Clinical trials: Smartphone
Mobile Phone Use
Time Need to Detect Mobile Phone Use to Prevent Muscle Fatigue
Using a smart phone while adopting a poor posture can cause various physical problems. The neck and shoulders are particularly vulnerable to pain due to smart phone use, with the muscles showing a high level of muscle fatigue…
- Trial name
- NCT04641208
- Testing
- mobile phone
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MTI University
Maternal Death, Maternal Complication of Pregnancy
Assessing the Maternal Outcome Monitoring Systems
Pregnancy-related death is a growing public health issues, which are of particular concern to minority groups, including African-Americans and Spanish-speaking Latinas.
- Trial name
- MOMS (NCT06415942)
- Testing
- Maternal Outcome Monitoring and Support system
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Depression
Self-help Lifestyle Medicine App and Booklets for Depression
This study aims to compare self-help lifestyle medicine (LM) delivered by a smartphone app and booklets in managing depressive symptoms in a Chinese population. This study is a randomised controlled trial.
- Trial name
- NCT05086913
- Testing
- Lifestyle medicine smartphone booklets, Lifestyle medicine smartphone app, Waitlist control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Psychological Distress
Lifestyle Hub Pilot Study
This study will examine the effects of a smartphone-based lifestyle medicine (LM) for improving psychological well-being in Chinese population.
- Trial name
- NCT04295369
- Testing
- Lifestyle Medicine
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Physical Activity
Caminamos: A Smartphone App to Connect With Walking Partners
Despite numerous interventions designed to increase physical activity, few are specifically tailored to Latinas, a population where higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases are present.
- Trial name
- NCT03059901
- Testing
- Caminamos App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Obesity & Overweight, Obesity (Disorder)
Optimizing Self-Monitoring Feedback Delivery for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity
The purpose of this research study is to learn how to best provide weekly feedback on individual progress toward intervention goals during a weight loss program.
- Trial name
- NCT07227051
- Testing
- Feedback on Calorie Goal Attainment, Feedback on Dietary Quality, Feedback on Physical Activity Goal Attainment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Colorectal Cancer
A Smartphone-Based Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening in African American Men
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a new smartphone-based program designed to help African American men get screened for colorectal cancer (CRC).
- Trial name
- NCT06052202
- Testing
- CRC mHealth, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ISA Associates, Inc.
Treatment Adherence and Compliance, Resistance Exercise
Testing a Smartphone App to Support a Mediterranean Diet and Strength Exercise
Eating a Mediterranean-style diet and doing regular resistance training are both known to lower the risk of heart disease. However, most people find it hard to stick to these habits over time, and few smartphone apps support both…
- Conditions
- Treatment Adherence and Compliance, Resistance Exercise, Mediterranean Diet, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- App-etite (NCT07885254)
- Testing
- MedEx Tracker, Printed dietary and resistance exercise programme
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Alcohol Use Disorder, Treatment
Development and Testing of a Just-in-Time Adaptive Smart Phone Intervention to Reduce Drinking Among Homeless Adults
Homeless adults are 8 times as likely to be alcohol dependent compared with adults in the general population, yet few studies have examined the precipitants of alcohol use in this vulnerable population.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Treatment, Homelessness
- Trial name
- Smart-T (NCT03746808)
- Testing
- EMA + App/Treatment Messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Texas Health Science Center
Physical Activity
Caminamos: A Smartphone App for Latinas to Connect With Walking Partners
Despite numerous interventions designed to increase physical activity, few are specifically tailored to Latinas, a population where higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases are present.
- Trial name
- Caminemos (NCT03854916)
- Testing
- Caminemos Juntas App, World Walking App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Alcohol Use, Alcohol Drinking
Young Adult Naturalistic Alcohol Study (YANAS) Using Smartphone Technology in a Simulated Laboratory Environment
It is important to explore use of technology to reduce drinking. The purpose of this research study is to compare different types of mobile technology for their effects on alcohol drinking and ratings of usability among young…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use, Alcohol Drinking, Drinking Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT02841735
- Testing
- Smartphone breathalyzer device/app use, BAC estimator app use, Text messaging procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Smoking Cessation
Trial of Varenicline With Nicotine Lozenges and a Smartphone Medication Adherence Intervention for Smoking Cessation
No published studies to date have evaluated the combined impact of varenicline and oral nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) on smoking cessation in a randomized trial.
- Trial name
- COMBOII (NCT07099638)
- Testing
- Varenicline (VAR), Nicotine lozenge (NRT), Smartphone intervention with adherence components (COMBO-A)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 496 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Influenza, Respiratory Virus
Observational Digital Biomarker Discovery in Respiratory Virus Challenge Studies
Background: Respiratory viruses circulate throughout the year and around the globe. Wearable and sensor devices, like smartwatches, may be able to help monitor infectious diseases.
- Conditions
- Influenza, Respiratory Virus, Coronavirus
- Trial name
- NCT04772170
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Pregnancy, Smart Phone Addiction
Effects of Smartphone Addiction to Fetal Parameters in Pregnancy
This prospective cohort study investigates the relationship between smartphone addiction and fetal health parameters at the third trimester of pregnancy.
- Trial name
- ESAFPP (NCT07271680)
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antalya Training and Research Hospital
Technology Addiction, Internet Addiction
Mindfulness-Based Technology Addiction Program
In this study, between 1 September 2023-31 January 2024, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 128 high school students in a state high school in Çankırı.
- Conditions
- Technology Addiction, Internet Addiction, Smartphone Addiction
- Trial name
- MBTAP (NCT07320547)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Technology Addiction Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD)
Pai.ACT: AI-Driven ACT Chatbot for Mental Health Triage and Service Evaluation
Parents of children with special needs in Hong Kong often face limited psychological support, which can negatively impact the child rehabilitation process and the well-being of parent-child relationships.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD), Neurodevelopmental Disorder (Diagnosis), Dyslexia
- Trial name
- NCT06808555
- Testing
- Pai.ACT Group, Control Group
- Where
- 20 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Temporomandibular Disorder
Forward Head Posture and Myogenic TMD Association in Smartphone Overuse
The goal of this observational study is to determine the correlation between forward head posture and myogenic temporomandibular disorder, pain pressure threshold and endurance of masticatory and neck muscles in addicted smart…
- Trial name
- NCT06065826
- Testing
- Assessment
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Doha Hany Mohamed Labib
Myocardial Infarction (MI), Stroke
Smartphone Application to PREDICT Real-Time Cardiovascular Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke
To assess the diagnostic accuracy of a smartphone application in predicting heart attack or stroke within 3-4 days in high-risk patients.
- Trial name
- PREDICT-HS (NCT07735338)
- Testing
- Smartphone application Antshrike
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Overweight and Obesity, Health Behavior
Location-based Smartphone Technology to Guide College Students Healthy Choices Ph II
College students are in a newly independent phase of life; many of whom encounter unhealthy dietary decision- making, barriers to physical activity, and poor sleep behaviors.
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Health Behavior, Sleep Deprivation
- Trial name
- NCT02996864
- Testing
- Healthy Detours App, Fat Secret App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Nicotine Dependence
Smart Olfaction App to Reduce Relapse
The proposed project aims to refine and test a novel biobehavioral smoking cessation intervention that integrates the strategic application of olfactory stimulation to reduce cigarette craving with an established smartphone-based…
- Trial name
- SOARR (NCT07007195)
- Testing
- Ad Libitum Use followed by Instructed Use of the Inspire Device, Instructed Use followed by Ad Libitum Use of the Inspire Device, Smart-T Smoking Cessation App with the Inspire Device Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston