Clinical trials: Self-Examination
Lung Cancer
Paclitaxel, Bevacizumab and Pemetrexed in Patients With Untreated, Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Web-Based Data Collection, Patient Self-Reporting of Adverse Effects and Automated Response Assessment
The purpose of this study is to determine the percentage of patients with non-small cell lung cancer that will experience a shrinkage of their tumors following treatment with three medications given together: paclitaxel…
- Trial name
- NCT00807573
- Testing
- Paclitaxel, Pemetrexed, Bevacizumab
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Warning Signs of Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Prevention of SCC by at Risk Organ Transplant Recipients
Using focus group and cognitive interviews with organ transplant recipients, the investigators developed interactive workbooks: a) prevention by sun protection b) early detection by skin self-examination (SSE).
- Trial name
- SCCs in OTRs (NCT01127737)
- Testing
- Educational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Self-Perception, Body Weight
Effects of Active Video Games in Physically Inactive Children
Inactivity was reported to be high in children and considered to be the fourth common cause of death in all ages. The reason for children is usually the increasing indoor use of sedentary screen time.
- Trial name
- AVGAME (NCT03720938)
- Testing
- Active Video Games
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
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
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Hypertension
Staying Active With Arthritis: RCT of Physical Activity for Older Adults With Osteoarthritis and Hypertension
The purpose of the Staying Active with Arthritis (STAR) research study is to determine if a 6-month program will improve leg exercise, fitness walking, and clinical outcomes (function, blood pressure, leg strength, pain, fatigue…
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT01280903)
- Testing
- STAR Intervention, Attention-Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity
Assessment of and Treatment Applied to Food Addiction in a Rural Healthy Behaviors Clinic
Research purpose: The purpose of this pilot study is to assess obese clients for two phenotypes, those testing positive and those testing negative for Food Addiction (FA) (Yale Food Addiction Scale, YFAS) and determining the…
- Trial name
- NCT03431831
- Testing
- Intervention Control, Counselling, Contrave
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
Validity of the Electronic Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination (eSAGE)
The Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination (SAGE) is a valid and reliable cognitive assessment tool used to identify both Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and early dementia.
- Trial name
- eSAGE (NCT02544074)
- Testing
- neuropsychological testing, eSAGE testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Stroke
PROPEL Randomized Trial
It is important for people with stroke to exercise in order to improve their overall recovery and general health. However, these individuals are less physically active than people without stroke, and they often do not achieve the…
- Trial name
- NCT02951338
- Testing
- PROPEL program, Group aerobic exercise
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Sedentary Lifestyle, Self Efficacy
Increasing Physical Activity Among Sedentary Older Adults:What, Where, When, and With Whom
The goal of this study is to develop a smart phone app to administer a behavior change program that helps adults to increase daily steps by planning where, when, and with whom to walk.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Self Efficacy, Control Locus, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03124537
- Testing
- App Experimental condition, App Condition Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brandeis University
Breast Cancer, Obesity
Self-monitoring Activity: a Randomized Trial of Game-oriented Applications
The purpose of this study is to compare an enhanced intervention that includes narrative and game components to a standard intervention that only targets self-monitoring.
- Trial name
- SMARTGOAL (NCT02341235)
- Testing
- Game intervention, Standard intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Amputation, Diabetes Mellitus
Dysvascular Amputation Self-Management of Health
The purpose of this study is to determine if walking biobehavioral intervention improves physical activity after dysvascular lower limb amputation.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Artery Disease
- Trial name
- DASH (NCT04083456)
- Testing
- Walking Biobehavioral Intervention, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Suicide
Comprehensive Adaptive Multisite Prevention of University Student Suicide
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among college students and suicidal ideation and suicide-related behaviors are a frequent presenting problem at college counseling centers (CCCs), which are overburdened.
- Trial name
- CAMPUS (NCT04707066)
- Testing
- Treatment As Usual (TAU), Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) - Phase 1, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - Phase 2
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 253 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Adverse Effects, Cardiovascular Diseases
Self-Assessment Method for Statin Side-effects Or Nocebo
Front-line clinicians cannot currently test for an individual participant whether symptoms experienced are the pharmacological result of a statin or due to other phenomena.
- Conditions
- Adverse Effects, Cardiovascular Diseases, Hyperlipidemias
- Trial name
- SAMSON (NCT02668016)
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Exercise Therapy
Walking Skill Training Program Effects in Patients With Total Hip Arthroplasty
Rehabilitation plays an important part after total hip arthroplasty. In this common practice few studies have been performed on this issue. The aims of this study were: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00808483
- Testing
- Walking skill training program
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Melanoma
Targeted Melanoma Detection With Skin Self-Examination During COVID-19 Restricted Physician Access
The purpose of this study is to reduce melanoma mortality by improving early detection of melanoma with skin self-examination (SSE) among people who self-identify as being at risk and seek care for a concerning mole.
- Trial name
- TMD (NCT04420273)
- Testing
- SSE educational intervention, Active control:Healthy Living
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Young Adult, Cancer, Physical Activity
Step-Up Intervention for Self-Management of Fatigue in Young Adults Receiving Chemotherapy
The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of a physical activity intervention on the self-management of fatigue in young adults receiving chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03000166
- Testing
- Step-Up Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Covid-19, Deconditioning
Predictors of Recovery and the App-Facilitated Tele-Rehabilitation (AFTER) Program for COVID-19 Survivors
The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility (safety, adherence) and initial efficacy (physical function and patient reported outcomes) of a multicomponent tele-rehabilitation program during COVID-19 recovery of…
- Trial name
- AFTER (NCT04663945)
- Testing
- Biobehavioral Tele-rehabilitation Sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Physical Activity, Fundamental Motor Skills
An Intervention to Improve Motor Skills in Young Children
The goal of "PLAY" is to adapt and test a developmentally appropriate intervention delivered on a mobile app to parents, with the goal of teaching fundamental motor skill (FMS) proficiency to their preschool-aged children (ages 3…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Fundamental Motor Skills, Development, Child, Self-regulation
- Trial name
- PLAY (NCT03901300)
- Testing
- Fundamental Motor Skills App, Unstructured Physical Activity App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Gestational Weight Gain
Gestational Weight and Incentive Research Study
Bloom is a research study that examines whether incentives for daily self-weighing, weekly physical activity, monthly weight management or overall (from enrollment up to 36 weeks pregnancy) weight management could help pregnant…
- Trial name
- Bloom (NCT03834194)
- Testing
- Lottery + Monthly Weight, Lottery + Overall Weight + Exercise, Lottery + Overall Weight
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Suicide
Developing Adaptive Interventions for Suicidal College Students Seeking Treatment - SMART
This pilot study tested the feasibility of utilizing an adaptive intervention strategy for college students who are suicidal when first seeking treatment at a campus clinic.
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT02442869)
- Testing
- Stage 1 Treatment as usual (TAU), Stage 1 CAMS, Stage 2 CAMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Reno