Clinical trials: Happiness
Mental Well-being, Happiness
Joyful Parenting Pilot Project RCT Study
Aims: To enhance mental well-being of adolescents, adults and their families by creating a positive, happy and joyful environment in the community. Targets: Parents aged 12-59 and their family members in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT03282071
- Testing
- Joyful Parenting Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
N/A - Healthy Subjects
Text Messaging Intervention on Happy Family Meal for Improving Family Communication and Well-being in Hong Kong Adults
Family meals are crucial for family communication and well-being. This text messaging intervention digitalizes Happy Family Kitchen II, a face-to-face community-based intervention previously shown to be effective.
- Trial name
- NCT06747780
- Testing
- Text messaging, Control (Usual care)
- Volunteers
- 1,050 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Wang Man-Ping
Stress (Psychology), Inflamation
A Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Reduce Stress Through the Cultivation of Loving-Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity in Healthcare Professionals
Nearly 50% of the adult workforce experience adverse psychological symptoms (e.g., stress, depression, burnout, etc.) stemming from workplace stressors, with healthcare workers experiencing rates as high as 80%.
- Conditions
- Stress (Psychology), Inflamation, Psychosocial Functioning
- Trial name
- FIERCE (NCT07283744)
- Testing
- Building Emotional Strength Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Social Activity
Oxytocin and Social Behavior Over the Lifespan
This study will investigate if intranasal oxytocin (a hormone naturally produced in the body) promotes motivation for, and engagement in, social activities in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00914953
- Testing
- oxytocin (Pitocin)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Claremont Graduate University
Well-being, Happiness
Evaluation of a Multicomponent Nature-based Intervention for Well-being and Relationship With Nature
Randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of a multi-component nature-based intervention on clinical outcomes for visitors from different natural areas in Brazil.
- Trial name
- NCT05486156
- Testing
- A Time with e-Nature
- Where
- 6 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 486 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Mental Health
Three-dimensional Virtual Reality and Hands-on Aromatherapy
A quasi-experimental trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of this combination in promoting happiness, perceived stress, sleep quality, experience on meditation, and life satisfaction among institutionalized older…
- Trial name
- NCT04324216
- Testing
- 3D virtual reality and hands-on aromatherapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Parenting
Be Good Parents (Parent Education)
The collaborator has its vision as "To have children, individuals, families and migrants across countries live in dignity and harmony, and be contributing members to a just, humane and caring society." Parents are very…
- Trial name
- NCT02986009
- Testing
- Parenting, Information
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 353 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of Hong Kong
Meditation
Kindness is Lesser Preferable Than Happiness: Investigating Interest in Different Effects of the Loving-kindness and Compassion Meditations
As an initial step, Study 1 intended to compare the interest in different effects of LKCM among a convenient sample of university students.
- Trial name
- NCT06424951
- Testing
- LKCM(Loving-kindness and Compassion Meditations)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,658 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Normal University
Infant Term Birth
Happy Smooth Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the stool composition and GI tolerance of an experimental formula with a new fat blend plus L. reuteri vs control formula.
- Trial name
- NCT03710551
- Testing
- Experimental Infant Formula, Standard Infant Formula
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Physical Activity, Healthy Diet
Training Program for Happy Family Kitchen Movement Project
This training program is a part of Happy Family Kitchen Movement Project, which is a community-based research project with 3 main components for data collection - training programs, community-based family interventions and public…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Healthy Diet, Family Health, Happiness and Harmony, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT02604108
- Testing
- Physical Exercise, Healthy Diet
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
Korean Joint Registry for Alzheimer's Treatment and Diagnostics (JOY-ALZ)
The purpose of this research is to investigate the long-term effectiveness and safety of new Alzheimer's disease treatments, particularly monoclonal antibody therapies like lecanemab and donanemab, as well as to enhance…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- JOY-ALZ (NCT06889818)
- Where
- 3 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital
Anxiety
Happy Mother - Healthy Baby: Supplement Study on Biological Processes Underlying Anxiety During Pregnancy
As a supplement to the ongoing randomized evaluation of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) anxiety prevention intervention in Pakistan (R01-MH111859), the investigators propose to explore potential biological mechanisms…
- Trial name
- HMHB-Bio (NCT04566861)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety during pregnancy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Happiness, Educational Problems
A RCT of Walking With Positive Education in Retired Elders
Three arms of experimental design were used: Pedometer walking training (PWT), positive education and pedometer walking training (PEPWT), and pedometer walking (PW).
- Conditions
- Happiness, Educational Problems, Exercise
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT03607877)
- Testing
- Pedometer walking training and positive education, Pedometer walking with training, pedometer walking
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
Happiness in the General Population
Improving Happiness in Flanders
This study aims to assess the effects of two different types of interventions aimed at increasing happiness in the Flemish general population as compared to individuals that receive no intervention.
- Trial name
- HAP-FLA (NCT02041741)
- Testing
- Weekly tips, Daily Tips
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10,863 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Family Health, Happiness and Harmony, Physical Health
Happy Family Kitchen Movement Project
In recent years, Hong Kong is undergoing rapid changes together with macro social and economic trends. The increasingly complex and diverse family structure is leading to a major concern in the well-being of families, including…
- Conditions
- Family Health, Happiness and Harmony, Physical Health, Psychosocial Health, Family Communication
- Trial name
- HFKM (NCT02563613)
- Testing
- Physical Exercise (PE), Healthy Diet (HD), Wait-list Control (C)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,419 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Well-being
Enduring Happiness and Continued Self-Enhancement (ENHANCE) 2.0
The study is designed to compare the efficacy of two programs intended to improve happiness and well-being among healthy, community adults between the ages of 25 and 75 years.
- Trial name
- NCT03257527
- Testing
- ENHANCE group, MBSR group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Happiness
Psychosocial Benefits of Gratitude Journals
This randomized controlled study will examine the effects of different interpersonal gratitude journals compared to a neutral control journal on psycho social outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02570685
- Testing
- Reflective Interpersonal Gratitude, Reflective-Behavioral Gratitude, Neutral Control Journal
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Limerick
Physical Activity, Cardiometabolic Health
Optimizing Cardiometabolic Health, Cognition and Academic Performance in Children (HAPHC)
Children and young people are moving less and less. In combination with an unhealthy diet, this has led to a sharp increase in overweight and obesity among children worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT04956003
- Testing
- 45-minute daily physical activity
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Family Health, Happiness and Harmony, Physical Health
Family Drama Project II
A harmonious family relationship has significant effects on the psychological well-being and development of children. Good communication between parents and children is a crucial element for family health, happiness and harmony.
- Trial name
- NCT04048915
- Testing
- Long live drama, Short live drama
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 7,026 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Well-being at Work
Well-being at Work: Research Into Happiness at Work
Organizations are becoming increasingly aware that employees are an important factor in gaining and maintaining competitive advantage.
- Trial name
- NCT05660330
- Testing
- Holistic semi-tailormade well-being intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent