Clinical trials: Motivation
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
Smoking, Smoking Cessation
Identifying Treatments to Motivate Smokers to Quit
At any given point in time, most smokers are not interested in making a serious quit attempt. Data suggest that 30% of smokers have no plans to quit, 30% plan to quit at some future date, 30% plan to quit in the next 6 months…
- Conditions
- Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Motivation, Nicotine Dependence
- Trial name
- Motivation (NCT01122238)
- Testing
- Nicotine Patch, Nicotine Gum, Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 517 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cocaine Abuse, Cocaine Dependence
n-Acetylcysteine and Cocaine
This study will determine the initial efficacy, safety and tolerability of n-acetylcysteine as a pharmacotherapy for cocaine dependence.
- Trial name
- NCT02141620
- Testing
- Cocaine, n-Acetylcysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kentucky
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
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
Cognition
Motivation, Brain Function and Mood in Individuals With Cold and/or Flu
This study aim to adapt and test a novel indication of motivation in participants with cold \& flu using the Picture Surfing Task (PST).
- Trial name
- NCT02860169
- Testing
- Participants self-administered questionnaire and assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
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
Eating Disorders
Motivate: A Web-based Intervention
The aim of this study is to test whether MotivATE can increase attendance at assessment. This will be done using a single-consent Zelen randomised control trial, with all non-emergency adult clients referred to the Kimmeridge…
- Trial name
- NCT02777944
- Testing
- Motivate: a web-based intervention
- Volunteers
- 313 people
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth 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
Prediabetes
INcreasing Veteran EngagemeNT to Prevent Diabetes (INVENT)
This study will evaluate a VA MyHealtheVet Secure Messaging intervention that uses different intervention messaging strategies designed to increase engagement in behaviors to prevent type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- INVENT (NCT03403231)
- Testing
- INVENT Secure Messaging Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
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
Hypertension, Public Health; Nursing Staff
Nursing Interventions Based on Protection Motivation Theory in Hypertensive Patients
Hypertension is a major global public health problem. In order to be successful in hypertension management, patients should receive timely and accurate diagnosis, acquire healthy lifestyle habits, start antihypertensive drug…
- Trial name
- NCT05995977
- Testing
- Nursing interventions based on protection motivation theory in patients with hypertension
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Cocaine Use Disorder
Suvorexant and Cocaine
The research proposed here will translate findings from preclinical research and provide the initial clinical evidence that orexin antagonism reduces motivation for cocaine, as well as other cocaine-associated maladaptive…
- Trial name
- NCT03937986
- Testing
- Suvorexant, Cocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Stoops
Physical Inactivity
Intergenerational Behavioral Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
This is a four-week pilot randomized controlled trial of a behavioral intervention in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Older participants are a subgroup from the PREVENT-AD longitudinal cohort.
- Trial name
- HABS (NCT06038643)
- Testing
- Motivational behavioural intervention and daily activities monitoring, Active Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
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
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
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