Clinical trials: Health-risk Behaviours
Breast Cancer, Psychology, Social
Effectiveness of Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Tobacco During Breast Cancer Treatment (ONKODETOX)
Despite scientific, clinical and political incentives, alcohol and/or tobacco screening and brief intervention (SBI) services are poorly implemented in oncology settings.
- Trial name
- ONKODETOX (NCT03371732)
- Testing
- Motivational Intervention group, Educational advises group
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Bergonié
Behavioral Health
Feasibility Testing a Meditation App for Youth in the Legal System
This feasibility clinical trial aims to assess the feasibility of implementing a 1-month app-based meditation program with youth in the juvenile legal system. The primary questions it is designed to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05146167
- Testing
- Bodhi AIM (intervention group), HIB (control group)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Feasibility
The EMERGE Project: Feasibility of Assessing Economic and Sexual Risk Behaviors Using Text Messages in Young Adults
As part of the development of the Engaging Microenterprise for Resource Generation and Health Empowerment (EMERGE) Project, the study team will conduct a single-group study to examine the feasibility of assessing economic and…
- Trial name
- NCT03237871
- Testing
- Text-message survey and informational text messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Health Communication, Smoking
Messages About Reduced Nicotine in Combusted Tobacco Products
The investigators will conduct a message-exposure experiment with nationally representative samples of smokers, dual-users (cigarettes and e-cigarettes), and young adult non-smokers (aged 18-29).
- Conditions
- Health Communication, Smoking, Smoking, Tobacco, Smoking Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT05506046
- Testing
- Reduced nicotine message exposure, Modified risk message exposure, Combined message exposure (reduced nicotine + modified risk)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,901 people
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Diet Modification, Substance Use Disorders
The Impact of a Parenting Intervention on Latino Youth Health Behaviors
The purpose of this study is to test if a parenting program can be used to prevent substance use among Latino youth and at the same time promote healthy eating.
- Conditions
- Diet Modification, Substance Use Disorders, Diabetes Mellitus Risk, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- FPNG+ (NCT03517111)
- Testing
- Nutrition/substance use prevention, Substance use prevention only, Academic success program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 844 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Bipolar Disorder, Cardiovascular Disease
Self-Management Addressing Heart Disease Risk Trial
The purpose of this research study is to learn whether or not people with bipolar disorder can reduce their risk of heart disease and related conditions by having a Care Manager provide self management and care management.
- Trial name
- SMAHRT (NCT00499096)
- Testing
- Chronic care model for Bipolar Disorder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus
Evaluation of a Letter Intervention Promoting a Plant-based Diet
The researchers' mission is to promote healthier eating behavior and to reduce costs associated with healthcare. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of mailing randomly selected participants a letter promoting a…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03880838
- Testing
- Personal testimonial, Forks Over Knives Documentary, Commitment nudge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11,234 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Diet, Healthy, Health Risk Behaviors
Impact of BC Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program on Diet Quality and Psychosocial Well-being of Low-income Adults
The British Columbia (BC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program (FMNCP) provides low-income households with $21/week in coupons to purchase healthy foods at farmers' markets and supportive nutrition skill-building activities.
- Trial name
- NCT03952338
- Testing
- Food coupons, Nutrition skill-building
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 285 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Risk Reduction, Environmental Exposure
Monitoring Environmental Exposures and Behavioral Change
The goal of this study is to examine what effect real-time feedback on particulate matter (PM) air pollution levels has on risk recognition and behavior.
- Conditions
- Risk Reduction, Environmental Exposure, Risk Behavior, Health
- Trial name
- NCT05338242
- Testing
- Real-Time Exposure Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Obesity
Communicating Risk Information for Obesity
This study will examine the impact of providing genetic risk information for obesity on people's attitudes and beliefs about obesity, health behaviors and weight outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT01355224
- Testing
- Genetic, Lifestyle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 798 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Disease Population Risk Tool
The purpose of this study is to develop, evaluate, and apply a predictive algorithm for assessing CVD risk in the community setting: the Cardiovascular Disease Population Risk Tool (CVDPoRT).
- Trial name
- CVDPoRT (NCT02267447)
- Volunteers
- 104,219 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
HIV Infections, Hepatitis C
Tajik Migrant Health Education Study
This study will test the efficacy of a peer-education prevention intervention to reduce risky drug, alcohol, and sexual behaviors among male Tajik labor migrants who inject drugs (MWID) while working in Moscow.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Hepatitis C, Risky Health Behavior, Risk Reduction Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04853394
- Testing
- MASLIHAT, TANSIHAT
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
HIV
Health Improvement Project - Providence
This study will investigate whether phone-delivered mindfulness training is feasible and acceptable for persons living with HIV and whether it may help them improve adherence to medications and reduce risky sexual behaviors.
- Trial name
- HIP (NCT02886234)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Training (MT), Health Coaching (HC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Behavior, Health Risk, Implementation Science
Incentive-based and Media Literacy Informed Approaches to Improve Vaping Cessation
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and compare the preliminary effect of vaping cessation program consisting of media literacy education and real-time text messaging support and leverage insights from behavioral…
- Conditions
- Behavior, Health Risk, Implementation Science, E Cigarette Use, Cessation, Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT05586308
- Testing
- Text-massaging suport, Financial incentive, Media literacy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
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
Impulsivity, Compulsive Overeating
tDCS for Impulsivity and Compulsivity in Obesity
Even when they know it can improve health, many individuals with loss of control eating struggle when they are trying to make and sustain new health habits for weight loss and maintenance of weight loss.
- Conditions
- Impulsivity, Compulsive Overeating, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04405089
- Testing
- Device: Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) coupled with cognitive training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Cardiovascular Disease, Preeclampsia
Heart Health 4 Moms Trial to Reduce CVD Risk After Preeclampsia
This study will compare two arms in a randomized clinical trial of cardiovascular risk prevention in women with a history of preeclampsia.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Preeclampsia, Hypertension, Post-partum Weight Retention
- Trial name
- HH4M (NCT02147626)
- Testing
- Web-based educational and motivational modules, Information and Screening Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Asthma
Supporting Asthma Management Behaviors in Aging Adults
A 3-arm, patient-randomized trial among Latino and African-American older adults with poorly-controlled asthma will be conducted to compare the effectiveness of clinic-based vs.
- Trial name
- SAMBA (NCT02316223)
- Testing
- Supporting Asthma Management Behaviors in Aging Adults (SAMBA)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 406 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Prevention, Unintended Pregnancy Prevention
Preventing Health Damaging Behaviors in Male and Female Army Recruits
Health damaging (risk) behaviors of young military personnel are reflections of health problems facing all young people in the U.S.
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Prevention, Unintended Pregnancy Prevention, Sexual Risk Reduction, Alcohol and Other Substance Use Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT01234103
- Testing
- Preventing Helath Damaging Health Behaviors in Male and Female Army Recruits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 933 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Department of Defense
Sexual Behavior
Young Men and Media Study
Adolescent sexual minority males (ASMM) continue to account for a disproportionate number of HIV infections in the United States. Racial and ethnic minority populations are particularly affected.
- Trial name
- NCT04109443
- Testing
- Young Men & Media Program, Available websites on safe sex and preventing STIs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University