Clinical trials: Procedure
Physical Activity
An Intervention Study to Assess the Role of the Built Environment on Physical Activity and Active Transportation to School in Children and Youth
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if changes to the built environment influence physical activity and active transport to school in children and youth.
- Trial name
- ASAP-Jr (NCT01711138)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 573 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Anesthesia, Surgical Procedure, Operative
The Influence of NPPA/NPPB Haplotype on Natriuretic Peptide Plasma Levels
Crosssectional study to analyse the genetic influence on levels of cardiac biomarkers (BNP, NT-proBNP).
- Trial name
- NCT04327258
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 437 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Pain, Blood Sampling Procedure
The Effect of a Guessing Game on Fear, Pain, and Emotional State During Blood Collection in Children Aged 6-12
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a guessing game on fear, pain and emotional state during blood collection in children aged 6-12 years.
- Conditions
- Pain, Blood Sampling Procedure, Fear Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07299058
- Testing
- I Wonder What I Am Play
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Mindfulness, Stress
Scrutinizing and Promoting Mindfulness Via New Technologies
The overall goal of the outlined study is to scrutinize and to promote mindfulness via new technologies using a combination of smartphone-based assessment and micro-interventions, fMRI and real-time fMRI-neurofeedback.
- Conditions
- Mindfulness, Stress, Mood, Working Memory
- Trial name
- NCT03148678
- Testing
- Mindfulness, Contingent RT-fMRI-NF, Mind Wandering
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Diet Modification, Overweight
High-fiber Diet on the Body and the Brain
The central research question aims to understand what drives individuals to make and maintain a vegan / vegetarian dietary decision, to investigate whether there are possible predictors that might influence such a decision and…
- Trial name
- NCT03829189
- Testing
- inulin, maltodextrin
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Surgical Procedure, Unspecified, Critical Thinking
Students and Trainers' Evaluations Correlation
The delegation of procedures within the medical competence to the nurses can increase the effectiveness of the healthcare provided.
- Conditions
- Surgical Procedure, Unspecified, Critical Thinking, Simulation, Evaluation
- Trial name
- NCT03957889
- Testing
- Educational simulation
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de l'arthrose, Paris
ADHD
Impact of the MIND Diet on ADHD Symptoms in Untreated Children
This study, titled "The Effect of the MIND Diet on ADHD Symptom Severity in Children with ADHD Not on Pharmacotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Lebanon," aims to evaluate whether a structured dietary intervention can…
- Trial name
- NCT07686458
- Testing
- MIND Diet (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) Dietary Intervention
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Diet Intervention
Effects of a Personalized Diet on Cardiometabolic, Microbiome and Metabolomics Profiles in Minority Young Adults
The proposed study has two primary objectives i.e. to examine how improvements in diet quality via a personalized dietary intervention 1) benefit cardiometabolic outcomes in young Black adults differentially compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT04635917
- Testing
- Personalized diet, Conventional dietary advice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Loneliness, Sleep Quality
Mindfulness for Lonely Older Adults With Emigrant Children
This study is to examine the feasibility of a proposed mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) and study methodology for future main study.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Sleep Quality, Quality of Life, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07711860
- Testing
- Intervention, Active Control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Sepsis
Development of Context-Adapted Quality Indicators for Early Sepsis Care in Sub-Saharan Africa - A Modified Delphi Consensus Procedure
The research project is an anonymous, prospective, non-interventional consensus study in the form of a modified Delphi method, consisting of three online surveys and structured feedback meetings without recording.
- Trial name
- NCT07711535
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Diabetes, Physical Activity
Feasibility of REHIT in NDH Patients
The aim of this feasibility study was to describe and report data relevant to the acceptability of an exercise intervention (reduced-exertion, high-intensity interval training) in non-diabetic hyperglycaemia patients delivered in…
- Trial name
- NCT04011397
- Testing
- Exercise intervention, Usual care
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Huddersfield
Overweight and Obesity
Assessment of an Intervention to Prevent Obesity and Diabetes in Latino Farm Workers
This is a study to assess the effectiveness of a culturally appropriate behavioral intervention to reduce obesity levels and ultimately the risk of developing diabetes type II in immigrant Latino farm workers.
- Trial name
- Pasos (NCT01855282)
- Testing
- Behavioral Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 254 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Headache
Headache Analysis and Intervention
Diagnosing and treating posture-related headache (PRH), such as tension-type and cervicogenic headache, is seriously hampered because of common features and complex interaction of the neurological and musculoskeletal system.
- Trial name
- PRA (NCT02887638)
- Testing
- Individual Profile Analysis (Physical therapy Intervention)
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Bypass, Cardiopulmonary
Multivessel Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass Grafting as HYBRID Revascularization Versus Conventional Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
The MICRA-HYBRID trial is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled study comparing multivessel hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) as minimally invasive arterial bypass grafting to left-sided coronary targets (LAD…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Bypass, Cardiopulmonary, Minimally Invasive Coronary Revascularization Surgery, Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass
- Trial name
- MICRA-HYBRID (NCT07314138)
- Testing
- Multivessel Hybrid Coronary Revascularization, Off-pump coronary arterial bypass grafting (OPCAB)
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven
Emotional Well-being, Psychological Stress
Feasibility of a Mind-Body Intervention for Optimism
This pilot study tests whether three brief mind-body activities can be delivered remotely to midlife adults, and whether they show early signs of improving cardiovascular health, emotional well-being, and stress.
- Conditions
- Emotional Well-being, Psychological Stress, Cardiovascular Risk
- Trial name
- NCT07862478
- Testing
- Emotional Well-Being Writing, Chair-Assisted Squats, Slow-Paced Breathing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Hypertension, Diabetes
Understanding Local Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes
Cross-sectional survey of all adults residing in two defined geographical regions in urban Lilongwe and rural Karonga District. Participants were interviewed, had anthropometric measures taken, and had fasting blood specimens…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03422185
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 28,891 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Inactivity
Effectiveness of a Web-based, Computer-tailored, Pedometer-based Physical Activity Intervention for Adults: a Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial
The present study used a cluster-randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of a computer-tailored, pedometer-based Physical Activity (PA) intervention delivered through the Internet.
- Trial name
- NCT02080585
- Testing
- Physical Activity advice.
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 274 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Increasing Treatment Access in Trauma Exposed Children: Developing an Adapted Step One Intervention (Pilot)
One of the most common and widely disseminated trauma treatments is Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). TF-CBT is a therapist-led, structured and sequential intervention, with treatment organized around…
- Trial name
- NCT07396935
- Testing
- Personalized Stepped Care Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children after Trauma (pSC-CBT-CT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Cultural Adaptation of a Behavioral Intervention for Latino Caregivers
The overall objectives of the proposed research are to: (i) develop a prototype of a smartphone application (app) that can deliver culturally adapted STAR-C training to Latino caregivers, and (ii) understand the extent to which a…
- Trial name
- NCT04633408
- Testing
- STAR-C Virtual Training and Follow-up (STAR-VTF)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Colorectal Cancer
Vitamin D Intervention and Associated Changes in the Gut Microbiome and Vitamin D Levels in Healthy Adults
Although dietary vitamin D supplementation has been used in the clinical setting for decades, the effect of supplementary vitamin D consumption on the structure of the microbiome has not been studied in humans in fine scale or…
- Trial name
- VDMT (NCT05387876)
- Testing
- Vitamin D intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor University