Clinical trials: Psychology
Evidence of Liver Transplantation, Rejection
Safety and Efficacy of Alemtuzumab in Pediatric Intestinal Transplantation
This open-label clinical trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Alemtuzumab (Campath, Bayer Corp., Pittsburgh) in children (0-17) and adults (18-25) receiving intestinal transplant.
- Conditions
- Evidence of Liver Transplantation, Rejection, ALEMTUZUMAB
- Trial name
- NCT01208337
- Testing
- Alemtuzumab
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders, Shift Work Type, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Optimizing Sleep Health in Nurses
The aim of the proposed study is to pilot test two behavioral sleep intervention strategies for improving insomnia among night shift working nurses.
- Trial name
- OSHIN (NCT05965609)
- Testing
- CBTI, MRTI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon State University
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Effects of Imagery Therapy vs Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy on Patients With Functional Abdominal Bloating
65% of the general population reported experiencing moderate to severe bloating symptoms. Bloating could be disturbing to patients and frustrating to the physicians as an effective treatment is still lacking.
- Trial name
- NCT04789967
- Testing
- Guided Imagery, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Educational Audiobook
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Heart Transplant Failure and Rejection
Precision Guided Tacrolimus Dosing in Pediatric Heart Transplant
Immunosuppressive therapy is required to prevent organ rejection, however, dosing of immunosuppressive agents is complicated by patient-specific differences impacting the body's absorption and elimination of these agents.
- Trial name
- NCT04380311
- Testing
- Tacrolimus Dosing Support Tool
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Nurse-Patient Relations, Psychology, Social
Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy at Home
The purpose of this study is to train nurses from the VNS Health Visiting Nurse Service to deliver Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Palliative Care Patients (MCP-PC) to homebound people, and to evaluate how effective MCP-PC is…
- Trial name
- NCT05495737
- Testing
- Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy/MCP-PC Training, Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy/MCP-PC, Treatment As Usual/TAU
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Compassion Meditation for Older Adults
Some older Veterans with psychological distress may under-utilize mental health services due to perceived stigma of symptom-focused interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT03964246
- Testing
- Compassion Meditation (CM) intervention, Healthy Aging Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Psychiatric Disorders
A Dimensional Model for Personality Disorders in Later Life
Research on personality disorders (PDs) in older adults is currently limited. This is surprising, given that PDs are also common in this age group.
- Trial name
- NCT05548946
- Testing
- PID-5-BF+M and LPFS-BF 2.0 (self-report questionnaires), Secondary Questionnaires (self-report and informant questionnaires), Clinical Ratings of the dimensional model
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Math Learning Disability, Child Development
Interventions in Mathematics and Cognitive Skills
The purpose of this study is to investigate neurocognitive mechanisms underlying response to intervention aimed at enhancing, and remediating weaknesses in, numerical skills in children, including those with mathematical learning…
- Conditions
- Math Learning Disability, Child Development, Developmental Disability, Learning Disabilities
- Trial name
- NCT05201534
- Testing
- Interventions in Mathematics and Cognitive Skills - Experimental, Interventions in Mathematics and Cognitive Skills - Active Comparator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Headache, Stress (Psychology)
The Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Headaches in Women Undergoing IVF Egg Stimulation
To test the effect of acupuncture in treating headaches, as well as co-measures of stress and emotional distress, in participants during the hormonal stimulation phase prior to an oocyte retrieval.
- Conditions
- Headache, Stress (Psychology), Emotional Distress
- Trial name
- NCT07587398
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease, Type 2 Diabetes
Physical Health in Midlife: Influences of Adversity and Relationships Over Time
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of individual characteristics, life stresses, and relationships over time on psychosocial outcomes (e.g. marriage, parenting, work) and physical health
- Trial name
- NCT01853332
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
End Stage Kidney Disease, Immunological Tolerance
Immunological Tolerance in Patients With Mismatched Kidney Transplants
This study seeks to determine if administration of the drug belumosudil (KD025) will be safe and improve transplant tolerance in subjects undergoing combined Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) single haplotype-matched related or 0-3…
- Conditions
- End Stage Kidney Disease, Immunological Tolerance, Kidney Transplant Failure and Rejection, Chronic Kidney Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05806749
- Testing
- Donor CD34+, CD3+. and belumosudil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Dental Anxiety
Computer Assisted Relaxation Learning for Dental Offices
This is a randomized study in which two groups will be used to compare the effectiveness of a computerized psychological therapy compared to an information only control group (pamphlet) for reducing fear of dental injections.
- Trial name
- CARL (NCT00609648)
- Testing
- Computer Assisted Relaxation Learning, Pamphlet
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Pediatric Kidney Disease, Transplant;Failure,Kidney
Non-Invasive Monitoring of Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients and Immunosuppression Personalization: an Open-labeled Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study
Currently, the monitoring of children receiving a kidney transplantation includes surveillance biopsies to detect subclinical rejection and signs of toxicity of immunosuppressive drugs (tacrolimus).
- Trial name
- MONITOR (NCT06761482)
- Testing
- monitoring by dd-cfDNA, monitoring by T-Vis, monitoring by dd-cfDNA+ T-Vis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
End Stage Renal Disease, Renal Transplant Rejection
MRI in Renal Transplantation
Renal transplantation is the optimal method of treatment for end stage kidney disease however median lifespan of a kidney transplant is around 15 years.
- Conditions
- End Stage Renal Disease, Renal Transplant Rejection, Kidney Transplant Failure and Rejection, Chronic Kidney Diseases
- Trial name
- TransRASL (NCT03705091)
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors
Developing and Testing a Brief, Personalized Intervention for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and around the world. Individuals at high-risk for suicide are heterogenous.
- Trial name
- AFSP_PRECISE (NCT07749391)
- Testing
- PRECISE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Obesity
Psychology of Minimally Invasive Surgical Scars
The purpose of this study is to examine the psychological and psychosocial impact of surgical scars after minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
- Trial name
- NCT03004560
- Testing
- Standard Laparoscopic Approach, Percutaneous Approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Healthy
Effects of Psilocybin on Behavior, Psychology and Brain Function in Long-term Meditators
This is a double-blind placebo-controlled study investigating the acute and persisting effects of psilocybin on meditation, spirituality, health, well-being, prosocial attitudes, and brain functioning.
- Trial name
- NCT02145091
- Testing
- Moderately-high dose of psilocybin, Moderately-low dose of psilocybin, Very-low dose of psilocybin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University