Clinical trials: Comprehension
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Oxytocin
Understanding Oxytocin's Neural and Behavioral Effects in Adolescents Diagnosed With Autism
The investigators explored the neural and behavioral effect of oxytocin on youth with Autism spectrum disorder using magnetoencephalography (MEG).
- Trial name
- NCT05096676
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Ilanit gordon
Medication Errors
Improving Parental Understanding of Medication Instructions Through a Pictogram-Based Intervention
Liquid medication administration errors are common, and place children at risk for adverse events. Caregivers with low socioeconomic status (SES), low education and poor health literacy skills are at increased risk for errors.
- Trial name
- NCT00537433
- Testing
- Pictogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
HIV
HIV Prevention and Care Interventions for Youth in Uganda
Several studies show that Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) have poor outcomes along the entire Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention and care cascades compared to adults.
- Trial name
- HIPCY (NCT06474364)
- Testing
- Long-acting Cabotegravir injection, SEARCH-YOUTH
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MU-JHU CARE
IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), Crohns Disease
OPTImization of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment Through Understanding of Gut VIRome Heterogeneity
Title: The Role of Good Viruses in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Background An imbalance in the bacteria in the gut - called gut dysbiosis - is linked to chronic bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (IBD).
- Conditions
- IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), Crohns Disease, Colitis Ulcerative
- Trial name
- OPTIVIR (NCT07240181)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andreas Munk Petersen
Cigarette Smoking
A Smoking Cessation Study to Understand the Biological and Functional Changes After One Year of Smoking Cessation
The purpose of this study was to understand the biological and functional changes after one year of smoking cessation and to collect data on a broad range of biomarkers of exposure (BoExp) and biomarkers of effect (BoE).
- Trial name
- RIBESC (NCT02432729)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philip Morris Products S.A.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Health Literacy
Comparing Original Patient Educational Materials vs. AI-Simplified Materials to Improve Patient Comprehension and Health Literacy
Poor health literacy and patient comprehension have been associated with adverse health outcomes. Patient educational materials (PEMs) are articles that are intended to assist patients in their understanding of a given medical…
- Conditions
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Health Literacy, Patient Comprehension, Patient Educational Material
- Trial name
- NCT07505719
- Testing
- AI Simplification, Unmodified Patient Educational Material
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Meningitis, Septicaemia
Understanding Pneumococcal Carriage and Disease
Pneumococcus is a bacteria that causes disease of the respiratory tract (pneumonia and middle ear infections), blood poisoning, and meningitis. It is frequently carried by people in back of the throat without symptoms.
- Conditions
- Meningitis, Septicaemia, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT01996007
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Behavior, Consumer, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Encouraging LPG Adoption in Ghana: A Factorial Randomized Clinical Trial to Enhance LPG Adoption & Sustained Use
Household air pollution (HAP) is a top-priority public health problem in developing countries. According to the most recent comparative risk assessment, 3.5 million people die prematurely each year as a result of HAP exposures.
- Conditions
- Behavior, Consumer, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Attitude
- Trial name
- ELAG (NCT03352830)
- Testing
- RANAS Behavior Change Intervention, Infrastructural Intervention - Direct Delivery
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 781 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cerebellar Lesions
Effect of Variance on Error Correction During Coupling (Cerrebellar Lesions)
This study is a case-control study, involving persons with persons with cerebellar lesions and healthy controls. The study contains 1 descriptive and 3 experimental sessions.
- Trial name
- NCT04887753
- Testing
- Synchronisation abilities
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Glycemic Index, Gastric Emptying
Impact of Food Combination on Starch Digestion and Gastric Processing
The results of our in vitro studies strengthen the hypothesis that the contribution of salivary alpha-amylase to starch digestion has been underrated and that this enzyme can play an important role in this process.
- Conditions
- Glycemic Index, Gastric Emptying, Appetite
- Trial name
- DECOUVRIR-M (NCT03265392)
- Testing
- Bread, Water, Lemon juice
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Traumatic Brain Injury
Irony Comprehension Ability of Chinese Speaking Patients With TBI
This study aims at understanding irony comprehension ability of Chinese speaking patients with TBI through a series of self-made stories.
- Trial name
- NCT04161573
- Testing
- Watching ironic stories
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
All
Family History in a Singaporean Healthy Population
The purpose of this study is to better understand the linkages between family health history (FHH) and genomics in a Singaporean population.
- Trial name
- NCT03114553
- Testing
- MeTree
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Allergies
Understanding and Diagnosing Allergic Disease in Twins
The purpose of this study is to gain better understanding of how the immune system works in twins with and without allergic disease. Healthy volunteers are not specifically targeted.
- Trial name
- NCT01613885
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Amputation, Diabetes
Thermoregulation in Individuals With a Leg Amputation
The goal of this project is to understand the factors that affect skin temperature (e.g., tissue above amputation site, and opposite foot) in people with amputation and diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT06458426
- Testing
- shock-absorbing prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Enteric Fever Caused by Salmonella Enterica Serovar Paratyphi A
Understanding Paratyphoid Infection
Enteric fever is responsible for over 20 million illnesses and 200,000 deaths each year. S. Paratyphi A accounts for a substantial and increasing proportion of these cases, as high as 90% in some regions of Asia.
- Trial name
- NCT02100397
- Testing
- Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A (strain NVGH308)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford