Clinical trials: Physical Health
Weight Change, Body, Behavior, Health
Increased Monitoring of Physical Activity and Calories With Technology
Since severe obesity in youth has been steadily increasing. Specialized pediatric obesity clinics provide programs to aid in reducing obesity.
- Conditions
- Weight Change, Body, Behavior, Health, Obesity, Childhood, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT03961061)
- Testing
- Brenner mFIT (standard care), Brenner mFIT (standard care plus mobile health components)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Chronic Pain, Obesity
A Mobile Intervention to Reduce Pain and Improve Health (MORPH)
Chronic pain contributes to declining health and function in older adults; effects that are intensified by obesity and sedentary (sitting) behavior.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT03377634
- Testing
- MORPH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Exercise Training to Improve PTSD Symptoms and Health in Older Veterans
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent among military Veterans and is more than just a psychological condition; PTSD has profound negative impacts on health, function, and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04199182
- Testing
- Exercise Training, Healthy Aging Attention Control (HA-ATC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Suicide
Developing Adaptive Interventions for Suicidal College Students Seeking Treatment - SMART
This pilot study tested the feasibility of utilizing an adaptive intervention strategy for college students who are suicidal when first seeking treatment at a campus clinic.
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT02442869)
- Testing
- Stage 1 Treatment as usual (TAU), Stage 1 CAMS, Stage 2 CAMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Reno
Insulin Resistance
The Effects of Altering Physical Activity on Cardiometabolic Health
The effects of physical inactivity on variations in blood glucose and vascular health are not fully understood. The purpose of this study is to determine if an acute transition from physical activity to inactivity alters vascular…
- Trial name
- PIA (NCT01879059)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Influenza
High-risk Influenza Vaccine Alert
The purpose of this study is to assess, prospectively, the effect on flu vaccination rates of salient alerts in the electronic health record that indicate a patient's high risk for flu and its complications.
- Trial name
- NCT05492786
- Testing
- Alert, Salient alert features, High-risk Text
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80,452 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Down Syndrome
Promoting Health Through Parent Empowerment and the Activation of Routines (PrO-PEAR)
This study will examine the feasibility of the Promoting Health through Parent Empowerment and the Activation of Routines (Pro-PEAR) intervention using a open case-series for intervention optimization followed by a pilot RCT in…
- Trial name
- Pro-PEAR (NCT05020366)
- Testing
- Promoting Health through Parent Empowerment and the Activation of Routines, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Contraception
Implementation and Examination of Contraception Care for Hospitalized Adolescents With Mental Health Disorders
This study is a hybrid trial that examines both the clinical effectiveness and the implementation of BC4Teens Contraception Care.
- Trial name
- NCT04717596
- Testing
- BC4Teens Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 455 people
- Sponsor
- Elise Berlan
Diabetes Mellitus
Improving Diabetes Care Through Effective Personalized Patient Portal Interactions
Patient-facing eHealth technologies, such as online patient portals, connect patients with the healthcare system, help them access their health information, and support self-management of health conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT02953262
- Testing
- My HealtheVet Brochure, My HealtheVet Training Guide for Veterans Living with Diabetes, My HealtheVet Group Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 275 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer Screening Assessment Study
This study, led by the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition's INdigenous Samoan Partnership to Initiate Research Excellence (INSPIRE) and the UH Cancer Center's project team including Dr.
- Trial name
- NCT04500171
- Testing
- Colocare Instruction Sheet: SAM + CAM SMOG, CDC Colorectal cancer screening for life brochure: SAM + CAM SMOG, Colocare Instruction Sheet: SAM + CAM - Superior rating SMOG - 5th Grade Level
- Where
- 2 sites in American Samoa
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
Obesity
Improving Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Black Young Adults
The objectives of the study are to conduct a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of the Smartphone intervention on % weight loss and maintaining % weight loss at 6 and 12 months in a sample (N=256) of Black community…
- Trial name
- NCT04412954
- Testing
- Smartphone + Text Messaging with Health Coach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Overweight and Obesity, Overweight Adolescents
Enhancing BodyWorks: A Canine Health Literacy Module
Dog ownership can serve as a vehicle for large-scale multi-level public health interventions, especially for pediatric overweight and obesity, due to dogs' unique place in children and adolescents' social networks.This study…
- Trial name
- BW (NCT04516252)
- Testing
- BodyWorks Intervention, Canine Curriculum, Ecological Momentary Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Social Isolation, Aging
A Personalized Health Behavior System
The objectives of this study are to examine the usability and efficacy, for diverse older adults, of a new tablet-based dynamic system: the Fittle Senior System (FSS) that will provide: (1) personalized behavior-change programs…
- Conditions
- Social Isolation, Aging, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- FITTLESenior (NCT03538158)
- Testing
- Intervention Condition, Control Condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Breast Cancer, Obesity
Self-monitoring Activity: a Randomized Trial of Game-oriented Applications
The purpose of this study is to compare an enhanced intervention that includes narrative and game components to a standard intervention that only targets self-monitoring.
- Trial name
- SMARTGOAL (NCT02341235)
- Testing
- Game intervention, Standard intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Cerebral Palsy
Telehealth Virtual Reality Gaming on Cardiometabolic Health Among Youth With Cerebral Palsy
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the preliminary efficacy of 12-weeks of home-based exercise using consumer available virtual reality gaming technology, compared with a 12 week wait-list control group.
- Trial name
- NCT05336227
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exergaming
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bacteriuria
Assessment of Infection Control, Practice Efficiency, and Health Economics of Sheathed Versus Standard Cystoscopy
The purpose of this research study is to compare the effectiveness and efficiency of using a sterile sheath (EndoSheath®) during cystoscopy versus a standard scope.
- Trial name
- NCT02922868
- Testing
- EndoSheath CST-5000 Scope, Olympus Visera Elite OTV-S190 Scope
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Motor Activity, Health Behavior
Targeting Physical Activity to Improve Cardiovascular Health in Type 2 Diabetes
This study plans to learn more about physical activity and physical function in sedentary older adults with type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Motor Activity, Health Behavior, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Trial name
- NCT02473926
- Testing
- Physical Activity, Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Targeting Physical Health in Schizophrenia: Physical Activity Can Enhance Life Randomized Control Trial
Purpose: To test the effectiveness of an exercise intervention that combines group walking, activity tracking, and heart rate monitoring (i.e.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Brief Psychotic Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorders
- Trial name
- (PACE-life (NCT04173572)
- Testing
- PACE-Life, Exercise Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Type 1 Diabetes
Technology-delivered Physical Activity Program for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
This project is comprised of a two-arm randomized control trial (RCT) testing the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a nationally scalable program, Activate, a 12-week, technology-delivered diabetes…
- Trial name
- Activate (NCT05319600)
- Testing
- Diabetes behavior change skills training, Physical activity promotion program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Physical Activity
Physical Activity in the Medical Workplace
Decreased physical activity is not only associated with multiple chronic medical conditions, including obesity, but also with depressed mood, and other negative emotions.
- Trial name
- OPA (NCT02794727)
- Testing
- Blinded Fitbit, Unblinded Fitbit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic