Clinical trials: Smartphone Application
Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Use Disorder
Step Away: Comparing a Chatbot-delivered Alcohol Intervention With a Smartphone App
A wide gap exists between the number of people needing alcohol treatment and those actually receiving it. This study builds on a previous one that indicated that smartphone-based intervention can help increase the number of…
- Trial name
- NCT04447794
- Testing
- Step Away Chatbot, Step Away App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 191 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alaska Anchorage
Alcohol Use Disorder, Heavy Drinking
Online Insomnia Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) inflicts enormous physical, emotional, and financial burdens on the individual and society at large. Insomnia is highly prevalent among individuals with AUD, and disrupted sleep contributes…
- Trial name
- NCT05630118
- Testing
- SHUTi Intervention, Web-Based Insomnia Education Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jessica Weafer
Hearing Loss
MyPhonak App Junior Pediatric Usability and Benefit Investigation
Participants age 8-17 with bilateral hearing loss will be fit with Phonak BTE (Behind-The-Ear) hearing aids and given access to the myPhonak Junior hearing app.
- Trial name
- NCT05055453
- Testing
- MyPhonak Junior App, Phonak Sky hearing aid
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Dementia, Staff Attitude
Speeko for Elderspeak: A Self-Monitoring App to Improve Nursing Home Communication
This study will test feasibility and preliminary effects of an automated and performance-based feedback app (Speeko for Elderspeak) that detects and reports the use of diminutives (terms of endearment such as honey, dearie, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04064164
- Testing
- Speeko for Elderspeak
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Hearing Loss, Hearing Impaired Children
Audiobooks for Hearing Loss App as Auditory Training
The goal of the proposed project is to create an Audiobooks for Hearing Loss (HL) App - an audiobook App that has a wide array of user-selectable features designed to provide auditory training.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Hearing Impaired Children, Hearing Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04231396
- Testing
- Audiobooks for hearing loss App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BioSpeech
HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Mobile-Based Application "MyChoices"
This study is testing the acceptability and feasibility of MyChoices, a mobile application (app), to promote HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among young men who have sex with men (YMSM).
- Conditions
- HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, Risk Reduction
- Trial name
- NCT03179319
- Testing
- MyChoices
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fenway Community Health
Food Habits
Evaluating Household Food Behavior With a Smartphone App
The purpose of this study is to test the use of a smartphone app as a way to measure food waste. Investigators propose to improve the accuracy and convenience of household food waste measurement so that consumer food waste…
- Trial name
- FoodImage (NCT03309306)
- Testing
- Natural Environment/Stress Management, Natural Environment/Reduce Food Waste
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
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.
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.
Tobacco Use
A Mobile App Based Cognitive Dissonance Intervention for Smoking Cessation
This research study aims to develop a cognitive dissonance-based mobile app for smoking cessation (Support2Quit) and test the efficacy of the app with 500 adult smokers who express a desire to quit smoking.
- Trial name
- Support2Quit (NCT05797155)
- Testing
- Support2Quit App - Cognitive Dissonance Based Smoking Cessation + Smoking Cessation Tips, Tips for Smoking Cessation App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 437 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Nutritional Assessment
Validity of the PortionSize App to Measure Children's Food Intake
The purpose of this study is to assess the validity of the PortionSize™ app to quantify children's own dietary intake and children's intake by parents or caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT05587816
- Testing
- Validation of the PortionSize app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Safe Sex
P3 (Prepared, Protected, emPowered)
P3 (Prepared, Protected, emPowered) is an interactive smartphone app for HIV-uninfected YMSM and YTW that utilizes social networking and game-based mechanics as well as a comprehensive understanding of what constitutes "best…
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Safe Sex, Adherence, Medication
- Trial name
- P3 (NCT03320512)
- Testing
- P3, P3+, Control
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Nicotine Dependence, Nicotine Addiction
A Smartphone Application (ACT on Vaping) for Vaping Cessation in Young Adults
Almost one in ten young adults report current e-cigarette use, putting them at risk of developing nicotine addiction and long-term health effects of exposure to inhaled toxicants.
- Conditions
- Nicotine Dependence, Nicotine Addiction, Nicotine Use Disorder, Nicotine Vaping
- Trial name
- NCT05897242
- Testing
- Smartphone app, Text Message, Survey Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Underage Drinking, Alcohol Use, Underage
REAL Parenting Alcohol and Substance Use App
High school students' alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana use are major public health problems. Among the many consequences of these risky behaviors are impaired driving and impaired passenger fatalities as well as increased health…
- Trial name
- RP (NCT03932097)
- Testing
- REAL Parenting, Active Control Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 612 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Real Prevention, LLC
Dementia
A Mobile Phone-based Intervention on Dementia Patients' Caregivers in Vietnam
Background: The growing number of older people with dementia increases demand on informal caregivers who lack information and skills, leading to a high psychological burden in care provision.
- Trial name
- NCT04958707
- Testing
- Information including knowledge and skills related to dementia patient care, Usual care
- Where
- 2 sites in Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Lead-in Study Evaluating Efficacy of GuessWhat Mobile App Therapy for Children With Autism
The following study aims to assess the efficacy, safety data, and best outcome measurements of the mobile game platform, GuessWhat, in delivering behavioral therapy to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT04739982
- Testing
- GuessWhat Mobile App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 541 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Weight Loss, Obesity
Noom Health for Weight Management
The goals of the study are to use the Noom mobile app to help individuals with weight loss and weight loss maintenance. This project will test the comparative efficacy of Noom Health vs.
- Trial name
- NCT04797169
- Testing
- Noom Health, Noom Digital Health
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
mLab App Plus: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mobile Health (mHealth) Intervention
Men who have sex with men (MSM), especially young men who have sex with men (YMSM), and transgender women (TGW) have some of the highest rates of HIV and syphilis diagnoses in the United States.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral, Syphilis
- Trial name
- NCT06059443
- Testing
- mLab App Plus
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
HIV, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
The Development of a Mobile-based App to Increase Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) by Men Who Have Sex With Men in China
This study aims to use a mini-application on the popular Chinese social media mobile platform, WeChat, to improve HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among at-risk men who have sex with men (MSM).
- Trial name
- NCT04426656
- Testing
- Phone application
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Caregivers, Technology
CLARE Mobile App for Caregiver Training and Support
This pilot study will investigate the feasibility of using a digital health application, Communication, Learning, Advocacy, Resources and Expertise (CLARE), in training and support of family and friends (i.e., caregivers) of…
- Trial name
- NCT05877586
- Testing
- CLARE app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University