Clinical trials: Health Behaviour Change
Combat Disorders
Prospective Study of Veteran Health in Previously Deployed Soldiers
Background: Previous deployments like that to the Persian Gulf in 1991 produced veterans with post-deployment symptom-based health problems with no medical explanation.
- Trial name
- NCT00285246
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 838 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Hand Hygiene, Handwashing Behaviour
Hands4Health: A Multi-component Intervention on Hand Hygiene & Well-being in Schools in Nigeria & Palestine (H4H)
The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the hands4health hand hygiene multi-component intervention on students and teachers in primary schools with limited access to water in Nigeria and Palestine.
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene, Handwashing Behaviour, Well-Being
- Trial name
- H4H (NCT05964478)
- Testing
- Multi-component hand hygiene intervention in primary schools not connected to functional water supply system in Nigeria and Palestine
- Where
- 2 sites in Nigeria, Palestinian Territories
- Volunteers
- 2,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Blood Pressure, Sleep Health
The Sleep2BWell Trial
Improving multiple domains of cardiometabolic health (CMH) through contextual behavioral interventions has the potential to substantially reduce persistent chronic disease disparities.
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Sleep Health, Diet, Healthy, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT06565104
- Testing
- Multidimensional Sleep Health Sessions, Healthy Diet Sessions, Physical Activity Sessions
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Food Preferences, Health Behaviour
Ta'am Mustadam Intervention to Promote Sustainable Food Choices
The goal of this pilot intervention is to learn if the Ta'am Mustadam program helps young adults make more sustainable food choices.
- Conditions
- Food Preferences, Health Behaviour, Choice Behavior, Feeding Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT07042412
- Testing
- Ta'am Mustadam Intervention
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United Arab Emirates University
Dietary Modification
Randomized Controlled Experiment of Dieting in Pairs
This study examined how dieting with a partner affects weight loss, diet adherence, psychological well-being, and cortisol.
- Trial name
- NCT02898844
- Testing
- Mixed Diet Condition, Both Diet Condition
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- A. Janet Tomiyama
Substance Use, Binge Drinking
Substance Use Screening to Encourage Behavior Change Among Young People in Primary Care
This study evaluates whether completing a short screening questionnaire about health behaviours in the waiting room before a primary care consultation decreases excessive substance use in young people aged 14 to 24 years.
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Binge Drinking, Cannabis Use, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- YP-HEALTH (NCT04146714)
- Testing
- Substance use questionnaire, Physical activity questionnaire
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dagmar M. Haller
Stress, Behavior
Brain and Meditation (BAM) Study
This study is a randomized controlled trial to test the impact of an app-based meditation program on perceived stress and behavioral correlates of stress with known neurobiological correlates.
- Trial name
- NCT05215314
- Testing
- mHealth Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Smoking Cessation
Treating Chinese Smokers With Interactive Expert System
The research study examined the feasibility, implementation, and efficacy of the interactive expert system intervention for smoking cessation in the Chinese American population.
- Trial name
- NCT00713895
- Testing
- Expert System, Standard Self-Help
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 363 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Overweight and Obesity
Weight Loss Goals and Satisfaction Survey
The goal of this observational survey pilot study is to learn how 3D visualization tools (i.e., personalized avatars) influence weight loss goals, satisfaction, confidence, and commitment compared to numerical weight outcomes in…
- Trial name
- NCT07541872
- Testing
- Personalized 3D Body Visualization
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis Prevention: Changes to Exercise and Diet in Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether educating parents about health and behavior management techniques will increase physical activity, calcium intake, fitness, and bone density in their children.
- Trial name
- NCT00063050
- Testing
- Physical activity and nutrition intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Healthy
Computerized Risk Assessment in an Employee Population
This is a study to determine whether a computerized risk assessment and focused patient provider interaction can improve health outcomes in an employee population.
- Trial name
- NCT00153335
- Testing
- patient-provider interaction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mental Stress
Expressive Interviewing Agents to Support Health-Related Behavior Change
Expressive writing and motivational interviewing are well-known approaches to help patients handle stressful life events. While these methods are often applied by human counselors, it is less well understood if an automated…
- Trial name
- NCT05949840
- Testing
- Expressive Interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Physical Activities, Sedentary Lifestyle
Logotherapy-Based Online Education to Improve Physical Activity in Sedentary Workers
Insufficient physical activity (PA) among individuals with sedentary occupations is associated with an increased risk of chronic disease and reduced health-related quality of life.
- Conditions
- Physical Activities, Sedentary Lifestyle, Quality of Life, Meaning of Life
- Trial name
- LOGO-PA RCT (NCT07582055)
- Testing
- Logotherapy-Based Online Education Program
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zagreb
Weight Loss, Obesity
Health Outcomes After Participating in Exercise (HOPE)
Aging is associated with significant declines in muscle mass, strength, and physical performance, all of which lead to disability, loss of independence, and adverse clinical outcomes.
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Obesity, Aging
- Trial name
- HOPE (NCT03430115)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 588 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Prediabetes, Weight Loss
Diabetes Prevention Through Genetics, Familial History and Behavior Change
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding a family engagement component to the standard Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) improves outcomes for adults with prediabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT07815236
- Testing
- LEGACY DPP, DPP
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Morehouse School of Medicine
Athletic Injuries
Implementation of the I-PROTECT Model
Evidence-based injury prevention training is highly effective in reducing sport-related musculoskeletal injuries in youth. However, this training has so far had limited public health impact because it is not widely or properly…
- Trial name
- I-PROTECT (NCT04481958)
- Testing
- I-PROTECT
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Coronary Heart Disease Risk
GENErating Behavior Change, An Integrative Health Coaching and Genetic Risk Testing Pilot
The purpose of this 4 group (2x2) pilot randomized controlled trial is to test the feasibility and logistics of incorporating genetic risk information (9p21)into standard Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) risk counseling or health…
- Trial name
- NCT01766271
- Testing
- Health Coaching, 9p21, Standard Risk Assessment
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Covid19, Cardiovascular Complication
WEAICOR: Wearables to Investigate the Long Term Cardiovascular and Behavioral Impacts of COVID-19
This is an observational COVID-19 study that uses wearable health monitoring technology to follow COVID-19 positive individuals to monitor persistent symptoms and any potential long-term complications or cardiovascular and…
- Conditions
- Covid19, Cardiovascular Complication, Behavioral Changes
- Trial name
- WEAICOR (NCT04605965)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Obesity
Research Study of Nutritional Methods to Reduce Body Fat Percentages in Overweight and Obese Populations
The purpose of this study is to compare the use of personalized low-fat meal plans vs. non-personalized low-fat meal plans and the results in body fat reduction in overweight and obese subjects 25 to 45 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT00487344
- Testing
- Non-Personalized Meal Planning, Personalized Meal Planning and Dietetic Consultation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central FITT, Inc
Weight Loss, Health Behavior
Using an API to Commercialize an Evidence-Based Weight Loss Intervention
This study will test the effectiveness of a mobile application that uses an Application Program Interface (API) to distribute evidence-based weight loss interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT02812264
- Testing
- API App, Non-API App, fitness tracker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Coeus Health, LLC