Clinical trials: Health Behaviour Change
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)
Physician Well-being, Cognitive Function
Performance Nutrition for Residents and Fellows
Currently, residents commonly experience dehydration and poor nutrition during nighttime duty hours as a result of heavy work load, lack of time to take nutrition and hydration breaks, or limited or no access to healthy food and…
- Conditions
- Physician Well-being, Cognitive Function, Diet Modification, Diet Habit
- Trial name
- NCT03698123
- Testing
- Dietary Modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Health Education, Community, Diet, Food, and Nutrition
Change in Child-feeding Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices With Nutrition Education Mass Media in Ghana
Optimal infant and young child feeding practices are largely inadequate in rural and poor households in Ghana. Child welfare clinics (CWCs) focus on immunization, supplementation, and growth monitoring and promotion (GMP)…
- Conditions
- Health Education, Community, Diet, Food, and Nutrition, Malnutrition, Infant Nutritional Sciences
- Trial name
- NCT02800564
- Testing
- Active mass media approach, Passive mass media approach
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 689 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Pregnancy, Women
Women's Health Behaviors Stages of Change (Transtheoretical Model) in Preconception Period
H0: Preconceptional preparatory training period between pregnancies with and without women is no difference in terms of changes in health behavior.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Women, Education
- Trial name
- NCT03893084
- Testing
- Pregnancy preparation training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Stress, Depression
Evaluation of the Efficacy and Mechanisms of Change of Compassion Cultivation Training in Medical Students
The aim of this randomized, waitlist controlled trial is to examine the efficacy of the Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT©) in reducing psychological distress (i.e., stress, anxiety and depression) and burnout symptoms while…
- Conditions
- Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Burn Out
- Trial name
- NCT04690452
- Testing
- Compassion Cultivation Training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Weight Loss
SMART Weight Loss Management
The overall objective of this study is to use an innovative experimental approach, the SMART (Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial), to determine the best way to sequence the delivery of mHealth tools and traditional…
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT02997943)
- Testing
- Step 1 Treatment: APP, Step 1 Treatment: APP + Coaching, Step 2 Treatment Strategy: Modest Step-up
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Dengue, Zika
Using Digital Technology for the Prevention of Aedes-Borne Diseases in Colombian Communities
Arboviral diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, remain an important public health concern in Colombian communities.
- Conditions
- Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, Aedes-borne Diseases
- Trial name
- DigiAedes (NCT07517731)
- Testing
- Full intervention, Partial intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia, Germany
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Freiburg
Physical Activity, Gamification
Using Gamified Elements to Increase Daily Step Count in University Students in Taiwan A RCT
Background: Physical inactivity is a major factor in the onset of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide. Heart disease, Diabetes mellitus, and hypertensive diseases are among the top 10 leading causes of death in Taiwan in…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Gamification, Daily Step Count
- Trial name
- AGEPATWRCT (NCT06818071)
- Testing
- Points and Leaderboards, Social Aspects, Health Messages
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Stress, Psychological Stress
Understanding Everyday Stress
This research study is being done to better understand how people experience stress in everyday life and how that stress may relate to sleep and physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT05502575
- Testing
- Self-monitoring and personalized stress management, Self-monitoring and general stress management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Alcohol Abuse, Drug Use
The Weaving Healthy Families Program
Alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse and violence in families are co-occurring risk factors that drive health disparities and mortality among Native Americans (NA), making the long-term goal of this research is to promote health…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Abuse, Drug Use, Violence, Domestic, Child Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT03924167
- Testing
- Weaving Healthy Families Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
HIV, PrEP
Behavioral Intervention for PrEP Service Utilization Among Chinese MSM: A HAPA and CEI Integrated Model
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel, intelligent intervention platform in bridging the "intention-behavior gap" for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among men who have sex with men…
- Conditions
- HIV, PrEP, MSM, Behavior Changes
- Trial name
- NCT06931106
- Testing
- HAPA and CEI behavioral intervention, HAPA-based intervention
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Dietary Behavior; Metabolic Health; Obesity; Lifestyle Modification; Metabolic Syndrome Risk
Agentic AI Personalized Dietary Management Study
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an Agentic AI-based personalized dietary management algorithm among adults undergoing health screening.
- Trial name
- AIDiet (NCT07638241)
- Testing
- Static AI-based personalized dietary goal setting, Adaptive AI-based personalized dietary management
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Smoking Cessation
Helping Moms Quit Pilot Trial
The objective of this study is to test the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a tailored text message program to support smoking abstinence among postpartum women who smoke or recently quit.
- Trial name
- NCT05041413
- Testing
- Moms Quit, Text4Baby
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Tobacco Use Cessation
Changing the Default for Tobacco Treatment
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact and efficacy of a new approach to smoking cessation treatment versus the traditional approach.
- Trial name
- NCT02721082
- Testing
- Opt Out Treatment Program, Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Opt In Treatment Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Health Behavior
Feasibility of a Multi Site RCT to Establish the Effectiveness of a Health Behaviour Change Intervention for Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD).
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing brief psychological intervention to help patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), reduce cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- NCT04753281
- Testing
- Lifestyle counselling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NHS Grampian
Maternal Nutrition, Child Nutrition
Climate-Responsive Nutrition, WASH, and Heat Counselling for Maternal and Child Health in Sindh, Pakistan
The goal of this trial is to evaluate whether a climate- and gender-responsive integrated package of nutrition, hygiene (WASH), and heat-adaptation counselling can improve maternal and child health and nutrition outcomes among…
- Trial name
- IGNIT3 (NCT07819994)
- Testing
- Training of Lady Health Workers (LHWs), Training of Healthcare Providers (HCPs) at Facilities
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Health Behavior Modification Using Mindfulness
Promoting Adherence to Anti-Hypertensive Medications and Lifestyle Guidelines Through Mindfulness Practice
Adherence is a major problem for the approximately one-third of Americans over the age of 20 who suffer from Hypertension (HTN).
- Trial name
- NCT03924531
- Testing
- Mindful Awareness Program, Health Promotion Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Obesity
Elements Vital to Treat Obesity Study
The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the first rigorously optimized, remotely delivered treatment for obesity against the current gold standard treatment in a head-to-head randomized controlled trial.
- Trial name
- EVO (NCT04708769)
- Testing
- Smartphone App Participants (APP), Diabetes Prevention Program Participants (DPP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 524 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Depression
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Simple Marketing Intervention in Changing Student Attitudes to Depression
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a simple marketing intervention in changing attitudes towards depression and its treatment among university students.
- Trial name
- NCT00122083
- Testing
- Health education information
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Noise Exposure, Sleep Disturbance
Low Particle Emission and Low Noise Tyres
This study will investigate the biological mechanisms linking sleep disruption by noise and the development of disease. In a laboratory sleep study, the investigators will play synthesised automotive tyre sounds, investigating…
- Conditions
- Noise Exposure, Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Hygiene, Metabolic Disturbance
- Trial name
- LEON-T (NCT05611619)
- Testing
- Tyre noise - continuous flow, Tyre noise - discrete events, High noise level
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University