Clinical trials: Sickness Behavior
Group Meetings
Feasibility of Therapy Integrating Peer-sharing, Technology, Aerobic and Resistance Training (TIPSTART)
The purpose of this randomized controlled clinical trial with first-generation college students with symptoms of mental illness is to test the preliminary feasibility and efficacy of TIPSTART, a multi-faceted, mental health and…
- Trial name
- TIPSTART (NCT04813198)
- Testing
- TIPSTART
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Combat Disorders
Prospective Study of Veteran Health in Previously Deployed Soldiers
Background: Previous deployments like that to the Persian Gulf in 1991 produced veterans with post-deployment symptom-based health problems with no medical explanation.
- Trial name
- NCT00285246
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 838 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Motivational Interviewing, Health Care Seeking Behavior
The Effect of Motivational Interviewing-Based Health Behavior Training in Chronically Ill Migrant Women
This randomized controlled experimental study will be conducted to investigate the effect of health seeking behavior training based on motivational interviewing techniques on health seeking behaviors, illness self-management and…
- Conditions
- Motivational Interviewing, Health Care Seeking Behavior, Migrants, Women
- Trial name
- NCT06505707
- Testing
- Health Seeking Behavior Training Based on Motivational Interviewing Techniques
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaraş İstiklal University
Healthy Adult
The FACIAL Study Pilot
Facial recognition is a non-invasive method for analysing facial characteristics and changes in facial expressions. There is evidence to suggest there may be a link between physiological health and facial expression patterns.
- Trial name
- NCT07011407
- Testing
- Maximal Exercise Test
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster University
Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Disorder
Efficacy of a Sleep Hygiene Toolkit for Patients in ARU
Sleep Hygiene Study Abstract: INTRODUCTION Sleep is integral to the health of a person and can have multifaceted contributions to a person including their physical, cognitive, and psychosocial well-being.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Disorder, Insomnia, Critical Illness Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT05541692
- Testing
- Sleep Hygiene Toolkit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Mental Disorder, Stigma of Mental Illness
The Effects of Documentary and Psychiatric Interviewing Methods in Psychiatric Nursing Education
Negative attitudes towards mental illnesses are an important problem that negatively affects both the social lives of individuals and the effectiveness of health services.
- Conditions
- Mental Disorder, Stigma of Mental Illness, Nursing Education, Implicit Association Test
- Trial name
- NCT06808893
- Testing
- Psychiatric interview and documentary, Psychiatric interview
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Depression, Stress Disorders, Post-traumatic
Cornerstone Program for Transition-Age Youth Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is exploring a theoretically guided intervention, Cornerstone, which provides system 'boundary-spanning' services, including therapeutic services and mentorship, to transition-age youth with mental…
- Conditions
- Depression, Stress Disorders, Post-traumatic, Bipolar Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02696109
- Testing
- Treatment As Usual, Cornerstone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Stigma, Social, Mental Illness
A School-Based Intervention to Reduce Stigma & Promote Mental-Health Service Use
This is a school-based field experiment conducted in sixth grade classrooms to evaluate a multifaceted intervention designed to change attitudes and behaviors regarding mental illnesses.
- Trial name
- NCT03597048
- Testing
- Curriculum, Contact, Materials
- Volunteers
- 751 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Riverside
Anxiety, Depression
Improving Patient and Family Centered Care in Advanced Critical Illness
One in five deaths in the U.S. occurs in or shortly after discharge from an intensive care unit (ICU), typically following decisions made by surrogate decision makers to forego life prolonging treatment.
- Trial name
- PARTNER (NCT01844492)
- Testing
- The PARTNER Intervention, ICU Usual Care Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Smoking Cessation, Cigarette Smoking
Treating Smokers With Mental Illness
This is a smoking cessation study that will enroll smokers who have been diagnosed with a severe mental illness. The study will use a combination of intensive tobacco treatment counseling and nicotine replacement therapy to…
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Cigarette Smoking, Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03822416
- Testing
- Nicotine patch, Nicotine lozenge, Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Children With Chronic Illnesses, Caregiver Burden
Siblings as Caregivers
The current body of research fails to acknowledge or understand what type of care children are giving to their siblings, yet it appears to be a common practice in many cultures.
- Trial name
- NCT05937724
- Testing
- Family Caregiving
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Overweight, Obesity
Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Overweight and Obesity
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is an association between a variety of adverse childhood experiences and overweight and obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT00632346
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
Sickness Behavior
Endotoxin-induced Inflammatory and Behavioral Responses and Predictors of Individual Differences
The objective of the present study is to specifically assess the effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration on the development of behavioral symptoms and the underlying contribution of inflammatory processes.
- Trial name
- NCT02529592
- Testing
- Endotoxin
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Covid-19, Critical Illness
Understanding Community Considerations, Opinions, Values, Impacts, and Decisions for COVID-19
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting the way many people live their lives, including seeking medical care and maintaining good self-care to keep healthy.
- Conditions
- Covid-19, Critical Illness, Attitude of Health Personnel, Attitude to Health
- Trial name
- UC-COVID (NCT04373135)
- Testing
- Brief educational video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,971 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives
Project Talk Trial: Engaging Underserved Communities in End-of-life Conversations
Compared to the general population, individuals from underserved communities are more likely to receive low quality end-of-life care and unwanted, costly and burdensome treatments due in part to a lack of advance care planning…
- Conditions
- Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives, Terminal Illness, Chronic Illness
- Trial name
- NCT04612738
- Testing
- Hello (serious game), The Conversation Project (CP) Starter Kit, Table Topics (general conversation game)
- Where
- 79 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Melanoma, Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Function in Melanoma Patients Treated With Adjuvant Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a group of novel immunotherapies that boost the body's own defense against the cancer by improving the immune system's ability to recognize and destroy cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Melanoma, Cognitive Impairment, Fatigue, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT04565769
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Occupation-related Stress Disorder
Early Identification of Persons at Risk for Sick-leave Due to Work-related Stress
A vital question for society in general and primary health care in particular is early identification of persons at risk of sickness absence due to work-related stress.
- Trial name
- TIDAS (NCT02480855)
- Testing
- Questionnaire and feedback
- Volunteers
- 271 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Smoking Cessation, Mental Illness
Mobile App for Smoking Cessation and Mental Health
Adults with serious mental illness (SMI) represent 5% of the United States population, yet account for 30% of all cigarettes smoked and are 2 to 3 times more likely to be dependent on nicotine compared with the general…
- Trial name
- NCT04887558
- Testing
- Smart-T Mental Health and NRT, Smart-T Mental Health+ and NRT, QuitGuide + NRT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Neonatal Morbidity, Neonatal Illnesses
Effect of Referral Card on Neonatal Medical Care Seeking for Institutional Births in Urban Lucknow
Neonatal mortality rate in Uttar Pradesh, Northern India is 53.6 per thousand, and accounts for 8% of global neonatal deaths.It has been argued that prompt and appropriate care-seeking for sick neonates can substantially reduce…
- Trial name
- Referral Card (NCT00832143)
- Testing
- Referral Card with one-to-one counseling
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,020 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King George's Medical University
Inflammation Biomarkers, Inflammation
Individual Differences in Acute Response to Experimental Inflammation: Microcirculatory Changes and Psychological Predictors
The physiological and behavioral responses to inflammatory vary greatly between individuals. The knowlegde about what causes these differences is sparse but plausible explanations are variations in sensitivity to peripheral…
- Trial name
- NCT06618716
- Testing
- endotoxin escherichia coli (E. coli) lipopolysaccharide (LPS), Placcebo
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping