Clinical trials: Cell Phone
Physical Activity
The MOTHER (Mobile Technologies to Help Enhancing Regular Physical Activity) Trial for Pregnant Women
Obesity among women of childbearing age and excessive weight gain during pregnancy are prevalent and steadily increasing health care issues.
- Trial name
- NCT01461707
- Testing
- Mobile phone-based physical activity, Activity monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Vaccination Failure
SMS Reminders to Improve the on Time Vaccination Rates Among Children in Pakistan
Vaccines are one of the best public health tools available to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) # 4 of decreasing child mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT01859546
- Testing
- Short message service
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Healthy
Exploratory Study of Circadian Relationships Between Social Behavior, Blood Pressure and Metabolomics
As citizens of the information age, humans leave digital traces of behavior in their communication and movement patterns through our cell phone.
- Trial name
- NCT02249793
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity
Pregnancy-Related Obesity Prevention Through Education & Communication Technology in AFRICA:The PROTECT-AFRICA STUDY
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether overweight but not obese pregnant African women having unlimited access to a health education-information technology (IT) based intervention package gain weight within the…
- Trial name
- PROTECT-AFRI (NCT01948323)
- Testing
- HEDUAfrica IT package+ standard care
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Health Care Workers, Including Physicians, Nurses, and Nursing Aids
Prevalence of Bacterial Contamination on Smart Cell Phone vs. Non-smart Phone
Using smartphone is increasing in hospital with various purpose and it has more extended surface than non-smart phone. Therefore investigators can consider the bacterial contamination rate of smartphone will be higher than that…
- Trial name
- NCT01347502
- Where
- 3 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Distracted Driving, Driving Impaired
Reducing Cell Phone Use While Driving Among High Risk UBI Auto Policy Holders
Insurance User Based Insurance (UBI) users will be invited to participate in a randomized control trial where they will be randomized into 1 of 4 arms: (Arm 1) standard UBI, (Arm 2) Standard UBI + Free phone mounts (Arm 3)…
- Trial name
- NCT04587609
- Testing
- Free Phone Mounts, Commitment Contract, Personalized Habit Tips
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,668 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Otitis Media
Family MobilePhone Otoscopy in Diagnostics of Otitis Media
This is a one-center clinical study carried out in Turku, Finland. The study patients will be randomly allocated to one of the two parallel study groups (teaching group and control group).
- Trial name
- FamilymOTO (NCT02452164)
- Testing
- Teaching, (CellScopeOTO)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Breastfeeding
Providing Peer Mother Support Through Cell Phone and Group Meetings to Increase Exclusive Breastfeeding in Kenya
This behavioural support intervention trial will investigate the potential to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates in an urban Kenyan community through peer mother support delivered either by cell phone or through group…
- Trial name
- NCT01385410
- Testing
- Peer mother support for continued exclusive breastfeeding
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 823 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Combining Performance of Call EMS and Simultaneous Chest Compressions in a Lone Rescuer CPR
Investigators designed the novel combining technique that rescuer start the chest compression with one hand during calling for help to the Emergency Medical System (EMS) via a cell phone with another hand when he witnessed the…
- Trial name
- NCT02646046
- Testing
- Combi lone-CPR, Conventional lone-CPR
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Konkuk University Medical Center
Teen Drivers, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Promoting Intrafamily Accountability for Reducing Cellphone Use While Driving in Adults and Their Teen Children
Research participants and their parents will be recruited to take part in a randomized control trial. Participants' and their parents' cellphone use will be observed during an initial baseline period.
- Trial name
- NCT02923271
- Testing
- CellControl
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Tuberculosis
Usability Study of IeHS in Indonesia
Technology that has a particular focus on patients' needs and ease-of-use and -access plays a significant role in the development of e-health and m-health.
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Tuberculosis, Interpersonal Relations, Mobile Phone Use
- Trial name
- NCT04179344
- Testing
- Integrated e-healthcare services (IeHS) web-based app
- Where
- 3 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bekasi City Public Hospital
HIV Infections
Study of Cell Phone SMS Messages for Prevention of Maternal to Child Transmission of HIV
Optimal development of sustainable health systems must use locally relevant infrastructure. Mobile phone technology, driven primarily by local market forces rather than foreign assistance, is spreading rapidly through African…
- Trial name
- NCT01157442
- Testing
- cell phone sms text messaging
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 856 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Motor Activity, Aerobic Exercise
Prescription of Physical Exercise Through Mobile Application in Elderly
Physical inactivity is a health problem that affects people worldwide and has been identified as the fourth largest risk factor for overall mortality (contributing to 6% of deaths globally).
- Conditions
- Motor Activity, Aerobic Exercise, Mobile Applications, Aged
- Trial name
- PEME (NCT02327975)
- Testing
- Training group, Mobile group, Control group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Balearic Islands
Diphtheria, Tetanus
Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of Mobile Phone Delivered Reminders and Travel Subsidies to Improve Childhood Immunization Coverage Rates and Timeliness in Western Kenya
The project goal is to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test whether mobile phone short message system (SMS) reminders, either with or without mobile-phone based travel subsidies will improve timeliness, coverage…
- Conditions
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B
- Trial name
- m-SIMU (NCT01878435)
- Testing
- SMS reminder, Travel subsidy, Travel subsidy 2
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,018 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Malnutrition in Pregnancy, Other Disorders of Breast and Lactation Associated With Childbirth
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Cell Phone Technology as Community Based Intervention to Improve Exclusive Breast Feeding
Primary hypotheses In a hospital-based CRCT, cell phone lactational counseling starting in the third trimester of pregnancy to 24 weeks after delivery will improve the prevalence of EBF by 7.5 % (7.5% increase in EBF by…
- Trial name
- BFC (NCT01383070)
- Testing
- Lactational Counseling by Cell phone
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,036 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur
Anxiety
Investigating How the Brain Processes Different Experiences
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the efficacy of an app-based program in reducing anxiety and exploring associated changes in brain activity.
- Trial name
- NCT06051084
- Testing
- App-Delivered Mindfulness Training (MT), App-Delivered Coloring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Tobacco Use Cessation
An Evidence Based Smoking Cessation Program for Persons Living With HIV/AIDS (Project Legacy)
The goal of this research study is to compare 2 different phone-based programs for quitting smoking for people with HIV/AIDS.
- Trial name
- NCT02029612
- Testing
- Nicotine Patch, Phone Counseling, Questionnaires
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Teen Drivers, Motor Vehicle Accident
Way to Safety Cellphone Blocking
Research participants will be recruited to take part in a randomized control trial. Participants' cellphone use will be observed during an initial baseline period.
- Trial name
- NCT02416713
- Testing
- Cellcontrol DriveID, Education Only
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Smoking Cessation
Efficacy of a Mobile Application in the Smoking Cessation Among Young People
AIM: To assess the efficacy of an intervention based on the specific design and implementation of a mobile application (APP) in order to reduce the prevalence of smoking consumption among young people motivated 18 to 30 years…
- Trial name
- TOBB_STOP (NCT01734421)
- Testing
- Control group, Cell phone Aplication for Smarth Phone
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 604 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
HIV Testing
Text Messaging to Promote HIV Testing in Gay Men
The rate of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high among Peruvian men who have sex with men (MSM), and new prevention programs should be developed to reach and provide sexual health services to more…
- Trial name
- NCT07165496
- Testing
- Text message-based intervention
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia