Clinical trials: Challenging Behaviour
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Development and Validation of a System for the Anticipation of Challenging Behaviors
Most people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present at least one form of challenging behavior (CB). Self-injurious, aggressive, and disruptive CBs linked with social interaction, community-based service exclusion, and a life…
- Trial name
- NCT05340608
- Testing
- Smart, non-invasive shirt - Physiological parameters, Smart, non-invasive shirt - Relation with challenging behaviors, Smart, non-invasive shirt - Proof of Concept
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ariel University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Effectiveness of Parent-Mediated Intervention Combined With Positive Behavioral Support on Challenging Behaviors and Parenting Stress Among Children With Autism.
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a parent-mediated intervention combined with Positive Behavioral Support (PBS) in reducing challenging behaviors among children with autism and decreasing parenting stress in South…
- Trial name
- NCT07570550
- Testing
- Parent-Mediated Intervention + Positive Behavioral Support (PMI + PBS)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Behavior Disturbance, Muscle Hypotonia
Effect of Massage Therapy in a Multisensory Environment for Intellectual Disabilities
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of multisensory environment (MSE) and/or massage therapy (MT) in residents with severe and profound intellectual disabilities (ID) who received massage therapy in MSE…
- Trial name
- MT-MSE (NCT02120820)
- Testing
- Multisensory environment (MSE), Massage therapy (MT), Control group
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Smoking Behavior, Special Needs Child
Evaluation of the Effects of Passive Smoking and Parental Stress on Challenging Behaviors in Mentally Retarded Children With Urine Cotinine Levels
This research was planned to determine the effect of environmental cigarette smoke exposure and parenting stress level on the severity of challenging behaviors in mentally disabled children
- Trial name
- smoking (NCT06691022)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Dementia Alzheimers
Ageing Gut Brain Interactions
This research project will address a desperate need for evidence on how diet could be used to treat and improve symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- NCT03593941
- Testing
- Standard Diet
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Aging, Adults With Overweight and Obesity
Effects of Physical Exercise and a Nutritional Supplement on Body Composition, Metabolic Function, and Overall Health in Adults With a Metabolically Challenging Profile
Early-onset metabolic disturbances (such as mild hyperglycemia, subclinical dyslipidemia, excess body fat, and reduced functional capacity) represent one of the major public health challenges among middle-aged and older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Adults With Overweight and Obesity, Supplementation, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT07504068
- Testing
- Group 1: Exercise + thermogenic supplement (EX-TS)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Dementia
Multidisciplinary Intervention for Challenging Behaviour (Agitation) in Patients With Dementia
The increasing prevalence of dementia is a major challenge to the health authorities in most countries. Nearly all the persons suffering from dementia experience behavioural and psychological symptoms (BPSD).
- Trial name
- TID (NCT01183351)
- Testing
- Psychosocial intervention
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Autism Spectrum Disorder With Intellectual Deficiency
Recording Stress Biomarkers in Autism Spectrum Disorders
The goal of this observational study is to learn how stress affects children and young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- STRESSDEFIS (NCT07535801)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universite Cote d'Azur
Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder
Integrated Smart Speaker Promoting Positive Parenting Among Caregivers of Youth With Challenging Behaviors
This project will develop and evaluate the feasibility of an integrated smart speaker and mobile/web-based application, "FamilyNet" (FN) to assist parents in implementing empirically supported behavioral parenting strategies to…
- Trial name
- FamilyNet (NCT05535387)
- Testing
- FamilyNet smart speaker/mobile application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Psychosocial Intervention
Managing Challenging Behaviors-ADHD
The purpose of this study is to test whether short, time-limited parent education programs designed to help children diagnosed with ADHD and disruptive behaviors can be helpful to families that may not be able to participate in…
- Trial name
- MCB-ADHD (NCT05674968)
- Testing
- Managing Challenging Behaviors in ADHD; Psychosocial program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Obesity; Familial, Pregnancy Related
Pre-Pregnancy Weight Loss and Baby Behavior Study
This study will help researchers learn more about how babies respond to bottle nipples with larger or smaller holes. Researchers guess that infants of mothers with obesity who did not lose weight prior to pregnancy will have the…
- Conditions
- Obesity; Familial, Pregnancy Related, Infant Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06358729
- Testing
- Typical Nipple, Challenging Nipple
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Telehealth-Enabled Versus In-Person Parent-Mediated Behavioral Treatment for Challenging Behaviors in Children With ASD
The purpose of the research is to determine whether parent-mediated behavior therapy for challenging behavior commonly displayed by children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be as effective when delivered via telehealth as…
- Trial name
- NCT05268796
- Testing
- Behavior therapy, Psychoeducation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Behavior Problems, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
RCT of PR-ESSENCE - a Problem Solving Model for Youth With Challenging Behavior in Special (SiS) Treatment Homes
Randomized controlled trial of PR-ESSENCE treatment for youth with challenging behavior in two youth treatment homes, including 60-70 youth.
- Trial name
- NCT04505072
- Testing
- PR-ESSENCE, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Intellectual Disability
FCT With Young Children With ID in the UK: A Feasibility Project V.1
The current project aims to assess the feasibility of conducting Functional Communication Training in the UK with a small sample of young children (aged under 9) in an NHS setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02721394
- Testing
- Functional Communication Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kent
Teach-Back Communication, Arthritis
Analyzing Challenging Clinical Discussions in Orthopaedics
The goal of this study is to analyze patient:provider communication surrounding the discussion of difficult clinical conversations such as knee replacement options.
- Conditions
- Teach-Back Communication, Arthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis, Knee Arthropathy
- Trial name
- NCT03058393
- Testing
- Teach-Back Lesson
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Acquired Brain Injury
A Biofeedback Intervention for the Prevention of Challenging Behaviour
This study aims to explore whether feedback from a physical monitoring device (electronic watch) to prompt patients to use an anxiety management strategy can help prevent challenging behaviour.
- Trial name
- NCT03260335
- Testing
- Anxiety management strategy
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Challenging Behavior
A Single-Arm Pilot Trial for Mitigating Relapse of Severe Problem Behavior
The goal of this study is to improve how we teach self-control and communication skills to children and adolescents with challenging behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT06732219
- Testing
- Functional Communication Training, Extinction-Correlated Stimuli, Caregiver Fading
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Auburn University
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II
Parental Coping With Challenging Behavior in Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I-III
The study quantitates behavioral challenges in mucopolysaccharidosis type I-III and parental coping strategies
- Conditions
- Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type III, Behavior Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03161171
- Testing
- This is an observational study
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Challenging Behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Measurement of Treatment Effects
The overall objective is to evaluate and compare the efficacy of two common treatments for CB in children and adolescents with autism using multiple outcome measures.
- Trial name
- NCT07024303
- Testing
- Psychotropic medication (at discretion of psychiatrist), Behavioral therapy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Matthew J O'Brien, PhD, BCBA-D
Autism, Challenging Behavior
Testing a Measurement Feedback App to Improve Data Quality, Supervision & Outcomes in Behavioral Health
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether a smartphone-based data collection and feedback application ("Footsteps") improves the quality of behavioral data collected by one-to-one aides and leads to better youth mental…
- Conditions
- Autism, Challenging Behavior, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Trial name
- Footsteps (NCT07042347)
- Testing
- Behavioral economics strategies, Electronic platform
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania