Clinical trials: Psychology, Positive
Chronic Pain
Toward Thriving: A Set of Reflective Tools to Empower Chronic Pain Patients and Help Them Envision a Personal Path to Thriving.
The purpose of this study is to introduce and test the usefulness of a reflective process meant to empower people with chronic pain and help support participant's resiliency and thriving.
- Trial name
- NCT05847881
- Testing
- Self-guided at home activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Hyperlipemia, Hypertension
A Text Message Intervention to Promote Health Behaviors in Cardiac Risk Conditions
This is a randomized pilot trial to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an adaptive text message intervention (TMI) to promote well-being and health behavior adherence in 60 patients with two or…
- Conditions
- Hyperlipemia, Hypertension, Type2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT04382521
- Testing
- Text Message Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cancer
Activating Happiness in Cancer: A Positive Psychology Workshop for Patients, Survivors, and Caregivers
The number of worldwide cancer survivors is projected to be 21.3 million by 2030. To treat this growing population, group psychological interventions are increasingly utilized and require empirical support to evaluate their…
- Trial name
- NCT03569657
- Testing
- A positive psychology workshop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Denver
Work Related Stress, Burnout, Psychological
Character-Strengths Based Coaching For Work-Stress Reduction For Health Workers
The purpose of this two-arm, parallel group individual randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a character-strengths based coaching intervention consisting of a five-day residential workshop focusing on…
- Conditions
- Work Related Stress, Burnout, Psychological, Mental Health Issue
- Trial name
- NCT06013488
- Testing
- Character Strengths Based Coaching Support, Routine Supervision
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Templeton World Charity Foundation
Pediatric Surgical Procedures
Adolescent Surgery Roadmap Feasibility and Acceptability Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the feasibility and acceptability of using a mobile health app, Ane-Roadmap, designed to support adolescents (ages 12-17) undergoing painful surgeries and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- Ane-Roadmap (NCT06991673)
- Testing
- Behavioral Treatment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Middle Aged
Text Messaging to Increase Activity in Midlife
This is a randomized controlled pilot trial of a text message intervention to promote physical activity in midlife adults (MASTERY), compared to an attention-matched control condition.
- Trial name
- MASTERY (NCT04849052)
- Testing
- MASTERY, Attentional Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Caregiver, Hematologic Malignancy
Proof-of-Concept Trial of a Positive Psychology Intervention for Caregivers of Patients Undergoing HSCT
Caregivers (i.e., family and friends) of patients with cancer are essential in providing care during cancer treatment. For patients who are undergoing a hematopoietic stem cell transplant/transplantation (HSCT) as treatment for…
- Trial name
- PATH-C (NCT05216978)
- Testing
- Positive Psychology Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Congestive Heart Failure, Emotions
Researching Emotions And Cardiac Health: Phase III
The focus of this study is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of a 12-week, telephone-delivered, positive psychology (PP)-based health behavior intervention in a group of patients with mild to…
- Conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Emotions, Patient Compliance
- Trial name
- REACH III (NCT03220204)
- Testing
- PP-based health behavior intervention, MI-based educational control condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Type 2 Diabetes
Boosting Emotions & Happiness in Outpatients Living With Diabetes
The investigators developed a novel, telephone-based, 12-week positive psychology intervention and will assess its feasibility and short-term impact in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and suboptimal health behavior adherence.
- Trial name
- BEHOLD (NCT02736084)
- Testing
- Positive Psychology
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Smoking Cessation
Testing the mHealth App Intervention for Nondaily Smokers "SiS4"
The goal of this project is to test if a new behavioral treatment for people who smoke nondaily and wish to quit works. The new treatment is a smartphone app that engages users in positive psychology exercises and gives them…
- Trial name
- NCT06678243
- Testing
- Smiling instead of Smoking, QuitGuide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Burnout, Professional, Emotional Exhaustion
The INSPIRE Study: INvestigation of Swiss Physicians Inner-life, Resilience, and Emotions
The goal of this clinical trial, nested within an observational cohort study, is to evaluate whether two positive psychology web-based interventions can reduce emotional exhaustion and improve overall well-being in practicing…
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Emotional Exhaustion, Emotions, Wellness, Psychological
- Trial name
- INSPIRE (NCT06806150)
- Testing
- INSPIRE Life Reflection, INSPIRE Work Reflection
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Heart Failure, Heart Failure NYHA Class I
Promoting Well-being and Health in Heart Failure
The focus of this study is to test the efficacy of a 12-week, phone-delivered Positive Psychology-Motivational Interviewing (PP-MI) intervention, with additional twice weekly PP and health behavior text messages for a total of 24…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Heart Failure NYHA Class I, Heart Failure NYHA Class II, Heart Failure NYHA Class III
- Trial name
- NCT04829617
- Testing
- PP-MI Intervention, MI-alone Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Check It! Positive Psychology Intervention to Improve Adherence in Adolescents With T1D
Problems with diabetes management in adolescents with type 1 diabetes are common - occurring at rates as high as 93% - and have serious health consequences, including poor blood sugar control and risk for later complications.
- Trial name
- NCT02746627
- Testing
- Positive Affect, Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Emotional Stress
Flourishing App: An Evaluation With High School Students
This protocol proposes a well-being program, delivered through an application for mobile devices, based on meditation and positive psychology principles such as human development, the improvement of virtues, quality of life and…
- Trial name
- NCT03096171
- Testing
- Flourishing App Program
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Self Efficacy, Neoplasms (Cancer / Tumors)
Identifying and Mobilizing Personal Resources to Improve Well-Being in Cancer Participants Using the CAERES Protocol
Cancer patients often experience emotional distress, fatigue, and reduced quality of life that may not be fully addressed by medical treatment alone.
- Conditions
- Self Efficacy, Neoplasms (Cancer / Tumors), Cancer-related Fatigue, Post-Traumatic Growth, Psychological
- Trial name
- CAERES (NCT07582666)
- Testing
- CAERES (Cancer Auto-Evaluation of RESources) Psychosocial Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- UniDistance Suisse
Not Flourishing Population
Efficacy of a Positive Psychology Intervention Through a Mobile App
The aim of this study is to analyze the efficacy of several variations of an already validated Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) called Best Possible Self in not flourishing population.
- Trial name
- NCT03072680
- Testing
- BPS PAST, BPS FUT, DAILY ACTIVITIES
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands, Spain
- Volunteers
- 361 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Psychological Stress, Psychology, Positive
The Effect of Designed SIA Instrument Supported Interpersonal Relations-Based Group Practice on Psychological Well-Being and Creativity
The goal of this interventional study is to examine the effect of group practice based on interpersonal relations supported by the designed SIA instrument on psychological well-being and creativity.The main questions it aims to…
- Conditions
- Psychological Stress, Psychology, Positive, Psychological Well-Being
- Trial name
- NCT05869006
- Testing
- Designed SIA Instrument Supported Interpersonal Relations-Based Group Practice
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Congestive Heart Failure, Emotions
Researching Emotions And Cardiac Health (REACH): Phase II
The focus of this study is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of our customized positive psychology (PP)-based health behavior intervention in a group of patients with mild to moderate heart failure…
- Conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Emotions, Patient Compliance
- Trial name
- REACH II (NCT02938052)
- Testing
- PP-based health behavior intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Youth Mental Health
WeRISE: Youth-led Mental Health Transformation Through Cultivating Gratitude, Kindness, and Hope
The weRISE study's primary aim is to develop and test the effects of an arts-based train-the-trainer intervention developed to cultivate gratitude, kindness, and hope among youth in schools and informal settlements in both India…
- Trial name
- NCT05944263
- Testing
- weRISE; The gratitude, kindness and hope (GKH) program, The [adapted] Stan Kutcher Teen Mental Health (TMH) program
- Where
- 2 sites in India, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- citiesRISE
Psychological Well Being, Mental Health Promotion
PERMA-Based Mobile Psychological Intervention With and Without Telephone Support for University Students
University students face increasing academic and psychosocial demands that place them at risk of reduced psychological well-being.
- Trial name
- NCT07466004
- Testing
- App Based PERMA intervention, App Based PERMA intervention plus telephone multiconference
- Volunteers
- 177 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Santiago de Compostela