Clinical trials: Social Activity
Stress, Psychological, Aggression
Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training for Aggression, Health, and Stress Among Law Enforcement Officers
Law enforcement officers (LEOs) are exposed to significant stressors, elevating their risk for aggression and excessive use of force, as well as mental health consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder, burnout…
- Trial name
- NCT03784846
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training, Stress Management Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacific University
Aggression, Anger
Hostile Bias Modification Training Online Study II
The purpose of this study is to see how people respond on a word completion task relates to how they behave and respond to situations in the real world. This is a two part research study.
- Conditions
- Aggression, Anger, Emotion Regulation, Self-Control
- Trial name
- HBMT II (NCT04015440)
- Testing
- HBMT, Other Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
Anger, Aggression
Mindfulness for Anger in Veterans With PTSD
Research has consistently shown that Veterans with PTSD are more likely to experience higher levels of anger and commit aggressive acts compared to Veterans without PTSD.
- Trial name
- NCT02882802
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Trauma Recovery Education Class
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Overweight and Obesity
SMART 2.0: Social Mobile Approaches to Reducing weighT in Young Adults
The SMART 2.0 study is a 24-month trial designed to evaluate the impact of the intervention with technology and personal health coaching or with technology alone on objectively measured weight among overweight young adults in a…
- Trial name
- SMART 2 (NCT03907462)
- Testing
- SMART 2.0
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 638 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Aggression
An Evaluation of an Integrated Approach to Prevention and Early Intervention in the Elementary School Years
In this study, the investigators propose to examine whether the combination of a universal, elementary school-based preventive intervention with an indicated preventive and treatment intervention would yield greater impact on…
- Trial name
- P2P+IY (NCT03132805)
- Testing
- PATHS to PAX, PATHS to PAX and the Incredible Years
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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.
Sleep, Physical Activity
Effects of a Wearable Device and Social Media-Based Intervention on Physical Activity and Sleep Quality in Adults
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine whether the use of a wearable device and social media based intention increases physical activity and enhance sleep quality among adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06739876
- Testing
- Wearable device-based intervention (with motivational support via social media), Wearable device-based intervention (without support)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Chung Hsing University
Social Connectedness
Social-LEAF Life Enhancing Activities for Caregivers
This study examines a behavioral intervention to improve social connection and reduce loneliness for caregivers of a loved one with Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB).
- Trial name
- NCT05274074
- Testing
- Social LEAF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Cognitive Decline
Efficacy of a Multimodal Brain Health Intervention for Older African Americans
This study tests the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a multimodal intervention (walking, social engagement, and reminiscence), including the use of wearable digital biomarkers, for cognitively healthy and mildly…
- Trial name
- SHARP (NCT04863378)
- Testing
- Walking conversational reminiscence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Antisocial Behavior, Aggression
The Effect of Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation on Antisocial and Aggressive Behavior
This study investigates the effect of upregulating prefrontal cortex activity on antisocial and aggressive behavior and risk factors for such behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT02427672
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity
Study of Impact of Behavioral Intervention- Exercise, Nutrition, Education- on Body Mass Index (BMI)
This study will evaluate the impact a behavioral intervention can have on BMI. The researchers anticipate the intervention group will experience a decrease in BMI of approximately five points.
- Trial name
- NCT00132132
- Testing
- Behavioral education program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Disorders
Physiological Mechanisms of Therapeutic Horseback Riding Intervention Effects in a Psychiatric Population of ASD Youth
This randomized control trial (RCT) seeks to assess the mechanisms underlying Therapeutic Horseback Riding's (THR) previously observed significant positive effects on ASD youth, particularly those with co-occurring psychiatric…
- Trial name
- NCT04606966
- Testing
- Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Barn Activity, Hybrid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Sedentary Lifestyle
Exergame Study for Family Caregivers
The goal of this study is to examine Go\&Grow as a social exergame intervention to increase physical activity and social support, to promote well-being in family caregivers, and to test social support and physical activity as…
- Trial name
- NCT05032872
- Testing
- Social Exergame Treatment Group, Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brandeis University
Obesity and Physical Inactivity in Adolescents
Social Exergaming for Healthy Weight in Adolescent Girls
The purpose is to evaluate the feasibility of a 12-week exergaming dance program for adolescent girls. This study combines dancing, video games, and a full body work-out to test if video games can increase physical activity and…
- Trial name
- Klub Kinect (NCT02003963)
- Testing
- Klub Kinect
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Fitbit and Social Support in Knee Replacement Patients & Buddies
Patients undergoing knee replacement typically report improved health-related quality of life, increased physical function, and reduced pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03037619
- Testing
- Fitbit, Fitbit+Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Cardiovascular Diseases, Mood Disorders
Evaluating the Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Heart Disease and Behavior
Omega-3 fatty acids are a certain kind of fish fat that has recently been shown to have health benefits. This study will examine the effectiveness of fish oil supplementation for reducing the early signs of heart disease risk and…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Mood Disorders, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT00663871
- Testing
- Fish Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 272 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Social Isolation, Aging
A Personalized Health Behavior System
The objectives of this study are to examine the usability and efficacy, for diverse older adults, of a new tablet-based dynamic system: the Fittle Senior System (FSS) that will provide: (1) personalized behavior-change programs…
- Conditions
- Social Isolation, Aging, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- FITTLESenior (NCT03538158)
- Testing
- Intervention Condition, Control Condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Antisocial Behavior, Aggression
The Effect of Repeated Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation on Antisocial and Aggressive Behavior
This study investigates the relationship between prefrontal cortex activity and antisocial and aggressive behavior, and risk factors for such behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT02674516
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alcohol Consumption, Violence, Domestic
Proximal Effects of Alcohol on Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence
We will recruit sexual and gender minority couples to complete 56 days of daily surveys in order to evaluate (1) the impact of COVID-19 stress and sexual and gender minority stress on heavy episodic drinking and intimate partner…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Consumption, Violence, Domestic, Stress, Psychological, Aggression
- Trial name
- PASSION (NCT04625465)
- Testing
- CBT Text Messaging, Attention Control Text Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 474 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Breast Cancer
Peers Promoting Exercise Adoption and Maintenance Among Cancer Survivors
Exercise adoption enhances well-being and recovery from breast cancer. Researchers trained American Cancer Society volunteers to provide exercise counseling to breast cancer survivors and the survivors increased their exercise in…
- Trial name
- NCT02694640
- Testing
- Reach Plus, Reach Plus Phone, Reach Plus Message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina