Clinical trials: Health Risk Behaviors
Weight Maintenance, Weight Loss
ObeSity and Jobs in SoCioeconomically Disadvantaged CommUnities: A Randomized CLinical Precision Public HealTh Intervention --The SCULPT-Job Study
This is an interventional research study about clinical, psychosocial, and behavioral factors that impact weight loss, weight maintenance, and cardiovascular disease in socially disadvantaged persons.
- Conditions
- Weight Maintenance, Weight Loss, Stress, Psychological, Job Stress
- Trial name
- SCULPT-Job (NCT04709549)
- Testing
- Diabetes Prevention Program + Job and Legal Services, Diabetes Prevention Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Psychological Distress, Anger Problems
Evaluation of the Readiness Supportive Leadership Training - National Guard
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate an intervention aimed at increasing the support leaders in the National Guard provide to their subordinates to promote mental health and well-being and reduce risk…
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, Anger Problems, Loneliness
- Trial name
- RESULT-NG (NCT07203170)
- Testing
- Readiness Supportive Leadership Training for the National Guard (RESULT-NG)
- Volunteers
- 5,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Nicotine Addiction
Developing Evidence to Inform Regulatory Policy on Nicotine Content in E-Liquids
The goal of this observational study is to learn if electronic cigarette users who currently choose to use lower nicotine eliquids have reduced harm compared those who choose higher nicotine eliquids.
- Trial name
- NCT06619964
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Rochester Institute of Technology
Smoking, Problem Drinking
A Medical Assistant-Based Program to Promote Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care
The purpose of the study is to determine whether a program of screening and intervention for four health risk behaviors (smoking, problem drinking, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy diet) carried out by medical assistants in primary…
- Conditions
- Smoking, Problem Drinking, Sedentary Lifestyle, Unhealthy Diet
- Trial name
- NCT00273806
- Testing
- Intervention for 4 behavioral risks by medical assistants.
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 864 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Health Behavior, Risky, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Sistas Informing Sistas on Topics About AIDS and Prevention (SISTA-P)
In this project, the investigators will provide a new HIV prevention training and empowerment sessions to Black women in Washington D.C., Atlanta and New Orleans, who are at high risk for getting HIV.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Risky, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health-Related Behavior
- Trial name
- SISTA-P (NCT06307028)
- Testing
- SISTA-P Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Risky Health Behavior, Substance Use Disorders
The STop UNhealthy Substance Use Now Trial
The STop UNhealthy (STUN) Substance Use Now Trial (STUN II) is a multisite trial aiming to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of the following strategies for improving the implementation of screening and interventions for…
- Conditions
- Risky Health Behavior, Substance Use Disorders, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Use Disorder
- Trial name
- STUN II (NCT06524232)
- Testing
- Practice Facilitation (PF), Learning Collaborative (LC), Performance Incentives (PI)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Menopause, Depression
Depression, Aging, Stress and Heart Health Study
Depression is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and this comorbidity contributes significantly to the morbidity and mortality of women.
- Conditions
- Menopause, Depression, Heart Disease in Women, Stress
- Trial name
- DASHH (NCT05570721)
- Testing
- Trier Social Stress Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Risk Factor, Cardiovascular
Home-based HIIT in a Primary-care Setting for at Risk Individuals: A Multidisciplinary Approach
The prevalence of chronic inactivity related diseases including obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus has reached global epidemic proportions.
- Trial name
- NCT04553614
- Testing
- Home-based HIIT, Control
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Smoking Cessation, Weight Loss
Comparing Two Treatments That Both Target Smoking Cessation and Weight Loss at the Same Time.
The study has two phases. In Phase 1, the investigators will revise and pilot the distress tolerance (DT) protocol that was originally developed and piloted in a previous study (2P20 GM103430, Spas, PI).
- Trial name
- BREATH (NCT04130698)
- Testing
- Distress Tolerance, transdermal nicotine patch, Active Health Control
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island College
Long COVID, Acute COVID-19
Chronic Stress as a Risk Factor for Long COVID
The disease caused by the pathogen SARS-CoV-2 is known as coronavirus disease with the acronym COVID-19. The acute phase of this condition typically lasts one to two weeks and usually results in a full recovery.
- Trial name
- StressLoC (NCT05652634)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 380 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Breast Cancer Prevention
MELIORA Data Collection Campaigns
To support the development of the MELIORA digital app for the MELIORA main intervention, an initial pilot study (Data Collection Campaign, DCC) is being conducted with the three target participant groups: healthy women at…
- Trial name
- DCC (NCT07190066)
- Testing
- Data Collection campaign
- Where
- 7 sites in Greece, Lithuania and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harokopio University
Risk Reduction Behavior, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Corazon de la Familia (Heart of the Family)
The Corazón de la Familia study is a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of a novel family-focused lifestyle modification intervention to reduce risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among…
- Conditions
- Risk Reduction Behavior, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03196024
- Testing
- Family-focused intervention arm, Individual-focused intervention arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 526 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gia Mudd
Psychotic Disorders, Bipolar Disorders
Physical Co-morbidity, Poor Health Behaviour and Health Promotion in Verona Patients With Functional Psychoses
The study evaluates the efficacy of health promotion strategies on diet and physical activity in patients with psychosis. Half of the participants will receive an intervention protocol based on education and behavioural change…
- Trial name
- PHYSICO-DSM-VR (NCT02807688)
- Testing
- Health Promotion Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 325 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda ULSS di Verona e Provincia
Breast Cancer
Heart Health After Cancer Treatment (HEART-ACT)
This is a pilot study testing multi-disciplinary health behavior intervention in breast cancer survivors who have been treated at Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG).
- Trial name
- NCT06055803
- Testing
- Intake Session, Individual Sessions, Group Sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Health Behavior, Genetic Information
The DNA-Based Lifestyle Enhancement Trial
Despite the known cardiovascular benefits of regular physical activity and having a balanced diet, it has proven challenging to change health behaviours towards favourable lifestyles.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Genetic Information, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- DNAble (NCT03583983)
- Testing
- Personalized Health Recommendations, Generic Health Recommendations
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 424 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Suicide Prevention
Increasing Help-Seeking Behavior Among Transitioning Veterans at Risk for Suicide With Online Gatekeeper Training
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a gatekeeper training called VA S.A.V.E. which was developed through a partnership between the VA and the PsychArmor Training Institute.
- Trial name
- NCT04565951
- Testing
- VA S.A.V.E.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Food Insecurity, Obesity, Childhood
Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Food Insecurity
Food insecurity is prevalent in the United States. Defined as unstable and inadequate access to food, food insecurity disproportionately affects low-income households, those with children and those with a Black or Hispanic head…
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Obesity, Childhood, Inflammation, Mental Health
- Trial name
- NCT04968496
- Testing
- Food Secure Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Exercise, Cerebral Palsy
RaceRunning for Young People With Moderate-to-severe Cerebral Palsy
Physical inactivity in people with cerebral palsy (CP) has been linked with increased risk of cardiometabolic disease. Exercise studies rarely include people with CP with severe walking impairments and assess the sustainability…
- Trial name
- NCT04034342
- Testing
- RaceRunning
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Margaret University
Health Behavior
Sustainable HIV Risk Reduction Strategies for Probationers
The purpose of the Texas Christian University (TCU) Disease Risk Reduction (DRR2) Project is to develop and test a self-administered tablet computer app, StaySafe, for probationers under community supervision that is designed to…
- Trial name
- DRR2 (NCT02777086)
- Testing
- StaySafe
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 511 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Christian University
Smoking
Literacy and Smoking Risk Communications
Objectives: Smokers with varying levels of health literacy as assessed by the S-TOFHLA (i.e., inadequate, marginal, adequate) recruited from the community will listen to one of 4 different types of messages emphasizing the health…
- Trial name
- NCT00684437
- Testing
- Focus Group, Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 494 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center