Clinical trials: Motivation
Hepatitis C, Medication Adherence
Intensive Models of HCV Care for Injection Drug Users
Injection drug users (IDUs) constitute 60% of the approximately 5 million people in the U.S. infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV treatment leading to sustained viral response (SVR) is associated with increased survival.
- Trial name
- NCT01857245
- Testing
- Intensive Models (mDOT and CGT) of HCV Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Alcohol Dependence, Chronic Hepatitis C
Study of the Effects of Motivational Enhancement Therapy on Alcohol Use in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether motivational enhancement therapy (MET) reduces alcohol use in a population of HCV-infected veterans who are currently drinking alcohol and have alcohol disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00596960
- Testing
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), Health education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Apathy, Stroke Sequelae
Accelerated rTMS for Post-Stroke Apathy
This pilot study will investigate the safety, feasibility, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of accelerated high-dose repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) targeting the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) to…
- Conditions
- Apathy, Stroke Sequelae, Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Stroke/Brain Attack
- Trial name
- NCT05878457
- Testing
- MagVenture MagPro Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Tobacco Smoking Cessation, Motivation
Pro-Change Smoking Cessation Intervention
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a behavioral economics solution impacts smoking cessation program engagement and quit rates.
- Trial name
- NCT02299076
- Testing
- Behavioral economics incentives, Minimal incentives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 422 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VAL Health, LLC
Sedentary Behavior, Exercise
Multiphase Optimization Trial of Incentives for Veterans to Encourage Walking
Regular physical activity (PA) is essential to healthy aging. Unfortunately, only 5% of US adults meet guideline of 150 minutes of moderate exercise; Veterans and non-Veterans have similar levels of PA.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Exercise, Walking, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT04518943
- Testing
- Walking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Tobacco Use Disorder
Smokers' Health Project: Self-Determination and Maintaining Tobacco Abstinence
These two studies will examine the role of autonomous motivation in maintained adherence. The first study will determine whether smokers are still abstinent from tobacco 32 months after starting in a previous project (Smoker's…
- Trial name
- SHP (NCT00178685)
- Testing
- Self-determination Intervention for Tobacco Dependence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 837 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Substance Abuse, Intravenous, HIV
Change the Cycle: An RCT to Prevent Injection Initiation
The study will test the efficacy of a hour long, one-on-one, active listening counseling session (called Change the Cycle or CTC) aimed at reducing behaviors among active people who inject drugs (PWID) that research has found to…
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse, Intravenous, HIV, Heroin Dependence, Opioid Dependence
- Trial name
- CTC (NCT02774954)
- Testing
- Change the Cycle
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 979 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
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
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
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
Type 2 Diabetes, PreDiabetes
Behavioral Economics for Activity Motivation in Adolescents (BEAM)
There is an urgent need to engineer targeted physical activity interventions that are effective and scalable for obese adolescents and young adults (AYA) with type 2 diabetes (T2D), who often have very low levels of physical…
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, PreDiabetes, Insulin Resistance, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04874415
- Testing
- 1RLD, 1RLW, 1RGD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cervical Cancer, Tobacco Use
Smoking Cessation for Cervical Cancer Survivors
The goal of this research study is to compare a program called Motivation And Problem-Solving (MAPS) to the standard treatment to help participants with a history of cervical cancer or high-grade cervical dysplasia quit smoking.
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, Tobacco Use, Smoking Cessation
- Trial name
- NCT02157610
- Testing
- Self-Help Materials, Nicotine Patch, REDCap
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
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
Cocaine Use Disorders
Glutamatergic Modulation of Motivation Enhancement: A Pilot Feasibility Trial
This study evaluates the feasibility of a treatment paradigm that involves naturalistic cocaine use opportunities in the context of psychotherapy aimed at utilizing these opportunities therapeutically.
- Trial name
- NCT02373124
- Testing
- infusion of NMDA antagonist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Psychosis
The Relationship Between Autobiographical Memory and Motivation
People with a diagnosis of psychosis often experience low motivation and pleasure when thinking about doing future activities. This leads, quite understandably, to doing fewer activities they used to enjoy and not taking up…
- Trial name
- NCT03677635
- Testing
- Guided Autobiographical Memory Recall
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
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
Obesity
GLP-1 Analogue Effects on Food Cues, Stress, Motivation for Highly Palatable Foods, and Weight
To examine response to a glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue vs. placebo in patients with obesity and assess impact on craving, hunger, stress, and weight outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04779697
- Testing
- GLP-1 analogue - semaglutide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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
Ischemic Heart Disease, Hopelessness
Reducing Hopelessness Through Improved Physical Activity in Adults With Heart Disease: With COVID-19 Considerations
After a 30-year decline, heart disease is projected to increase up to 18% by 2030. Participation rates in cardiac rehabilitation remain extremely low and hopeless individuals are less likely to participate.
- Conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease, Hopelessness, Physical Activity, Motivation
- Trial name
- Heart Up! (NCT03907891)
- Testing
- Motivational social support from nurse, Motivational social support from nurse with additional support from significant other, Attention control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
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