Clinical trials: Interpersonal Skill
Social Skills, Emotional Dysfunction
Feasibility and Acceptability Off The Equus Effect
The VA Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation's Whole Health initiative promotes the use of complementary and integrative health (CIH) approaches with traditional medical care to help Veterans achieve…
- Trial name
- NCT04159506
- Testing
- mindfulness, emotion didactics, interpersonal skills, experiential learning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Schizophrenia
Virtual Reality Training for Social Skills in Schizophrenia
Social impairments are core features of schizophrenia that lead to poor outcome. Social skills and competence improve quality of life and protect against stress-related exacerbation of symptoms, while supporting resilience…
- Trial name
- VR-SS (NCT03128099)
- Testing
- Virtual reality social skills training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Gross Motor Development Delay, Social Skills
SKIPping With PAX: An Integrated Gross Motor and Social-Emotional Skill Intervention
The purpose of this study was to test the effects of an integrated intervention on the gross motor and social-emotional development of rural preschool boys and girls.
- Conditions
- Gross Motor Development Delay, Social Skills, Social Behavior, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04656990
- Testing
- Integrated Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 277 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Gaming for Autism to Mold Executive Skills Project
The goal of the project is to better understand executive control-how children manage complex or conflicting information in the service of a goal.
- Trial name
- GAMES (NCT02361762)
- Testing
- Computerized executive control training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Autism
Learning Enhancement Through Neurostimulation in Autism
This study will examine whether brain stimulation paired with social skills learning can help teenage boys with autism learn how to make and keep friends. Brain stimulation can enhance learning in some people.
- Trial name
- LENS (NCT02998684)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, PEERS Social Skills Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Social Anxiety
Wiring Adolescents With Social Anxiety Via Behavioral Interventions
This study is a validation study to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and impact of WASABI (Wiring Adolescents With Social Anxiety via Behavioral Interventions), a mobile application employing a closed-loop technology in…
- Trial name
- WASABI (NCT03990870)
- Testing
- dCBGT + WASABI, dCBGT Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Posit Science Corporation
Resident Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cross-cultural Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Patient-clinician Encounters
The Provider Awareness and Cultural Dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons Trial
This study is designed to test the impact of a new curriculum, called Provider Awareness Cultural Dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons (PACTS), on surgical residents' cross-cultural knowledge, attitudes, and skills surrounding the care…
- Conditions
- Resident Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cross-cultural Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills in Patient-clinician Encounters, Patient-reported Satisfaction With Resident Physicians Involved in Their Care, Patients' Clinical Health Outcomes After Surgery
- Trial name
- PACTS (NCT03576495)
- Testing
- PACTS curriculum, Standard Residency Curriculum
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,901 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Social Phobia
Assessment and Treatment of Social Skills Deficits in Individuals With Social Phobia
This study will determine whether people with social phobia are deficient in certain social skills.
- Trial name
- NCT00073333
- Testing
- Social Skills Training, Exposure Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 379 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Sexual Violence, Primary Prevention
Testing a Life Skills Application to Address Interpersonal Relationships in College (MKit)
This study utilizes implementation science principles to culturally adapt a pre-existing web-based application (WebApp) for use with college students.
- Trial name
- NCT03715426
- Testing
- MKit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Paranoia, Schizophrenia
Oxytocin Treatment of Schizophrenia
Purpose: Test whether intranasal administration of the neuropeptide, oxytocin, improves social cognition, social functioning and decreases paranoia and other psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia.
- Conditions
- Paranoia, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
- Trial name
- OTS (NCT01028677)
- Testing
- intranasal spray with oxytocin, nasal spray without oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder
D-Cycloserine and Social Skills Training in Autism Spectrum Disorders
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of D-cycloserine for improving social impairment in child with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD).
- Conditions
- Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder NOS
- Trial name
- NCT01086475
- Testing
- D-cycloserine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Mental Illness, Schizophrenia
The Use of Skills Training to Augment Compensated Work Therapy (CWT)/VI for Veterans With SMI
The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a combined social skills training and cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention for seriously mentally ill Veterans as they begin employment.
- Trial name
- MPROVE (NCT00272168)
- Testing
- Maryland Program for Vocational Effectiveness, Supportive Treatment for SMI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Veterans, Homeless Persons
Improving Housing Outcomes for Homeless Veterans
Many homeless Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) enroll in the VA's Supported Housing (VASH) program but struggle to obtain and sustain housing.
- Conditions
- Veterans, Homeless Persons, Mentally Ill Persons
- Trial name
- NCT03646149
- Testing
- Housing Skills Training Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Oxytocin and Social Cognitive Skills Groups
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and preliminary efficacy of integrating targeted dosing of intranasal oxytocin with a social cognitive skills group therapy for school-aged children with autism…
- Trial name
- ION-ASD (NCT02918864)
- Testing
- Oxytocin, Social Cognitive Skills Training, Facilitated Play Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Schizophrenia, Schizo Affective Disorder
Virtual Reality Training for Social Skills in Schizophrenia - Comparison With Cognitive Training
Social impairments are core features of schizophrenia that lead to poor outcome. Social skills and competence improve quality of life and protect against stress-related exacerbation of symptoms, while supporting resilience…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizo Affective Disorder, Social Skills
- Trial name
- NCT04005794
- Testing
- social VR (virtual reality) training, Cognitive training (control game)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Enhancing Social Competence in Adults With Autism
SENSE Theatre®, combines several well-documented, effective behavioral strategies, such as the inclusion of trained peer models, theatre play techniques involving predictable (i.e., scripted) and flexible (improvised) role-play…
- Trial name
- NCT04349644
- Testing
- SENSE Theatre
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Social Skills, Self-Criticism
Development and Pilot Trial of an Intervention to Reduce Disclosure Recipients Negative Social Reactions and Victims Psychological Distress and Problem Drinking
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate an intervention, Supporting Survivors and Self: An Intervention for Social Supports of Survivors of Partner Abuse and Sexual Aggression (SSS).
- Conditions
- Social Skills, Self-Criticism, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03488927
- Testing
- Supporting Survivors and Self: An Intervention for Social Supports of Survivors of Partner Abuse and Sexual Aggression (SSS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,268 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Hampshire
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Animal Assisted Intervention With Dogs for Children With ADHD
This pilot study aims to replicate results of a previously studied novel, non-pharmacological psychosocial intervention for children with ADHD, utilizing an Animal Assisted Intervention with therapy dogs combined with traditional…
- Trial name
- PACK-PM (NCT05102344)
- Testing
- Behavioral Social Skills Training, Animal Assisted Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Investigating Social Competence in Youth With Autism
Our treatment, SENSE Theatre, combines several well-documented, effective behavioral strategies and theatre techniques. The proposed project will extend previous findings showing improving improvement in memory for faces.
- Trial name
- NCT03368001
- Testing
- SENSE Theatre, Tackling Teenage Together
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 318 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Schizophrenia, Aging
Functional Rehabilitation for Older Patients With Schizophrenia
Aging and psychosis are major priority areas for VA. This project is a continuation of a Merit Review Program, in which we developed, manualized and conducted randomized controlled trials of a novel psychosocial rehabilitation…
- Trial name
- FROPS (NCT00712075)
- Testing
- CBSST+PDA, Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training, PDA-only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs