
- AWARD advice, Brief leaflet on health warning and smoking cessation, Referral card
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 998 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Pediatric Cancer
Pain Caregiver Resource (PainCaRe)
Pain is a problem for children with cancer, especially when they are outside of the hospital setting. Younger children with cancer are particularly vulnerable to undermanaged pain because of their inability to self-report pain…
- Trial name
- NCT06651190
- Testing
- Pain Caregiver Resource (PainCaRe)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Stroke, Post-stroke Depression
Physical Capacity Building for Chronic Stroke
Cardiac rehabilitation is the standard-of-care treatment option for patients with cardiovascular disease and has been shown to improve many aspects critical to patient recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT07039305
- Testing
- Physical capacity training for chronic stroke - building aerobic capacity and muscle strength
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Depression, Anxiety
Positive Minds Strong Bodies Implementation
This study aims to address treatment and service disparities and prevent disability among racial/ethnic and linguistic minority elders.
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- PMSB-E (NCT04545593)
- Testing
- Positive Minds Strong Bodies Enhanced, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 427 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Malnutrition, Anemia
Building Capacity for Sustainable Livelihoods and Health
Despite recent economic growth in Ghana, the prevalence of childhood malnutrition remains high. Wasting prevalence affected 29% among 6- to 8-months-old infants in 2008.
- Trial name
- NCT01985243
- Testing
- Nutrition and agriculture, Iron-rich food & business literacy
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 3,390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Other
Education & Mentorship of Advanced Practice Providers to Increase Community-based Research Within the NCORP Network, COACH-APP Trial
This clinical trial evaluates whether a mentorship and education intervention called COACH-APP works to improve advanced practice providers' (APPs) confidence in their ability to participate in clinical research (research…
- Trial name
- COACH-APP (NCT06904391)
- Testing
- Educational Intervention, Behavioral Intervention, Survey Administration
- Where
- 44 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Post-pregnancy Family Planning, Capacity Building of Healthcare Providers
Postpregnancy Family Planning Choices in Public and Private Sectors in Kenya and Indonesia
The primary goal of PPFP Choices is to generate actionable evidence that can be used to increase programmatic activities to address post-pregnancy family planning in the public and private-for-profit sectors.
- Trial name
- PPFP Choices (NCT03333473)
- Testing
- PPFP Clinical and Counseling Skills, Facility-Level Leadership Management and Governance Training
- Where
- 8 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 9,282 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jhpiego
Type 1 Diabetes
Developing a Diabetes Mobile Health Application for and With Kenyan Adolescents
With over 6 billion mobile phone subscribers and 75% of the world having access to a device, global health communities increasingly recognize the potential for using these devices to improve access to health care and health…
- Trial name
- NCT05560256
- Testing
- Diary/Journal
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Smoking Cessation
Building Capacity and Promoting Smoking Cessation in the Community Via "Quit to Win" Contest 2019
The present study will examine (1) effectiveness of a combined intervention of AWARD advice, active referral, instant messaging and optional cocktail intervention to increase abstinence using a sequential multiple assignment…
- Trial name
- NCT03992742
- Testing
- Initial phase: personalized instant messaging (PIM), Second phase: optional cocktail interventions (OCI), Initial phase: regular instant messaging (RIM)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Building Ukraine's Strength in PTSD Treatment and Research
The Lux4UA project aims to support mental health treatment in Ukraine, especially for those who have experienced traumatic events due to the ongoing conflict and forced displacement.
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD
- Trial name
- Lux4UA (NCT07318181)
- Testing
- Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories Protocol, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
- Where
- 2 sites in Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Luxembourg
Family Navigator Plus, Civic Engagement Plus
Building Capacity for Youth Mental Wellness: Family Navigator Model for Foster Parents
The investigators have designed a 5-week Family Navigator Plus (FN+) educational program to support foster parents in better understanding their youth's mental health needs and in finding mental health services.
- Trial name
- FN+ (NCT07805395)
- Testing
- Family Navigation, Civic Engagement Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Healthy, Healthcare Professional
Building Capacity and Healing: A First Nations-led Study of Education for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Building Capacity and Healing: A First Nations-Led Educational Pathway for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy is an educational initiative led by the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (FNHSSM).
- Conditions
- Healthy, Healthcare Professional, Feasibility Studies, Education Curriculum
- Trial name
- NCT07806786
- Testing
- Enhanced Curriculum, Standard Curriculum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba
Maternal Health, Neonatal Health
An Implementation Research of Simulation Based Mentorship Program
The goal of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation outcomes of the Simulation Based Mentorship Program (SBMP) which was implemented in four districts of Nepal.
- Trial name
- SBMP (NCT06414629)
- Testing
- Simulation Based Mentorship Program
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 326 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- One Heart Worldwide
Smoking Cessation Intervention
Promoting Smoking Cessation in the Community Via QTW 2014
Although smoking prevalence is decreasing in Hong Kong, there are still 645,000 daily smokers 10.7% ( Thematic Household Survey 2012) and half will be killed by smoking (Lam ,2012) which accounts for over 7,000 deaths per year…
- Trial name
- NCT02188433
- Testing
- Quit immediately (QI) / cut down to quit (CDTQ)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,307 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Among Road Traffic Injury Victims
Impact of Capacity Building of Healthcare Workers on Management of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This is a community- and hospital-based interventional study consisting of two interventions: Capacity building of healthcare workers (HCWs) in the intervention group (Buea Regional Hospital, selected by simple random…
- Trial name
- NCT07110727
- Testing
- Two days, role play, adult interactive capacity building sessions of healthcare workers on PTSD screening and management. Pre/posttest and change in practice in screening will be used for evaluation
- Where
- 3 sites in Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Buea
Smoking Cessation
Mobile-based Positive Psychological Support for Smoking Cessation Via "Quit to Win" Contest 2021 (QTW 2021)
This study aims to explore the effectiveness of a combined intervention using brief cessation advice and personalized chat-based positive psychological support compared with the control group on current smokers who join the Quit…
- Trial name
- NCT04909320
- Testing
- AWARD advice, Brief leaflet on health warning and smoking cessation, Referral card
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,094 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Smoking Cessation
Building Capacity and Promoting Smoking Cessation in the Community Via "Quit to Win" Contest 2016
The present study will examine (1) the effectiveness of personalised active referral to smoking cessation (SC) services and text messaging on encouraging SC services (2) explore the use of CBPR model to build capacity and to…
- Trial name
- NCT02804880
- Testing
- HAR, LTM, AWARD
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
HIV Infections
Safety and Immunogenicity Study of a DNA Priming and MVA Boosting Strategy of HIV Vaccine
While antiretroviral drugs have shown great promise in reducing HIV replication and thus in reducing HIV/AIDS associated morbi-mortality and HIV transmission, the cost is substantial and side effects are a potentially limiting…
- Trial name
- NCT01407497
- Testing
- DNA HIVIS and MVA-CMDR, Saline solution
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Mozambique
Smoking Cessation
Building Capacity and Promoting Smoking Cessation in the Community Via "Quit to Win" Contest 2018
The present study will examine (1) the effectiveness of a combined intervention of face-to-face brief cessation advice (AWARD), active referral of SC service plus financial incentive on encouraging SC services use and (2) explore…
- Trial name
- NCT03565796
- Testing
- Personalized active referral plus financial incentive, AWARD advice, Warning leaflet
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,093 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong