Clinical trials: Motivation
Sleep, Physical Activity
Effects of a Wearable Device and Social Media-Based Intervention on Physical Activity and Sleep Quality in Adults
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine whether the use of a wearable device and social media based intention increases physical activity and enhance sleep quality among adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06739876
- Testing
- Wearable device-based intervention (with motivational support via social media), Wearable device-based intervention (without support)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Chung Hsing University
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Translational Research to Inform Interventions for Challenging Behavior
This project is meant to identify relations between the reinforcement histories of 80 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the prevalence of extinction bursts.
- Trial name
- NCT04842500
- Testing
- Demand Informed Moderator Analysis
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Psychological Stress, Depressive Symptoms
Effectiveness of Medicorp HO Preparatory Course
After completion of 5 years of medical school training, the next step of becoming a House Officer is said to be associated with high levels of stress.
- Conditions
- Psychological Stress, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety State, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT03510195
- Testing
- MEDICORP HO PREPARATORY MODULE
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 267 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Health Risk Behaviors, Risk Reduction Behavior
Enhancing Quality in Protective Strategies
The most successful young adult alcohol or marijuana interventions involve the provision of accurate, nonjudgmental personalized feedback, but notably the inclusion and effectiveness of protective behavioral strategies (PBS)…
- Trial name
- EQUIP (NCT04978129)
- Testing
- Online and Text Messaging Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Texas Health Science Center
Aging
Daily Activity Study of Health: Increasing Physical Activity in Aging
In this six-week behavioral intervention, sedentary older adults will receive daily health messaging via their smart phone to better understand their daily activities and emotions.
- Trial name
- DASH (NCT04315363)
- Testing
- Motivational MRI and Behavioral Intervention, Control MRI and Behavioral Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
Nicotine Dependence, Nicotine Withdrawal
Human Laboratory Study of Varenicline and Bupropion for Nicotine Dependence
The objective of this proposal is to elucidate effects of bupropion SR + varenicline on smoking-cessation related processes in early abstinence using a human laboratory model.
- Trial name
- ChanBan (NCT00749658)
- Testing
- Bupropion, Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Major Depressive Disorder
Imaging Dopamine Release in Depression
This study aims to determine whether ventral striatal dopamine release is a mechanism of reward motivation in major depression, whether dopamine release is low in depression, and whether DA release and reward motivation predict…
- Trial name
- NCT02033369
- Testing
- Pramipexole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Motivational Intervention, Nicotine Anonymous
Motivation and Skills for Detained Teen Smokers
The long-term objective of this research is to increase the investigators understanding of effective smoking interventions for understudied adolescents at high risk for continued smoking into adulthood.
- Conditions
- Motivational Intervention, Nicotine Anonymous, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Relaxation Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT01387516
- Testing
- Motivational Intervention, Relaxation Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 314 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rhode Island
HPV Vaccination, Vaccine; Uptake
PREVENT HPV-Related Cancers - BootCamp Translation
This study will serve as one of the first to develop and test the effectiveness of strategies to promote HPV vaccination among diverse rural parents and caregivers of children ages 9-17 years in the Mountain West.
- Conditions
- HPV Vaccination, Vaccine; Uptake, Vaccination; Series Completion
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT06290206)
- Testing
- PREVENT - BCT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Focus of Study: Neural Correlates of Oxytocin Administration
Deciphering the Role of Oxytocin in Motivation: an fMRI Study
The proposed study will investigate the effects of intranasal oxytocin administration on neural activity associated with social and non-social motivation.
- Trial name
- NCT01722071
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tiffany Love
Tobacco Use Disorder, Smoking Cessation
Development of a mHealth Intervention for Ambivalent Smokers
The current pilot study will assess the feasibility and acceptability of a novel mHealth app designed for people who are ambivalent about quitting smoking.
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use Disorder, Smoking Cessation, Motivation, Behavior, Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT04560868
- Testing
- Control mHealth program, Experimental mHealth program, Nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Healthy
A Study to Test the Effectiveness of Different Interventions to Improve Physical Activity in Adults.
During the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, physical activity (PA) engagement levels declined worldwide. Despite the overwhelming adoption of wearable fitness tracker (WFT) devices, it continues to be unclear as to their…
- Trial name
- NCT04902014
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing, Education, Wearable Fitness Trackers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Exercise, Physical Activity
Community-based Intervention Effects on Older Adults' Physical Activity
The research team will conduct a 2 x 2 factorial experiment testing the individual and combined effects of two empirically and theoretically relevant sets of behavior change strategies on community-dwelling older adults' physical…
- Conditions
- Exercise, Physical Activity, Accidental Fall, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT03326141
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Program, Physical activity monitors (e.g., Fitbit), Interpersonal Behavior Change Strategies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 309 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Stress, Psychological, Motivation
Brain and Stress Study
Motivational deficits such as anhedonia are core to several psychiatric disorders and underlie significant functional impairment.
- Trial name
- BASS (NCT06044090)
- Testing
- Minocycline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Aging
A Social Media Game to Increase Physical Activity Among Older Adult Women
This study will test the effects of a social media game on the physical activity of older adult women. The game will consist of playful weekly challenges that require sharing photographs on a private social media group and also…
- Trial name
- CHALLENGE (NCT04095923)
- Testing
- Social media game, Standard self-regulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Tobacco Smoking, Smoking Behaviors
Human Perception of Odors and Odor Blockers
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether blockers of perception of key odorants in cigarette smoke have any utility in smoking cessation.
- Trial name
- NCT06191419
- Testing
- Odorants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tim McClintock
Alcohol Drinking, Marijuana
Marijuana's Impact on Alcohol Motivation and Consumption
This laboratory study will employ a repeated measures experimental design to examine the effect of high (7.2% THC) and moderate (3.1% THC) dose of marijuana, relative to placebo, on alcohol craving and on behavioral economic…
- Trial name
- NCT02983773
- Testing
- THC 7.2%, THC 3.1%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 157 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Prediabetes
ForgIng New Paths to Prevent DIabeTes (FINDIT)
This study will evaluate the effects of screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and brief counseling about screening test results on weight and key health behaviors among Veterans with risk factors for T2DM.
- Trial name
- FINDIT (NCT02747108)
- Testing
- Blood Test Group Intervention, Brochure Group Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Addiction Nicotine
Self-activation in Individuals With and Without Nicotine Dependence
The purpose of this study is to see if a non-medication intervention can increase motivation and reward processing to non-drug reward cues (for example, a picture of one's favorite food) in individuals with and without nicotine…
- Trial name
- NCT03170258
- Testing
- Neurofeedback (from fMRI and/or EEG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Substance Use
Prevention of OUD: The HOME Project (Housing, Opportunities, Motivation and Engagement)
Homeless youth have a much higher rate of substance use than non-homeless peers with evidence suggesting that homeless youth have the highest rates of opioid use among youth subgroups in the country (Brands et al., 2005); heroin…
- Trial name
- HOME (NCT04135703)
- Testing
- Risk Prevention Services + Housing, Risk Prevention Services Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University