Clinical trials: Health Behavior / Well-Being
Smoking &Amp; Tobacco Cessation
An Innovative Conversational Agent (Quitbot) for Smoking Cessation
This phase III trial compares two remote digital smoking cessation programs to see how well they work for quitting smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT04308759
- Testing
- Experimental Smoking Cessation Program, Control Smoking Cessation Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,647 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Smoking Cessation
Cigarette Pack Inserts for Smoking Cessation
This study will test whether cigarette package inserts (i.e., small printed leaflets inside cigarette packs) with messages about the benefits of cessation and tips for quitting can help smokers quit.
- Trial name
- NCT04075682
- Testing
- Inserts with efficacy messages, Pictorial warnings on packs
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 387 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Men Together Making a Difference: Reducing HIV/STD Risk Behavior Among South African Men
Sub-Saharan Africa has about 10% of the world's population, but was home to more than 60% of all people living with HIV in 2003.
- Trial name
- NCT01490359
- Testing
- Men Making a Difference HIV/STD Risk Reduction Intervention, Health Promotion Control
- Volunteers
- 1,181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Blood Pressure, Vascular Function
Smartphone App-guided Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training for Lowering Systolic Blood Pressure
This clinical trial aims to assess the efficacy of inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) guided by a smartphone app vs. IMST delivered in a clinical research setting for lowering systolic blood pressure in adults 18 years…
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Vascular Function, Adherence, Treatment
- Trial name
- NCT06229873
- Testing
- App-Based Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training, Clinic-Based Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
Tobacco Use Disorder
Persistence-Targeted Smoking Cessation
The investigators propose to develop a theory-based smoking cessation intervention (called Persistence-targeted smoking cessation; PTSC).
- Trial name
- PTSC (NCT01654107)
- Testing
- Persistence Targeted Smoking Cessation, Clearing The Air, Nicotine lozenge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ovarian Cancer
Stepping Into Survivorship: Harnessing Behavioral Economics to Improve Quality of Life in Ovarian Cancer
This research study will test whether using wearable fitness trackers with a social incentive, delivered through a game-based mobile health intervention, increases physical activity and quality of life in ovarian cancer survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT03364673
- Testing
- Fitness Tracker, Social Incentive (Way to Health)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Mental Health Wellness 1, Depression
Designing a Mental Health Model for Latina Women
The goal of this study is to implement such an approach conceptualized by a community health worker (CHW) to pilot an innovative, multi-level intervention to address social and structural determinants that negatively influence…
- Trial name
- NCT03901430
- Testing
- Group navigation model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
HIV/AIDS, Adherence, Medication
Interventions to Improve the HIV PrEP Cascade Among Methamphetamine Users
Despite increasing knowledge about and use of PrEP nationally, HIV continues to have disproportionate impact among cisgender men and transgender persons who have sex with men and transgender persons (MSM/TG), with methamphetamine…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Adherence, Medication, Drug Use
- Trial name
- NCT03584282
- Testing
- Text Messaging, Peer Navigation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Obesity, Overweight
Predicting Adherence to a Heart-Healthy Diet in Lean and Obese Individuals
Background: Sticking to a diet plan can be difficult, but is important for many different health reasons. Some people seem to have a harder time following and sticking to a diet plan than others.
- Trial name
- NCT01862796
- Testing
- Underfeeding diet, Weight maintaining diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Anxiety, Burn Out
A Study to Assess Virtual Reality by Healthcare Providers: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acceptability of using Virtual Reality intervention to help reduce anxiety and burnout symptoms and improve focus in the workplace.
- Trial name
- NCT04622527
- Testing
- Random assigned paradigm viewing order
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Tobacco Use, Tobacco Smoking
Tobacco Cessation at FDNY
At the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) World Trade Center Health Program, 36% of participants in the low dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening program are current smokers, despite referral to the…
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use, Tobacco Smoking, Tobacco Use Cessation
- Trial name
- NCT05997225
- Testing
- opt out enrollment, tailored counseling, varenicline started prior to target quit date, opt in enrollment, non-tailored counseling, varenicline started prior to target quit date
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cesarean Section, Wound Complications
Cesarean Trial of Staples vs. Sutures
To determine whether the rate of wound complications differs based on method of closure of skin incision (staples vs. suture) after cesarean delivery.
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section, Wound Complications, Patient Satisfaction, Pain Measurement
- Trial name
- CROSS (NCT01211600)
- Testing
- Staples, Suture
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 746 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Preventive Health Services
Screening for Hesitancy to Optimize Talk
The overall goal of this project is to determine whether integrating a novel parent-report measure of vaccine hesitancy into pediatric primary care is effective in improving acceptance of childhood vaccines among vaccine-hesitant…
- Trial name
- SHOT (NCT02708745)
- Testing
- Intervention Survey
- Volunteers
- 562 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Scar, Skin Scarring
Scar Appearance After Postoperative Hydrocolloid Dressing Versus Standard Petrolatum Ointment
Patients will be randomized either to receive standard daily dressing or hydrocolloid dressing using a randomization generator. After closing the wound with the sutures,the scar will be covered by a hydrocolloid dressing, which…
- Conditions
- Scar, Skin Scarring, Skin Cancer, Wound Heal
- Trial name
- NCT05618912
- Testing
- Hydrocolloid dressing, Petrolatum jelly dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Smoking Cessation
Automated Mobile Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation: A Pilot RCT (SCC PREVAILgo)
The purpose of the proposed project is to pilot test an automated mobile phone-based contingency management (CM) approach to tobacco (smoking) cessation.
- Trial name
- NCT03739437
- Testing
- Mobile Contingency Management, Standard Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Insomnia
Implementing and Evaluating Computer-Based Interventions for Mental Health: Testing an Implementation Strategy for VA Outpatient Care
Internet-based self-help programs are personalized, self-guided interventions delivered over a computer, mobile device, or other Internet platform and focused on improving knowledge, awareness, or behavior change for a mental or…
- Trial name
- NCT03151083
- Testing
- Internet-based Self-help Insomnia Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Medication Adherence, Asthma in Children
The Tailored Adherence Incentives for Childhood Asthma Medications (TAICAM) Trial
Improving adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) medication in urban minority pediatric populations is a clinical and population health priority.
- Trial name
- NCT03907410
- Testing
- Nominal Financial Incentives, Daily Adherence Reminders/Adherence Performance Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension
Phase II Study of Heart Polypill Safety and Efficacy in Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular is a major cause of mortality in Iran, accounting for 45.7% of deaths. In Golestan (North Eastern Iran) preliminary findings from follow-up of the Golestan Cohort are consistent with national figures: with 45% (at…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Heart Disease
- Trial name
- Polypill (NCT00603590)
- Testing
- Polypill
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 475 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Vaccine Refusal
Optimizing HPV Vaccine Introduction in Shanghai, China
Within low, middle, and upper income countries, low vaccine coverage results from both obstacles to vaccine access and low confidence in vaccine programs.
- Trial name
- NCT03972813
- Testing
- Broadened information about cancers, Information about STDs, Information about infectious disease
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,021 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Co-production of Health in Communities
A Mobile-health Pilot Experiment Targeting Mothers With Newborns in Rural Areas of San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala
The purpose of this study was to determine whether exposure to m-health platforms promoting recommended breastfeeding practices was effective in transmitting the exclusive breastfeeding message to participant mothers, and in…
- Trial name
- NCT02263118
- Testing
- Uni-directional SMS, Feature phone, Virtual communities
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín