Clinical trials: Social Networks
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
A Peer-Oriented HIV Prevention Outreach Program for Individuals at High Risk for HIV and Other STIs
This study will determine the effectiveness of a peer outreach intervention in preventing HIV infection in adults at high risk for contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- Trial name
- NCT00183456
- Testing
- Peer-oriented intervention, Group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 746 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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
HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
A Pilot Peer Mentor Intervention That Trains Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (BMSM) to Use and Promote Uptake of HIV/STI Self-Testing to Peers and Sex Partners: STAR Study (Self-Testing at Your Residence)
The objectives of the study are to assess the feasibility, reach and preliminary efficacy of a brief intervention that trains Black men who have sex with men [referred to as Index] (a) to use home-based testing for HIV and…
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT04121962)
- Testing
- Peer Mentor, Website only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Vaping, Preventive Psychiatry
Network Intervention to Prevent Vaping
Rates of adolescent vaping are increasing rapidly. Current high school student use of electronic vaping products (EVPs) rose from 1.5% in 2011 to 20.8% in 2018 - an increase from 220,000 to 3.05 million adolescent users.
- Conditions
- Vaping, Preventive Psychiatry, Social Networking
- Trial name
- NCT04678245
- Testing
- Above the Influence-Vaping (ATI-V)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
In-home Obesity Prevention to Reach Low-income Infants
Existing obesity prevention efforts have had limited success among underserved, low-income children. This study capitalizes on the strengths of a nationwide ongoing Home Visitation Program (HVP), which serves at-risk, low-income…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- NCT03529695
- Testing
- Standard HVP Curriculum, Obesity Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Increasing Engagement and Improving HIV Outcomes Via HealthMPowerment
The overall goal of this 3-arm randomized trial is to test whether a network-driven online intervention tailored for intersectional stigma amelioration can elicit online social support, promote intervention engagement, and…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- NCT03678181
- Testing
- Information Resources, Social Support, HIV Testing
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Violence in Adolescence, Social Interaction
Strengthening Adolescent-Adult Networks to Reduce Youth Violence
This pilot community-partnered cluster-randomized trial will examine the feasibility and acceptability of a social network-based youth violence prevention program called Strengthening Connections for Change for youth ages 13-17…
- Conditions
- Violence in Adolescence, Social Interaction, Coping Skills, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05185453
- Testing
- Strengthening Connections for Change, Job Readiness Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Kidney Transplant
Pilot Social Support Counseling Intervention for Kidney Transplant Candidates
Feasibility pilot social support counseling intervention for kidney transplant candidates
- Trial name
- NCT04363515
- Testing
- Social support network counseling intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allyson Hart
HIV, Hepatitis
A Network & Dyad HIV Prevention Intervention for IDU's - 1
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a peer-based HIV prevention intervention that targets active injection drug users and their drug and sex partners.
- Trial name
- NCT00218335
- Testing
- Intervention Condition, Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,024 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Weight Loss
Healthy Immigrant Community: Mobilizing the Power of Social Networks
The objective of this study is to leverage existing social networks for health behavior change relevant to obesity and cardiovascular risk among immigrant populations in Southeast, Minnesota.
- Trial name
- NCT05136339
- Testing
- Community-based mentoring and education sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 475 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
HIV
Online Social Networking for HIV Prevention
In this randomized controlled trial, we will identify social networks on Facebook, an randomly assign each network to control or intervention status.
- Trial name
- NCT00725959
- Testing
- Online social networking HIV prevention
- Volunteers
- 1,578 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado School of Public Health
Weight Loss
Facebook and Friends: Developing an Effective Online Social Network for Weight Loss
In a pilot randomized trial of 160 obese participants, investigators will test the feasibility of a behavioral weight loss program delivered entirely via Facebook. We will recruit in 2 separate waves of 80 participants each.
- Trial name
- NCT02656680
- Testing
- Continuous Enrollment, Closed Enrollment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Opioid-use Disorder, Adherence, Medication
Social Networks and Methadone Maintenance Treatment Retention and Antiretroviral Therapy Retention in Tanzania
Investigators will adapt the Brief Social Behaviour and Network Therapy (B-SBNT) intervention developed to facilitate recovery among people receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in the United Kingdom.
- Conditions
- Opioid-use Disorder, Adherence, Medication, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- NCT04479475
- Testing
- Supportive care through community support persons
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Schizophrenia, Schizo Affective Disorder
Virtual Reality Training for Social Skills in Schizophrenia - Comparison With Cognitive Training
Social impairments are core features of schizophrenia that lead to poor outcome. Social skills and competence improve quality of life and protect against stress-related exacerbation of symptoms, while supporting resilience…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizo Affective Disorder, Social Skills
- Trial name
- NCT04005794
- Testing
- social VR (virtual reality) training, Cognitive training (control game)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Brain Cancer
Electronic Social Network Assessment Program (eSNAP) + Caregiver Navigator
The purpose of the study is to determine if family caregivers of neuro-oncology patients feel less burdened by utilizing the Electronic Social Network Assessment Program (eSNAP) + the Caregiver Navigator.
- Trial name
- NCT04268979
- Testing
- eSNAP, Caregiver Navigator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Covid19
Community Network-driven COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination of Vulnerable Populations in the Central US
This C3 project, Community network-driven COVID-19 testing of vulnerable populations in the Central US, will implement and evaluate a COVID-19 testing and vaccination approach that combines an evidence-based Social Network…
- Trial name
- C3 (NCT04743908)
- Testing
- Social Network Strategy + COVID-19 messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
HIV Infections
Mobilizing Social Network Resources for HIV Care Support
The intervention study will recruit 100 out-of-care HIV+ men who have sex with men in online and in community settings located throughout St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Trial name
- NCT05123274
- Testing
- Social Support Mobilization, Individual Care Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Older Adults, Mental Health
The BE WITH Project: A Partially Nested Randomized Control Trial (PN-RCT)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the BE WITH (Belonging through Empathy With Intentional Targeted Helping) innovation delivered to older adults improves their mental health.
- Conditions
- Older Adults, Mental Health, Depression, Loneliness
- Trial name
- BE_WITH (NCT07204444)
- Testing
- standardized and manualized warm calls from providers trained in the BE training, standardized and manualized warm calls from providers trained in the BE training + ASIST training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 671 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Covid-19, Substance Use
Leveraging Social Networks to Increase COVID-19 Testing Uptake
This two-year project will adapt and conduct a trial examining the ability of two recruitment strategies, chain-referral and credible messenger, to reach those who use opioids and other substances in order to increase their…
- Conditions
- Covid-19, Substance Use, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT04873401
- Testing
- Chain-referral, Credible Messenger
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 498 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Substance Use
A Social Network AOD Intervention for Homeless Youth Transitioning to Housing
This project will pilot test a computer-assisted social network intervention, using motivational interviewing techniques, that can help case managers work with formerly homeless young adults who recently transitioned to…
- Trial name
- NCT04637815
- Testing
- Motivational Network Intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND