Clinical trials: Ecological Momentary Assessment
Psychophysiological Reactivity and Recovery
Physiology of Liberation
This academic study examines how everyday experiences are related to short-term physiological reactivity and recovery and whether one or more brief standardized mindfulness/attention-instruction sessions change these patterns.
- Trial name
- NCT07780266
- Testing
- Brief Standardized Mindfulness/Attention Instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Child Obesity, Eating Behavior
Tween Sleep Patterns, Appetite Control, and Environment
The goal of this study is to learn about how children's sleep is related to their eating behaviors the next day, and to learn about factors that relate to eating behaviors and sleep health that are specific to preadolescent…
- Conditions
- Child Obesity, Eating Behavior, Sleep
- Trial name
- TweenSPACE (NCT05853393)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Alcohol Misuse, Homeless
Efficacy of a Smartphone-Based JITAI to Reduce Drinking Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Approximately 1 out of every 3 adults experiencing homelessness has a current alcohol use disorder (AUD). Alcohol use plays a central role in increased morbidity and mortality in this population, with some studies suggesting it…
- Trial name
- SmartT_A (NCT06821295)
- Testing
- Smart-T Alcohol, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Mindfulness
Mindful Breathing Using EMA and and Actigraphy: A Pilot Study
This study will examine the effect of mindful breathing and the mechanism of positive spirals of mindfulness using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and actigraphy.
- Trial name
- NCT04718753
- Testing
- Mindful breathing intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Alcohol Drinking
EMA for the Exposure to Alcohol Advertisements
The present proposed study has 3 primary objectives to address the knowledge gap regarding the exposure to alcohol advertisements in university students: (1) To estimate the frequency of exposure to alcohol advertisements and…
- Trial name
- NCT04055402
- Testing
- Ecological momentary assessments, Control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Inactivity, Physical, Sedentary Behavior
The YourMove Study: Optimizing Individualized and Adaptive mHealth Interventions Via Control Systems Engineering Methods
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of a new digital health tool that uses a phone and smartwatch to encourage physical activity and increase weekly amounts of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) over…
- Trial name
- YourMove (NCT05598996)
- Testing
- COT-Based Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 386 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Prehypertension
Measuring Individual Responses to a Wholegrains and Nuts Intervention to Reduce Blood Pressure in Prehypertension
The aim of the study is to investigate whether physiological, psychological and environmental factors, at an individual level, modify a) adherence, and b) blood pressure response, to a nuts and wholegrains intervention in…
- Trial name
- MI-DIET (NCT04326686)
- Testing
- Dietary intervention: nuts and wholegrains with dietary advice for a blood-pressure lowering diet
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Pain
Screening Protocol
This study is a screening evaluation for volunteers who are interested in participating in National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) research studies about pain and related processes, such as emotion, mood…
- Trial name
- NCT07712874
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Smoking Cessation
Effectiveness of Ecological Momentary Assessment Based Smoking Cessation Intervention
The EMA-based intervention in this proposal is aimed to motivate the majority of smokers who do not prefer to use traditional cessation aids for quitting and help them quit smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT05212220
- Testing
- EMA-based intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 459 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Behavioral Health
Testing the Effectiveness and Implementation of a Meditation App for Youth in the Legal System
The goals of this hybrid type 2 randomized controlled trial (RCT) are to evaluate the effectiveness and individual-level implementation of a 1-month app-based meditation program with youth on probation in Cook County, IL.
- Trial name
- NCT06997120
- Testing
- Bodhi AIM (intervention group), HIB (control group)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Sleep
Cannabis Association With Sleep Study
The purpose of this study is to learn more about cannabis use, sleep, and stress, and whether there is any relationship between the three.
- Trial name
- CaSS (NCT06982950)
- Testing
- Manipulation of Sleep Duration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Aging
Active Life Engagement in Relation to Health-related Outcomes Among Community-dwelling Chinese Older Adults
This study aims to examine within-person variations of different contexts (time, physical, psychosocial and affective) of active life engagement, and how these variations predict a set of physiological indicators and…
- Trial name
- NCT03518580
- Testing
- real-time assessment of biopsychosocial functioning
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Smoking Cessation
Mobile EMA-based Peer Counselling for Youth Smokers
This pilot trial aims to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of EMA-based peer counseling for youth smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT05732220
- Testing
- EMA assessment, EMA-based cessation counselling, Usual peer counselling
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Tick Bites
The Tick App: Changing Behaviors With Educational Messaging
The goal of this work is to evaluate the use of ecological momentary assessments as a tool to assess risk and risk factors for tick encounters and tick-borne diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT06880692
- Testing
- Educational Materials delivered via the Tick App
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Obesity, Childhood, Binge Eating
Project REST: Regulation of Eating and Sleep Topography
Overweight/obesity and inadequate sleep are prevalent, and frequently co-occurring, health risks among children, both of which are associated with serious medical and psychosocial health complications including risk for…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Binge Eating, Sleep, Self-regulation
- Trial name
- NCT04057716
- Testing
- Sleep restriction, Sleep extension
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
IBS, Diarrhea Predominant, IBS, Constipation Predominant
Proposal Evaluating Time-specific Relationships Between Variables of Pain, Stress, and Bloating in IBS Diarrhea and Constipation Symptoms Using a Palm Pilot
Purpose: The associations between pain, stress, bloating, and their short interval temporal relationships to defecation in IBS D, C \& M are of great interest to the field of functional GI disorders, but have not been adequately…
- Conditions
- IBS, Diarrhea Predominant, IBS, Constipation Predominant, IBS, Mixed Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT00619125
- Testing
- palm pilot recording responses to questionnaires
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ecological Momentary Assessment Best Practices
Exemplar: Determining the Best Practices for EMA Studies
Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is a measurement methodology that utilizes the repeated collection of real-time data on participants' behavior and experience in their natural environment.
- Trial name
- Exemplar (NCT05194228)
- Testing
- Ecologial Momentary Assessment settings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 416 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Cancer, Aging
Real-time Behavioral Interventions
The goal of this study is to adapt an evidence-based sedentary behavior reduction intervention for men and women living in Alabama and determine its feasibility, acceptance, and limited efficacy.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Aging, Comorbidities and Coexisting Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT04457128
- Testing
- Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Daily Self-weighing, Daily Temperature-taking
Self-Weighing: an Ecological Momentary Assessment
The primary objective of this study is to experimentally test the momentary and more distal psychological effects of daily self weighing as compared to an active control group.
- Trial name
- SWEMA (NCT03273491)
- Testing
- daily self-weighing, daily temperature-taking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
Move@NUS: a Digital Intervention Cohort Promoting Healthy Movement Behaviours
The aim of the Move@NUS pilot study is to determine the feasibility of establishing a digital intervention cohort to monitor and improve the health and wellbeing of students by encouraging them to engage in healthy movement…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior, Sleep Insufficiency, Well-Being, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT06597890
- Testing
- educational content (sleep hygiene), sleep hygiene strategies, reminders
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore