Clinical trials: Sickness Behavior
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
Gulf War Veterans Illness, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Scalp Application of LED Therapy to Improve Thinking and Memory in Veterans With Gulf War Illness
The purpose of this study is to learn if an experimental treatment can help thinking ability, and memory in Veterans with Gulf War Veterans Illnesses (GWVI).
- Conditions
- Gulf War Veterans Illness, Neurobehavioral Manifestations, Memory Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01782378
- Testing
- Real LED Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Postintensive Care Syndrome, Family Members
Family Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units
Background: Family members of critically ill patients face considerable uncertainty and distress during their close other's intensive care unit (ICU) stay, with about 20-60% of family members experiencing post-traumatic distress…
- Conditions
- Postintensive Care Syndrome, Family Members, Quality of Life, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- FICUS (NCT05280691)
- Testing
- Family Support Intervention (FSI)
- Where
- 12 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 885 people
- Sponsor
- Rahel Naef
Depression, Child Development
Healthcare Providers as Trusted Messengers to Increase Receipt of Tax Credits Among Low-income Families
The purpose of this study is to pilot test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of healthcare provider referrals to a tax filing app within parent-child health programs to test whether such referrals can increase receipt of…
- Conditions
- Depression, Child Development, Stress, Physical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT05612685
- Testing
- Healthcare provider referral to a tax filing app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
COVID-19, Cardiorespiratory Failure
Lift Mobile Mindfulness for COVID-19 Distress Symptoms
This is a randomized clinical trial (RCT) nested within the NIH PETAL Network's COVID cohort study (BLUE CORAL [Biology and Longitudinal Epidemiology: COVID Observational Study]) of patients hospitalized for COVID-19-related…
- Trial name
- LIFTCOVID (NCT04581200)
- Testing
- Lift
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
Real-Time Mobile Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Serious Mental Illness
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile real-time cognitive behavioral intervention for serious mental illness (SMI) and to identify the facilitators, barriers, and costs of implementation.
- Trial name
- NCT02035202
- Testing
- CBT2go, Smartphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 255 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Diabetes Mellitus, Bipolar Disorder
Improving Outcomes for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness and Diabetes
This project tests a model for improving illness self-management among persons who have both serious mental illness and diabetes and will be performed within a primary care setting at a safety net hospital system.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Psychotic Disorders
- Trial name
- TTIM (NCT01410357)
- Testing
- Targeted Training in Illness Management (TTIM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Reducing Internalized Stigma in People With Serious Mental Illness
The purpose of this study is to determine if Ending Self-Stigma (ESS), a 9-session group intervention designed to assist veterans with serious mental illness to develop skills (SMI) to effectively cope with stigma and minimize…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression With Psychotic Features
- Trial name
- ESS (NCT01259427)
- Testing
- Ending Self Stigma (ESS), Health and Wellness Group
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Gulf War Illness, Insomnia
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for Gulf War Illness
Sleep disturbance is a common complaint of Veterans with Gulf War Illness (GWI). Because there is clinical evidence that sleep quality influences pain, fatigue, mood, cognition, and daily functioning, this study will investigate…
- Trial name
- CBTi GWI (NCT02782780)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Critical Illness
Use of Nudges To Enhance Enrollment in Critical Care Research
Difficulties enrolling patients in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have long been recognized as a major barrier to successful evaluation of medical interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT03284359
- Testing
- Pre-Consent Nudge Bundle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Depression, Anxiety
Integrating Mindfulness Into the Patient-Centered Medical Home (Phase 2)
Among primary care patients, compare the effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness-based intervention (Mindfulness Training for Primary Care[MTPC]) vs.
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Stress Related Disorder, Adjustment Disorders
- Trial name
- MINDFUL-PC-2 (NCT03265600)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Training for Primary Care, 60-minute Introduction to Mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Cambridge Health Alliance
Psychotic Disorders, Obesity
Web-Based Delivery of MOVE! to Veterans With Serious Mental Illness (SMI)
Obesity and physical inactivity have reached epidemic proportions, resulting in increased rates of a variety of chronic diseases, increased risk of death, and substantial health care costs.
- Conditions
- Psychotic Disorders, Obesity, Health Behaviors
- Trial name
- Web-MOVE! (NCT00983476)
- Testing
- in-person MOVE! SMI, web-based MOVE! SMI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Improve Work and Wellness in Veterans With Mental Illness
Vocational instability in Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) is pervasive, costly, and harmful. Over 75% of Veterans with SMI are unemployed, resulting in economic difficulties and trouble meeting basic needs.
- Trial name
- WORKWELL (NCT04504903)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Work Success (CBTw), Psychoeducation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 294 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
Novel Pharmacotherapy Approaches in Smokers With Serious Mental Illness
Approximately 60 chronic smokers with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who are motivated to try to quit smoking will be randomized to receive smoking cessation treatment with the FDA-approved…
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Nicotine Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT04011280
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Medication Adherence, Self Efficacy
The Influence of a Medication Adherence Smartphone Application on Medication Adherence in Chronic Illness
Medication adherence is a critical aspect of achieving optimal health outcomes. Thirty to 50% of patients adhere to long-term medication treatment of chronic diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT05098743
- Testing
- Medisafe smartphone mobile application, Printed medication list
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Schizophrenia, Depression
Project Bridge: Peer Health Navigator Intervention
The mortality rate among people with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) is 2 to 3 times that of the general population, meaning that those with a serious mental illness die, on average, 25 years earlier than those without an SMI.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Depression, Medical Disorders, Serious Mental Illness
- Trial name
- Bridge (NCT02022462)
- Testing
- Health Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Mental Disorders, Mental Health Services
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Work Success in Veterans With Mental Illness: A Pre-post Efficacy Study
In 2010, 11.5% of all Gulf War-II Veterans were unemployed; that figure rose to 15.2% in January 2011 and continues to grow as the number of Veterans from recent wars increases.
- Trial name
- NCT01918774
- Testing
- Cognitive behavior therapy for work success (CBTw)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mental Illness, Shared Decision Making
Goal Elicitation, Treatment Prioritization, & Electronically-Practiced Discussion for Psychiatry
GET PrEPD-Psychiatry is a mixed-methods, developmental study to adapt a shared decision making (SDM) intervention to be specific for psychiatry decisions (Aim 1, previously completed), evaluate its feasibility and acceptability…
- Trial name
- GET-PrEPD (NCT04601194)
- Testing
- Coaching and Virtual Provider Program Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Migraine, Depression
Brief Behavioral Intervention for Comorbid Migraine and Depression
The purpose of this research study is to examine whether a one-day group workshop, integrating principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Migraine Education, will result in improvements in depressive symptoms and…
- Trial name
- ACT-IM (NCT01775852)
- Testing
- ACT-IM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Lilian N. Dindo
Smoking Cessation, Smoking, Tobacco
PARQuit Smoking Cessation Intervention for Adults With Serious Mental Illness
This is a research study investigating a smoking cessation program tailored for adults with serious mental illness (SMI). The program uses a Videogame-based Physical (VIP) activity, smoking cessation counseling, and medication…
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Smoking, Tobacco, Mental Illness, Tobacco Use Disorder
- Trial name
- PARQuit (NCT03950427)
- Testing
- Videogame-based physical activity, Sedentary videogame, Bupropion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco