Clinical trials: Play
Body Image
The Impact of Playing Super U on Pre-adolescents' Body Image
Body image concerns can have serious physical and psychological consequences on young people, including anxiety, depression, risk taking behaviours, eating disorders and suicidal ideation.
- Trial name
- NCT05669053
- Testing
- Super U Story intervention, Alternative Roblox game, Online word search
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,941 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the West of England
Video Game Play Using Handheld Computer
Effects of Wearing Progressive Addition Lens on Working Distance and Refractive Status in Adult Computer Users
With the increasing reliance on tablet computers and smartphones in daily life, it is important to determine whether and how the prolonged usage of these handheld digital devices influences the working habits and refractive…
- Trial name
- NCT02775396
- Testing
- Spectacle lens
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Pain, Anxiety
The Effect of Therapeutic Play During Peripheral Intravenous Catheterisation
Therapeutic play (TP) is a non-pharmacological method used in the pain management in children. This study was conducted to determine the effect of therapeutic play on children's pain, anxiety, and mothers' anxiety during…
- Trial name
- NCT05823324
- Testing
- Therapeutic play group
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Physical Activity
Exercise Games and Physical Activity: Can a Home-based Exergame System Increase Physical Activity?
This study will be investigating an innovative and exciting way to increase physical activity in children between the ages of 9 and 12 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT02032667
- Testing
- Multi-player condition
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Victoria
Dietary Assessment
Analysis of Dietary Intake in Professional Female Football Players
This study evaluates the dietary intake of professional female footballers against nutritional guidelines, analysing differences by age, position, and location (UK vs Spain).
- Trial name
- NCT06713954
- Testing
- Dietary assessment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ramon Llull
Child Development
PROmoting Early Childhood Outside 2.0
Licensed early learning and childcare centres (ELCCs) can provide children with rich opportunities for outdoor play that they may not otherwise experience in their home or community.
- Trial name
- PRO-ECO2 (NCT05626595)
- Testing
- Project Group - PRO-ECO Project, Wait List Group - Normal Daily Practice
- Where
- 10 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 307 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Children With Typical Development
OUT to IN: an Outdoor Body-oriented Intervention Program
The goal of this randomized trial is to examine the effects of a body-oriented intervention program on preschoolers' social-emotional competence.
- Trial name
- NCT05756374
- Testing
- OUT to IN
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 271 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Évora
The Effects of Video Game Playing Habits and Some Sports Activities on Intubation Performance With Video Laryngoscopy
Impact of Video Games and Activities on Videolaryngoscopy Success
This study aims to investigate the factors influencing the videolaryngoscopy success among fourth-year medical students participating in anesthesia clerkship.
- Trial name
- NCT07053540
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Pain Management, Dental Anxiety
The Effect of Cartoon and Music Applications on Dental Pain
This study investigated the effect of showing cartoons or playing music during the procedure on the physiological parameters of pain and fear experienced by children aged 6-12 undergoing tooth extraction treatment.
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Dental Anxiety, Distraction, Dental Extraction
- Trial name
- Pain Relief (NCT07336719)
- Testing
- Cartoon viewing app, Music intervention, control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Family Relations
Evolution of Family Alliance in Families With a Designated Adolescent Patient (12-18 Years) During a Family Therapy Process
The proposed study focuses on the relational characteristics of the family and their evolution in the course of family therapy, through the evolution of the family alliance (degree of coordination achieved by its members to…
- Trial name
- LTP (NCT04370964)
- Testing
- Lausanne Trilogy Play, Lausanne Family Play
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de Ville-Evrard, France
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Effects of TUMATA and Mozart Music on Sleep and Comfort in NICU Newborns
This study aims to evaluate the effects of two different types of music played in the neonatal intensive care unit on newborns' sleep and comfort levels.
- Trial name
- NeoMusic (NCT07837180)
- Testing
- TUMATA Music, Mozart Classical Music
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Motor Activity
PLAY (PhysicaL ActivitY) Policy Study
This study examines the effectiveness and appropriateness of a written physical activity policy implemented in licensed centre-based childcare on the physical activity levels of toddlers (1-2) and preschoolers (3-5 years).
- Trial name
- NCT03695523
- Testing
- PLAY (PhysicaL ActivitY) Policy Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Healthy
Environmental Game After Appendicitis Surgery
This study was conducted to determine the effect of environmental play and mobilization on fear and pain levels of children aged 6-12 years who had acute appendicitis surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05104021
- Testing
- game
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Okan University
Emotional Regulation
Open Label Mightier Play in the Home
Mightier is a digital mental health tool that uses video game-based heart rate biofeedback to teach emotion regulation. The primary goal of this study is to replicate results from original clinical trials, demonstrating that…
- Trial name
- NCT05652114
- Testing
- Mightier
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,732 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuromotion Labs
Developmental Delay (Disorder)
Promoting Playfulness
Health inequalities, social isolation, and family adversity impact a child's development. Play is the context for child development in all areas.
- Trial name
- NCT06625255
- Testing
- Parent Education - Promoting Playfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida Gulf Coast University
Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms
Video Game Play to Alleviate Adolescent Anxiety
Adolescence is a critical period for the onset and maintenance of anxiety disorders, which raises the importance of intervening early; one possibility of doing so is via digital interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT05923944
- Testing
- Eco-Rescue, Bejelewed 3
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Israel and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
Stress
Mightier Play and Caregiver Stress and Wellbeing
The primary goal of this study is to demonstrate that digital mental health interventions for children, such as Mightier, can have an impact on caregiver functioning, including parenting stress, overall wellbeing, and work…
- Trial name
- NCT05652127
- Testing
- Mightier
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 392 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuromotion Labs
Osteoporosis
Does Gender Play a Role in Bone-mineral Density Measurement Precision?
Bone mineral density (BMD) measurement using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the current gold standard for osteoporosis diagnosis and therapy monitoring.
- Trial name
- NCT01324713
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Healthy
Feasibility & Characterization of Project: EVO Monitor Cognitive Measurements
This is an open-label study in adults to assess at-home Project: EVO Monitor measurements over repeat play cycles. The study has three arms:playing multiple times per day, once daily, and once weekly for 4 to 8 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT02792296
- Testing
- Project: EVO Monitor
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.
Analyses, Ethical, Digital Storytelling
Digital Storytelling-role Play for Ethical Behaviours to Protect Patient Rights and Ethical Sensitivity
This study aimed to investigate the effect of an ethics education using role-play and digital storytelling, on nursing students' ethical behaviours to protect patient's rights and ethical sensitivity.
- Conditions
- Analyses, Ethical, Digital Storytelling, Role Playing, Nursing Students
- Trial name
- NCT06679686
- Testing
- Role Playing, Digital Storytelling
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University