Clinical trials: Health Behaviour Change
Hypertension, Health Behavior
Nourish: A Digital Health Program to Promote the DASH Eating Plan Among Adults With High Blood Pressure
The goal of Nourish is to help adults with high blood pressure enjoy an eating pattern called DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) to lower blood pressure and improve health.
- Trial name
- NCT03875768
- Testing
- Tracking plus coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Cigarette Smoking
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Test the Effect of a Smartphone Quit Smoking Intervention on Young Adult Smokers
The primary aim of this study will be to determine the effectiveness of a smartphone delivered app for young adult smokers on quitting smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT01983150
- Testing
- Crush the Crave Application, On the Road to Quitting - Self Help
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,601 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity
Using Interventional Informatics to Address Social Determinants of Health During Clinical Care Visits to Promote Behavior Change and PREVENT Cardiovascular Disease
Healthcare providers recognize the need for behavior change and the influence of social determinants on youth at risk for poor cardiovascular health (CVH), especially among those of low-socioeconomic status (SES).
- Trial name
- NCT06121193
- Testing
- PREVENT tool, Wait-list Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Medication Adherence, Renal Transplant
Efficacy of Envarsus XR and Digital Health Technology in Reducing Tacrolimus Fluctuation and Frequency of Dose Changes
Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressive agent prescribed to prevent organ rejection in post transplant patients, in combination with other immunosuppressants.
- Trial name
- NCT04711291
- Testing
- Conversion to Envarsus-XR and use of smart phone app, TransMedAx, Convert to Envarsus XR once daily
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Diabetes, Covid19
Diabetes Outcomes in COVID-19 Pandemic
Diabetes management and follow-up has become a challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nation-wide lockdowns and social distancing measures adopted in an attempt to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission have significantly…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Covid19, Isolation, Social
- Trial name
- NCT04573335
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,282 people
- Sponsor
- Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan
Physical Inactivity
The PAC Project: Integrating a Physical Activity Counsellor in the Primary Health Care Team
The Physical Activity Counselling (PAC) randomized controlled trial had as overall goal the establishment of a collaborative interdisciplinary primary care team to encourage physical activity.
- Trial name
- PAC (NCT00222560)
- Testing
- Intensive physical activity counselling by an integrated physical activity counsellor
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Severe Obesity
Effect of Nutritional Intervention and Olive Oil in Severe Obesity
Obesity is a worldwide epidemic with increasing prevalence, specially severe obesity (Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2). It is a multifactorial disease that involves genetic and environmental factors that lead to increased…
- Trial name
- NCT02463435
- Testing
- Nutritional intervention, Nutritional intervention plus olive oil, Olive oil
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 229 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Goias
Metabolic Syndrome X, Lifestyle-related Condition
Metabolic Risk Management, Physical Exercise and Lifestyle Counselling in Low-active Adults; Controlled Randomized Trial
The purpose of this study is evaluate the effectiveness of different doses of supervised exercise training intensity -concomitant to lifestyle counselling- as a Primary Health Care intervention tool for the management of the…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome X, Lifestyle-related Condition, Lifestyle Risk Reduction, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- BELLUGAT (NCT02832453)
- Testing
- Lifestyle, Aerobic interval training, Traditional continous training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- INEFC-Lleida
Hypertension, Medication Adherence
Collabree: An Intervention to Improve the Regularity of Medication Intake
This a clinical study to improve medication adherence among patients with hypertension in Switzerland. Adult men and women who suffer from high blood pressure and have been prescribed a therapy consisting of at least 4 tablets…
- Trial name
- NCT04708756
- Testing
- Collabree Mobile Phone Application Medication Adherence Booster (simplified version), Collabree Mobile Phone Application Medication Adherence Booster
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- Collabree AG
Alcohol Drinking, Self Efficacy
ChangeGradients: Promoting Adolescent Health Behavior Change
As most adolescents visit a healthcare provider once a year, health behavior change interventions linked to clinic-based health information technologies hold significant promise for improving healthcare quality and subsequent…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Self Efficacy, Adolescent Behavior, Risk-Taking
- Trial name
- NCT04110756
- Testing
- ChangeGradients
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Water-Related Diseases
SAFEWATER Health & Behaviour Impact Field Trials; Colombia
At least 1.8 billion people globally use a source of drinking water that is faecally contaminated and thus likely to lead to diarrheal illness: nearly 1,000 children die each day due to water and sanitation-related diarrhoeal…
- Trial name
- SAFEWATER (NCT04829981)
- Testing
- SAFEWATER systems for drinking water disinfection, Behaviour change interventions
- Where
- 3 sites in Colombia, Mexico
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Health Behavior
SWAP-MEAT With Athletes for MC-URC: Three Diets on Athletic Performance
This study aims to investigate the impact of two plant-based diets-whole food plant-based (WFPB) and plant-based meat alternatives (PBMA)-vs. an omnivorous diet (Animal) on endurance and muscular strength in recreational athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT06014307
- Testing
- Diet order: PBMA, Animal, Diet order: Animal, PBMA
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Psychological Stress
Meditation Apps for Stress Management in Black Women
This randomized remote pilot study will evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of two meditation and mindfulness applications among approximately 40 Black women ages 35-64 experiencing moderate to high…
- Trial name
- NCT07807501
- Testing
- Exhale™ Meditation App, Levelhead Mindfulness App
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
All-comers
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Associated With Utilitarian E-bike Use
Physical inactivity and sedentary are recognized as important risks factors for several diseases and total mortality. One of the main perceived barriers to physical activity is the lack of time and motivation.
- Trial name
- VELONAPS (NCT03307473)
- Testing
- E6BIKE
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Insomnia
Digital Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Spanish Speaking Latinas/os (Dormir Mejor Study)
The primary objective of the proposed study is to examine the effectiveness of a culturally adapted digital program of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) compared to minimally enhanced usual care (mEUC) on primary…
- Trial name
- NCT05353296
- Testing
- Digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) program, Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC), Somryst (culturally adapted)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Health, Subjective, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
Personalized Lifestyle Intervention for Improving Functional Health Outcomes Using N-of-1 Tent-Umbrella-Bucket Design
The LIFE-HOUSE research project is designed to evaluate the impact of a personalized lifestyle intervention program on functional capacity as an approach to quantitating health, and its relationship to well understood disease…
- Conditions
- Health, Subjective, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Autoimmune Diseases
- Trial name
- LIFE-HOUSE (NCT04005456)
- Testing
- Supplements and/or medical foods, Behavioral change support program, Food plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Metagenics, Inc.
Metabolic Syndrome, Exercise
Time Restricted Eating (TRE) and High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to Improve Health in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome (METS)
Studies in mice provide compelling evidence that feeding/fasting cycles can be altered to produce beneficial effects on weight loss and cardiometabolic health markers in the absence of caloric restriction.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Exercise, Weight Loss, Obesity
- Trial name
- TRE-HIIT-METS (NCT06501001)
- Testing
- High-Intensity Interval Training, Experimental: Time-Restricted Eating
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Premature, Low Birth Weight
Effect of Kangaroo Baby Massage on Mother-infant Interaction at Home
The objective of this randomized clinical trial will determine the effectiveness of nursing intervention (Kangaroo Baby Massage) on the interaction between mothers and premature, low birth weight infants at home The dyad mother…
- Conditions
- Premature, Low Birth Weight, Mother-Infant Interaction, Gain, Weight
- Trial name
- KBM (NCT04908332)
- Testing
- Kangaroo Baby Massage
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Stress, Coping
Evaluating Knowledge Mobilization Sustainability Approaches
The overarching objective of the current study is to evaluate the effectiveness, acceptability, strategy use, and maintenance of behaviour change of different stress management sustainability groups.
- Conditions
- Stress, Coping, Well-being, Mindfulness
- Trial name
- NCT07242378
- Testing
- Sustainability of stress management strategy use, Stress management
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Overweight , Obesity
Research on the Needs, Feasibility, and Intervention Effects of AI Health Coach-based Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention (JITAI) in Weight Management for Overweight/Obese Adults
This pilot study evaluates the needs, feasibility, and preliminary effects of an artificial intelligence (AI) health coach-based just-in-time adaptive intervention for weight management in adults with overweight or obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT07682571
- Testing
- AI Health Coach-based Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine