Clinical trials: Problem Behaviors
Sexual Behavior
Tx for Child Sexual Behavior Problems
A significant minority of children (ages 5-12) display problematic sexual behavior and the persistence of this behavior is oftentimes as stable as other child behavior problems, such as aggression and defiance.
- Trial name
- NCT02625571
- Testing
- Phase-based treatment of sexual behavior problems of children
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Problem Behavior
Culturally Modified Family Based Therapy for Haitian Youth in South Florida
The CIFFTA study is a unique intervention that will develop and implement a culturally-specific, family-based individual, drug use, sexual risk and delinquency risk reduction program for Haitian youth ages 13-17 in Miami-Dade…
- Trial name
- NCT03876171
- Testing
- Haitian youth family-based intervention study: family functioning, Haitian youth intervention study: youth psychoeducational, Haitian family-based intervention study: psychoeducational
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
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
Psychomotor Retardation, Psychomotor Slowing
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Motor Symptoms in Psychiatric Disorders
Psychomotor slowing may occur in major psychiatric disorders, such as major depressive disorders or schizophrenia spectrum disorders. It refers to slowing of fine motor skills, motor planning and gross motor behavior.
- Conditions
- Psychomotor Retardation, Psychomotor Slowing, Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03275766
- Testing
- DLPFC facilitatory, SMA inhibitory, SMA facilitatory
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Alcohol Drinking
Topiramate Treatment of Problem Drinkers
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of topiramate in reducing drinking and heavy drinking frequency in problem drinkers.
- Trial name
- NCT00626925
- Testing
- topiramate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Self Injurious Behavior, Adolescent Behavior Problem
IMAGINATOR 2.0: Co-design and Early Evaluation of a Novel Blended Digital Intervention Targeting Self-harm in Young People
This study aims to investigate acceptability and feasibility of a new version of the Imaginator intervention, Imaginator 2.0, targeting self-harm behaviour in young people aged 12-25 under mental health services in the UK.
- Conditions
- Self Injurious Behavior, Adolescent Behavior Problem, Child Behavior Problem, Mental Health Disorder
- Trial name
- IMAG2 (NCT06311084)
- Testing
- Imaginator 2.0
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Autistic Disorder
Study of Aripiprazole in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Autistic Disorder (AD).
This study will compare the effectiveness (how well the drug works) of aripiprazole, flexibly dosed with a placebo, in reducing serious behavioral problems in children and adolescents with a diagnosis of autistic disorder (AD).
- Trial name
- NCT00332241
- Testing
- Aripiprazole
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Mental Health Issue, Hiv
Healthy Mothers: an Intervention to Support Perinatal Women Living With HIV in Kenya
The investigators will recruit 40 pregnant women living with HIV divided into 2 groups (n=20 intervention group, n=20 control group).
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Hiv, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
- Trial name
- NCT05219552
- Testing
- personalized lactation support
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
HIV-1-infection, Mental Health Issue
SYV: A Mental Health Intervention to Improve HIV Outcomes in Tanzanian Youth
The overall objectives of this proposal are to support positive coping strategies that bolster mental health and lead to improved HIV outcomes among Young People Living with HIV (YPLWH).
- Conditions
- HIV-1-infection, Mental Health Issue, Adherence, Medication
- Trial name
- NCT05374109
- Testing
- SYV: Sauti ya Vijana (The Voice of Youth intervention)
- Where
- 6 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 690 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Caregiver Burden, Lewy Body Disease
VOCALE LBD+ for Caregivers of Persons With Lewy Body Dementia
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of the VOCALE LBD+ intervention in caregivers of persons living with Lewy Body Dementia.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Lewy Body Disease, Stress, Skill, Coping
- Trial name
- NCT05622734
- Testing
- VOCALE LBD+
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Smoking Cessation
Study Evaluating The Safety And Efficacy Of Varenicline and Bupropion For Smoking Cessation In Subjects With And Without A History Of Psychiatric Disorders
This study is being conducted to assess varenicline and bupropion as aids to smoking cessation treatment in subjects with and without an established diagnosis of major psychiatric disorder and to characterize the neuropsychiatric…
- Trial name
- EAGLES (NCT01456936)
- Testing
- varenicline tartrate, bupropion hydrochloride, Nicotine Replacement Therapy Patch
- Where
- 156 sites in United States, Argentina and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 8,144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Behavioral Symptoms, Autistic Disorder
Study of Aripiprazole in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Autistic Disorder (AD)
This study will compare the effectiveness (how well the drug works) of aripiprazole with placebo (fixed dose) in reducing serious behavioral problems in children and adolescents with a diagnosis of autistic disorder (AD).
- Trial name
- NCT00337571
- Testing
- Aripiprazole
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 218 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Homeless Persons
Effect of a Rent Subsidy and Mentoring on Youth Transitioning Out of Homelessness
Compared to the vast amount of literature about the risk factors associated with young people entering and becoming entrenched in homelessness, much less is known about how to facilitate and sustain transitions off the streets.
- Trial name
- NCT03779204
- Testing
- Mentorship, Rent Subsidies
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Adolescent Drinking, Adolescent Problem Behavior
Mindfulness Mobile App to Reduce Adolescent Substance Use
Substance-abusing youth - especially those who are involved in the juvenile justice system - are at higher risk than nonusers for mental health problems, including depression, conduct problems, personality disorders, suicidal…
- Trial name
- Qlarity (NCT04027075)
- Testing
- Qlarity app users
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Alzheimer's Disease, Disruptive Behavior
Prazosin for Agitation in Alzheimer's Disease
The study evaluates the effects of Prazosin on agitation in adults with Alzheimer's disease. Two thirds of the participants will participate in the medication portion, while one third will participate in the placebo portion
- Trial name
- NCT03710642
- Testing
- Prazosin
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS)
Depression
Problem Adaptation Therapy (PATH) vs. Supportive Therapy in Treating Depressed, Cognitively Impaired Older Adults
This study will evaluate the efficacy of Problem Adaptation Therapy (PATH) vs. Supportive Therapy for Cognitively Impaired (ST-CI) older adults in reducing depression and disability in treating depressed, cognitively impaired…
- Trial name
- NCT00368940
- Testing
- PATH, ST-CI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Alcohol; Use, Problem, Stress
A Behavioral Activation Intervention Administered in a College Freshman Orientation Course
The transition from high school to college is a developmentally sensitive period that is high risk for escalations in alcohol use.
- Conditions
- Alcohol; Use, Problem, Stress, Binge Eating, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04038190
- Testing
- behavioral activation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
Mental Health Issue, Depressive Symptoms
Piloting +Connection is Medicine / The Healing Spirits Program
This study aims to assess what benefit, if any, an individualized coping plan and facilitating connections to care through referral coordination in conjunction with culturally tailored caring messages, (herein called the…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT05424679
- Testing
- Safety Planning Intervention, Caring Contacts
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Behavior Problem
Improving Initial Management of the Injured at Ghanaian District and Regional Hospitals With a Trauma Intake Form
Brief Summary: Improving care of the injured (trauma care) is a way to the large burden of injury in low- and middle-income countries. The important initial period of trauma care is often chaotic and prone to errors.
- Trial name
- NCT04547192
- Testing
- Improving initial care of the injured
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 4,105 people
- Sponsor
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Refugee Self-reliance, Mental Health Issue
GBV Prevention, Mitigation, and Response in Colombia
As of August 2021, Colombia hosts the vast majority of Venezuelan refugees and migrants (UNHCR, 2022). For vulnerable refugees and migrants in Colombia, and especially for women, gender-based violence (GBV) is present during…
- Conditions
- Refugee Self-reliance, Mental Health Issue, Empowerment, Gender Based Violence Knowledge and Perceived Risk
- Trial name
- NCT06312592
- Testing
- Entrepreneurship School with Gender Lens
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 253 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine