Clinical trials: Sickness Behavior
Mountain Sickness
Three New Ideas to Protect Special Forces From the Stress of High Altitude
Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) is a well-documented syndrome that affects 42% of non-acclimatized individuals traveling to altitudes above 10,000 feet.
- Trial name
- NCT02463357
- Testing
- Quercetin, Nifedipine extended release, Methazolamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Communication, Critical Illness
Improving Family Meetings in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
This study aims to improve communication between medical teams, patients, and families in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT03749330
- Testing
- CICU Team And Loved Ones Communicating (CICU TALC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 451 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Family Members, Critical Illness
The VIP3 (Very Old Intensive Care Patients) Study: Family Involvement in Treatment Decisions for Old ICU Patients
The demographics of the global population is changing with increasing numbers of elderly and co-morbid patients. As a result, more elderly patients will be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which will bring several…
- Conditions
- Family Members, Critical Illness, Frailty, Communication
- Trial name
- VIP3 (NCT07035951)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- St George's, University of London
Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders
Behavioral Treatment of Drug Abuse in Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) Patients
The main purpose of this study is to determine if the multifaceted treatment for substance abuse in dual disordered patients is more effective in reducing drug use than a supportive control treatment.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders, Substance Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT00295139
- Testing
- Behavioral Treatment for Substance Abuse in SPMI (BTSAS), Supportive Treatment in Addiction Recovery (STAR), Critical Time Intervention (CTI)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 293 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
Understanding and Treating Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Pediatric Physical Illness
This research will examine the impact of brain activity, cognitive processing immune functioning, and gastrointestinal functioning on depressive symptoms and response to a psychotherapeutic intervention in youths with…
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT00769353
- Testing
- Primary and Secondary Coping Enhancement Training, Supportive Non-directive Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Mental Disorders, Back Pain
Effect Evaluation of a Workplace Intervention Targeting Subjective Health Complaints
Mental disorders is one of the most frequent causes of long-term sick leave and disability pensions in Norway, and there is a need for a comprehensive, coordinated response from health and social sectors at the country level to…
- Conditions
- Mental Disorders, Back Pain, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- atWork (NCT02396797)
- Testing
- The new atWork intervention, The original atWork intervention
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,011 people
- Sponsor
- NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Decompression Sickness, SCUBA Diving
High Intensity Cycling Before SCUBA Diving Reduces Post-decompression Microparticle Production and Neutrophil Activation
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of high intensity,anaerobic exercise, in the form of cycling, on SCUBA diving.
- Trial name
- NCT02064361
- Testing
- High intensity exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Croatia
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Split
Severe Mental Disorder
Development and Evaluation of an Intervention (AiMH) for People With Severe Mental Illness Living in Supported Housing
People with severe mental illness (SMI) spend a great amount of time in their homes. The home is thus of vital importance for an everyday life with meaningful activities.
- Trial name
- NCT05157854
- Testing
- Active in My Home (AiMH)
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
Impact of Patient Activation and Engagement on Patient-Centered Outcomes of Care in ACOs
The investigators will study the delivery of care to patients with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases from 16 practices in health care organizations who receive incentives for improving the quality of patient care.
- Trial name
- ACTIVATE (NCT02287883)
- Testing
- Observational: Patient Activation and Engagement (PAE)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,176 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Critical Illness, Family
Psychosocial Outcomes in Families of COVID-19 ICU Patients
During the first part of the SRAS-COV2 pandemic, families were not allowed to visit the patients in ICU. We know that families can develop "Family-PICS" after their relatives' ICU stay.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Family, Psychological Stress, Covid19
- Trial name
- NCT04498507
- Testing
- HADS questionnaire
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Depression, Depressive Symptoms
ICU Family Communication Study
The purpose of this study is to improve care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by focusing on communication with family members of patients who are too sick to make decisions about their own care while they are in the ICU.
- Conditions
- Depression, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Trial name
- NCT00720200
- Testing
- Facilitator-Based intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 593 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Sedation, Critical Illness
Musical Intervention and Physiological Stress and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effects of a musical intervention on hormonal and inflammatory biomarkers in sedated adult patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit.
- Conditions
- Sedation, Critical Illness, Respiration, Artificial, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT06120660
- Testing
- Music Therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oviedo
Gambling Addiction, Gambling Disorder
The Effect of Self Stigma Tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Gambling Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial was to evaluate whether a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program focused on self-stigma could help reduce both self-stigma and gambling disorder severity in adults diagnosed with gambling…
- Conditions
- Gambling Addiction, Gambling Disorder, Gambling Disorder Treatment, Stigma
- Trial name
- NCT06943963
- Testing
- Self Stigma Tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Gambling Disorder, standart pharmacotherapy, motivational intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Critical Illness
Improving Outcomes After PICU Admission: A Pilot Study
1. Evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an information based intervention delivered to parents following their child's admission to paediatric intensive care; 2.
- Trial name
- NCT01737021
- Testing
- Psycho-education
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Functional Neurological Disorder, Functional Movement Disorder
The Effect of Psychoeducational Diagnosis Communication on Perception of Illness, Satisfaction, and Behavioral Intentions Among Patients With Functional Neurological Movement Disorders
Functional neurological movement disorders are common conditions that can lead to significant limitations in daily life. They result from a functional disorder in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT07588282
- Testing
- Psychoeducational communication guide for first-diagnosis of FND
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Mental Disorders
Enhanced Medication Reconciliation For Serious Mental Illness
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical utility of a decision support tool, the Patient Medication Profile(TM), developed by Sano Informed Prescribing on medication reconciliation and identification of drug-related…
- Trial name
- NCT03169868
- Testing
- Sano Patient Medication Profile
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Precera Bioscience, Inc.
HIV, STI
HIV/STI Prevention Among Black Adolescents With Mental Illnesses (Project GOLD)
Despite advances in HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention, Black youth account for the largest number of new HIV infections among heterosexual youth.
- Conditions
- HIV, STI, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03348813
- Testing
- HIV/STI Prevention Intervention, General Health Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Feeding Patterns, Critical Illness
The Effect of Sequential Feeding for Circadian Rhythm and Gut Flora Rhythm in Critically Ill Patients
Circadian rhythms plays an important role for healthy. And critical illness contributes to the disruption of circadian rhythms. Not only right but also feeding can affect the circadian clock gene expression.
- Conditions
- Feeding Patterns, Critical Illness, Circadian Rhythm Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06083831
- Testing
- feeding type
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Qingdao University
Major Depressive Disorder
Lithium Versus Paroxetine in Patients With Major Depression Who Have a Family History of Bipolar Disorder or Suicide
This study is being done to look at how well people respond to two very different drug treatments for depression. Clinically, people with depression can respond differently to drug treatments for reasons which are not always…
- Trial name
- NCT00400088
- Testing
- paroxetine, lithium
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Critical Illness, Depressive Symptoms
Subanesthetic Ketamine Infusions for Depressive Symptoms in Intensive Care Unit Patients
Depressive symptoms are common among patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and may adversely affect recovery, participation in care, treatment adherence, quality of life, and outcomes after critical illness.
- Trial name
- KID-ICU (NCT07639359)
- Testing
- Ketamine (0.5 mg/kg), Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Argentina
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires