Clinical trials: Social Activity
Aging Well
Virtual Reality and Technologies for Elderly
The objective of this clinical trial is to understand the determinants and opportunities for acceptance of immersive technologies to support physical, cognitive, and social health and the possibilities for "aging well" among the…
- Trial name
- NCT06076148
- Testing
- Virtual reality games
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TOPMED
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
Aging
A Social Media Game to Increase Physical Activity Among Older Adult Women
This study will test the effects of a social media game on the physical activity of older adult women. The game will consist of playful weekly challenges that require sharing photographs on a private social media group and also…
- Trial name
- CHALLENGE (NCT04095923)
- Testing
- Social media game, Standard self-regulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
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
Depression, Insulin Resistance
Endogenous Opioid Activity and Affective State in Insulin Resistant Women
Insulin resistance, a primary component of the metabolic syndrome, is an escalating phenomenon in the United States, and confers an increased risk of depression and mood disorder, particularly in women.
- Conditions
- Depression, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT02069379
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Transition-age Youth, Developmental Disabilities
Evaluation of Project TEAM (Teens Making Environmental and Activity Modifications)
The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which Project TEAM (Teens making Environment and Activity Modifications) is an effective, socially valid, and feasible intervention that prepares youth with developmental…
- Conditions
- Transition-age Youth, Developmental Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Autism
- Trial name
- ProjectTEAM (NCT02714868)
- Testing
- Project TEAM, Matched Comparison
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Alzheimer Disease
Socially Assistive Robots for Interaction With Older Adults With Dementia
A 12-month pilot study will be comprised of two groups of people diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's disease and related dementia for a total of 80 senior subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT04384978
- Testing
- Play Serious Games with a Social Robot (Ryan), Play Solitary Games Without a Social Robot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- DreamFace Technologies, LLC
Aggression, Self-Injurious Behavior
Treatment of Severe Destructive Behavior: FCT Versus Wait-List Control
Children with an intellectual disability often display severe destructive behavior (e.g., aggression, self-injury) that pose risks to themselves or others and represent barriers to community integration.
- Trial name
- NCT02483572
- Testing
- Functional Communication Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Problem Behavior, Aggression
Identifying Precursors to Severe Problem Behavior
The primary objective of this research is to evaluate the escalating sequence of behavior that culminates in severe problem behavior (SPB, such as aggression, self-injury, and disruption).
- Trial name
- NCT04097431
- Testing
- Response Blocking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Physical Activity, Fundamental Motor Skills
An Intervention to Improve Motor Skills in Young Children
The goal of "PLAY" is to adapt and test a developmentally appropriate intervention delivered on a mobile app to parents, with the goal of teaching fundamental motor skill (FMS) proficiency to their preschool-aged children (ages 3…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Fundamental Motor Skills, Development, Child, Self-regulation
- Trial name
- PLAY (NCT03901300)
- Testing
- Fundamental Motor Skills App, Unstructured Physical Activity App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Brain Injury, Aggression
Amantadine for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury Irritability and Aggression: A Multi-site Study
The purpose of this study is to study the effect of amantadine on irritability and aggression caused by traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00779324
- Testing
- Amantadine Hydrochloride
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
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
Psychiatric Emergency, Aggression
TREC-Lebanon: A Trial for Rapid Tranquilisation for Agitated Patients in the Emergency Setting
This is a randomised controlled trial comparing haloperidol + promethazine versus haloperidol + promethazine + chlorpromazine for agitated patients in the emergency department.
- Conditions
- Psychiatric Emergency, Aggression, Agitation
- Trial name
- TREC (NCT03639558)
- Testing
- Haloperidol + Promethazine + Chlorpromazine, Haloperidol + Promethazine
- Where
- 2 sites in Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Joseph Dib
Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Childhood Aggression
Intuniv vs Placebo in the Treatment of Childhood Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Children with explosive aggression are often rejected by their peers, placed in special classroom, and contribute to family discord. When psychotherapy and family therapy is unsuccessful, medications are often used.
- Conditions
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Childhood Aggression, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02048241
- Testing
- Parent Management Training, Intuniv
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Anger, Aggression
The Peace of Mind and Body Project: Treatment Development of Yoga for Anger Management in Incarcerated Adults
The investigators will conduct a pilot randomized clinical trial (n = 40) of hatha yoga vs. a health education group (attention control) for prisoners high in self-reported anger dysregulation.
- Trial name
- POMB (NCT05336123)
- Testing
- Hatha Yoga, Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Traumatic Brain Injury
Buspirone for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Irritability and Aggression
The purpose of this study is to improve behavior control displayed by persons with traumatic brain injury by assessing effectiveness of treatments for post-TBI irritability and aggression.
- Trial name
- NCT01821690
- Testing
- Buspirone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Dementia, Pain
Aggression Prevention Training for Caregivers of Persons With Dementia (APT)
This study will evaluate whether a home-based targeted education and skill training (Aggression Prevention Training or APT) will reduce aggression in persons with dementia (PWD) and pain/pain-related features more than usual care…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Pain, Alzheimer's Disease, Aggression
- Trial name
- APT (NCT02380703)
- Testing
- Aggression Prevention Training (APT), Enhanced Usual Primary Care (EU-PC)
- Volunteers
- 239 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Obesity
A Primary Care Behavioral Approach for Addressing Childhood Overweight
The purpose of this study is to determine whether participation in a group-based health education curriculum is superior to receipt of standardized health educational materials for children who are overweight or at risk for…
- Trial name
- NCT00284557
- Testing
- Group-based behavioral intervention
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Activity, Motor, Social Isolation
Using Social Connectedness to Increase Physical Activity
A randomized controlled trial will test the effectiveness of social incentives relative to traditional incentives in promoting walking behavior among college students (N=200).
- Trial name
- NCT04573972
- Testing
- Social Incentive, Standard Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carnegie Mellon University
Autism
Divalproex Sodium vs. Placebo in Childhood/Adolescent Autism
The study is designed to assess the efficacy of treatment with divalproex sodium (DS) vs. placebo in childhood/adolescent autism fulfilling DSM-IV and Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI) criteria.
- Trial name
- NCT00211757
- Testing
- Divalproex sodium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center