Clinical trials: Promotion
Overweight
Promoting Water Consumption for Prevention of Overweight in School Children in a Controlled Intervention Trial
A major goal in public health is to find effective, feasible and simple programs for overweight prevention among children. This controlled intervention study evaluates a simple environmental and behavioral modification for its…
- Trial name
- trinkfit (NCT00554294)
- Testing
- environmental and behavioral change
- Volunteers
- 2,950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Institute of Child Nutrition, Dortmund
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Strengths-Based Behavioral mHealth App for Parents of Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes-Pilot Study
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) management is particularly challenging during adolescence as responsibility for management begins to shift from parents to youth, and positive family teamwork is critical to achieving optimal diabetes…
- Trial name
- T1DoingWell (NCT02877680)
- Testing
- T1Doing Well
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Developing mHealth to Promote PrEP Use Among Thai Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
The goal of this study is to develop and pilot test technology-based interventions to promote Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and adherence among Thai young men who have sex with men (YMSM).
- Trial name
- NCT05243030
- Testing
- Motivational Enhancement System for PrEP Uptake and Adherence (MES-PrEP), Motivational Interactive Text Messaging (MTM), Standard PrEP Counseling
- Where
- 3 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Adolescent Behavior
Effects of Self-efficacy, Planning, and Self-efficacy+Planning Interventions on Body Fat Among Adolescents
This longitudinal experimental study tested the effects of three brief interventions: (1) prompting the formation of plans (or implementation intentions), (2) prompting self-efficacy beliefs, and (3) prompting planning +…
- Trial name
- NCT02689973
- Testing
- Self-Efficacy, Planning, Education
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 1,217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Safety and Efficacy of Allogeneic MSCs in Promoting T-regulatory Cells in Patients With Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
This project is to determine the safety and explore the effectiveness of allogeneic (not cells of the participant but those of another human) mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in decreasing inflammation and possible enlargement of…
- Trial name
- VIVAAA (NCT02846883)
- Testing
- 1 million MSCs/kg, 3 million MSCs/kg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Patient Compliance
Tailored Intervention to Promote Positive Airway Pressure Adherence
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of a tailored (i.e., individualized) intervention to promote adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) in adults with newly-diagnosed, CPAP treated…
- Trial name
- SCIP-PA (NCT01454830)
- Testing
- Tailored, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Depression
Bright Start Study
The Bright Start study is a randomized trial to compare three approaches, or "arms", for delivering Bright Light Therapy (BLT) to real-world patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05356130
- Testing
- Written Educational Material on BLT, Enhanced BLT Encouragement and Adherence Promotion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Food Preferences
A Trial of Behavioral Economic Interventions Among Food Pantry Clients
Obesity, unhealthy dietary habits, and food insecurity are major public health concerns, especially affecting individuals living in poverty.
- Trial name
- NCT04011384
- Testing
- Behavioral economic intervention of online purchasing at a food pantry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Healthy Young Adults
An Evaluation of the Energy Expenditure From Wii Fit Games
The purpose of this study is to provide energy expenditure data on Wii Fit / Wii Fit Plus games as compared with resting and treadmill walking/running.
- Trial name
- NCT01561716
- Testing
- Wii Fit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Diabetes
Pilot Project of Health Promotion for People With Diabetes
Limited participation in health promotion activities is noted in people with diabetes, even though lifestyle changes have been found to be essential in decreasing the risk of complications of the disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00970294
- Testing
- Health Promotion Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Patricia Kluding, PhD
Family Relations, Sibling Relations
SIB-Time Web-application Tool for Typically Developing Siblings
In the United States, over 32.7 million people have special health, developmental, and mental health concerns. Most of these people have typically developing brothers and sisters.
- Trial name
- SIBTime (NCT04633473)
- Testing
- SIB-Time Web-Application Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Influenza, Vaccine Hesitancy
Precision Vaccine Promotion in Underserved Populations
Previous studies have shown that low-cost, behavioral nudges through texting can increase influenza vaccination uptake compared to usual care.
- Trial name
- NCT05537441
- Testing
- Text messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 228,831 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Cessation, Smoking
Efficacy of a Smoke-Free Homes Intervention
The purpose of this study is to test whether the integration of a smoke-free homes intervention into the clinical guidelines for tobacco cessation can encourage sustained smoking cessation in low-income primary care patients.
- Trial name
- SFH 5A RCT (NCT04547686)
- Testing
- Smoke-Free Homes Intervention, Quitline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 916 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Amputation Wound, Traumatic Amputation of Toe
Longitudinal Study of Weight Change Following Lower Limb Amputation
The purpose of this study is to assess weight change in a population of Veterans with amputations. Little is known about the how weight changes following an amputation.
- Conditions
- Amputation Wound, Traumatic Amputation of Toe, Dysvascular Amputation of Lower Limb
- Trial name
- NCT00932399
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,549 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Life Stress, Racism
Race-Based Stress Trauma and Empowerment
The existence of racially/ethnically based health disparities is well established, both within the civilian community and among Service Members and Veterans.
- Trial name
- RBSTE (NCT05422638)
- Testing
- RBSTE, PCT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cardiovascular Health
Promoting Heart Health in Preschool Children
As part of the Colombian Hearty Health Initiative program led by Mount Sinai Cardiovascular Institute, a multidisciplinary team design and implemented a pedagogic and communication strategies for the promotion of healthy heart…
- Trial name
- NCT01551355
- Testing
- Children-Multicomponent intervention
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 2,279 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Valentin Fuster
Congenital Hearing Loss
Promoting Early Diagnosis of Congenital Hearing Loss With Patient Navigators
Hearing loss is the most common sensory congenital disorder and this condition is diagnosable and treatable. Children that are born with hearing loss have to undergo several hearing tests to diagnose the condition and many…
- Trial name
- NCT01917747
- Testing
- Patient Navigator, Standard scheduling and follow-up
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Matthew Bush, MD
HIV
Crowdsourcing A Public Health Campaign
The purpose of this stepped wedge randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a crowdsourced intervention on promoting HIV testing among young Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM).
- Trial name
- NCT02796963
- Testing
- Crowdsourced intervention, Traditional intervention campaign
- Volunteers
- 1,381 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Pediatric Obesity
Inspiratory Muscle Rehabilitation in Children With Obesity
This is a single-center, randomized, SHAM-controlled, parallel assignment, double-masked, interventional trial among children aged 8-17 years (not yet 18 years old) of age with obesity (n=30), recruited from the Duke Healthy…
- Trial name
- BREATHE Fit (NCT05412134)
- Testing
- Pro2 - 75% of participant's MIP, Pro2 - 15% of participant's MIP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Medication Adherence
Early Prototyping and Usability Testing (ACPS)
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to refine and test a mobile health intervention for promoting medication adherence in a population of adolescents and young adults with chronic health conditions.
- Trial name
- ACPS (NCT05719064)
- Testing
- Adaptive Cell Phone Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles