Clinical trials: Healthcare Utilization
Colorectal Neoplasms
Randomized Controlled Trial of Tailored Interactive Multimedia to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Screening Disparities
The study investigators have developed an interactive multimedia computer program that provides personally tailored education about colorectal cancer screening in the user's preferred language (English or Spanish).
- Trial name
- NCT00786747
- Testing
- Personally tailored computer program, Non-tailored control computer program
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Overweight, Childhood, Obesity Prevention
High Five! - School-based Prevention of Overweight and Obesity Among 6 to 9 Year Olds
The goal of this interventional study is to assess the effectiveness of the school-based "High Five!" program in reducing overweight, obesity and high blood pressure in children aged 7-9 years old.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Childhood, Obesity Prevention, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- DINO-PL (NCT07357857)
- Testing
- High Five
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 659 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
Compliance, Treatment
Oral Hygiene Reminders in Orthodontic Patients
Objective: To determine the effect of WhatsApp and Email reminders on oral hygiene compliance of orthodontic patients. Methods: A Randomized, parallel group, double blinded study was conducted on 54 patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT04042389
- Testing
- WhatsApp reminder, Email reminder, Control
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahsa University
Physical Activity, Patient Engagement
Active KC: a Text Message Based Intervention for Physical Activity
Active KC will involve delivering PA support tools to individuals interested in increasing their physical activity. The tools involve provision of a Garmin wearable activity monitor and participant-tailored behavior change…
- Trial name
- NCT05110508
- Testing
- Text Based Behavioral Intervention for Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Health Behavior, Health Care Utilization
Evaluation of the SafeSpace App Intervention
The goal of this study is to evaluate the impact of SafeSpace Sexual Health App, an innovative sexual health promotion program focused on reducing sexual risk factors and promoting sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing…
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Health Care Utilization, Unprotected Sex, Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Trial name
- SafeSpace (NCT06043596)
- Testing
- SafeSpace Sexual Health, SafeSpace General Health
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Child Trends
DPYD Gene Mutation, Gastrointestinal Cancer
Nudge Strategies for DPYD Testing in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancers Treated With Fluoropyrimidines
5-fluorouracil and capecitabine, sometimes called 5-FU, fluoropyrimidines, or Xeloda are a type of chemotherapy. Many people have side effects from these drugs like nausea, diarrhea, or blood problems.
- Conditions
- DPYD Gene Mutation, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Health Care Seeking Behavior
- Trial name
- DPYD Nudges (NCT06559462)
- Testing
- Focus Group, Discrete Choice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Early Detection of Cancer
The Effect of Face-to-face and Online Health Education on Women's Cervical Cancer Knowledge, Health Beliefs and Screening
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of health education given by two different methods on women's knowledge about HPV, cervical cancer health belief and screening test.
- Trial name
- NCT06021496
- Testing
- face to face health education, online health education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi
Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension
Phase II Study of Heart Polypill Safety and Efficacy in Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular is a major cause of mortality in Iran, accounting for 45.7% of deaths. In Golestan (North Eastern Iran) preliminary findings from follow-up of the Golestan Cohort are consistent with national figures: with 45% (at…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Heart Disease
- Trial name
- Polypill (NCT00603590)
- Testing
- Polypill
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 475 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Health Literacy
Theory-Based School Program to Improve Health Literacy Among Primary School Children
Health literacy is a key determinant of children's health and well-being, enabling them to access, understand, evaluate, and use health information to make informed health-related decisions.
- Trial name
- HEALTH-KIDS (NCT07702591)
- Testing
- Theory-Based School Health Literacy Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Smoking Cessation Intervention, Smoking Abstinence
Boosting Chinese Healthcare Service Providers' Utilization of Smoking Cessation Interventions by 'WeChat WeQuit' Program
In this single-blind, randomized trial, undertaken in China with 8-week interventions and follow-up to 52 weeks, about 2,200 providers will be randomly allocated to the intervention or control group.
- Trial name
- NCT03556774
- Testing
- 'WeChat WeQuit' smoking cessation training program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
Disasters, Disaster Preparedness
Effectiveness of an Audiovisual Disaster-Education Intervention on Disaster Risk Perception and Preparedness Belief Among Senior High-School Adolescents
This cluster-randomized controlled trial tests whether a short, standardized disaster-education video improves two psychological precursors of disaster preparedness among senior high-school students in a hazard-prone district of…
- Conditions
- Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Health Behavior, Risk Perception
- Trial name
- DERAP (NCT07781527)
- Testing
- Audiovisual disaster-education module, Attention-matched general-health video
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tanjungpura University
Headaches
Tailored Internet Information Supply for Patients - Part 2
Medical expert systems in combination with portal searching meta-search engines are exploited to provide reliable patient-tailored information.
- Trial name
- NCT00921453
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Health & Life Sciences University, Tryol
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Digital Health Literacy
The e-SINCERE Study
The e-SINCERE study will evaluate whether providing stable cell phones and digital navigation assistance helps patients overcome ICT barriers and connect more successfully with community services.
- Conditions
- Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Digital Health Literacy, Health Services Utilization
- Trial name
- e-SINCERE (NCT07174466)
- Testing
- Standard Referral to 211, e-SINCERE (Phone Support), e-SINCERE (Digital Navigation)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andrea Wallace
Contraceptive Behavior
Meaningful Use of Technology to Improve Health Care Delivery
While there have been major declines in teenage pregnancy around the country, Baltimore, Maryland has continued to experience increases over the last several years.
- Trial name
- DepoText (NCT01641380)
- Testing
- Text Messaging Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
General Mental Health and Well-Being, Mental Disorders
PREWELL Digital Well-being Promotion Intervention With the BitHabit App
Mental wellbeing is a major public health concern, and digital interventions have emerged as a scalable approach for promoting mental well-being and healthy lifestyle behaviors.
- Conditions
- General Mental Health and Well-Being, Mental Disorders, Common Mental Disorders (CMD)
- Trial name
- PREWELL (NCT07868146)
- Testing
- Digital wellbeing promoting intervention with the BitHabit app
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 1,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Eastern Finland
Medication Adherence, Depressive Symptoms
Testing THRIVE 365 for Black Sexual Minority Men (On The Daily)
The primary goal of this study is to test a minority stress model of psychological health outcomes for Black sexual minority men (BSMM) while using and not using a novel intervention named THRIVE 365.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms, Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- OTD (NCT05376397)
- Testing
- iTHRIVE 365
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
HIV/AIDS, Adherence, Medication
Improving Engagement in HIV Care for High-risk Women
Transgender women (assigned 'male' at birth but who do not identify as male) are disproportionately impacted by HIV and have culturally unique barriers and facilitators to engagement in HIV care.
- Trial name
- NCT03081559
- Testing
- Healthy Divas
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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)
Skin Cancer
Evaluation of Adherence to Topical Agents: Applying Communication Technology to Improve Sunscreen Use
The purpose of this study is to determine if using an electronic reminder improves adherence to sunscreen use. The specific study aims are as follows: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00535769
- Testing
- Electronic + no text message, Electronic monitor + text messages
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Colonic Disease, Adherence, Patient
Written Recommendation to Improve Adherence in Poor Bowel Preparation
Our study aims to improve adherence to international clinical guidelines of repeating colonoscopy within 1 year, when bowel cleansing has failed.
- Trial name
- NCT05709145
- Testing
- Written recommendation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 465 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar